The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23
THE SINCERE MURDER.


The Coroner and His Jury Of Inquest
Searching for the Murderer
Coroner Matk.y yesterday concluded tho in-
uunet In thA killing Of Leon Sincere. which Kill
iuE took pace "a tho morning n! the thirteenth
instant lit tho gambling saloon corner ~ Basin
and Fnylraa streets. Tho following Witnesses
we're examined:
AID DAVE HENNEasEy.
Having heard that man by tho name ~
Manuel Pr.pa was III possession OF tho pistol
that the accused Tony Matrango. had Killed
The deceased. con Sinpero. with. went TO the
| saloon whtIethe ehooting had taken place. and
II to me- aud on examining 1t | found one q
the ehamhera was empty, turned the pistol
over 70 Officer Meyera and aaked MIN TO seep
II In that condition until returned to tho proper
authorities.
OFFICER GOODWIN.
Was In company with officer Meyers at The cor
formofSsy d fireman that there wna aomnAnout-
Inc EeiN@ on at tue corner ~ Basin an1 10y,
drae Rt@ata on renohing that nafh,a hnaf"
paw ntIianr Rnevsa having Tnny MatranEn III
charge. / tsaei+ted III taking the prisoner W
prison.
OFFICER REEvES.
AT t2tao o'clock on the morning OF the thir-
teenth instant was standing ut tho National
Balroom, Heard piatol shot. | ran np ths
street aud entered tho moute- room OF tue
saloon at the corner OF BhsiD and Pnydrha
eiresta Saw the deceased lying between the
table aud the bench. / asked who did tho sboot
ing | heard n remark that it was 49, shame
TO lot the nun escape who did o shooting,
Several voices then sa!d;, III has gone, up
Bapiu stree.a | ran up Bastn street and tho
first man / saw was Tony MatranEo. who waa
ainndiug about forty or nifty yards from whore
= I p HI, ra"n da y p" Wa
that there had boon ~ previous difficulty NE
tween Matrango and the dac0naad ! Raw ~
ri4,al i'll thn hands af the accused whcn nr-
raated him.
afo rom lcoLoREnl.
A,ar, y, 49,, hnrra tl,a ahaotiny waa ett
Ann.l' W. hat'l nn1,l" 'ne s,"o,.na Mns h,s-
tn@ II, naain mn I,nrar,s a,,aata ,vhem ,an
1tnsnro ",tnaa III aml tnli Mill ,)alytn I'M, the
;!tn9,,s, nninst Tho I'm. ma t,ld Iuon If ii
NM Nh -, bria,y HI, a. In rtnrsv Mil thnn
w we"' away NV" leaving Loon h" tocoasSd /"
hnnan,i tiiiYaf coma If tho h,saps Of rho uumpl
81 "a in ,ash na ~ "a In ohira r, ps III" full
amount in cnsh O iynr gave Leon tn 40 % In
"sa NM .Hn4' -, 9 o1,n o W. in has
Iaon han Won, nva, To- In,,ia p Snin aaml ,nn
H. "a n,,aanI wa MINT nys ,,,inntna
ho ~ - nmm i'm
,oaa nnhy Mn a Inc e any ~ nn WYNN ,h IN III
Mhs ,nua ~ MN ums H. m ,.,l, ~, I'M
Mi, whar ' In nrnnn htd HMM WITH tSn mona
'in VIM H., ,ha fn,,. hiNa yanI mn w,l
NJ ~ I'M nlanaurt, ~ talliug vnu hat va,, swin
NINA na nm II Il rnnv then aaiI. WA VIII
| .fy, Fln IN Nyl
III, / MAJ, =. snr thnt "a, awinalna MI All nf
ha al 4 dollar go ''o 80 z" - - =
~ NM tharannon waItad from, behind the
o,,ntsr ana a,.,rl lam In the r.ca nnI Ie ~
| rotnrnaa tho htn,s Ernnv than s,annad bacL
, ,a oa l. IL ~ n,, wiz n,nsht Tnnv hy
tho fnnt mn, nava him n mil when caused hi m
W fal ~ Ma hasl, ,rbav ,vnra asnnrtea iaon
~ an araaana n.ario hia an,nlnvnrs honse
'N Tnnr tban went bahind hi. nnuntar and ue,-
,jn.y III ,,iat,ls nf,,tad tn fnliop I.on I'm
aabi nc tha .iaaWalk he mIasoI bia loot no
ana tnIi hnt o.t mn av,,in nnd rnntinu, Il on h,a
ma, n.r,Ias sha a. rnot Tnuv nntaroi n lo.'
coffee house after Leon, Int was Erahh d Nv
4 Ernest Oliver tho DOM MI sstrsary nf tha house.
who nut him out Tony was snrtnuhded ny y
crowd, some one 81 whom fonk the p,Stal AWAY
A from MIN. oon.a hnl see ior ihe nrnWh Nhf
\ TOOK the pistol Tony men e,urn1h 70 hla own
4 house and gave orders fo close, W.. All lhA
| donis We're Then aosef. except ~ ono facing
\ SAloa,a. on Iayaras street Tony men Went
behind the bar ana put 90 h,s nal hnn hAt.
,h n,er ra u IN ,ha oo
talking to Ieon.
saw Matrango standing on his own door
step. | left Oliver and W, MT into the monte
| room of Saloss house. Atter remaining three
| quarters of an hour the game WAS closed, and
| Leon began 10 shut no tho house. Leon was In
the aet OF placing lhe bolt In the FuYdras street
door " hen | noticed a baud, continuing a pis-
tol. pointing through the do II. The ietol was
| discharged. After firing tho shot tho party
with the pistol advanced on Leon. / recogniz d
him ns Tony Matrango. Tony was endenvor-
Tag ID cock the pistol again. when h. was pre-
| vented by Manuel PrieEa. who took II from him
After the shot was fred Leon ieil on hts
4 HOE Manuel Ifegt Wrencneu thA plhloi ,tnnl