The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-03-12

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Yesterday afternoon the llabeas cor
pus case Of John Gordon came up for
hearing, before Judge Cook, the appli-
cant asking TO be released from Gus
tody on giving boud for bis appear
ance on the final trial. BY the T. d
IN. Q. train in the, morning Sheriff
Michael, Of Orange, arrived with the
witnesses in the case; but the hearing
had to be deferred lin late in the after
noon, on account Of business in cri-
minal court. y aai a
THE rEsrrxoxY. tAsa
The first witness introduced was
James Moran, the proprietor Of the
saloon in which the Killing tobk
place. lie stated that John Gordon
had been in the saloon for an hour or
more, and that about half hour BE-
fore the shooting occurred John Dobbs
had taken drink at the bar with him,
and subsequently went off! That
Dobbs afterwards returned with Messrs.
81 Bland and w. L. Reed, and Gordon
was still in the saloon. Reed asked
Gordon If he, would have drink, and
he said no. Mr.. 81 Bland then said
that he thought John Gordon had
taken enough. Then John Dobbs said
that Gordon had better go out home
and go to sleep. Gordon made no re-
ply, but pulled out his pistol. waved
it around, and while Dohbs was trying
to get out Of the way the pistol was
fred and Dobbs fell dead. | went out
and called Sheriff Michael, aud Gordon
went out at the back door. While
Dobbs was trying to get out of the
way Gordon kept the pistol pointing
towards him. Dobbs said nothing to
offend Gordon, and Dobbs had both
his hands in his pockets, and made no
attempt to strike or hurt Gordon. The
shooting occurred at tho town Of
Orange at what is known as the
" Sample Room
Slas Bland, testified; Mr.. Reed
and lstarted to Moran's saloon to get
a drink, On the way We met John
Dobbs, and Reed asked him to come
along with Us, which he did. On en-
tering the saloon we found John Cor
don there, Reed asked me what
would have. l said beer. He then
'aid, John, what will you have re-
ferrng to John Dobbs. John Gordon
"nothing," ~ doa't drink
with such clan" e'
With this he pulled his pistol
waved it around over the crowd, got
t on to Dobbs, and then fired, Dobbs
ell dead. T then left the saloon, pnll-
ng Reed will, me. When on the out
ide heard Gordon say, John,
|ohn n sA
W. y. Reed testified 81. Bland and
myself were IN the saloon together. !
sked Bland what he would have to
rink. | then asked John what be
'ould have, and John Gordon said he
Iould have nothing, and soon after he
ullcd his pistal. l did not see him
ull 1t, however, and wave it around.
told him that he had better put that
hing up, ] saw the pistol fire and
ohm Dobbs fall, The pistol was fired
y Gordon. This occurred about noon,
n the l4th Of February, 1881, in tho
ample Room saloon, in the town Of
range, Orange county.
No further evidence was taken.
The testimony Of DR.. Hcwson, taken
the inquest, was in the court. II de
,ribed the wound by saying that the
all, entering the face Of Dobbs',
bout one inch and . quarter from the
pse, on the left side Of tho face, and
Glow the cheek bone, passed back
ard and diagonally from the left to
le right in q very acute angle, break
g the spinal column, and shiseriDg
le spinal cord just where it leaves the
mil. Death must have been instan-
Col. i, W. Jones, for applicant, and
istrict Attorney Spencer, for the
ate, each Submitted tho case without
gument. W 3g g
The application for bail was refused,
iouston (fexas) Post.
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