New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-05-30
GEORGE X THOMAS.
Mark.


j. B. TAYLOR, Coroner.
A summary of other testimony is given.
w. F. Mosenworth heard the report,
but saw nobody; passed within three
minutes, and would have been likely to
have seen any parties standing about
there.
Amy Washington saw man running;
did not recognize him.
Thomas Dixon saw a colored man run
ming with gun or a stick
Thomas Cook, A. L. Dickerson and Sam
Kennedy say the same.
Lawrence Morgan heard the shot, and
George Thomas told him half an hour
after that Laws was shot. He complained
Of tbeing sick and went to bed. When
che firing was heard Thomas wife was out
Of the house, screaming that her husband
was shet, or she was afraid he was.
John Jackson heard the gun, went to-
ward the noise andl met George Thomas
ten or eleven minutes afterward.
Polly johnson does not appear to have
been called, but the testimony of the rest
does not seem to eliminate George
Thomas. He says he did not meet any
body going home, but the point is he
says he did go home, and Morgan and
johnson say so too. Mrs Laws contra
diets all, and says he stayed all night at
her house. He says no one told him that
Laws was shot, and no one says he did,
bat Morgan says be told him that, and it
is likely, for he says when he heard the
shot he thought Laws was killed. he and
Mrs. Laws agree on going to church with
her as to the question, but disagree as to
the answer.
There is much confusion in these two
afidavits, but much of it is due to the
manner they were written out
Another communication, the signature
Of which was suppressed, but was evil
IDENTIFY from the district attorney, reeites
q trouble with man named George, some
time ago, who killed himself while en-
deaVoring to kill Laws. It denies that a
band of men killed Laws; states that
there was much excitement about his d.
vorce suit, and gives the universal opinion
that the murderer was a coIored man.
AasT ala it denies that Sam Chapman was
molested, which has never been asserted
but says:
We assured him your {Eichollsl govern
ment was amply able to enforce the Law,
tor his protection, but II he was Of onir,-
ion he was obnoxious to any individual
ne thought would iniure him. ~ m1at
make up his mind whether Il wonld ~ /
best for him to remain and 20 into hnsi-
ness under such circumstances.
This is still more direct than Chapman
states it himself There are very few Re- !
publican Office holders who would "make
up their minds" to remain in such
parish after such waining from the high
est legal authority. A more absolute CON.
1azsion Of the utter futility Of invoking |
The Law il would be hard to conceive.
The Palrios- Democrat has the following:
About eight O'Clock On Saturday nioha I
last James Laws colored man and 6oF- 1
merry membeF q the Legislature, Eae
shot and killed while sitting 81 III al.
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nis mosue Who was sitting BY his
500 a. the time q The occurrence. sav
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