The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-19
THE COyTLEY MURDER CASE.
COroner's Investigation.

Coroner Chastsnt yesterday held an inquest
in the case Of the killing of John G. CQstley,
Jr., who was shot in the head in the Union
ooffee-house, corner Of Meipomene and Dry
AIDES streets on last Wednesday evening
The first witness examined was Mr.. John
Lantig. whoitestifed as follows:
On Wednesday evening, February 10th,
1876, at 4:p o'clock, l went to the Union
coffse-housa I saw T. J. Newhouse there
playing billiards by himself; about quarter
Of an hou4 afterwards IRENE and the de-
ceased camd in and took drink.
Irene thin asked T. J. Newhouse If he
would play game of billiards. and he an.
swered yes. They played, and Newhouse lost
the game, aid they went to the bar and took
drink. TIL. Newhouse asked IRENE if he
would play tOr five or ten dollar note; he
answered ND, that he would not play. The
deceased TIL IN asked z. J. Newhouse to take
a drink, which he did. They talked fo1
awhile, and his brother came in. I heard T.
j. Newhoust say to the deceased and IRENE,
"Go away. md don't bother me-" Then all
four comm}nced fighting together. 7. J..
Newhouse commenced the fight. Then
heard pistpl-shot. l don't know who fred
the shot. saw the man fall against the
table, and shw two pistols on the floor; one
was lying alongside the deceased and the
other on thu floor near the counter.
a. J. NeShouse's pistol was shown the wit
ness and identified BY him as the one be saw
living near the deceased.) The Newhouss
brotners picked up the pistols and laid them
on the counter. I saw 7. J. Newhouse fight
ing with the deceased while his brother was
fighting with Irene.
l. Lafon, the keeper of the ccffse-house,
gave the same statement as already published.
August Barth corroborates the testimony Of
the first witness. with one exception. He saw
the deceased fall with the small revolver
alongside of him, and the other marked T. j.
Newhouse in the hands of the owner, who
placed it on the counter and asked Lsfon to
take charge of it. which he refused to do.
He then walked toward the yard, taking the
cartridges out.
William r. Burke walked in.o the coffee.
house when the shot was fired; walked back
in the yard and saw the Newhouse brothers
taking the cartridges out of q revolver.
asked Tom Newhouse if he had killed tina,
man, and he said no. l told him he was doing
a foolish thing in taking the cartridges GU. Of
the revolver. The two Newhouses talked in
an undsrtone Of voice. T. J. Newhouse's con.
duct was ouch as to create the impression in
my mind that he had done the shooting.
Mr.. John E IRENE, the party who saw T.
J. Newhouse place the pistol to Costley'A head
and fire. the fatal sho', was sick in bed and
could not attend the inquest.
The jury, after hearing the evidence, re.
turned a verdict that the deceased came to
his death from q pisto!-shot wound in tho
head, Inflicted with pistol in the hands of I.
J. Newhouse. The jury also declare that his
brother, Adolph Newhouse, is an accessory
before and after the fact to the said killing.
Coroner Chastant will make the necessary
afidavit this morning, charging T. J. New.
house with the crime of willful murder, and
his brother Adolph as being an Accessory.