The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-13

4h0 hands OF an officer. Four other police
men were running toward Wagner's house
arrived and were trying to push IL In.
One Of the policemen pointed his pistol 81
Wagner, who Immediately let 60 the door. II
was glass partition door, and could %,
HAm the man you want ?" AZ this moment
Il Wise came from the bed where he was cit
ting, and said, "Am I the man you want 2
An officer, tall, and with q moustache, said
Cd II. dn you ~ I'll aiIl yo1" and Ia rsd SD
tol, short one, to short. chunky man, IN
citizens drees. don't know II the man tool
the pistol. could recognize the officer.
WAs shown three or four officers in the Sixth
man saw who did the shooting. I do moi
know the color Of the hair or moustache 81
the man.
JOHN F. BARrNaER,
residing at No. 459 Chippewa street, said: ]
nm reporter OF the DEMOCRAT. never
poral Murphy.
CAPT. MANNING,
commanding Sixth Precinct, said: / received
information last Sunday evening that q man
had been killed on Chippewa street. Going
into the station found Corporal Murphy
nnder arrest. examined Corporal Murphy's
pletot and found all the cylinders full. In my
opinion nothing proved that It had been re-
GENTLY discharged. Murphy was one of the
four policemen who were shown to the Wit
Wagner were the only ones who identified
Murphy among the four.
FELICITY JOHNSON.
another colored woman, residing at No. $40
Chippewa, said: "On the evening In question
noticed three nen, Jim Wright Robert Wise
and another do not know, going towards
ne square. They appeared to BE- drunk"
Emma Walker had said, except that
ahe averred that the man who did
the shooting was tall, had small side
sWbiskers and black moustache. say Cor
potal Murphy did the shooting, because
ldentify Corporal Murphy; that Il, provided
be has not disguised himself In any manner.
am positive that not one Of the officers
shown me ct the station was Corporal Muir
Jane Weis being called, said that Corporal
Wurphy caught hold OF Wise by the arm,
pulled him out Of the house and shot him.
The night Of the murder Jane Wise went to
the station, and thinks she identified Corporal
GERTRUDE MOORE,
The officer grabbed Wise with one hand and
shot him with the other. do not know his
name. II l see him will know him.
ELIZA GAINES
S.% ~. nnNr ryl
-: ~ 0oMicile y N0. SSo Cnlppewa street.
49, situng on my steps Wnen ! saw Jim
ME9nt cOmln& ID cusIOoy OF an omcer. kODt.
Mlee We 70 lronC with anot1er man: Both
aens 4hn ~ ntra,. ~ - +h nhnt,n q
"a she knew Corporal Murphy by name
sand by SIGHT. He was not among the officers
I eaW at the station when summoned there
g identify the one who did the shooting.
Jerry Wagner being called, corroborated
Jane Mase.s testimony,
MRS. HOPKINS.
A.-x.a.s -.
GsSll8 8y. SMOln. 1esLneu Inat 1Mo man VINO ran
Sriaa eanna n,,t ~ tha hns,aa ~ ,laod nhanora
language and said, rHere ami! Corporal
Murphy then took hold OF him; they clinched,
md during the scuffie shot was fired. Wise
I'll with hls head on the curbstone. / do not
think / can say Corporal Murphy fired the
onOt, g ne mao notning 10 dis nands.
p. J. INQUIRE
WAS next put on the stand. IA few min
utee before the shooting" said the wit
mess, II was standing opposite the house
the men entered. There was q big crowd
IN mont OF the house. saw man come