The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-25
A MANAGES DEATH.
The Result Of the Coroner's investigation
And the Verdict Of the Jury.

The Result Of the Coroner's investigation
and the Verdict Of the Jury.
Coroner Roche ast evening concluded the in
quest In the killing OF Louis aastauer, aliss Crazy
Joe, and the following lie The testimony;
Mr.. O. j. Berry testified in substance az fol-
lows.
When ! got Ii front Of the house no firemen
had yet arrived; there we're two policemen trying
10 keep the crowd back. In the door of the house
stood the man whom / afterward eaw on the
bAnquette apparently dead. While standing in
the door he said "Do not come In, the fire is out"
These remarks were addressed TO the police.
went In the house; he was very much excited,
and he said 10 me The FIRE is out do not want
anybody IN here"
Tho crowd pushed BY the policemen at The door,
among whom were some fremen. This appar.
emily sxcisd him more than before, and he ran
Into the back room.
In IN instant he appeared at the door with q
eword in his hand. several times the alarm was
given: "Look out. he ie going to Shoot
i spoke to AL MO Stephens, and said there was
going to be trouble there, and asked him TO go
and take driuk.
After the hriug q man was brought out and
laid ON the bang aette, Some made the remark
he was dead; his clothes were smoking.
Question: Have you any knowledge OF who
fred the fatal shot at tie deceased
Answer.--No,
This (sword shown to wtuess) weapon or
sword locks similar to the one the deceased had
Ofiicer r. Citation Davis.-I am a police officer
ID the Sixth Precinct, On Saturday night Octo
ber 20th, about O'clock l WAS on my beat and
on my way down Oarondelet to First street. A.
the corner of Third and Carondelet streets met
young man who informed me that there was
then fastened to the scene. On arriving At
Crazy Joe's residence found his premises were
closed. I knocked 1T the front door. and in re-
me.<1s ha cd thn frn,f
asked me what wanted. asked HIM II there
was 4 fire In his house. He replied that coal oil
lamp had exploded. / then asked him to open
the door, 90 that could come in and assist him
fused me Admittsnoe, and said that he would kill
me IL tried to enter his premises and dared any
ono to enter his house.
BY this time the Babcock had arrived.
Being satisfied from the appearance of smoke
that came through the front window up star RS
that the fire was not out turned in an alarm
nom box a. at the same time calling for assist
nnce with my whistle. On my return to the
scene met Officers Donovan. Flanagan, Moore
and Cosgrove at the corner of Third and Caron-
delet street. In q body we proceeded to the
house, and still seeing evidences Of fire in the
emoke which still issued from the windows we
made another demand for admission.
Crazy Joe again appeared upon the gallery and
hold us that he would kill the irst man who en-
tered.
Before we could effect an entrance several
other officers and large portion OF the fire de-
pArtment arrived. and ii became necessary to ss-
cure an entrance at all hazards.
Such being the case, Officer Donovan and my
SELF entered the front window on Third street
and opened the front door.
BY this time the fremen had succeeded in fore
ing open another door,
N Officer Donovan, myself and others then pro-
seeded to 20 np stairs. and when about midway
re saw Crazy Joe at the head Of the stairs armed
with revolver and y sword.
Crazy Joe told Us that if we came up stairs he
would kill the first one. Officers Donovan, Fan
nagan, Cosgrove and myself retreated from the
staircase and went back to the rear portion of
the premises. There we met Corporal O'Neil.
and BY the back way We proceeded up stairs. We
there found the doors bsrricaded, preventing
further ingress. We forced them open, and were
met by Crazy Joe, still armed, as before de-
noribed, and again he de6ed us. At this stage
Sergeant Hamilton appeared and ordered US,
undor no circumstances, to Shoot him (Crazy
3oo).
61rReant Hamilton then retired; Crazy Joe
y = made rush at Donovan, Flanagan and l,
%SN W. III return tried to secure him. Ohcer
n0Yau then received . wound from the sword
r. hand; he then went down stairs, but sub
Sntly reaurned; Flsnnigan and we're thus
- 1SIraalves on the back gsllery; joe then
= 5 nd onslaught, firing two shots delib-
and then struck Officer Flanagan
with the sabre. The two shots 70
d |4 fhe fret Il cd an the preu1iGES.