The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-01-13
KILLING OF c. MCCULLOUGH.
Testimony and Verdict Of Coroner
Jury.

teEClUlc tragedy THAT lOOh plbCo on
Grand street opposite Keller's saloon
Wednesday evening as elected before
the Coroner's Inquest and which re.
suited in the death of @. Mccullough
at the hands OF L. d. McLain. Nc
Cullough was shot just above the right
eye, the ball penetrating the brain
and passing out at the back of the
head. The weapon used was Colts
improved revolver-45 calibre. The
difficulty grew out Of money matters.
District Attorney Hudson ar
rived yesterday morning by
hand car-@~=from Rayville to
represent the State in the preliminary
examination, which was begun after
his arrival before Judge Richardson,
sitting as committing magistrate, but
his action taken in the matter had not
been announced before closing our
forms:
MONROE, La, January 10, 1888.
Inquest held on body of G. McCul-
Tough in the City of Monroe, La, on
SsAO OAy SAuSA udlo uUOVO
Jurors :-Itobt. G. Ably, C. G. Mad
den, w. +. Mitchell, VIM. Miller and
Chas. b. Murphy.
w. r. Moore sworn, says: Saw
some one and thinks it was McLain,
fire the shot at deceased. The deceas-
ed fell and McLain, or whoever it
might have been walked away.
Edward b. Sloan, sworn, says: T.
crossing and talking and the man tina:
was shot came up and asked one of
the two gentlemen for something, and
one of them said I will give it to you
some other time, or words to that i'm
port. There was soon a difficulty and
the man shot was fighting and press
ing on to tho man who shot, he telling
him to go away and let him alone, or
something to that effect, when he shot
him and walked away. The man shot
fell and never spoke.
John II. Hanna, sworn, saws: !
saw l.. ID. McLain and the deceased,
G. Mccullough, scufiling; McLain's
hat was off and McC ullough was crowd
ing him, McLain giving way from the
middle Of the street to the ditch, when
McLain shot him and walked away.
w. G. Dunn, sworn, says: l met
Mccullough this evening and he ask
ed me where McLain was. told him
he was gone to Black Bayou. Hesaid
he wanted to sec him. told him we
would walk up the street and perhaps
we would meet him. We went as far
as DIR. Sholars' and 1 turned back.
When saw him again l had seen Nc.
Lain, and he asked for him again. l |
told him McLain said he would be
back there in few minutes. He said |
he would 60 up the street and look for |
him and walked off. After some little
time went up the street and met Mr..
Mccullough and he said he had been
told McLain had come down the street |
and said McLain was a damn big head |
fool with his money and that no did |
not intend to fool with him much
longer. We walked together as far as
Mr.. keller's saloon; he went in; Nc
Lain saw me and came out to mo and
said he wanted to see me and we walk
ed out on the crossing, about midway
in the street, perhaps further, and
were talking on business, when Nc
Cullough walked up aud asked Nc
Lain if he was going to pay that
money. McLain said he would, but |
was very busy then, but if he would |
meet him at the bank in the morning
at 8 O'Clock, he would pay him. Me-
CullOugh walked off to the other side
of the street and turned around and
told McLain he would carry the order
back to Mr.. Mitchner. McLain re-
peated again that he would pay him in
the morning at 8 o'clock if he would
meet him at the bank. Mccullough
said he would take it back to Mr..
Mitchner; ,McLain said; "Well carry it
back to him them" Mccullough said
to McLain: "You are acting the damn
rascal with me-" and put his hand in
his pocket and started back towards
McLain; McLain drew his pistol; Nc
Cuilough had then reached McLain,
who showed him off once or twice and t
slapped him once. 1 showed him off |
once and still he pressed upon McLain I
and showed him back to the ditch. I t
thought McLain would shoot him and
l got away; saw him shoot and Nc
Cullough fall.
w. w. Farmer sworn, says: At
one o'clock to-day 1 went to the house
OF l.. ID. McI,ain on business. I found !
McLain absent. left the house at Is t
minutes past o'clock; as l walked off
the gallery Mccullough had reached :,
the front gate, after having inquired
ior Mcl'ain at the front door. Having Il
business with Mccullough, l called /
MIN ana he stopped and we walked to- $
eether up jackson street and mn De.