The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
BvUNHs To DIE.
Buck Farrell Realizes the situation, and
Makes m declaration.

From the moment that the physicians Mt the
hospital examined Buck Farrells wounds
they were satisfied that he would never re-
cover, and, as he was suffering great pain,
they Immediately put him under the effects
az morphine IN consequences Of which he
rested easy all Saturday evening and night,
but when dawn broke Sunday II was evident
that Farrell was nearing the grave rapidly.
Az hour after hour passed Il became apparent
that the wounded man was sinking go fast
that he was apt to hand In his checks at any
moment
At 9 o'clock IL was reported that Farrell was
diving. Judge Sheehan was notified, and In
company with Sergeant Hamilton, Mr. Jules
Krest, the accused and the reporters, the
Judge repaired to the hospital to take Far
rell's dying declaration At first the wounded
man. In response TO the Judges questions
said: mo- don't believe | am going to die
! never give NJ hope where there Ia life, and
further, don't want to make a declaration"
This was thought to end all hopes of getting
declaration, but the physicians informing
Farrell that he was going to die, he realized
the situation and told the Judge he wished to
make declaration.
The declaration was then taken, of which
the following is q copy:
BE II remembered that on this twenty third
day Of February, 1872, having been summoned
in my ofil9fal CAPACITY, at the Charity Hos
pitaI I'm THIS city, to receive the dying declara-
ton Of one Ed j. Farrell, and on arriving Mt
said Charity Hospital as aforesaid then and
there found said Ed. J. Farrell In ward AZ
| In said hospital, AMI after propounding to
him the usual questions, he declared that he
l
his dying declaration, feeling and knowing he
| would die, and ! then reduced the same to
writing In the presence of the undersigned
witnesses, In the following words TO wit
Ny name is Edward J., Farrell was on
st. Charles street. All that / know Is that
WAS shot for nothing, nothing at all, by
| KrOat's son. don't know his first name |
never hit his son, nor did anything to him.
! He was behind the bar. ] might have been in
liquor. don't know. / feel positive that [
Will die, and make this my dying declaration
| The accused is not the man who shot me.
| ] think he WIS a smaller man.
| The accused was here presented to Farrell,
and he said
| think he IL the man who shot me. to tho
best of my belief | know | was In liquor,
and can't say ANYTHING more.
| And the said Ed. j, Farrell having declared
| to me and the witnesses present that 1t vas
| all he had to say presented the said declara-
| tion for his signature and he declared TO me
and the undersigned witnesses that he was
unable to sign, and he made his mark In my
presence and In the presence Of the under
signed witnesses. his
Ed J. FARRELL.
| mark.
| NJ. J. SHEEHAN, Recorder.
Witnesses: A. D. Henrquez, AL H. Don
maud and Sergeant FL. Hamilton.
After the declaration was taken the physi-
clans said that Farrell would be In luck II he
| lived till Monday.
Last night at II ID o'clock, Farrell. who was
wounded by Jules Krost at o'clock Satur-
day evening, breathed his last