New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-14

an alleyway to the rear, toward
the kitchen; think he ran; he had no more
than disappeared when man came IN front
and advanced four or five feet before
the screen, pulled pistol and froc toward
the slleyway; he took the pistol from his
hip pocket; he was the man who wore
silk hat, the first struck with glass; he
appeared to be forty or forty-fve years old,
emoOth face. medium size and heavy Get;
his face was rather red; after the shooting
he went out; heard screams from the
back ward, which was the first intlmatl0n l
had that the bullet had taken effect; did
not hear Zeigler make any threatening re-
mark.
John Rickert-I am a waiter in Zeigler's
house: it was twenty-five minutes after
three O'Clock when a crowd of seven men
entered the saloon and called for beer. and
I served them; shortly afterward three
more men entered, and waited on them; as
I was about to hand them their change,
Peter Coyle said to me, "Make room here,
and fetch some more chairs;" obeyed him;
never saw him before that day; this man
was q low, stout man, and had dandy
walk about him; he wore stovepipe hat;
mean beaver hat; . man with a BLACK
mustache was singing; COy)e helped
him; q man with red hair and mustache
hurrahed and said louder" waving
his hat: Zeigler was eating bis din
ner at the time; when he heard the
racket he got up and quietly asked one OF
them to stop their singing and cursing; one
Of the party jumped up and cursed him for
id Dutchman, saying that they had
paid for their beer and would do as they
pleased; he then began to serve customers
at the bar, when his brother and the bar
keeper went to their dinner in the rear;
thev had hardly gone when the men started
another noise, singing; Coyle, the red
haired man, and the man with the black
mustache cried 'lOuder;" know his name
is Coyle because l had him arrested; Zeig-
Ter went to the men second time when
they rushed at him, and he went behind the
bar to turn in an alarm; instead OF turning
for the police he turned for the Bah
cocks; he had his hand on the instru-
ment when he was struck with
a tumbler; l don't know who threw the
mugs, as the men were all together; the
mugs flew in every direction, breaking bot
ties on the shelf; another glass struck him
in the shoulder; just then his brother and
bsrkeeper rushed out and told Franz to
shoot, rs they we're aiming at him with q
water pitcher; several rushed at his brother
and struck him, l believe; Charley Zeigler
rushed back, as supposed, to get an Ak to
protect his brother; the man with red
mustache made lick at Franz with
pitcher; Franz stopped down to get his PTS
toll out of q holster. but it stuck and he
could not get it out; he then ran to the rear,
half stopping and looking around; stood
in the door under the steps, and tried to
get the KEY out to lock myself in; l
saw Coyle have his revolver out; l was
only ten feet away; Coyle did not have his
revolver higher than his breast; he did not
aim it; he held 1t in one hand and rested it
on the other; my boss was running out the
hoolp and I nart1v tnrn00 rOnN0 and
saw Coyle fire at him: he ran few yards
and fell between two barrels; his pistol
flew into the yard; Coyle was the only man
in the room Of the ten; the others had all
|. gone out; the operator (Ayers) was hid in
the back yard; all this happened behind
the screen; when my boss fell rushed out
and after Coyle; he grabbed an empty beer
mug from the counter and threw 1t at me;
lodged it; he turned round as he was run
ming to throw it at me; l stopped and ne
ran out; ran after him, folio wed and kept
| nv eye on him; he went down the right
| side of St. Charles street to Common and
| crossed over to the other side of Sc. Charles
| street; no walked to the Washing
ton Exchange and went back into
| the yard; / ran to the corner Of
Canal and Royal streets, aud found two
| policemen, and asked them to arrest man
as he did some shooting in Zeigler's; wheI
i
| was drinking at the bar; we waited until ht
| came out, and when he passed out he wore
an entirely different hat, kind of blu'
| felt; he made for up town, when l pointed
him out to the policemen who arrested him
| when thew took him into the beer nous,
| Charley Zeigler recognized him as the maj
| who had struck him: the officers then tool
him to the first police station; Zsigler dlt
not use any bad language or point his pis
/ @bot lor ri /,
| threw tumb ers, but | saw him shoot; b.
| put his pistol into his pocket after that
| Zeigler's pistol was in its holster whel
found
| Charles Theim--I am barkeeper il
| Zeigler's; was in the back room when tn
row began; went to see what was the mat
| ter; three men jumped at him; one strucl
| him in the face and knocked him down
| saw Zeigler go behind the counter; one o
the crowd bit him with mustard stand
Z,iglar ran and l ran; did not see the maj
with the pistol; saw Zeigler fall and wa
close BY him then; then everybody ran GU
Of the saloon; saw Coyle when he wa
brought back; he wore different nat.
Henry Schneider saw the man with
black mustache cursing Ziegler; saw tn
red haired, red mustached man throw
mug at Ziegler, which mug hit the ma
with q stovepipe hat (Coyle) back of tn
head and knock his hat off; C0yle sale
"whO done that" and threw mug at Zeil
Ter; did not know Coyle; heard his nam
afterward; l saw Coyle aim the pistol a
described by Johnny Rickert; saw him fire
Coyle then ran off; saw him when he cam
back with different hat; first had on
stOvepipe hat; came back with q soft hat
william Eden-I am telegraph operator
was at . table with some friends drinkin
beer; saw seven or eight men come in; the
began to sing; Zeigler demonstrated wit
them; in few seconds saw beer mugs fyin
around; saw Coyle putting his hand bac
on his hip; knew COyle before by sigh
heard his name was Coyle; saw him max
motions like he was going to draw q n
volver; ran to the back part of the roor
with my friends; was in the right han
corner, crowded in there by two OF NJ
trends; heard the pistol shot; saw Coy
after he was brought back; had on a blu
felt hat; when he first came in he had on
stovepipe: am sure he was the same mar
| C. Sinclair saw the barkeeper knOcke
down; saw the glasses flying; went into tt
yard.
+. B. Maxon-I saw one of the Coy
party throw q glass, which struck Coyl
who turned around and knocked down OF
of the barkeepers.
A. I. Allen testified to but little MOI
than the two preceding witnesses.
The jury returned verdict that Fral
Z.igler came to his death by pistol sh
fired by Peter Coyle, and that Villa
Wilkinson and a man with black mu
tache name unknown) were accessories
fore the fact.
THEY WENT F1sH1NG.-Several days a,
goodly party of gentlemen started Tor q
Gulf islands to indulge in the pleasures
fishing. As most OF them are far from poo
they scorned commonplace schooner