The St. Landry whig., 1845-06-19

Mrs. DGBtd HNdsyetk aw09A1 Prisoner masd fIs.
ceased left her house together prisoHsr Felusa.
cd on Suaday following, and aaaiA departed iii
Monday morning. The last time, fet u paif Ill
Saddle bags; theirs was ! pistol Id II enseloped
in a handkerchief
john Hudsbeih sworn. The handkerchief
produced IN Court was cuvelopsd around i pis.
tol, and both taken from the saddle baas.lek gy
Mitchell at his brother David Hudspetlas huass;
the handkerchief was stained with blood, IL vshs
the guard Of the pistol enveloped ii il; ths
handkerchief looked as ifthere had been aM eE
fort made to wash out the blood.
Gasgccad recalled. Prisoner and deccased
came where he was woFlfinR Ctt the roha9 IN
Indian was present; Mitchell pulled oil i SissOi
and presented il at the Indian ia ieat wrapped
up the pistol in d handkerchief, and put II III bin
pocket the handkerchief in Court Il the sannes
Y. -. Raeves sworn. Witness, McGsahey and
prisoner were together at Witness house ii
February McGahey spoke Of visiting New Ore
leans witness requested him not TO 60 before
lst March ~ be had d draft pn Flower Ii Fin
ley, which he wished him 10 collect oil him i
the dratt was for 1924. Witness took out tie
draft In presence ofprisonof and deceased and
endorsed it prisoner asked witness If Tint en-.
dorsement would enable MpGahey 10 collect ii
witness replied III the affirmative prisoner ass
ked witnessR any one could collect ii he replied
Automatically Witness delivered drafe 10 decea-
SEQ " presence Of prisoner witness handed bis
watclto deceased stating il was oft ofrepalrs
and requested him 70 have i repaired In New Or
leans. Shortly after shis, Mitchell spoke of viz
ting New Orleans, and persuaded deceased NOT
70 20 by way Of Alexandria, but to return with
him by way Of Opelousas, chat they could visit
the city together; Mitchell assigned as q reason,
that he had some business to settle In that neigh.
horhood thar Major Webb and others were In.
debted to him that sometime after he exhibited
q letter, which. he alleged he received from Ma.
Ijor Webb. Deceased consented 10 30 Nv way
of Opelotsas; witness lent him d black horse,
md deceased le1 his horse with witness priso.
ner never spoke Of visiting New Orleans before
he saw witness endorse the draft to deceased;
witness and deceased were intimate friends; pfis.
oner was destitute, and had little or no money !
witness loaned him a coat 10 visit New Orleanss
has never seen or heard Of the coat since.
lHerc y letter was offered in evidence, written
by Mitchell in New Orleans, and addressed To
Dayil Hudspeth, enclosing a$20 bill; stating that
he had found the yo,ng man in New. OrleansS
and requesting MIR. Hudspeth TO take care of the
pair Of saddle bags he left at his house, which
contained d pistol enveloped in d handkerchief;
il also requested him to take care ofa horse left
byhim at DGjean's the place from whence he EN-.
barked forlNew Orleans When witness heard
ofthe discovery Of the body Of McGahey, and
the description given of by those who heldth0
inquest, he felt satisfied Tint It was tho body sc
Motahey; he left his residence In Rapides for
this Parish, and wantto the steamboat landing at
Washington. This letter was handed 10 him
from the steamboat, aud he carried ii to the res.
idence Of David Hudspeih, and heard it read
Witness suspected that prisoner had murdered
deceased and taken the draft and watch, which
were the property Of himself; he proceeded To
New Orleans immediately, in hopes Of arressing
the payment of the draft, by Flower g. Finley.
When he reached there, he called at the coun.
ting house Of Flower a. Finley the draft had
been Did he examined the draft in possession
Of Flower A. Finly It was tho draft endorsed
by him to McGahey; prisoner had loft the city;
heard Of him in North Carolina went on there;
got his watch which had been found In the pos
session Of Mitchell; got portion of his tHioohey,
which was taken from Mitchell--got il by legal
process. Deceased asked witness what char.
acter Mitchell bore replied that he did not know
much about him had seen him occasionally.
4 Deceased had IN his trunk Sl25, part silver,
part gold don't know how much deceased look
with him when he left his house; witness and
deceased came from Alabama together; reposed
much confidence In deceased, or would not have
entrusted his watch and draft with him, [Descri-
bed his personal appearance as did the other
Witnesses. McGahey wore n ring had a ring
on his finger when he left ; can't say whether
the ing in Court is the same that McGahey
WORT; thinks it the same, is not positive.
Major Webb sworn. Prisoner overseered for
him at one time discharged him and paid him :
owed him nothing afterwards had no business
transactions with him afterwards never wrote
Mitchell a letter.
George Hudspeh sworn. Had a conyersa.
tion with prisoner after returning from cane
ridge, who asked him Ii he had seen McGahey;
said he wits afraid he would loose his horse
which McGahey had; expected McGahcy had
gone TO M. o., and he would go and see fkS
could find him there.
Solomon Link sworn. Nothing important eli,
cited; prisoner spose oflands &c.
! Dtieaa sworn. Says prisoner came to his
{ house, and siaid two or three d~nys--lefi, and
when he returned, he sernned affected and gloo.
my--complaincd Of toDshache; eat very little;
slept at bis house two nights; paid parf of bis ex-
penses.
Or. Murph sworn. SaddIe'bags we're exam.
! ined--and some articles found marked "McGa.
! hey'-the handkerchief enyeloped nh empty
pistol.
Imael Guilorg sworn. During cohSeFsation
Q at dinner, witness told prisoner that as he never
. worked he could have no money. NJ. said he had
. money; had also q hickory stick; said the horse
had thrown McGahey, and they had exchanged.
Witness said he had d handsome ~mnrc--priso-
I ner proposed to buy her for $50, and pulled out
r II donbloOn.
Mrs. Hdistn Ducharme sworn. Stated thu,
! about first March, she resided at MIR. Martel's
i place, near Dejean's, not far from Barry's Ian.
y Sitg, Prisoner came to her house. and asked