New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-09
ORLEANS SUNDAY APRIL g. 1876

and troublesome; Judge Adams asked then
to leave; It appeared to me (being On ar
elevated platform) that they came for thl
purpose Of creating . riot, - it subse
quently proved; these remarks were made
BY Judge Adams to p. Creagh: "You come
here very seldom; You have come here t.
create . riot;" it was said in . quiet man
ner; it appeared to me that Judge Adams
wanted to quiet them; he expostulated with
Mr.. Creagh; he spoke directly to him; a
was elevated, could Gee; was about ff
teen or twenty feet from Judge Adams
when this conversation was going On;
heard P. Creagh answer Judge Adams; he
said that he did not come there 70,
leave. whom Judge Adams spoke to
Creagh. he got up ~ if he intended to
go out; a. he neared tho door the Judge
said, "Open the door and let him out" The
judge walked first, with little cane in his
hand; Creagh followed, and the Others
whom have mentioned, arose little sb-
ruptly, and hurried toward the door and
went out with him into . narrow hall;
heard loud talking, and partisularly from
near Judge Adams:~ think it was Judge
Adams who struck Creagh, and saw him
fall after Cresgh tell, then came q scuffle
in tho outer hall between Judge Adams and
the other men who followed Creagh; l
turned around and saw two men scuffling
with Judge Adams; their backs were
against the wall, and Judge Adams was de-
Tending himself with his little rattan BY
striking at them; could not tell which of
them it was, but it was some of the party
whom mentioned who got up and followed
Creagh out Of the olubroom; q third man
stepped in sideways to the door and saw
him shoot Judge Adams; the pistol was not
foot from him; it was not Creagh, a. he
was lying ON the fat of his back; it was not
young Creagh, as he was not there; it was
not Walsh. because he is q large man and
easily recognized; it was not Connors, but
1t was one of the others, a. no one else
csme out; that shot was the first one fred
that evening; did not see the shooting
Of young Adams; Mr.. Duhurst did not
leave the meeting room until all the
shooting was over; the only shot fred
the inner hall was the one fired at Judge
Adams; there were several shots fred in
the outer hall and fifteen or twenty in the
street; after the first shot was fred went
into the club room and told them that l
thought they were assaesinating Judge
Adams, and two or three members went
ont; among them was Mr.. Leclere; after
Judge Adams was shot he went out, fol-
lowed by his son.
James Walsh-Sewell started the fuss by
his remark to one of the Creaghs; Adams
assumed the aggressive snd~the Creagh
party left the hall; know nothing about
the shooting, ~ was shut up in the room
with the balance of the members; when /
came out the shooting was over.
E. v. Leclere-I went to the clubroom to
attend the meeting Of the Southern Repub-
lican Club; l acted as president and called
the meeting to order; the trouble grew ont
OF the reading of the minutes; don't know
anything about the shooting, as the doors
were closed when the Creagh and Adams
parties went out into the hall; did not sec
anything insulting in Judge Adams man
went out, a. the light was in my eyes; af.
tor leaving came ont into the hall and
fouad that the only person there ives
Creagh, who was lying on his face; raised
him up and found that he was bleeding at
the mouth and nose; Creagh said he was
wounded; I assisted him over to friend of
his; returned to the meeting room and
called the meeting to order, and upon my
suggestion the club adjourned.
Charles Stanmeyer-I am . court officer
In Judge Adams court; on the night in
question was keeping the door. He then
recited the origin Of the difficulty; how
Creagh was ordered out by the members
and Judge Adams. Creagh went out with
Judge Adams and his son; Judge Adams
snd Creagh walked out together; Nick
Smith, Martin Connors and John King &C.
compsnied them; l closed the door after
them. and did not open it until General |
Sewell went ont; opened the door again to
let Lucien Adams, Jr.. pass out; George |
Duhurst asked me to let him 70 out, and |
- did 90 heard the report of pistol and |
'sw the flash; Judge Adams said he was |
'hot; / was ordered to close the door; the |
moment the shot was fred Q man fell. whom |
afterward learned was Pat Creagh; then |
sewell came in again, almost immediately |
'fter the first shot, and ordered the meeting
o adjourn; then went to the banquette,
vhen Adams told me he was shot; he did
lot say who shot him; this was when We
zero oil coming ont.
Martin Connors-Knew nothing of the
'illing of young Adams. He was at the meet
ng and saw Judge Adams knock Pat
,reagh down; then ran out and to the
ther side of the street; heard . pistol
hot, and got away - soon ~ possible;
card about fifteen more shots fired, and
cid forth at the corner of Basin and Com
ION streets; was unarmed and did not
ant to get shot.
Corporal N. Smith, went into the
leeting with Martin Conno.s, intending to
0 out in few minutes; discussion arose
! the meeting room, when General Sewell
I'D, "Order them out" The Cresghs, my l
If and Conners, then went out in the hall; I
dams struck Cresgh, knocking him down; .
went out as soon as possible, and on leav-
g the hall, heard the report of pistol; l
n to the corner of Common street and I
ew my whistle for assistance; heard
dams say to Creagh, Cd you; Adams
reatened to kill Creagh, when he knocked
m down.
The coroner's jury, on this returned q d
rdict that the deceased came to his death q
Dm gun shot wound in the abdomen, in d
cted with pistol, in the hands of an un- q
lown party. p
Senator Pinchback In Mississippi. +
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at the convention at Jack d
D, who writes a. follows concerning MI. [
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