The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-06
THE HOWELL INQUEST.
Capt. wImberley Charged by the Coro-
ner,s Jury with MNweIEs Death.

Yesterday at noon Coroner Marley resumed
the adjourned inquest in the killing OF Sell
Howell which took place on the evening Of the
twenty fifth Of February The following Is the
testimony elected:
JOHN LOGAN,
driver of hack No a. states as follows: On the
night OF February %, about 7 o'clock | was
standing In front Of the show window OF Risss'
store Three men stepped up to me and one of
them asked what would charge from that time
until 10 o'clock. | told them what the price
would be- and they were not satisfied. While
they were arguing with me two or probably
three men stepped NJ. and one OF them caught
one Of the three men who had aecost"d me first
by the shoulder and ierked him around, with
the remark, Here's the man you insulted," or
Here's the man insulted YOU" The man who
was tapped on the shoulder stepped back so
did the other party The first said, Don't
shoot" When heard this l went to my horses'
heads; by that time the shooting commenced.
After some shots had been fred returned TO-
the banuuette. and saw one Of the men. who. |
think. was Wimberley. coming from 81 Charles
street toward the shoe store with pistol both
On advancing towards ihs door Of the shoe shop
When he got nearly to the door l saw Nv
Sell Howell ,E Us shopt tba at hin a. from had 10
and drove around on 1T, Charles street. / saw
nc one fall at the feet Of my horses or in front
Of them at any time. don't know VINO d iifed
After the first shot the three men who we're
speaking to me sci arated One Of them went
out toward Camp street. The one who went TO-
wards St. Charles street Is the one | heard was
WimberleY.
JOSEPH RIEss,
the proprietor OF the shoe store No, 1876 Common
street was next called and testified as follows
On the evening of the twenty fifth OF February
between and o'clock, | Was waiting on q
Gust pmer, when heard seyei nj shots fired OF
he banouette in front Of my store and saw thf
flashes through my show window. A momen
after sell Howell stepped into the dor Of mi
store with q pistol In bis hand. He stopped 81
the door aud fired one or two shots out Of tbs
door. Two or three men then rushed In throust
the door where Sill Howell was standing. ant
came around behind the counter. one apparent
ly running after the other | then heard anothe
shot fred and afterwards saw the body fl Gel
Howell lying dead on the floor. ] saw no on
fall in my store. found no marks Of bullets II
my store utter the affray.
NJ. A. GRACE,
residing at No 469 Fulton street. was the as
witness heard. Hta testimony is as follows: o.
the twenty fl tn Of february, little after dark
I was In Wittum'S saloon, in company with
Madden and Scuiy. heard some shots fire.
on the street, and went to the door to see wha
It was / saw man standing in the shoe stOr
shooting at a man ON the banqnette. who ap
pelred TO be in the act OF drawing a weapon
and saw him return the fire once. He, thel
| came towards the saloon whore was. theI
went inside. Saw man come into the saioor
with a pistol in his hand: can't say it WAS th
m n who fred into the shoe store.
Edward Howell, who now stands CHARGE
with the shooting of Wimberiy, was called be
fore the coroner. but declined to make a state
ment and said that he was acting under the al
vice Of his lawyer. Mr. Luxembourg.
On the testimony elected In this case TN
jury returned the following yerdiett: 10 oooord
ance with the certificate OF the CITY PHYSICIAN
we fad that the said Sell Howell came to hi
death from the effects OF gunshot wound In