The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-13
SUNDAY SHOOTING


= NAN nECEIvEs TnnxE .nAL1s, ANs
DROPS DEAD A. MS sLAY.
En's FEET.
- nivaIry metween uarixeepevs the cans,
Of the Tragedy In the sixth
Dissrlct.
At noon Sunday. at iFhilogene Bslsons COTE,
saloon located At the corner Of TehoupIfoula
md Bordeaux streets. popularity known 10 Oh,
White House." q difleulty had its origin be-
stween Belson and John Kophl, which resulted
N Belson being shot three times. and instantly
KILLED. BIZ z,phi.
Belson. after the third bali penetrated hie
bodv. ran after zophi who was retseatins and
npon reaching him fell dead at his feet
The accused repaired Immediately 10 the
t1evenfh Precinct Station and surrendered TO
sergeant Gribert who incarerated him.
The cause OF this tragedy was jealousy. both
men being ibarkeepers and running bar rooms
Al orr ositon to each other, their places oT bust
ness being only one square apart. Balsons
place Of business was ct the corner Of Tehoup-
ftonlas and Bordeaux streets. and zophis at the
corner Of TchoupItouias andNslence streets.
For while Belson had thiaes NIL HIS own
90 sea sssi9e table, RIsra table
his place to enjoy themselves AZ zophi had no
susch arrangements attacked 10 HE bar,
pruvemenfs TO his bar. and won over n pllmbar
Of Belsqns customers and among those cfls.
tcmers hs won over were number who were In
d and Arthur achs searsa 10 o E, ps
esasiEi Mr. .r aop s2 e Join ~ sss as b
4rln nK: Ate. After the liquor had been imbIbsd
Delson wentfsack Into one q the rogms where
SuGnizlDg some Of them as his old orston,ers
Apa a ps ,rls who were stIll e hs isst ssid
play Cards. s an ns sf1 s spsa Ge s eyer
1lsiurbance about the matter that the card
evsT THEIR GAMES.
Me then went to another room. which IA krswp
- 49, lhe private poker room. and attempted 10
,s - he hs was attsss ptins 70 forge an entrance
% sss pfssssc sS .s W s = And
ssest Had ogq,mences blowing biz WI whistle s sor
6er-rQom aud exclaimed. You On , uu,nh s me
.s sss WE lii s Sis.S wh s%; eng #ss.aS
zophi ran Into the bar-room to arm himself. and
- ~ wv AZ III .,, tcd one shot at him. which
: 4 I9e ne FUSED, as soon as he got possession OF
ls Cote revolver. advanced on his aasaiant.
shot atlhim. but the bullet sped wide Of its
M A q ts. stage csthe light both men we're on
oph mmedatsr leyeed n tbe eh n.t oY ae
and nrsd the ball entering the Geshy porii o
sfs s.so ss . sSSss As ss T.
liessr ana The bali entered The ab b "eq sese
spon as eli nan ami d rs M d9 ~ cooked h
A9 Ednh itp hd RIB. and e. he aid not fall '0u
Ill M pIstoi tnrsed MA ne ,a nad 60 more shots
- sfds ana stoppe1 ibis victim walked np 70 him
sos we're asse n ays sad When he
z2u1d e have two chambers empty. while
month az Re red Sne II the sa
4; yh 81 reporter visited the accused In his cell
1S veeaineu the Following statement from him,
zorHI's STATEMENT.
se eesnse 4e a sot a a U sns
md the ball struck mo 10 the foreflnger." o mrs."
cheI O ca%a q gss' @r ssr peton and
rkirk. Belson allowed be wanted 10 20 lay 10 Ia
slIIiarR.room to see some Of those SIS OF
ns Ia And his frionds a bras who were gam
Zames They then tried to force an entrance !
s ~ nssie private room-a back room.
1872 stnem not 70 90 In there, and they showed
repaired to the street and blew a police
bascs ~; s 81 S oa 1o hs rHp out
Nhtstle." and at the same time ia Srav nv !
fc sEs baAr A. soon !, az y, say biz revolver
nile was In the room he fired one shot NJ 7
Z men went on the banouette and he flree at
= c sif mad right to defend myself. This
"a altar se s saS n Fsd ,Yo saots 4 him
ran because thought Ind no ""I more shaa
~ nv revolver. i never wanted To faka TIM, | /;
x Sscnt could not give. but my life was on a :
ARTHUR =. MIrcHELLs STATEMENT. ?
4 went with the deceased to zophi's bar rom I
took drink with him lzophi) and his vile
|e9 several other persons. The deceased went
g ne nack E9on 70 ace some meI.i Eno owed o
~ n W. az .oia tnnsse VINO were playing y
orsA the. !. : I.,n I 10 owe aim money and q
ks dscss sed R'ss went into one 0, the pr
y. room cons knocked n. and asked for admittance. Y
q svnl who vas Ia Ehe private roorn, came 9
Xsnt R or the ,b bsnuuet1te and blew police
~! ss 81 smn J., Of b-h, you are blowing =
4 10 hiring then commenced, and several shots
1red. Zopht then retreafed to the back OF Z,
&40a9 Toddie Mitchell seized hold OF him, 4
took the pistol away from him. This Is /,
SSePsSi :, eorrob0rates the statement made
- Marley and his iuryof Inquest, held. an 4
eopey. and the following Is thedoctor's GER !,
New. ORLEANS, January IL. 1879.
"A the provence OF the coroner ana his Jury a
4 INQUEST held an autopsy on the body OF v
4l1o94ne Bels0n. white. aged thirty -eIght II
Zo1snae and Tchoupltoulas streets. and found =
&o Suns9ot younds one Of the abdomen.
sn ths bali ranged from 0' risSt to left s
Nd obliQuely downwards, pacing through the
xeat omentum and making its exit in the
lpper portion OF the lumbar region. One of
"a thorax. situated in the intercostal space be-
zen ne third and fourth ribs. about Ave y
|00ged from right to left and SLIGHTLY 6ovvn- | d
rnfde passing through 10th lungs and 1o6Sinc .,