The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-31
YOUNG FARRELL DEAD.
MESsR5. BOURQUIN AND PROF.
TALIAFERRO ARRESTED.

mert-A Conflict Between the Cor
oner and the Solicitor General.
g. w. Farrell, who was shot by Gugie
Bourquin and his son, Gould Bourquin,
Christmas eve. died late night before last
from the effects Of bis wounds.
The father Of the dead man came into the
city yesterday morning and reported his
sons death to Solicitor General Fraser and
demanded the arrest Of the two Bourquins
aud Prot John Taliaferro for murder.
The solicitor directed the elder Farrell to
Justice Waring RUSSELL who issued war;
rants.
At this time there arose a conflict between
the authorities. Coroner Dixon had ar
ranged to hold an inquest on Farrell and
had summoned the senior Bourquin as prin-
cipal and his son and Prof Taliaferro as
witnesses. He was met by the fact that all
three were charged by warrants as princi-
pals to the killing, and he had no witnesses
TO the affair on which to base an inquest.
The coroner called on the solicitor general TO
find out why the case had been taken out
of his hands. The solicitor notified him
that under the circumstances no inquest
was necessary.
THE SOLICITOR GENERAL ACTS.
In support of his position the solicitor
referred to section 633 Of the code which
reads as follows: "When persons have
come to their death by violence and there
are witnesses to it and the person accused
is under arrest end undergoes an examlna-
ton before a competent tribunal there
need not be an inquest"
Coroner Dixon did not see the force of the
section in view of the fact that the parties
charged with the crime were not under ar
rest, the warrants not having been served,
and had not undergone an examination.
He thought the proper course to have
been pursued would have been TO have per-
mitted him, as the constituted authority,
to investigate the case by jury, and if the
state saw fit TO act differently afterward
there would have been time enough.
As the case had been carried into another
channel. however, the coroner called the
inquest of.
Magistrate Russell was notified by Saussy
& Saussy, attorneys for Prof. Taliaterro, and
r. r. Richards, Esq, attorney for Mr..
Bourquin and his son, that they would be
surrendered at o'clock and would make
application for bail
ADMITTED TO BAIL
This they did and were at once taken be-
fore Judge Falligent, who, after hearing all
available testimony, admitted MIR. Bour-
quin and his ton to all in the sum of IS, 600
each and released Prof. Taliaferro on his
own recognizanoe until the grand jury acts.
The investigation attracted quite num-
Der of people to the superior court room.
1t lasted several hours. The proceedings
opened with the reading of Prof. TaIia-
ferro's application for bail by Mr.. SauSsy
in which the applicant denied any connec-
tion with the tragedy, either by shooting,
aiding or abetting Prof Telisferro gave
a detailed account OF the affair substantially
as already published in the newspapers.
Solicitor General Fraser introduced Far
rell's dying declaration for the prosecution
1t was as foil ws: III was shot by three men
in and a, AL Nd
other man whom did not know, but who
learn since ia Prof Taliaferro. They came
within twenty steps of me- and Gugie
Bourquin raised his gun and said: Drop
your gum and at the same time fired.
returned the fire, but as | pulled the trigger
his shot struck me In the side and think
my load must have gone into the air. |
dropped my gun, but picked it up again
ana ran. Several more shots were fired at
me while was running and was hit sew
eral times. / continued to run and fall
until / was unable to stand up. Then l
crawled to Mr.. Burnside's, where got as
sistance."
RIDDLED WITH SHOT.
DIR. Norton was then put on the stand to
testify to Farrelps wounds. He said there
were so many shots in the mans body that
be couldn't undertake TO enumerate them,
but would describe those be could remem-
Der. The man was shot, the doctor said
his left arm near tie shoulder and one
passed into his body, penetrating the lung
two shattered the elbow JOINT, and two
went into the wrist, breaking both bones
There wss one shot 10 the right arm, another
in the right pleura sac, three in the rear of
the left leg and one through the left foot
DIR. Norton said that from the location of
these wounds Farrell had been shot from
both sides aud from behind. The wounds
In the left lung and right pleural sac were
both fatal
Under crossexsmination DR.. Norton
said Farrell's original statement to him was
that sir. Gugie bourquin ran up aud
covered him with the gun and When ne
asked, What are you going TO dow Bour-
Quin replied, 81 am going to do you one.n
Farrell said both he and Bourquin then
fired, but he did not know which one pulled
first.
Prof Taliaferro was the next witness.
he testified that as soon as the party got
within sight OF Farrell the latter first
covered the elder Bourquin, then
and next turned it upon young BourQuin.
Bourquin said, witness. he has drawn his
gun on me" taen addressing his son, said,
go around him, Gould"
FARRELL THE AGGRESSION.
Prof. Taliaferro jumped behind tree,
and called out to Farrell, s'My God, man.
don't shoot; you can't kill US ALL" He re.
peated this four or five times, aud finally
Farrell fired at Bourquin, who Immediately
returned the fire. Farrell disappeared then,
and although Prof. Taaferro heard two
more shots fired, he did not know who fired
them, because, as he put it, 81 had my
hands full looking out for myself, and
didn't see much Of anything after Farrell
fredn
Prof. Taiaferro believed at the time
Bourquin was killed, because be could rot be-
/. lieve man firing as Farrell did uld miss
Heran over, and grabbing Bourquin by the
shoulders. asked him If he was hit,
and when be received mega
tive answer. Prof. Talisferro said he
remarked, "Man, you have a charmed hfe."
The witness heard Farrell say, as the party
came up. "Come on boys. I've got him."
Although be considered the remark buff
it impressed Prof. Taliaferro sufficiently TO
cause MIN TO look around 20 see whether ne
was covered from the rear.
Under cross-examinasidn by Solicitor
Gene al Fraser Prof. Talisferro emphatic
ally denied having fred at Farrell. and said
he was busy keeping behind tree TO save
himself from being shot he could not ex@