The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-03
THE CONDOR MURDER.
Investigation by Coroner Markey
and His Jury Of Inquest.
y. The Verdict.

%@s.a.M
Coroner Marley yesterday concluaed me
Inquest in the killing Of John 4. Condor, and
the following ls Inc testlnlony
EDWARD RYAN,
being ,dniy asu Waal Il Il ,an rnsiaa nj M III
i adwara communicating Of tbs
a seaend ipsr staGef - 80 =
On the morning % % va e'nnc y want 10
twssa 1 house. Rspt by Mike Larkn 1t
o eord and ,g there III o5
the purpose o. aares, ,aY MAJ, nnar savadnr
f1 rsnnaned abentSe coffee house about twenty
i've nlmutes. ~ , VIZ sa,tv sn IN ths har
n.ss 4 n,nnu whom reaopn ized John III Com
don, who was walking up and down tho floor.
James Donovan, Dan and John sullivan. klch-
ard earn, John Kyan. FRANK Foley ano Henry
thers might BE- d disturbance In the bar.
nae Wh 6er sgna
DO 90 to be there In case Of an emergency;
know nothing about tho shooting. ! went 20
and had d conversation with Condor. He, re-.
queatad me tn release James Welsh who had
been arrested for the Z, sho st aa he Welsh
not present when II occurred. then asked him AZ !,
Il no thought Foley vas he man. He replied
Guilty they previously had In the engine house.
~ further stated that Foley was s e. eloss
Between a AHA e es sunday er pHf
which was brought there by Of1icer salvador.
henrd chat tho driver Of the cab which conveyed
Condor to the hospital had found bullet in hie
cab. which he. gave TO, officer Putnam, About
Ave minutes after O'clock sunday night. pnt.
nam gaye m The bullet tried W. bnle sh wtth
exactly lifted witness lqeInlilea tue nnlie e
sIasm n with ssss 'er ssysspf from
ioreel anq =. - E.nh Dr rs,s
peaf II On aas Ia OF a m a hent
pelord to re h sIrega me was On 'ae pea1
cusrAvus SALVADOR.
being duly sworn. deposes ana says: NY name
eE n sh o. - nn pgr
ei 81 The uisht Of tho seventh Of June. between
Annunniatian ana beIord streets. There Vas d
large crowd 81 men ID the saloon kept ~ Mike
ap q The rans sosne na ss5R sa sa na
thasn ma ne haal, iiatu thers and when
nftannted to make an arrest was prevented
~ snrass one CLOSING the door Ia nv face, Ser.
eeant Ryan eane with me- 10 tho cofToe.hense
for tie purpose of identifying the party whom
1 wished p arrest. I WINS unable to identity
h unn an nr1 Iya me me- to remain In the
neiahborhood, TO be on hand In case there
you'd b .s snths Eva bsf ser end Th hs
aid not report. / went to the adjoining beat
and raped for the officer tMaroharensl, on
formed Hin ~ Of The crowd that was assembled
In the coffee house on Dalord and Annnnolation
Siain rba ,,n and Wanted assistancs. liz sad
l,e would come soon as he could find Officer
Gibson. / returned 70 my bent: Shortly after
waa alanaino Va we're there abont y yen MIN
sItss when I'LL flnht Occurred on tue banuuette
hetween two or three parties, who were. sur
n ~ th Y pares IL the crowd cried OUT
boys and l lst " have it, did not know any
o1e ra ~ 5an Gaoh John a. Condor, Dan Sullivan
James gondon IN a4en a ~ ~ arrea hR
u Was ,oa IA naar n a aai 40
he kneW them l he would a make a afildaylts
agalnst them ~ f.. ~ t,ns nnticsd nnngnn
n,n IL ong be or dTecon Of his house, He re-
turned asd shortly ri aiterwara il com VIII
sra ehers 20 passed aoRn pelqra street eel.
lille before ! O'clock Il NE morning norm When
they reached the centre q we plook on neiora
street between nara niato a mot Acann.
down town sue. nearn pisaul sn9t, hg ~ ~
direoton 10 when M sh hva W. d. hsva ~ aa
Gibson saia q M f abs o9ys took te ead md
ran down anean OF US, pih9ed Mafonarens ano
nyse foowlnS cips s5a cratvd Two a. three y
them ran across the street, and me DINERS n IaI
down Delord. toward Constahce street =, W WI
we arrived on me sp9. n VIZ Milnl
alone. with plstoi 10 nls hnnu. o.h V uaoson
caught Cond9n 1y the arm spying wy fo4 are ~ ~,
prisonert oonaoh , saar ra,snu the nistal an
Ger Gibson struck him On tne arm. knocking
the pistol toward the pananeg!ne Wneh the sno
went OIL; Condon crleu OUT Ia ls .na.. In q.
mediately we Erappeu ,gIonuon Wnel,sup spi ny
threw his pistol IN me alleyWay. near py lheEe
was then q shot nreu aI w IRON TON Aoross s w
the same direction. then tWq or three shots
were fired ut us from Delord, 10 tne q
rectlon or : Constance i1 street omcer GlosoI
for Condon.'m. Gibson raised his pistol ane
fred in the direction OF ooh Mhar ~ me par
twelve shots fired altogether. me only shots
u saw fired was the one from Gondon,s pistol
and one from Gibson's. who mad nGed Ia the 81.
rection OF Constance street.. O1ncer Glbson
cOntin ued down after the parties VINO had Tired