The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-26
MURDERED MURPHY.
Coroner Roche Searching for His slayer
Verdict of the Jury.

Coroner Roche Searching for His SLAYER
Verdict of the Jury.
Coroner Roche last evening concluded The In.
quest on the killing Of James Murphy by George
Kountz, on the night OF the 21st inst, at the cor.
iner OF Dryades and Eighth streets.
The first witness placed on the stand WAS r.
Cook, who said:
I reside at 700 Dryades street. On sstur.
day evening, about five minutes after II
o'clock, was sitting on the steps Of the house
occupied by the accused talking to young girl,
when the accused came out of the house and
ordered Mr.. Murphy off Of the gallery of the
house next door, which was unoccnpied. and told
him to get away from there, that he did not want
him around there.
The way that Kountz spoke to the deceased I
thought he was foolng. Mr.. Murphy made an
answer but did not move off the gallery, and
then Kounlz walked into his house and returned
and again said, thought II told you to move off
of my gallery" and then Murphy got up and said.
you want me to get off Of your gallery, but you
can't put me
OFF OF THE BANoUETTE,"
and Kountz said: 81 have got 1t in for you, any
how" and kicked Murphy under the chin.
With that Murphy grabbed him by the leg and
tried to pull him # the gallery, but did not sue
coed
Murphy then made lick at Kountz. but miss
ed him, ard by the force of the lick he staggered
in on the gallery. The two men then clnched
and had q scuffle behind some lattice work.
which did not see but heard; with that young
girl named Johannah called her mother, saying
Mr. Murphy and George are fighting out here. =
Murphy then ran off of the gallery on to the
bridge saying II am cut am cut bad!" ran
to Murphy and told him 10 come to the apothe-
cary. Mr.. O'Shaughnessy then came behind me
and told him to take charge of Murphy while I
ran to the apothecary.
Murphy started with us to the apothecary, but
after walking short distance said
CAN'T GO ANY FURTHER,
and laid him in the grass, and getting assistance
we carried him to the drug store.
The officers arrested George Kountz and
brought him to the drug store, where Murphy
was lying, and the officers asked Murphy if this
was the man who cut him. meaning George
kountz, whom he had q prisoner, and he replied
yes; that is the man who cut me, George Kountz
and Kountz said, are you sure of it, Murphy
eald yes; Kountz said, be sure Of it. The officer
then took Kountz to the station.
there was no person within reach Of Muir ply
and Kountz while they were scuffling.
Michael O'Shanghnesy corroborated the state
ment made by e. J. Cook
VIVIAN Fletcher testified in substance that
while he was sitting on his steps he noticed
man running on the opposite eide Oh the street,
and he ran into vacant lot, where the weeds are
very high; short time after car driver came
along, blowing his whistle; asked him what
was the matter, and he told me that there was
A MAN KILLED.
After the car driver left this man who was
among the weeds raised up and ran towards st.
Denis street. When he reached the corner he
stopped and peeped around. His general actions
were that of man who had committed him
SELF and remarked the same to two women
whom was sitting with.
The party was Of medium size, and think he
had on brown coat and hat.
Paul Bernard testified that about half-rast II