The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-04

the knife. / stood there and saw them cutting
him. Felix got him ont.
heard Patton say, "Oh Lord, Jimmie. He
kept hawking and splitting. At this time there
were present about six men; one OF the men ran
out OF the grocery and knocked against me. He
jumped the fence and ran toward the coal boats.
/ would know the man who did the stabbing IL I
| saw him again. have not seen him since. The
man that did the cutting was about the size of
Sergeant Pujol and dirty like q coal man. His
meustaohe was heavy one and black
1t was not Jimmy McOoy that cut Patton snd
can solemnly swear before my God that never
made any remark that might lead people to sup
pose That 1t WAS Jimmy. | could not see how the
man was dressed that cut Patton. only saw
his head and shoulders.
W. l.. THOMPSON.
was present on Sunday morning, December
y in the store OF Mrs. Mccoy. While there q
man named Foster made his appearance
shortly shortly thereafter Detective Pecora, Sergeant
PuJol and Detective McDonogh made their ap-
pearsnce. Foster remarked that he would not
fight any more, that he could make living
elsewhere. He paid Mrs. Mccoy 81 40. He alsss
stated in the presence OF all parties that he in
tended to leave and go away.
One OF the detectives requested Mr. jMet)oy. Sr..
to keep him, fer fear that some Of the colored
laborers would mob him.
MIR. MoGoy reiterated his remarks to Ser
geant Pujol, Detectives Pecora and McDonogh,
that this man Foster was the man that was
fighting with the deceased, Carroll Patton,
One OF the detectives requested Mr.. Mccoy, Hr.
TO Keep this man In his house, for fear that he
might be mobbed by the negroes. I stated TO
Mr.. Mccoy, as counsel, that he had no reason to
Keep murderers aud feloDs in his house.
me four accused having been brought from
the Parish Prison, the witnesses were recalled.
The first ir two prisoners shown to the witnesses
were Thos. Sullivan very large, portly man.
and Jimmie Mccoy, of q sligther build.
FELIX WILLIAMS,
the witness, being shown Sullivan and Mccoy.
he identified Mccoy as the party who struck the
deceased with stick, and then identified Thos,
Sullivan as the man who had done the killing.
but said that he had been told that his name
was Merrick.
identified James Mccoy as the party who had
struck the deceased with stick, but emphaticslly
denied saying that Sullivan was the man who had
done the stabbing, but said that the man who
paid Mrs. Mccoy bill on Sunday morning, the
"a instant, 10 the man who committed the MUIR
der. This man s said TO be Chas. Foster, over
whose head Patton broke the scales, and who ia
a. large. He was locked mp few hours after the
difficulty, but there appearing to be no evidence
against him he was subsequently released by the
police.
FELIX WILLIAMS
was then shown VIM. Merriok and MiohaeI Allen.
lie said: Identify Merrick as the party who held
the deceased while the other man Sullivan
stabbed him. Allen / did not see at sIl.
EMMA BELL
could not identify Merrick and Allen az having
been even present in the room at the time OF the
THE VERDICT.
After hearing the above testimony the Jury re-
turned the following verdict:
After viewing the body OF said Carroll Patton,
and on an autopsy being held by DIR. Schuma-
cher City Physician, We find that his death was
caused from the effects OF penetrating wound
inflicted by some sharp-cutting instrument; raid
instrument entering his right side between the
third and fourth ribs, about two inches below the
sxilla, passing inwards, downwsrds and from be-
hind forwards through the superior lobe Of the
right lung, and then penetrating into the dia-
phragm, causing internal hemorage and death.
This is the only wound that caused bis death.
From the evidence before us we find that there
was four men present at the time OF the cutting,
namely: VIM. Merriok, Thos. Sullivan, James
MoOoy and one Foster, now at large, but we are
unable, after due and dgent inquiry, to deter
mine which OF the four parties inflicted the
wound that caused Pstton's death.