The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-23
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iissoeisxsil vss XSf A1siaitH el,M ne he
thought Mr.. Dcsposto had shot him,
but that he was IN tho bar at the time
mixing drinks for them.
The next witness placed upon The
stand was
Antonio Coracro. ttiv
the proprietor Of Tonys House, New
Lake. End On ~. fatfirN' ssryRy. hf5nut
90 o'eloek IN tho ssyepip &. Iva parties
strangers rhtnc ~ my house and asked
mo for something ~ eat. ono Of tho
lnen the spall oneut knpws nll4l .ss''ld
| reoBgniza HIN NJ hhv time. they came
to my house inlsA ,a,aaIi cart together
they did not appear to 10 drunk
dead nlnn told We to .fetpl, the. hognar.
I served them vi tkehetsstiin i,et etnysolf.
When went for The eegnael heef1 the
liiAibi shots. about thfee shots we're
fired IN rapid s,ieeessiorni llaft tina bar
anil ran out, and found tho man
dead IN The iaGhai,Y as d. had
left him. / saw tho small man
leave the table and RIM away. lie WIS
ten al twelve feet iron, the tabta whes, !
saw him running away Tho man who
was running away had no Goat or Int OH
did not GOO any pistol IN his hand !
did not find any rdstol around. ! know
the man who ran OF. but ! don't know
hia namo leoat and hat being showtt 10
witnessl. ! saw the same hat .pD, the
railing of the gallery did not
pay much 4. Attntt,n.gto the coat
Tho bar room II atdb,it Ton or twelve
feet from where ia csu anes itting, When
they first arrived NJ my house they ap-
peared 10 bt fliandlyis titen they became
excited aud talked loud. Don't know
who ',sol the yst VI t1k Mr. bot,
the cognao there were vply those two
men together nj tho house
i Tho next witnesses rSa,nined were
Mrs, GalNnis vidal.
Sergeant Taylor and Patrolmnn Henia.
min, Their testimony ihIsi no bearing
on the case. ms they were not present or
rear by when tho sn,irdy lwapl soir.
mittrd. Hut upon tho evidence Of tile
first tIyoiwitgeHMs,t tim i,uy rtm'ucd tho
following verdict.
Tho jurors. wbosc narprs prey hrraanto
subscribed, having baen duly sworn ami
charged diligently 10 itid,lir@ ot, behalf
Of tho State lof Jodsialu.l how. when
aud after what manner tho said q,
aud upon their oathH do say that this
day the body ar aadd q. Washington
Rock we'll was found dead nj tho Lake
End. and after viewing The buiyi OF Ithn.
amid q. Washington Rockwell, nnd on
post norton examination aud iinauest
being held, aud with tha.oyidcncc before
us. We lind that deceased came to hiH
death from thrayg,m iatso kh~otA,ds. ono
bail entering the check of tletight side.
frart,fing the uofdSln ~ tho ihhsila.
passing down into the neck above the
S%s fn "ssaE, i Y ss M o"e
ball entering the thprpx Oh thu risht stle
between tho second md tbkd iiba. pass
ing through tho. lung. perforating the
ascending aatta. lcAt,stnE internal hen-
orrlingc. md rrsultinG An death, The
i ia4a s" q .Ss MN 'Sss Hsssi f asy
the 18th day afNfhfdh,.' @fhe said piHtnj,
supposed % be ~ the hands of one
Mr. h'''' p''p's''&S NJ U raAcr. 81
$4,000 oN 3SsaIltA Naasxissn
w. II. RIDDLE.
A. WALLACE.
Below we attach tho city Physicians
certificate
NEW QniHsruly Marsh ~. 1876
At n post morton examination made
this day. on the body or one q. ", Rock
well. a native n K~h%eWK$. age<thirty-
aud Ladder Company No ,, in the
Third District OF tho city Vi Nav, Or.
leans, death was found e AAle, 9 yNs,,
entering tho cheels' ~ The right hide,
fracturing tho oprdyle, Of the ma4ill.
passing down into the hbck. t5de ball
entering the, meek above the clavicle,
passing through 10 the opposite side,
ranging under theieft scapula tone ball
entering tho thorax on tho right side.
between tho second and third ribs. pass-
ing through the, lupg,yperforati,ng tho
ascending horfh. causing internal hem
orrhage. resulting u DEATH, ,,osiy ,
CITY Physician. .