The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-04

revolver IN his hand. Townsend then started
Townsend fell and rolled over. but got up and
Then Sell Howell came in. and as he crossed
the door a shot was fired and he fell TO the
| f9or. Wtmberley borrowed pistol from me.
Here Witness was shown a Smith Wesson re-
| volver. No. - 904, which he says Ia similar to
the one he loaned Wimberley about month
| before they left Coffeevilel bought the pis-
tol about ten ort welye months ago. Mr.. VIM
| berley has never returned my pistol. | pur.
chased The pistol from L. L. Branum 4 Co. of
Their successors name IL J. r. Kelly / do not
know tho man who tapped Wimberley on the
shoulder Wimb.erley told ne on Monday tha ,
trip down to the city
D. r. TOWNSEND.
On Tuesday evening last. the twenty fth
ultimo. .Capt. A., +. Wtmberley James T..
Enson, Sam Lichtenstedr and myself were
walking along Common street. about dark We
saw q hack driver, and Wimberley asked him
what be would take the party out for part Of
the night. He seid $40 for as long time as we
wanted him.
Two men walked UP to wImbsrley; one Of
them was Ed Howell 10y the other don't know,
the man who insulied you on the train" and
both Howell and the other man drew pisto' & aud
commenced firing at Wimberey. At the flrst
shot Wimberley foil in the street In front OF the
carriage horses.
retrested into the shoe shop: then there
were several shots fired while was In there
When the firing ceased outside Ed. Howell
stepped into the ehoe shop whore was and
fred ut me. | fell face downward. As soon az
could get up | ran out and across Common
street. when was arrested and taken TO the
uoice station
There were other shots fred after the ono
fired ut me; how many | cant say There we're
other parties in the store; one of them was
young Eason. Did not sec Eason after the first
shot until saw bin IN the shoe chop. DON'T
Know u Wimberiey had pistol in his hand or
not when he fell.
Witness was here shown Smith & Weeeon re-
v2yeF shown no. by Ts Ms WG 9eks Ike the
Vile. Miss. before be- came TO the CITY CANT
say who fired the first shot. Ed. Howell or the
other man. left the city on the twenty eighth
ultimo for home. and was teleRrapbed for py
Aid McDonogh
OFFICER !. }. MEsTEE.
/ am patrolmnn on the Crescent City Police
force. t0n the evening of the twenty-f1fth OF
February, at about quarter to O'Clock | was
walk ing down st. Charles street between Canal
ana Common streets. with my partner. / heard
hshot Tired. and. Immediately after, four shots
IN succession. ! turned and ran towards Com
mon street. and on turning the corner | met
man man., dressed s ln black, and bareheaded ! ar
tlcer Caster. / then heard two more shots fred
from across Common street. | saw Bell Howell
s,taRger into the door of Refs shoe store shop.
linen perceived man standing In the door
% heis shoe store. who fired one shot in the
air.
| then jumped across the gutter and ran to-
wards the man who fred the shot and made
him prisoner did not know who the man
Howell. He handed me two pistols which Mt
once turned over to Aid McDonogh who said !:
i will take this prisoner" turned the pris-
oner over to him. Before the last shot was fired
saw man run into Wittum's saloon holding
bis hand across his stomach. / then tried To
get into WIT dm's to arrest the man I saw run
In. but etuld not get In as they had closed the
door. l ieft W lttum's door and went in Reis
ehoe store and saw the dead body of He'll
Howell lying there and helped 10 curry 1t to the
station.
The inquest was continued until Wednesday
ut l2m.