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December 10, 1905.
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Na.clsit0ches, 0ct. Cd, 1905.
! Personally appeared before me, Jpnn
/ Sib.ey, one Of the iustices:o the peace for
the county of Natchi,ochcs, Gaspard Do
bin and Andrew Chanar, all OF Natchito-
ches aforesaid. who bsing duly sworn, de-
posed and said, that, on the eighth day of
| Septemherla last, they (rhe dePoneats) were
all travelling 10 company from Natchltoches
Ito Oppolousa, on the usual road; aud
{ that, when within Id or IS miles OF the
Oapolonsa church, they were met by hye
armed Spanish soldiers on horseback, who
drew their arms upon them and ordered
them 20 stop: one of the deponenss Ma
| dam Bodin) who,speaks Spanish well, ask.
| ed the one who appeared to be the comman'
der of the party, what business ne had TO
order them to stop, that they were all a.
mericaus, and that was American ground.
The commander of the Spanish party repil-
( ed, that he had right TO command there,
and would do a. ne pleased; and that be
must have such horse for the use OF
the king, (pointing to M Chamars's)
which he immediately took possession, OF,
aud took away with them, proceeding on
the Nacogsoche road. And the deponents
Chanar, has never seen or heard OF his
/ horse since.
Sigusc, Gaspard B2ain,
LezUis B0din,
Audrezv Ciamar.
Sworn to before me, the day above
written.
Sigaed, jam a6ley,
Justice of the Peace.
A true copy of the original deposition.
Sigasd, 1ohn ..Sidley.
Matehitoches, Cct. Sd, 1905.
Personally appeared before John Sibley,
one of the justices of the peace for the
county of Natchitoches, Francis Roban OF
said Natehitoches, aged 81 years, who be-
ing daily sworn, deposeth and saith, that
abou. the 10th of September last, himself,
being in the employ Of Messrs. Oliver and
Case of Natchitoches, was, Joseph Lucas,
conducting from the Caddo nation to
Natchitoches, eighteen horses, packed
| with about eleven hundred deer skins;
and, in the Bayou Pierre settlement. they
stopped for the night at the plantation OF
/ Mr.. Pisot.
Next morning the deponent had occa-
sion to go 10 the house of Mr.. de Soto, a.
bout half a league distant, who is syndic,
and at whose house the detachment OF Spa
! nish soldiers or guard is stationed. Soon
after his arrival at de Soto's house, cor-
poral of the guard called him into small
apartment in de Soto's house Under pre-
teuce of speaking to him. As soon as he
entered the room the corporal told him he
was prisoaer, and placed centinel at the
door then told him they wanted to take
Oliver and Case, or either of them; and if
they did not find them, he the deponent
should pay for it. They kept him con-
6nrd in the room from about eight in the
morning till one (sfsernoon.) They then re-
moved the deponent on his own horse
with one armed soldier before him and an
other behind, aud ordered him TO shew O.
liver and Case.
He conducted them in that manner about
eight miles where he understood Mr..
Case had been to Mr.. Doley's. Pr.
irving there, and not finding him, the
deponent was lef, at Mr.. Doly's uader
guard, aud the corporal went to sonr
houses hard by, in the neighborhood to
search for him, but could not hnd him al
ter which they sat sF in the same order N
which they came, to return back TO So.o's
---On the way they discovered fresh
trail Of horses crossing the road, 6. Leading
from Mfr. Pisot's plantation towards the
plantation of Mr.. Robban, which they con-
cluded to DC the trail of Lucas, with the
/ mack &c Th.. 1Iennrsrnt Ines atternrtt.d