Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-01
SELL HOWELL.
The Investigation Develops the Fact
that Sell Howell was Killed Acct
dentaIly by his Brother, Ed
Howell.

The New Orleans Picayune, of Thursday,
| the twenty -seYenth ultimU, says: "Wednes-
day morning DR.. Chastant, city physician,
and Coroner Marley, held an autopsy on the
body of Sell Howell, who was killed during
| the atfray on Common street Thursday night,
and discovered only one wound IN the right
side. DR.. Chastant described the course of
the bullet as follows: Entering the left shoul-
der obliquely, near the head of the humerus,
it glanced, shattering the first rib, cutting the
subclavial vein and Embedding itself in the
dorsal verJebrR. Profuse hemcrrhage In the
cavity of Inc right pleura superveued, caus-
ing death. After the autopsy had been held,
Or. Chastgut was notified from police had
quarters that 1t would be necessary to extract
the bullet from the body of deceased, las it had
become an important matter that the size
of the ball should be ascertaIned, this fact
having material bearing on the question as
to the identity OF the Individual by whom
the fatal shot was fired Chastant then went
to see the Judge OF the superior criminal
court and district attorney to obtain from
them an expression of opinion as to his duties
IN the premises. He was nformed that the
raising OF question as to third parties being
implicated IN the killing rendered it neces-
sary to secure the ball, which was deemed
by the police material item of evidence in
connection with the case. The city physician
was given note to this effect, which he pre-
sented to the coroner, and together they pro- |
ceeded to the late residence of the deceased, |
and the coroner claimed the body A heart |
rem ding scene ensued, the bereayed wife be. |
coming almost frantic With excess of grief, |
which was intensified by this demand for the |
body of her dead husband. At length con-
sent was obtained for the second autonsv to |
be held at the house. In the presence of a |
number of witnesses the operation was per-
foemed. Tracing the course OF the bali, as
stated above, the physicians found that il had |
not lodged in the dorsal vertebrae, but had
been DETECTED by the cartilage of the spinal
column, and had ranged along the fifth rio
on the left side, between the pieura and the
muscles, finally stopping between the eth
and sixth ribs. The bullet being extracted |
by DIR, Chastant, was sealed Up in the pres
ence of the witnesses and placed in the Gus
tody of the coroner. The bullet was a large
sized one. The pistol said to have been in
the affray was a Smith Il Wesson. The re. !
volvers which the Howels carried were
Tranters, one double, and the other SINGLE
action,
gOwNsEND's STATEMENT,
Ed Howell was arraigned before Recorder
Sheehan, and remanded to the parish prison
without bail. and Townsend, who was also
arrested at the time Of the affair. was re-
leased. Howell Is still retlcent about making
a statement, but Townsend willingly gnoke
Wednesday morning. He says that at TIE
time the ARRAY began ne was on the
in front Of Redwitz's saloon with nth
Wimberly and two of their friends,
Wimberly was speaking to a hack
driver, with whom he was attemptino IN
make a bargain to drive around the city,
when the Howell brothers appeared. Sell
Howell said to his brother: Here Is the -
who insulted your and the shooting then be-
gan. He says that Ed Howell seeing him in
with WImberly fred at hin AZ
soon as he was Gred at ne ran Away. Ind 1uas ,