The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-27
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| you must go In from Carundelet street through
jha Amnll alloy way. or through tho bar room
q Now. You aay when the shooting occurred
YOU waro standing right nj The alley way
| A. ns sir. NJ the corner OF the alley way.
| . Where il that corner IL 1t the corner oi
III" alloy WY and the back yard? ,,a.,,.
A.. Yes, air; was staudtng between the cor
nor Of the alley way aud tho post.
| O. You must have boon looking towards
Canal street. then, ut the time you were shot
: Did yon 500 Mr. BourgesP
Yes Mr.. Bonrges was standing Just
| against the wall right In my front.
O. And Mr. Gibson. whore WIS he standing
| Alright on my right; he was standing In
| tho aleywaY. MIR Bourges was stanuing right
~ front of ma. IN the yard. | stood between
! Mr.. Gibson and Mr., Bourgcs.
| q. MIR Gibson WIS In the alley way
lAt this point diagram was shown witness.
Q-what lime did you go to1 X Garondelet
straet2
Al was in there ten or tlfeon minutes be-.
fore THE happened.
Q. You ara n bar keeper by occupation, are
you nnt2
Q-You had hoou working there. had you uot2
A. No, sir: | was working in tho st. Gharles
Howell bar.
Q-You were working for Mr.. Lacoume?
N.-les air.
Q,-hnd that place. ~ Caroudelet etreet. be-
longs 10 IT, does II not2
Ayes. sir.
Q.-Who had charge of tho bar ut :. Caron-
delet street at the tine Of this ditl,eulty2
An employee had charge of tho bar.
Q,-Who olse was there?
A.-The glass washer.
Q.-WhaFe doeH he live2
Al don't know.
q Was anybody else behind the har mt tue
timer
A.-No. sir
q How long did he remain In tho bar room
before you went into the yard2
A. About ten or fifteen minutes.
Odd YOU see any parsons In the DaT-room
while you were in there
Q.-Any one that ycu recognizad2
Al recognized Mr.. st. Martin and Gen.
q Did you see these two gentlemon there?
pointing 10 the accused.l
O. YOU don't know Mr.. Bourges at all?
A. No. sir Int have Known sn ar, Gibson , six
difficulty between us flever had any dill Nuity
with him. | always liked the man.
Q. You did not give any cause for tho shoot
Al don't recolect II gave any cause. ! had
been drinking: after that | went into the yard
y And then you heard the report OF the pis-
tol. but don't know who shot your
Well. the shot Or report attracted my at
tcntion toward my right. Az soon as
heard the pistol fired turned right around and
way: then 1t was that / ftt the bio III running
knew from that fact that u was no who fired
the shot.
All NO / did not see IT,
u Or the flash either. did you2
ANo sr az, az p thtt s5 5 " iiash Y was
my right that knew he fired the shots. nm
satisfied Ia my own mind that Mr Gibson fired
thu shots.
ON what position were you standing to-
wards MIR Glib ON?
AT had my eide 10 him. my right side md
IGst " soon g. ! saw him felt ne blood run
U.-WeIl. whom the second shot was fred
which way were you looking
Al was looking at his face. but did not see
tha shot fred.
o. 10 You moan 10 say YOU were looking TO-
wards Gibson Whan the second shot. which yon
say h. fred. was fred, and yet not soc IT fired?
Ayes. air.
Q-Oan't you take In the height Of q man
from his head y, his hands when they are down.
with your eyes the man being three fest away
from YOU? Are not his hands within the range
Vt your eye-sigh?
flrei. did not see his hands: hts arms were
down.
ny MIR. KERR.
~ Whore was Mr.. Bautges standing at tho
time THE shot was fin d2
Aha was standing between me and the
place whore they wash giasscs.
Q.I suppose there had been no difficulty be
tween you in the yard previous to the shooting
that yOu recollecr on
A.-No sin; MT III remember. / don't recoi
Loot trying to uRr violence.
Anumber Of other witnesses We're examined
on behalf uf the State. hut mono OF them raW the
shooting the majority 0f them tphtltI ing that
they saw Dnurges aud Gibson como out ofthe
alloy Of " Carondelet street after the shots
were fired, and then going through the alley
themselves saw Stfantz lying In the yard. and
he said he was shot.
Al thole had been but little testimony against
Bourgce the Jury retired to consider his case.
ana returning In urt mt twenty minutes to
O'Clock returned verdict Of not guilty,
AS soon as Bouraes was acquitted no was
placed on the stand u State witness. After
being sworn he stated. In substance. that on the
night Of the tlrst e March he was Ia the yard at
No. IL. Carondelet street; that while In there
Srautz. who was drunk. became involved In
difficulty with Gibson and struck him in the
face.
He separated the two men. and as soon rs he
did 40 Strantz turned on him. struck him on
the face and then made a motion as If 10 draw
revolver.
Az soon as he did So he tBourges drew his
revolver and shot him.
After doing the shooting. not Wishing to lay
In Jail he shaved his mustache and fled to New
York.
The case was rested here. and at . o'clock the
Jury. receiving the Judges charge. We're locked
UP to deliberate on Gibson's case.
LATER.
The Jury not having agreed at II O'clock they
were locked up for all night. The accused was
remande1.
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