St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-06-19

AlafSUal OI MutlSOiiNlIlSB hhN su"s
the same was done in. matter OF
self-deferse on the part OF said
Capt. V. NJ. Fauria.
fSignedl LOUIS GALATAs,
ADoLpH FREDERICK.
Nj. G.. CHErELLIER,
A. blanche,
S. II. Orr.
H. r. MoRTEE.
Coroner.
The following is the
EVIDENCE OF WITNESSES
as given ut the inquest:
W. S. Wren, Mayor, sworn, says
On yesterday evening, while on
my way from MIR. Dendinger's
store, Capt. v. NJ. Fauria and my
self were coming down town. As
we we're passing his house he in
vited me in to lcok at some work
he was having done in filling up
the trenches of the breastworks in
his field. While there Mr.. Louis
Baham and his brother came 10 us
and complained that Thos. Davis.
William Davis aud Geo. kellar
were drinking and carorrsine at b.
Goldate's bar-room, aud tried to
create disturbance with them. l
asked them if they were still there
when they Jeff. They said yes. l
told them to keep away from taem.
They at the Fnme time remarked
that they hated to be run off of the
bank. After remaining with Capt.
v. NJ. Fnuria awhile longer in his
field, we came down town. Whom
I came to the front of Goldate's
. bar-roo,n saw the Davises stand
ing en- the edge of the gallery. Al
l passed them l spoke to them and
they spoke very pleasantly to mo.
Capt. Y. NJ. Fauria and / came il,
upon the gallery, and had hardly
stopped. when VIM. Davis begar
hallooing. I turned to the Mar
shall, Capt. v. NJ. Fauria. and TOLD
), him to arrest VIM. Davis. H,
t stepped up to VIM. Davis an,
e placed his hands upon his shout
e der, when Thos. Davis stepped Of
: Of the gallery. drew his pistol
: while facing Cupt. Fauria, the Mar
n shall, and advanced upon him IN,
: fired. Capt. Fauria. in the mean
i time, drew his pistol aud fire! i'm
;: meliately after Thos. Davis hat
9 fired. During this time VIM. Da
y via was drawing some weapon
9 which I afterwards found to be
j. hatchct. ..fter Capt. Fauria's frs
l. fire 1hos. Davis fell. Capt. Fauri
: then fired upon Wan. Davis. whe
VIM. Davis ran. As he started OF
o Capt. Fnuria again leveled his pis
e toll at him, when called upon hi1
l. not to shoot that man. rs he wa
IS running. I then called upon som
II of the citizens present to pursu
is him and bring him back. l thel
" turned my attention to Thos. Da
T. Wis, who was lying wounded. an
n had him brought in to GoIlate
IS hotel, where he could be mad
lie comfortable. In the meAntim
i some of the parties WHO went j
'e pursuit OF VIM. Davis returned an
D. said that he was very badly wount
d ed, lying at Heiser's mill. the
n. went to tho mill and had hi
Of brought 10 Goldate's hotel. Cap
Of Fauria, the Marshal. came 10 n
i, and gave himself up. ] place
70 him in charge of Deputy Sheri
Ut Gnlatas, aud afterwards release
It. him on bond. He in the meal
IL time showed me n wound upon b
I'd hand. forthwith sent to Gown,
n ton for surgeons.
e. Victor Delpit, sworn, says
e. was standing on The steamho
wharf, and l heard Mr.. Wren 81
ID to the Marshal to arrest VIM. d.
1e Wis. Thos. Davis was sitting dow
ne and when the Marshal put b
Id hands on soid Davis, his broth
~ got up with his pistol in his han
ne aud fred ct the Marshal. II
u Marshal returned tbs fire and To
Of Davis fell, and them VIM. Dag
al struck at the Marshal with hate
of ct aud ran off the gallery, and Il
IL Marshul fired on him twice, al
of then he ran towards the mill.
NJ Erich Wittkugel. sworn. says
be Mr.. Wren and Capt. Fsuria car
ch along from up town and came
N; the front gallery of B: Goldat'
he store. and sat Cd the bench, al
'e- Bill Davis and Tom Davis toeetll
all were on the gallery. ! heard b
ND Davis make some remarks. but
lie not know what it was. TLen N
I'M Wren told the Marshal to ARE
to that nan (Bill Davis.) and VIII
ire the Marshal put his hand on Bill
he arm Tom Davis turned around Al
shot at the Marshal with pist