The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-25

had my gun he would not have run
from me. He told me after he was
shot that he knew did not wish TO
kill him, and that it was his fault.
done all could for him after shooting
him. Told him regretted it very
much, but that he had forced me to
shoot hun. This took place about
three quarters Of 4 mile east of the
river, in the Downs plantation. ON
same day he ran of from Jail.
Z. r. RICHARDSON.
January 81, 1873.
coRoNER's INQUEST.
Downs PLANTATION, !.
Three miles below Monroe,
January Fl, 1873.
At an inquest held this day upon the
oody of Bob Brantly, there lying dead,
and a legal number of jurors being duly
sworn, the following testimony was
elected.
j. E. Vinson, being duly sworn, de-
poses as follows:
81 went with DIR. Richardson in pur-
suit of the deceased. I never came up
with the deceased. lett DR.. Richard
son at the thicket about % or 30 min
utes before the shooting took place.
JOHN E.VINsoN."
f. o. Parker, being sworn, deposes
as follows: +
81 was ut home about the time the
shooting took place. Mr.. Tatum came
to my house and called me~out, and
told me DR.. Richardson had shot Bob
Brantly back of the field and wanted
to get my spring wagon to bring him
out. We then went down there and
found Brantly lying there on his back.
DR.. Richardson was also there standing
by. We then put him in the wagon
and brought him to this house (Jack
Johnson's). I asked him if he was in
much pain he said awful. We asked
him if he could get up; he said we
would have to help him up. When
we got him up he could not stand, and
complained OF one of his legs.
E. O. PARKER"
A. J. Tatum, being duly sworn, de-
poses rs follows:
81 was standing northeast from the
direction of shooting in the lane, about
400 yards from the place of shooting.
[ was put at that place TO watch for the
deceased. DIR. Richardson yelled for
me two or three times. then got on
my horse and went to him. When l
came to DIR. Richardson we then rode
together up the lane to where the de-
C0d3cu was ly1lSs oelOEc L SttIlCu ~
Mr.. Parker's for the wagon the de-
when DR.. Richardson told him, he
would not have been shot. Then 1
came on up after the wagon. I took
one OF my horses and hitched to the
wagon, and went and brought him to
Jack JohnsOn's house.
A. J. TATUM."
Jack johnson, being duly sworn,
deposes. as follows:
81 was at home yesterday evening
when the deceased was brought to my
house. The deceased asked me would
L attend to him; told him yes. 1
was close by him up to the time he
died. He did not say anything rs to
why he was shot, or that the party
shooting or himself was to blame.
his
JACK X JOHNSON"
mark
John Coleman, being duly sworn,
deposes us follows:
81 am the man that found the ball.
When he was turned over on his side
Il little blood run out, and the ball
came out and picked it up. That
was before he died. He asked me to
let him see the ball to lay it down on
the floor so he could see it.
his
JOHN X COLEMAN"
mark
MONROE, OUACHITA PARISH, La,
January 2lst, 1873.
This is to certify that 1 was this day
summoned by the coroner, l.. w.
Surghnor, to conduct a post mortem
examination on the body of a negro
man, ON the old Downs plantation,
about three miles below Monroe on the
river. found the deceased to be one
Bob Brantly, aged about As, color
black, and would weigh about $50
pounds.
Having seen him the evening be-
fore, in company with DIR. Il. Y. Ably,
and examined his wound, and now
finding him dead, examined fully into
the cause of his death, would state that
it was caused by a gunshot wound, the
ball entering the sacrun and coming
out at the left groin, wounding perhaps
the DO wells, blood vessels and nerves in
its passage through the body. This
given on the day and date above writ
ten. S. G. MURPHY, NJ. d.
We, the undersigned jurors of in
quest, summon and sworn do hereby
render this our verdict, in the case OF