The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-04
THE COAL wHEELER's DEATH.
The COrOners Jury Investigating THE
Murder.


Murder.
Last evening Coroner Roche concluded the
inquest in the killing of the negro. Carroll Pat
iton. in McCoy's grocery, McDonoghville, on
Saturday night last.
The first witness placed upon the stand was
Mrs. John Mccoy. At hslf-past o'clock on the
evening OF December l, Carroll Patton came into
our grocery store and asked me for drink. which
gave him. He then asked to see Mr.. Mccoy
but l answered that Mr.. Mccoy was
sick. white man then came into the grocery
to pay bill, when he was roughly pushed away
and shamefuly abused by Carroll Patton. The
deceased also called him q white 8 OF abb,
/ knew that Patton was rough and dangerous
man, and coaxed him to go home and told him
to come back Monday morning, and he could see
Mr.. Mccoy.
He left, and l sent the party whom he had
struck away. | do not know his name Both
were under the influence of liquor. At that time
there we're about fifty or sixty lsborers in and
about the house, being paid off. After the men
had received their wages all left save ten or
twelve who remained. My husband was setting
in the hall with those that remained. At about
hslfpast o'clock Carroll Patton returned to our
grocery still under the influence of liquor, and
was very boisterous and insulting, and he
asked to see Mr.. Mccoy. Mr.. Mccoy
tola him that he was sick, and would not see him
until Monday morning. Patton then replied that
he was damned liar; that he could see him, and
that he would make him see him. To this my
man named Foster sitting on q barrel waiting
for q glass of beer. He said he was in
hurry as he wished to go home.
Foster was 3 little under the influence of
liquor, but was quiet. Patton, the deceased
asked Foster to treat him; Foster replied that he
had no money. Patton then turned around and
said that he would make Algiers too small to hold
the white laboring SIS of BIS who were rolling
coal for So day. He then threw himself over a
waiter OF tnmblsrs that were on the counter, and
while gttemDtinp tn Drab tVn threa
knocked all OF them over on the floor: he then
staggered over Foster He then cursed two negro
men who came into the grocery, named Tom
Bowman and Miten, as they worked with the
white men, and Patton said he would chaw them
up.
My husband, Mr.. Mccoy, demonstrated with
the deceased and got him out doors. There was
colored man named Felix Williams passing at
the time, and my husband asked him to take
Patton home. The deceased broke loose from
Williams and came back into the grocery and
used an approbrious epithet to Foster. He then
rushed to the counter, grabbed 8 pair of scales
and broke them over Fosters head. / then ran
to the rear OF the store screaming murder and
and watch" My son, James Mccoy, ran down
stairs in his stocking feet My son found Patton
stamping Foster; q number OF men then rushed
up. This frightened me- and l left. Sergeant
Pujol came to my store at 2 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing and took VIM. Merrick and Thos. Sullivan.
gave the officer the cheese knife which we used
in the store.
FELIX WILLIAMS.
Ihad just returned from church; was singing
in my room; heard there was fuss at the grocery
put on my shoes and was going in the direction
OF the grocery. Met Carroll Patton and Mr. Nc
Coy. Patton was going into the grocery, and l
tried to prevent him. As he was going into the
grocery he said "God d-n it, am drinking my
own blood"
caught hold Of him to prevent him from rails
ing fuss. He tripped me up By this time he
was on top OF his man. 1t was white man.
Then came in party of white men. One of
them commenced cutting Patton with q
knife One man was holding Patton in
front while tbs other was cutting at
him behind. The whole grocery was on
him. women and all, pushing and knocking at
him with sticks. Jimmie had stick. He came
down from upstairs. He had long stick
and was knocking him, too. When speaking of
Jimmy; / mean James Mccoy; know none OF
the other parties names. While they were beat
Patton and snstched him out, saying to him,
come out of there, they will kill you. He walked
out Of there himself saw large man stab him
with q long knife. 1 could identify the man if l
saw him. | saw the man since; had good
look at him that night at the station. Jimmy
Mccoy did not stab Patton.
The man who stabbed Patton was big, portly
man; he had on kind OF jeans pants, heavy
wooden dove colored coat, a kind of new hat,
felt; it WAS dark brownish looking. The man
who held Patton in front had on a cap.
EMMA BELL
testified in substance, as follows.
went to the grocery, and saw Mr.. Mccoy try
ing to get Patton out. Patton said, "God d-n
it, Felix, am drinking my own blood" Patton
was then struck by heavy set white man wear
ing fur cap. The white man grappIed with
him, and then Mr.. Jennie Mccoy struck him
with . stick. A man with . black moustache
then had big butcher knife, and stuck Carroll
in his side, his right side, under the arm. This
same man then struck him over the head with