The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-17
MURDERI
A Man Shot In the Head and Instantly
Killed.
Arrest Of the Murderer.


coffeehouse, at the corner Of Melpomene
and Drydes streets, between four men
named respectively John easily, Adolph
Newhouse, John L. IRENE, and TT. New
house, which terminated in the former
being shot in the left temple and in
stantly killed, which is supposed to
have been done with a pistol in the
hands Of the latter party, r. J New
house. who was scuffling with the mur-
dered man at the time of the killing.
Our reporter repaired to the scene of
the tragedy and CLEANED the following
particulars
1t appears that the whole affair grew
out Of the fact that easily and John E..
IRENE were canvassing for the Southern
Republican Club, and they were trying
to induce L. J. Newhouse to join it..
Newhouse and Irene had just finished
game OF billiards, and were on the eve
OF taking a drink, when the converse
ton arose between the parties.
The barkeeper, j. Lafon, had just
left the three men to go and wait on
some customers who had entered the
saloon, and while doing so his attention
was attracted to the corner of the room,
where he saw the three men scuffIing.
At this juncture Adolph Newhouse,
brother of the accused, entered the bar
room, and, seeing his brother in trouble,
joined in the fight; and it was at that
moment the shot was fired which pene-
trated the brain of John easily. who
rolled lifeless corpse upon the floor.
L. J. Newhouse, Adolph Newhouse
and John Z. IRENE. were arrested by
Officer Fulton, who, on hearing the re-
port CT the pistol, had arrived on the
scene. He took the prisoners to the
Second Precinct, charging them with
fighting and disturbing the peace.
Shortly afterwards it was learned that
IRENE was Castly's friend, and he was
released; and it was on his statement of
the affair that Capt. Slabouski preferred
a charge against r. j. Newhouse, charg-
ing him, from information received,
with shooting and killing John easily.
Below we give the statement OF eye
witnesses who were present at the time
Of the killing
Mr.. j. Lafon, keeper of the Union
coffeehOuse, states that he was standing
behind his counter when the gentlemen
who were IN the room came UP to the
counter to get q drink; they entered
into discussion, and he left them to 90
to the other end of the counter to wait
on customer, when his attention was
attracted to a corner Of the room on his
left hand side, where he saw Adolph
Newhouse and John Il. IRENE scuffling;
he then turned his head to see what had
become OF the other two men, TT.
Newhouse and John easily, and noticed
they were also scufIling, and that instant
he heard the report of q pistol, and saw
Castly stagger and fall.
Mr.. John T.. IRENE was tho next wit
ness interviewed, and states that he was
in the Union Ooffeehouse at half-past 4
O'Clock last evening and played game
OF billiards with L. j. Newhouse and
beat him. Newhouse was very sanguine
over his defeat and offered to play me
for $40, which he said he would borrow
from the barkeeper. The barkeeper
told him that he would give him $40 if
he would agree not to play. We were
all going to take q drink when an
took place between r. J.
and my friend John Castly
1t was, however, settled, when Adolph
Newhouse entered the saloon. Il. j.
Newhouse seeing his brother, and know
ing he would stand by him, renewed the
with easily; they had hardly
been talking q minute when they both
Adolph Newhouse Immediate
ly went to the assistance of his brother.
l then went to separate the men when
Adolph Newhouse struck me in the face
with his fist. then saw T.. J. Newhouse
take hold of easily by his hair, and
after drawing his head as far back as he
could, deliberately placed the barrel of
his pistol to Castly's head and fired, the
ball taking effect in the left temple.
Adolph Newhouse grabbed his brothers.
pistol, and they both went back In the
yard attached to the ooffeehouse. This
is all know about the affair.
The police officer states that when
they entered the saloon, they found two
pistols, one was bulldog revolver, and
was found on the floor near the BODY of
the deceased, with two chambers empty.
but showed that the pistol had not been
for considerable while.
whereas the other pistol, which is a.
Remington revolver, and which was
identified as the one belonging to T. J.
was found by the officer on
the counter, and had been taken all
apart and not a cartridge in q single
chamber Of the cylinder. But one of
the chambers showed signs of having
been recently fired. There was also
found on the sight Of the pistol two
strands Of hair which compared with the
color of the deceased.
The police think that after the shoot
ing, the two brothers, while in the ward.
removed the cartridges from the pistol.
Tor the purpose OF evading detection.
The Coroner was notified to hold an
The Liberals have standing invita-
Ion to act with the Republican party:
but as they do not profess to belong TO
he organ l1A61On and are concfaptI,, ~