The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-16
CITY ITEMS.


SluUey
Pat. Donohue, Thos. z. Newman, An
thony O'Rourke and Owen Clarity.
charged from information received with
being connected with the murder OF the
Young sailor. Sidney Tarbox, were again
before Judge Evans on the preliminary
examination.
was the first witness placed upon the
stand and stated | know Pat Donohue.
Newman and O'Rourke. heard of the
killing Of Sidney Tarbox. but l don't
recollect the date. Before moving to
Girod street. l lived with my mother.
Mrs. Smith, on Water street. where
she kept a coffeehouse. Shortly after
the killing OF Tarbox, l heard
n conversation between my mother and
Newman. was at that time in the bar
room drawing beer from barrel, with a
pitcher. Newman said to my mother
'that no one else but Pat Donohue kill
ed the boy on board the ship India. ?"
That is all l heard of the conversation,
and then l went out for dinner. The
next morning after the boy Tarbox was
killed. Mrs. Sherwood came to my
mothers barroom and asked her to send
me down to Pat Donohue's place, to see
| il he was locked up or il he was in
trouble. My mother sent me. | went
| W NItlS bOuoIuC ANtlp cboI, ou
Market street; | saw Donohue in his
shop. but did not speak to him.
came back and reported the fact.
| / know what kind OF coat
and hat Newman was in the habit
Of wearing. l saw him in tho barroom
often in the evening. The coat was not
very dark, neither very light; it was a
kind of sack coat. The cap ] could
recognize by its having q little piece Of
leather hanging down in the back. THE
cap and coat being shown to witness,
the cap was identified as Newman ],
and witness said: often saw Tommy
| Newman with that coat on; often at
night in the barroom. Joe Cogan threat
ened to kill my mother If she was to
tell the truth in this case. George Muir
ray also made the same threat to my
mother. Cogan made the threat Thurs
day. Murray made the threat the first
day we came i'm court in this case. Joe
Cogan said he was witness for Pat
Donohue.
Here the counsel for the defense OBJ
jected to the statement made by Joe
Cogan, stating that he was not a witness
for the defense.
CROSS EXAMINED.
| did not sec Thos. Newman for four
! or five weeks before the killing Of Tar
/ box; as near as l can recollect | saw
| Newman about two weeks after the
| killing; this was at my mothers house !;
there were two other men besides; these
we're James Hendricks and George --- !:
when l came in Newman was in the
barroom; it was then that heard New
man say that no one else but Pat Dono-
hue had killed the boy; my mother
said to him to hush; he ought not to
say anything to her about that; New
man said that he put on that coat and
cap at night time when he went out on
business; he said so about four or five
weeks before the murder.
On motion Of the attorney for the de-
Tense, Owen Garrety and Anthony
O'Rouke were discharged, there being
evidence to hold them.
Several witnesses for the defense were
examined, who testified that on the
night of the killing of the young sailor,
Sidney Tarbox, Donohue was at his
boarding house, at the corner Of Market
and Old Levee streets.
The case was then continued In
definitely Donohue was forced to fur
nish bonds in the sum Of $3.50 for his
appearance, and Newman was sent to
the Parish Prison without the benefit OF
bail,