The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-27
THE MARDI GRAS TRAGEDY.
FURTHER PARTICULARS or THE
SHOOTING AFFRAY.
The Condition of the wounded Men.

The Condition OF tho wounded wen.
Now that day has elapsed since the terrible
tragedy was enacted ut the corner of st. Charles
and Common streets on Mardi Gras evening.
and although the interest and excitement has
somewhat abeted. the deed carrying with II all
its horror is still fresh In the public mind
Yesterday morning the City Physician In
company with the coroner and bis jury oil "
quest. repaired to Mr.. Johnsons undertaken
shop and held an autopsy on the body of Sell
Howell. The physician found that the ball y q
entered the right shoulder ut the head 81 the
humerua. glancing upward. .fracturing tho fret
rib, passing through the lungs and lodging In
the dorsal vertebrm, and causing instant death.
After the autopey the body OF Howell was turned
over to his friends.
Ed. Howell. who stands charged with shoot.
ing and wounding Mr.. A. Il. Wimberley. was
arraigned before Judge Shsehen, and remanded
to the Parish Prison without the benefit OF bail
to await DOCTORS certificate.
There being no charge against Mr.. b. r.
Townsend and II being established that he was
unarmed at the time of the difficulty. he was
discharged from custody.
Mr.. Wimberlev was visited last evening nj the
Charity Hospital but az tho physicians wished
him kept perfectly quiet. It WINS impossible TO
sec him. The surgeons Of the hospital stated
that he rested easy Tuesday night. and was do
Ing az we'll ss could be expected and II he was
kept quiet that his chances would be improved
for recovering. Mr. Wimberley was shot at
such close quarters that bis face was severely
burned by powder.
DR.. Fred King. OF Georgia. who was alightly
wounded In the foot. was taken to the hospital.
where tho ball was exit acted. and afterwards
he was removed TO his residence, No t2i Chron-
deiet street. The Doctors wound Ia very slight.
and he will be on the street IN . day orso;
The report at fret that Mr.. wimberle, g PTS
tol was taken from him seems 70 have III zen UNI
founded, ne parties saw him throw u In the
corner among some pager NJ the clothing store
corner OF Common and st. Charles streets. In
Id. Howell still declined to make statement
In regard TO the shooting when seen yesterday
morning In the court. He seemed very much
depressed over the untimely end of his brother.
In conversation with some OF his friends ne
named several parties who were present on me
Guilty. II Ia also stated by some Of the parties
who were on the train that Mr. Wimberley not
only struck HoSeb oSt drew % s sb se asd
by como of the passengers.
Mr.. Townsend, although friend OF Mr..
WImberley. living In the same town, said that
kimberley was very much to blame for his &C
ion on the rain.
:, The r., orr that Wlmborey and the t tgo
Howells met In the morning In front OF tho
vt Charles Hotel and had difficulty ia denied
THE BALL POUND.
IeHter0Ny AFTERNOON tne Olty IHFSletHH. LIT.
ChastRut. having learned that II waa nee ssary
IA n matter of evidence TO find the ball which
terminated the life Of Mr., Sell Howell, he d
q g. eond autopsy on the body Of the
deceased. In presence Of witnesses DR. Chaa-
tant opened the body again. and after a ekiltul
search found IT, 1t was disclosed that the ball
after entering the right shoulder and passing
through the first rib. passed around and beh'ud
the pleura: then 1t pursued its course and went
between two joints OF the dorsa vertebrR. cut
ting the carthage, anu thence following he
curve Of the 9th rib on the right side about
ene half OF It's length. Here IL seems to have
been turned from its course and made a turn
outwards. cutting the flfh and sixth ribs and
lodging beneath the muscles OF the back some
three inches beneath the place OF exit from be-
tween the ribs.
DIR. Chastant performed the autopsy In man
ner that was most credible to himia. surgeon
and found the ball after but little trouble. The
reason why the body was opened q second time
WAS that II was reported that n rumor WAS cur
rent on the streets that aome outside party had
shot and killed the deceased and hence 1t was
necessary to find the ball that the caIibre Of The
pistol OF the assatlant might be known.
When the ball was taken from IT, g body II was
found TO have a split In the front. probably
caused by 1t str king tho first rib and the base
wac fiattened, showing that II had turned In it's
course.
The inquest In tho case Of Sell Howell has
been continued until Monday next.