The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-29
THE CARTER MURDER.
ConoNERs INQUEST.
The Jury Searching for the Murderer Ut
w. n. Carter.

Coroner Roche last evening concluded the
inquest In the killing of W. p, Carter, on
Wednesday night, by james White.
The first witness placed on the stand was
A. DALsHEIMEg,
who resides at No. $50 Julia street. On We'd
nesday evening May 49, between half-past
and II o'clock, l was sitting in my Office,
when james White came in; he spoke to me
professionally relative to some trouble he
had had. After some conversation, he de-
sired me to get o cab for him;
got cab for him; It was y !, Barr su Ghaap
| was there till he got into the cab, ana IN
structed the driver to take him where he
wanted to go.
The next witness was
e. DUFoUE.
| reside at "a Esplanade street. On Wednes-
day evening, May 23d, about S;yV . 9cloct, y, !
lard saloon when 1 heard cries OF murder
and police and upon reaching the entrance
| saw Mr.. White, whom l know by sight,
walking rapidly down Common street he
then crossed over and went through the Ell
trance of the st. Charles Hotel, and as soon
| as he reached the entrance he ram seeing O
crowd on the conner of st. Charles. In front OF
the Magi cigar store, went over
and heard a man, whose features. / could
not distinctly see, owing to the fact that
| his back was turned to me, say that he was
wounded or stabbed, and that he was going
| to die, or words to that effect. Having no In
terest In the case, then retired.
| JAMES MANNEY
resides ct 263 Dryades street. On Wednesday
| night between 8 and 0 o'clock was standing
in front of McCloskey's restaurant, on st.
Charles street, in company with james Barr
and man named Overland
Mr.. Dalsheimer came up and Oberland
said, "Halloo, Aleck; think this is a case for
YOU" And Dalshemer asked II he was severe
1y cut. / do not remember what was an
swered.
| Mr.. Dalsheimer said, do you drive a cab2
said no, but there is Barr the owner, and he
asked II Joe Barr was around, and l said
did not know.
said, If you want u cab 1 will drive you,
and he got into the cab;
| Mr. Dalsheimer then drove to q house and
| got O companion, and then drove Mr.. Dali
1 sheimer to his house on Julia street
| Mr.. Dalsheimer, with his companion, went
| into his house.
| Mr.. Dalsheimer came out Of the house and
told me to drive up to the gate. did SO,
then, and james White jumped into the cab
| and told me to drive to the corner OF Canal
| and Galvez streets.
He told me to drive by the back streets; he
then said to stop at the corner OF Poydras
We passed Locust street and went to Derbig-
nv and came into the middle Of the block on
Poydras when he said, stop. He got out Of
the cab and crossed over the street to the
the steps In front Of their house. | don't
know what he asked them. He then started
to come toward Magnolia street.
When he got opposite the cab he said,
"That will do, you can go away.
4 THOMAS BAILEY
resides at the corner of Tonti and st. Peter
streets; am to be found on board the yacht
Grace Darling, New Lake End. On Friday
evening, May 25, Mr.. Petitpain came and en-
gagged me at the New Lake End; ! think his
| first name Is Ernest; he came on board; l
started with him for Indian Bayou, a mile
told me that he had a friend that he wanted
to bring aboard.
Mr.. james White came aboard. then pro-
ceeded to Madisonvilie. Mr.. James White
which was pulled by white man. / landed
him on Saturday morning, about 5H O'Clock,
at Madisonville. / then returned to the city
and landed Mr. Petitpain at Bruning's wharf,
| Mr.. Petitpain agreed to pay me S25 for the
trip, which have not yet received.
JOHN CONWAY
resides on Freret street, between Julia and
Cypress On Wednesday evening, alta quarter
to 10 o'clock, was standing on st. Charles
street, near Common. l happened to be look
ing over toward the cigar store: | saw Jas.
men. Immediately. after Carter staggered
back and placed his hand to his side, and hal
looed watch and murder, and he said !:
"There is man who killed me. for
nothing and without any cause" and pointed
walked over to the cigar store, No. 30 st.
Charles street He sent some person up
stairs for Jake. Some person said, place him
in cab and take him TO the hospital, Some
person asked him who 1t was that cut him,
and he answered that 1t was Jimmy White
that did 1t. I only noticed three persons at
the cogner at the time--Carter, White. and
another person whom / cannot identify. l
know nothing further.
ROBERT COMFORT
resides at No. AZ Esplanade street. On the
evening of the Esd | was standing at the cor
ner of Common and st. Charles streets watch
ing my cab, when heard some person say,
Look out, there Is going to be some shoot
ing" Immediately afterward / saw Carter,
deceased, coming over, hallooing murder. y
He had his hand on his side when he got
near me; / heard deceased say, Jimmy White
has killed me; he then asked the crowd to do
something for him; no person appeared to
pay any attention to his pleadngs; told him
to get into my cab and | would take him to
the hospital, which did.
1 JAMES A. DE BENIN.
reside at No. 107 Dumaine street; on We'd
nesday evening, May 90, about 9 80 o'clock, ]
was sitting in my cigar store, behind the
counter; 1 was conversing with Eugene Du-
J marked, "Look out, there Is going to be some
shooting" Mr. ,Dumestre moved to the side
door; remained as / was, and saw q stir
among some men as II they were moving out
of the way.
I saw Jimmy White approach Carter in q
STOPPING attitude, and saw him make several
motions as il fe was stabbing him. did not
see a knife, but | noticed he (Whitel had
something in his hand. There was no provo
cation on the part Of Carter to cause Jim
White to stab him.
After Carter was stabbed he placed his
site corner and hallooed "Murder; Jim White
has cut me; he has killed me-" Immediately
after the cutting White started out Common
street in the direction of Carondelet
short time afterwards Petitpain came
into the store and threw clasp-spring knife
behind the counter and said: "keep that;
don't give it to anybody, He then went out