The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-04
The Killing Of Robert Harris.
COroner's Investigation.
A Writ of Habeas Corpus.

Coroner Chastant on Friday morning COM
menced his Investigations in the matter Of
the killing of ex Detective Robert Harris,
who was shot in the head and instantly
killed at the corner of Carondelet and Com
mon streets, at 3 o'clock on Wednesday after
noon.
Peter HellwegeI was at the corner Of
Grayier street; saw people running; did not
see the shooting.
G. NJ. Burns-At 81 o'clock on Wednesday
was walking down Common street, near
Carondelet, and when within thirty PAGES of
the corner heard shot and saw q man fall
on his back; did not see any one shoot; the
way was perfectly clear between M and the
man; did not see any .one preoont that 1
knew; the man was shot on the x1xor side of
Carondelet street; from the position II which
the man was standing and the manner of his
wound, the shot must have come from the
direction of Canal or Carondelet street; the
report of the pistol was very loud.
T. w. Woodleaf. No. 244 ITALIA street-On
Wednesday, the LIST inst, 1 was sitting
in the soda shop, diagonaily opposite the
place of the shooting: in conversation with q
friend Heard the loud report of pistol or
gun; looked out and saw q man throw up his
arms and fall. was On the southeast corner;
saw man fall on the northwest corner. The
man that fell had a gold. headed cane Saw
no person near him.
did not see the man who fred the shot;
saw person about fifteen feet distant walk
sng away; 1 did not know at the time who
this was; heard some one say there goes the
man who shot; did not see the face of this
man. I did not stop at the corpse; passed On
k.,c koH =
have done the shooting; saw him 20 in the
Common street entrance to the Caller Court.
John D. Smith, was standing on Oaron.
delet street, above Common; heard the report
of pistol Wednesday after 3 o'clock; saw
smoke, saw ladies running across the street;
they were between me, and did not see any
one fall; did not see did the shooting; did
not go nearer the place of the shooting. A
man was pointed out as the man VINO fred the
shot, but Ibid not know him.
DR.. E. S. Drew-Did not see the shooting.
got there when they were putting the de-
ceased in hack.
Timothy Redmond Know nothing about
the case was two miles away.
Henry Monroe Clerk at the soda stand.
corner Of Carondelet and Common streets
Detective Harris was shot on Wednesday
heard q shot looked up and saw Harris fall !;
did not see the smoke or blaze.
Saw a man with q light suit of clothes
walk off with pistol in his hand. He went
down Common street, on the righthand side
of the banquette; did not see him again;
could not recognize him again if I were to
see him; could see the barrel of the pistol in
the right hand; was diagonally opposite
where the shooting was done.
VIM. Lee-Don't know anything about it,
The Coroner's jury gave o vefdict that the de-
ceased, Robert Harris, came to his death from
q gun-shot wound in the head inflicted BY
The ball entering the head above the left
ear at the suturs Of the temporal and parietal
bone, passing diagonally through both hemi-
spheres of the brain, making its exit at the
suture OF the right parietal and occipal bone
on the right side of the head, lodging between
the scalp and Uranium, thereby causing
hemorrhage and death.
The papers in the case were taken to the
First Municipal Police Court, and handed
over by the Coroner.
Messrs. il. G.. Castellanos and VIM. r. .
Whitaker, of counsel for Mr.. Thomas Deve-
reaux, asked that he be released from'cus.
tody; that the Coroper's jury rendered . YER
dict that the killing was done BY some un-
known party. Judge Adams refused to re-
lease the prisoner, on the ground that an aft
davit had been made by Sergeant Ohaumette,
charging him from information received with
the killing, and that affidavit had not been
heard.
Messrs. Castel'anos and Whitaker appeared
before the Superior Criminal Court and ap-
piled for
WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS.
calling on the sheriff to produce the body of
Thomas Devereaux before the bar of the
Court at P. M. The case was called at the
appointed hour. A. J. N. Smith, ESQ.,, Acting
Attorney General, appeared for the State.
The testimony taken before the Coroner was
read by MI. Castellanos and the case argued.
Judge Steele decided that an affidavit made
by Sergeant Chaumette had not been heard,
and although the evidence before the coroner
did not in any manner implicate Mr.. Deve-
reaux in the matter, he thought that the case
should be heard before the police magistrate,
where the affidavit was made.
Mr.. Dsvereaux was remanded back to
prison. The case will be heard this morning
before the First Municipal Police Court.
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