The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-08
ANOTHER MURDER.
A Colored Man Shot Through the Head
and Instantly Killed.
The Murderer Makes His Escape.

On Saturday night last negro ball was
given at the Grand Army Hall, corner of Ur-
sulines and Claiborne streets, which was
largely attended by the dark hued fraternity.
The dancing commenced early and was kept
up until brigh. and early Sunday morning.
At 5 o'clock the musicians left, and the
crowd that kept up the festivities left with
them. Several colored men, among whom
was Adrien Eveque, the man that did the
killing. stopped at the bar-room connected
with the ballroom. The men concluded to
re-enter the ballroom. when they were met
by one Richard Francois, alias Poucette, who
informed them that they could not enter.
The crowd remained in front of the door
for awhile when they went back into the bar
room. It was there that the difficulty oc-
Cured which terminated in the death of Pou.
cette
Joseph Andre was heard to remark before
the shooting, "We will soon get rid of you
meaning Poucet!e. Another man struck at
Poucete, when he stepped back, pulled q if
his coat and remarked, " II it comes to fist
fight. l can whip you one by one" Adrien
Eveque walked out into the hall, pulled out
his Derringer and walked up to Poucette,
and commenced to quarrel Some words
passed between the two, when Adrien placed
his pistol to Poucette's eye and fired, the |
ball lodging in the brain, killing him instant |
". The half brother of the accused named |
Eugene Gauderes, assisted him in making his |
escape.
The police arrived on the spot, and not |
finding the principal, arrested Gauderes,
charged with being an accessory to the muir
der.
DIR. Schumacher was summoned, and held |
post mortem examination on the body, when |
It was discovered that death was caused from |
wound in the left eye. The bullet had |
penetrated and lodged itself in the rear por-
ton of the brain.
Coroner DeBlanc held an inquest, and the |
following witnesses were examined:
Moses Jones-After the ball was over, at 5 |
O'Clock yesterday morning. several men,
among whom was Adrien Eveque, came to
the door of the ballroom. Poucette, the de-
ceased, told them not to rush in. thai he was |
responsible for the hall. They stood in front
of the door for while until the door-keeper,
who had placed a stick across the door, re-
moved it. They then went into the bar-room.
One of them, Joseph Andre, alais Canard,
said to Poucette, the deceased, " we will soon
get rid of you" Another one of them, named
Lucien Capella, struck at Poucette. who re-
treated a few steps, and taking off his coat,
said: "If it comes to e fist fight, l can whip
you one by one" Eveque then went from the
hand, but soon returned, and walking up to
Poucette, who was standing near table, fired,
killing him instantly. Thomas arrested
Eveque, but the latter's brother took him
away ana ran off.
j. B. Thomas was one of the commissaries
Of the ball at Grand Army Hall, at the corner
Of Ursulines and Claiborne streets. He heard
IN alteration in the restaurant and bar-room
attached to the hall. Witness going into the |
bar-room, inquired from the bar-keeper the
cause of the noise, and was told that Eveque
Eveque out into the hall, and told him that
they were all friends, and to let the matter ,
pass. Eveque then went to his half brother,
near the door, and in about five
minutes returned into the bar-room at rapid !
gait Witness heard the shot, and running |
10, heard some of the women say. "The
man is killed" He Immediately seized Eveque q
BY the arm and took his pistol from him. i
Iauderes, Eveque's half-brother, ran up. and l
pushing witness violently aside, rescued the
prisoner and hurried him off Witness fol-
owed up behind, but owing to the crowd of !.
persons could not succeed in overtaking the
fugitive.
Joseph Andre, alias Canard, was in the ball !,
Dom. when he heard fuss between Adrien
sveque and Poucette, the deceased. who r
Vere in the restaurant of the ball. He saw
iveque strike the deceased, who said that he
lid not want to fight. Eyeque was then put n
mt OF the ballroom, but soon coming back, !,
truck Poucette again, who returned the blow. Il
Iveque then drawing his revolver, fred, kill
ng his adversary instantly.
Coroner DeBlanc will make the necessary =,
fidavt before Judge Staes, charging Evegue
nth the murder and his half brother with
icing an accessory.