The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-26

william Bibbs.
coroner Roche last evening resumed the in
quest in the death of the negro Thos. Lockwood,
who was found Wednesday night, at the corner of
Mepomene and Locust streets, with bullet in
the left breast.
The first witness placed on the stand was
MARY WILLIAMS.
On Tuesday evening, October "a. about half
past O'Clock, left my house and went to the
church at the corner Of First and Dryades
streets. / was seated there short time when
VIM. Bbbs came and sat in the seat behi nd me
and asked me if he could accompany me home; l
told him, yes, sir, for 1 knew nobody else in the
church; after granted him the privilege to 20
with me l looked across the church
and saw Lockwood sleeping; got
Bibbs stopped at the door to light a cigarette,
and I walked on q pace; then he came up with
two young men, yellow one and dark one; he
made me acquainted with them; he said: "These
are the two young men who we're present when
the remarks were made about the shawl" and
the young men replied and said: "It amt worth
while Winding Tommy; he is nothing but wind"
The young men then went back to church, and
and Bibbs came on to my house, aud at the door
step he bade me good night and raised his hat;
he went as far as the corner, and stepped on the
r-sill and was facing the street; heard Bibbs
say: Here comes Tommy" meaning lockwood;
i stopped 80 as to look through the branches
I cav Tommy Lockwood coming toward
me; on his lett arm he had his coat, and also his
vest. When he came closer / noncsd he had
something in his right hand; it was very bright
happy to meet you here" and asked him to come
back to my mothers and prove what he had said
about the shawl Bibbs said to him: $50 away,
Tommy; l have heard that you were awfu'
treacherous, and do not want to have any fuss
with you" Lockwood replied: "Good reason
why-you know that can whip you, at the
same time shaking something in Blbbs' face. l
think it was knife; il looked like one. Bibbs
said to Lockwood: "If you were drunk when you
made the remark was sober when l heard 1t,
building when you said So" Tommy said: "If
you say that again you will have to abide by the
consequences. Bibbs replied: 81 know, Tom
nay, that you are better man than I am" and
started to walk away backward, saying Tom
my, go away from me, keep off Of me-" Tommy
Lockwood kept going up to him and he kept GO
ing back. Then Bibbs backed good little
piece and then broke and run. Then Tommy ran
Then my mother closed the door. Mr.. Holmes
was standing up in the middle Of the floor; he
spoke to me and said, "Why don't you give the
young man his shawl as long as he has passed
remarks about it?" told him no would not as
he gave it to me. Just then my mother said
''Lsten; hear some one shooting" Mr.. Holmes
said, 'Yes, hear it myself" And replied that
i was nothing, that it maat be be
those white boys who are on
the bridge; did not hear any more of the fuss
until the officer came and said, 81 knock because
there is light in here" He said to my mother,
sDo you kuow young man named Tommy Lock-
wood" and came up with light and said, ''Yes,
SIR" And he said, "He is dead on the corner"
The officer had a coat in his hand, and he told
US that he had found the coat on the steps of q
house at the corner. The officer then left our
house. but returned and arrested us.
RAINEY WILLIAMS
testified: I heard raps on my door, and heard
Tom Lockwood asking admittance, which re-
fused: then heard harsh words; heard Bibbs
saw to Lockwood, t.God d-n you; you have made
this woman forsake me-" and then the deceased
said to Bibbs, 81 will die, God d-n yor;" and
Bibbs said, "Tommy, Tommy, Tommy, quit"
and then heard some persons run, and there
appeared to be several. and then heard the re-
port of q pistol; then I heard deceased call to
Bibbs to come back and finish killing him; my
door was shut during the whole Of the difficulty.
JOSEPH DAVIS
stated: A little after O'Clock Mr.. Holmes came
in (meaning the negro Lemon Holmes) and asked
where was my sister; ut the same time called for
drink of water; then he threw something under
the bed; this morning. when got up and Was
making my bed, found pistol under it; my
sister and Tom Lockwood had gone to church
before Holmes came in; my sister was about two
blocks aMaF whom Holmes asked Tor her; then