St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-11-21
I fred the last shots. but how many

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I was SO excited that Cannot say
Some of the witnesses testifiee
that it was Pat who did the fata
shooting. Whilst there is u differ.
ence in our heights. yet, at dis.
lance OF twenty five or thirty feet
or probably more, many would be
mistaken AS to whether it was Pa!
Or ], we resemble one another 20
much. Fleming and Celicourt
who knew MS personally, said il
was l. and they were right 1t was
only those witnesses who did no:
know us that asserted it was Pa.
"After the shooting / recrossed
Dumaine street TO the up town sid.
aud ran rapidly to Orleans street,
as was testified to by the shoema-
k-r Suragosa. When I reached the
corner of Orleans street | racoe-
nized Castanado, who told me that
my brother Pat had shot Cap Mm-
ply. l walked with b m to the
house of Fire Company No. q and
remained for time. Then | went
home and came back down Clai-
borne street, going in the direction
of the Tenth Precinct station. On
Claiborne street, near the bridge,
told Corporal Cooper that man
was k;ll,d aaa he got off the Ger
and went to these of the killing.
= neglected to state that when
[ reached the corner of Orleans and
Robertson streets there was II
crowd coming behind, and I only
recognized them when they reach
ed Orleans street. They continued
up Robertson.
The people in the engine house,
at the time the shooting COM
menced. could rot tell in which di
rection ran, for persons ran in all
directions"
"Now, Judge, tell me, YVES there
any conspiracy. as allegel?"
"No not bit of it. I went to
the engine house on business. /
heard the shooting. ran out, recog-
nizea Cap Murphy. and thinking
that he had killed some friends of
mine (not the parties who have
been arrested aud that lie was es-
Gaping, shot at him. My feelings
were worked up ovel the memory
of the great injury lie bud done me,
and seeing him coming face to face
with me, aud recognizing ne, I
fired. l regret exceedingly that he
did not have a chance to speak be-
fore he expired, for then he would
have laid the blame at my door, for
it was I who killed him.
cit was not the cold-blooded and
dastardl y murder that is pictured.
because he had his gun out when
he saw me and I had not, and he
certainly OWNED what I was rush.
lug ut him for.
Relative to the trial, everybody
knows how unfair it was, and while
| don't want to be understood as
rejecting on anybody, yet great in
Justice was doue me aud those as
scciated with me in the case. The
popular mind was worked ND SO
strongly against us by the press
that it would have been dangerous
for the jury to acquit any of the ac-
cused, even Buckley, against whom
there was not an iota of evidence.
Ali thought that lie at least would
be acquitted.
I'm SO fur rs Pats acknowledge
ing the killing, lie did SO to save
me, because he saw how bitter and
prejudiced the people were against
me, and he would be willing to die
if he thought was safe.
II thought surely the Board of
Pardons would sign his commute
ton. but seeing that they have not,
[ make this confession.
John Murphy. poor fellow,
doesn't know anything of the affair,
and is perfectly innocent; for he
fired no shot, nor could be have
done SO possibly, as he was not
even armed. If they hang him or
my brother. it will be judicial
murder"