The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-14
THE TARBOX MURDER.
vHo WAS sHOr AND hsLiID ihiII
ATWis resi- 0E Duty.
Preliminary Examination before '""s'
Evans -En,pnrtant Testimony.

Evans Important seS''"""''
Tho readers Of the DrMocRAT viii
doubtless remember The dastardly muir
der that was PERFORATED on board the
british shin India. OH The 9th 81 febru-
erv. I'm which young sailor named
Sidney Tarbox lost his life. The case
was placed in the hands OF Special
Officer Pierson and ratrolman Dowie.
who have been hard Mt work since the
crime was committed. and have succeed
cd In bringing Pat Donahue. Thos. !.
Newman. Anthony o'Rourke and owen
Clarity TO Justice, and from the follow
ing testimony IL will 10 seen that some
" these mon were prominent actors IN
this drama
Tho first witness placed upon the
officer VIM. Dowie,
who testified as follows: | received in
formation that the four accused and two
others were implicated IN the murder Of
one sidney Tnibux. | made affidavit
against them aud arrested them. While
taking Newman, ono 1T the accused. 10
the Station. no said 10 me that he knew
what he was arrested for. and that his
life had been threatened Coming NJ
Tchoupitoulas street, I told him that he
would not be troubled. that no one
would trouble him, aud that he would
have protection. | arrested Owen Gar
rity. another ono Of tho accused. about
ton days after when he had returned
from Texas.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Newman was arrested by two other
officers and by them turned over to me !;
Il was after he was put in my charge
that no stated hat he knew what he
was arrested for ! know the business u
Clarity is sailor, he told mo that he
had boon 10 look for work at Galveston.
catherine smith
was the next witness placed on the
stand. and after being duly sworn,
stated ] reside mt ~ Girod street. Be-
fore moved to Girod street | kept n
coTeehouse on Front bevee, between
Josephine and Adele. I know O'Nourkc.
Newman and nonahuc. the three nc
cused, but ! don't know the other man.
-Four days after the hoy was killed on
my cofTeedhouse and he asked
me for n drink refused
him the drink because he owed me
some money. Then he said he would
pay mo when Pat Douahuc paid him for
the last work he done for him | then
snid that il was not my business whether
he paid him or not. He then said that
Pat Donahue killed the boy on the
India. said ] would not believe that
Pat Donahue would kill n man New
man then said that the man who did not
kill the boy left the city and went TO
Texas Pat staid here. / said, How
do You know" lie then said, II stood
alongside of him when he killed him.
lie then said that he told Pat not to kill
him. Pat said. Yes. kill him.
because he will put VS. in trouble.
He then fred shot and thu boy com
menced TO holer. Newman then caught
hold of Donahue and said 10 him. You
4 son of n b, you killed that poor in
nocent boy" Donahue caught hold of
Newman and fired three shots Mt him.
and said if he did not hush up that he
would kill him too After Donahue
ilrcd three shots at Newman. Newman
caught bold of Donahue. aud said,
Now your shots are ilrod off. you
wanted to kill me, and III kill you.
Pat then begged him aud said he felt
sorry for what no had done. and New
man let him 40. n whole crowd of poo
pie came around; Pat Donahue left.
but Newman stayed The watch
man asked Newman what bust
ness he had there. and New
man said that he was watching
the cotton on tho next ship. l then said
to Newman that ! believed all he told
me was lie said TO Newman that
whom he was at my house last night Pat
Donahue was with Mrs. Sherwood. and
he was drunk. Newman said to me.
Don't YOU recollcct that | said to Pat.
Come on we have got TO go on bust
ness Then Mrs. Sherwood said TO Pat.
Don't go, but give me that revolver
that YOU have in your pocket Then
Pat answered her back and said, That
Il none of your business; I'll go where
please. 7 recolloet that such q con
versation as above cited did tallo place
in my house between Mrs. Sherwood
and Donahuc. and Newman was there
That il all tho conversation | had with
Newman on the subject Of the killing of
the bow
The conversation, as above stated.
between Newman. Mrs. Sherwood and
Donahue, occurred on the same night
that the boy was killed.
Mrs. Sherwood is now dead. Mrs.
Sherwood came to my colfechouse the
next morning and said Please, Mrs.
Smith. will You send Mary down to Pat
Donahue's shop and SEQ If he Ia ia the
shop or not 2" She said that she was
afraid that he was in trouble: that she
heard that n boy was shot on the India.
=" sent nay little girl. named Mary
Miller TO see, and sho returned and
said, there is nothing the matter with
Pat ho is in the shop When Pat
Donahue was in my house, the night Of
the killing. | saw a pistol on him" The
coat and cap now in court was shown
to witness, and she SAYS thcy arc the
same hat and coat worn 10y Newman
when no came TO my har-room after
Douahuc on the night Of the killing.
CRoss EXAMINATION.
| recognize the coat by the color.
have seen him with that coat on for the
last six months almost every evening at
my coffee house. In the day time
have seen him for the same length of
time with coat ofthe same color. but
could not say whether IL was the same
coat or not did not observe any peck
cts in the coat that he wore in the dav
time: | could not say that the coat he
wore on that evening had any pockets
in except the one on the inside. where
he took his cigars and pencil out
| never saw him wear the cap In
the day time: | saw him once or twice
before with this cap on | could not say
when: | recognized it by piece of
leather hanging down behind Newman
and ! had this conversation on the third
day after the killing my daughter was
not present the night that Newman.
Donahue and Mrs. Sherwood were AT
my house. my daughter only was in the
house at the time the conversation