Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-27

murder, at the time It must have 90
Cured, he was spinning roulette
wheel.
This ended that feature OF the
case, but while working 1t out / got
a tip from Butch Ellis that Chris had
been in a game early in the evening
of the day he was killed, at which bad
blood had arisen, a few blows had
been struck. some pistol shots fred
and some pretty wild threats made.
Butch wouldn't give me the loca-
ton of the joint where the trouble oc-
Cured, but found It in about half an
hour from another source and got
what looked like start in the right
direction. 1t was In Ed Kelley's. and
among the half-dozen card sharps who
had been in the game was AL Living
stone, who was something Of a high
roller from Virginia. He was every
inch a sport of the gentleman order,
and very sensitive on the question Of
insults, which he was always ready
to resent
Chris and Livingston got into dis
pute over the amount of money there
should be in a certain pot, and they
called each other liars across the Ia
BILE. That was the fighting word on
the Bowery In those days. Livingston
had plenty of friends. and so had
Chris. Soon not only Chris and Liv-
ingston were having 1t out on the
floor, rough-and-tumble. but the
friends were In it, too. Knives and re-
voIvers were pulled, and 1t looked as
If there was going to be some killing
in Kelly's. Kelly stopped the row
himself by yelling: Police! which
brought the men to their senses.
THE row didn't stop any too quick
for Livingston. for when it was called
off Chris had a grip on his throat
which would have sent him to the
cemetery If 1t hadn't been stopped
Just about that time. This had oc-
CURED about nine o'clock in the even
ing, and 1t broke up the game. as a
matter of course. Livingston was In
very ugly mood. and mentioned sew
eral times, in the hearing Of some OF
Chris friends, that he'd have his life
before daylight.
About ten minutes after nine
Chris left Kelly's place alone. The
gambling house was at the corner OF
First street and the Bowery. About
minute after Chris left several per-
sons saw Livingston take bowie
knife from his hip pocket and drop
1t in his outside coat pocket then he
started out quickly, muttering a
threat that he would kill Chris when
he found him. No one followed the
men, as Chris was able to take care
of himself, and Livingston, 1t vas
thought, was only putting up a bit OF
southern bluff.
"The finding of the body. as near
as could be fixed. was at quarter
past nine, which would have given
Livingston Just about time to have
caught up to Chris without running.
as Chris had about blocks start.
The wound in the chest, which split
the heart in two. physicians said. was
made by a bowie-kn!fe. Livingston
had not been seen around his old
haunts by any one since he left Kel-
ly's with the threat to kill Chris, and
all these facts certainly pointed to
Livingston as the murderer beyond
doubt.
sT got on to Livingston's track
| through a woman he had sent for.
and arrested him In house In First
avenue. He had sent for this woman
to have her pawn his diamonds to
| raise money to get out Of the city.
He did not seem at all startled at be-
ing arrested, and when l accused him
of killing Chris Berry. he replied very
coolly that he had been expecting to
hear something of the kind, and said
he was ready to go to headquarters.
81 tried in every way to get him to
admit the killing, even under such cir
cumstances as would make 1t most
favorably to him, but he positively re-
fused to discuss the murder at all. It
was my opinion lndt InSIe Was q ucou
clear case against him.
at was very sensational case, and
when these facts were developed be-
fore the coroner's jury. they brought
in a verdict accusing Livingston of
the murder. He was locked up In the
Tombs to await trial.
Two days later Lone Jack SIM
clair walked into police headquarters.
and said that he, and not AL Living
ston, had killed Chris Berry. This
was a thunderbolt from a clear sky,
but when Jack told his story, pro-
duced the bowie-knife and the pistol
that Chris Berry had with him on
that night, and gave all the details as
he knew them. there was no doubt OF
its truth.
Livingston was discharged from
the Tombs, and Sinclair was found
guilty Of manslaughter. and sent away
for long term"
IL Hung Chang Draws an Analogy.