The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-16
WELDON WILL DIFF.
Judge Boarman's Account Of the
Affair.
He Says that it is His Opinion that
Weldon Ia Insane. .t


led people to believe that it was pre-
concerted plot to manufacture another
bloody shirt effect for use at the North.
and up to late hour last night it was
difficult to make them believe that any
shooting had taken place In the hotel.
Some people even went further; as far
as to say that, il any shooting had taken
place, it must have been q family
affair, which accounted for the extreme
secrecy maintained about 1t.
Whilst the Republicans account OF
the affair was entirely different from
It's usual manner OF connecting every
thing In the brutal line with politics,
there were, nevertheless, several dis
patches
SENT FLYING
to the North, giving q horrible color to
the affair, and ascribing the attempt at
assassination to the plottings OF the
White League.
At least such was the understanding,
and it must have been we'll confirmed, for
last evening about 8 O'CLOCK a committee
Of gentlemen called on Gov. Nichols at
the rotunda of the st. Charles Hotel to
inform him OF what they believed to be
the facts and to ask him to take the
necessary steps to refute
THE ISLANDERS.
Governor Nichols, however, had, he
said, anticipated their wish, and tele.
graphed the facts to Messrs. Gibson and
ELLIS, our Representatives In Congress,
now in Washington. .-..-
One OF the reporters OF the DEMOCRAT,
CHANGING to meet
JUDGE ALEX. BoABMAN
few minutes later In the rotunda, en-
tered into conversation with him about
the matter.
don made the attempt to kill Mr..
Packard, ne Judge Boarman) was sit
ting near Mr. Packard, in the latter o
Office at the st. Louis Hotel, and en-
gagged with him in private converse
| fion. Weldon had been sitting on the
other side Of Mr.. Packard for about two
min utes and appeared
VERY F1DaETY.
"Was Mr., Weldon drunk ?" asked
HE was perfectly SOBER" answered
Judge Boarman.
After our reporter had expressed his
surprise at the fact that @ man should
have entered barricaded building,
containing possibly one or two hun
dred -
| ARMED MEN,
to kill Packard, when he had four op
portunities daily to do 80 whilst Paek
ard went from his home to his Office
and back, generally in cab anc
accompanied by only one person
the idea, besides, OF his making the At
tempt in o room where there were from
ten to fifteen people, not one OF whom
he knew, and, therefore, without the
least
! Further on in the conversation Judge
Boarman expressed, In decided terms
his belief that Weldon was insane-tha
is. q monomaniac, who must have hae
the
In his mind to kill Packard. The man
ner In which the affair began Is related
about as follows by Judge Boarman
Whilst he and Packard were sitting
conversing, Packard's head being
turned away from Weldon, Weldon
touched Packard on the shoulder, OF
said something to cause him to turn TO
ward him, Packard, in doing 80, saying
"wait o minute, i" or words to that effect
The next thing Judge Boarman say
was Weldon standing with pistol II
, his hand, leveled at and almost touch
| ing
A sharp noise followed, which, now
ever, was neither that OF the explosion
OF a cap nor the report OF pistols
much so that, Judge Boarman says
I he was inclined to believe that 1t wa
: some new tangled hre-arm on the prin
, ciple of an air-gun. He heard no other
! report from Weldon's pistol. Packar'
, kicked at Weldon and the melee en-
: sued. Weldon fell. Judge, BoarmaI
7 having asked Packard whether he wa
9 hnrt sthe latter replied, "Not much i;
i and Indicating that he was shot In th'
calf of the leg, said, 'I am going to N
!, room" The bullet, Judge Boarma
8 saws. simply grazed Mr.. Packard,s les
b Jndoe Boarman added that he did nc
!, see Weldon's wound, and when b
Q walked away Weldon was lying down Q
the floor OF the office, supposed TO
dead.
{, THE LAST INFORMATION
~ that could be obtained about Weldon
70 condition comes from an officer OF u
10 United States navy, who says tnat
70 was the opinion at Packard's hea'
70 quarters that
j. WELDON WILL DIE
ii from the effects OF internal injuries CO.
N senuent on the severe kicking al
s, stamping which he received from tho
d who were in the room after he had g
l. tempted to kill Packard.
G. wELDoN's PISTOL WOUND
y ia reDorted in various ways. One repo
90 saws that the ball struck above the Ii
Il nipple, and passing through the fiesi
~ nart of the breast entered the inside
v the arm aud came out On the other 81
a. at the elbow. This wound is not ga
or gerous.