The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-16
The Alleged Abduction Case.
FouRrEEsTH DAY -. Monday, Angus. "a.

Speec5 Of I4T. Reg71OldS, Dist. AttOr2le3i
IA BRIRF sYNOPsIs.J
No ordinary has brought your H0noB together.
Throughout the a of this have been pleased
the latitude aowedpeased because our laws draw no dis
tneon between individuals high low, rich poor; jus
hee should be, and is dispensed to all alike. One Of the
parties accused here is high public funoOnary; fair in
vesgaon has been accorded to him. and no one is TO blame
if the defence have not succeeded in establishing their puo
oence The ingenious Oquesoning Of COUNSEL the elo
H em q nave a9 AZ R qt ss allowed
favor
Consul dawn up here charged, BY simple affidavit with
assault and battery and false Imprisonment but your Hon
will peIceve that the offence stated gFayey
because the Legislature of Louisiana dreamed that
mted and therefore made no provision for the offence
In opening my address begin AZ the publication Of Ger.
pToceedngs we've Dststsd mi Reyno Sn3 s D5O,9 e
the letter over the signature Of MI FonlhOuzs which
psared in the Bulletin. We give summary Of his argu-
This s the rst declaration Of innocence on the part
Of Don Carlos de Espaia 1t becomes important to know
sui 1t must have been the 2 Of June when Rey asked
have Received an answer from me SssretaJv at HSS
whose letter dated the 9th June Ii impossible that
to Rey True the passport OF Garcia bears the name as n
Isctedi but sir take ths for granted and can reply that
ports and what confidence can be placed in who under
names Is tb He oHiT INSANE ~ lsbno TI NJ
debed to the defence for the knowledge that Ayaa goes
Thus in the short space Of few months we find only Two
passports isaued and both wrong If this declaration he
temony OF the defence and deliver your accord
ngy When statements made by the defence and shown
to be untrue You must presume that there aseh0Ods in
other paris Of the testimony brought forward by them
regret Like Mr. PTeaux who stated that he came forward
not ior himself but for his client. likewise came,
my own behalf, but for The State of Louisiana.
Inc next point we will examine the letter of SandOya
the receipt Of bis ette ii the 18Th and sO6 Of ape Il IS
pretended that in Of these the pardon of Rey de-
bat are refused on the ground that they contained other
matters All there is something secret between the Con
s9 and h government that the Court cannot have simple
letter It being OF such vast Importance Authorities in Cuba
are as little soTnpuOus COnsns here, and find them
Tehs iae passports 70 9e made out Int Reynolds here
maue several quotations from the letter OF Sandoval and
Somme9ed upon them He also referred to the visit made
shall not % back % fist part of this deep laid scheme
we hind tha Loene goes to MoTantes, takes walk with
manifested that they ate two dinners Sins there was an
OBJECT IN this surieng Of the man with meat and drink
mony Of Charley Rodgers which establishes this tie scene
n ne mont OF the cohOuse the senseess condition of the
show that from 6s inst The same means were esoed to-
mere machine in the hands of LoTente. LOrente every
Spanish Consul We trace Mare too from Tie day that he
agrees to assist the Consul until the final act in this abdqc
carrying board. Eage employed Rodgers which proves
that he was party; and have included in this
cusau0n except those that we have since the trial clearly
shown were connected directly with the crime. The defence
the oedbity Of our witnesses LMr Reynolds then reviewed
le standing of the witnesses for the prosecution He
tended that Charley Rodgers was entitled TO full belief
nothing could bBssid against the characterO OOn CaTeno
log against the Consult
The gentlemen one and ALL say that this has been most
eAtfa0idinafy abduction, committed with number of per-
sons looking crowd shore and sailors deck he
gentlemen forget the position Of Rey If he had not been
uRge he would have resisted and instead of sailing for
Cuba, have embarked for Vera Cruz The influences used
were too strong for him e resist and when he rises the
haps reasons 70 himself thus in the hands of my
enemies; it is useless struggle against the power welded
against me- IWnhsubmit 10 fate, and yield ph0soph
oaLy u eIcpmstances lie knew nothing OF our language
mn Reynolds reviewed the testimony Of Teseaze but AZ
ne ground has been gone over often By the counsel for
the prosecution and defence, omit H. MI r. was fuv
eqna 70 his colleagues on tins pOintl
Gentlemen say that the American Consul called on Rev
on board Of the Andrew Ring il is not in evidence but
hony Key would not have fell himself safe in Stating any
aI r. alluded TO the argPment made by Mr. Foulhouze
ot e prosecution should have given hOnd of indemnify
previously TO making the affidavit but he coud moi Nave
u1eu SERIOUS Mr. X. spoke of the character OF MOygnfe
salna whom not word had been said NJ egetfsd ibsi
capt Mcdonnell had been associated in ms ar INT t
sstmony was conclusive that he was cognzant 6ft6e az
Bs sS men qwe on the character of Lloente who it
'Isn SAID mai once been wealthy and was literary
man ont was nearly crazy from the TeveTses ~ fn1 II
No. g ~ more than the reverse of fortune it was the
1oOu OF fellow which was now CRYING ant for ven
seahee nat was driving him crazy ne was M ahe ana
successful ntnRuer Alter again aGvsrtnF 10 he 6ositop
~ ue asenee and the conflicting evidence Mr. eqd lie
A 70 te pOweGs Of Justices of the Peace He aIso
ven where the guilt Of the prisoners was dnbffl he T
Nh VI bound e commit the prisoners and hold them 10
eTne mad been brought home to the Consul be yenid
le COMMUNAL OF the other three pTfonefs agstnsf
I tne evidence was conclusive. Mr.. r. said ms duty
iappy TIE OMISSION. WV 'F'N'' ''VS's