The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-07-07

rFlai Of Eliss 0lsRsaI5 nv ms. Elise ca

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ID Court, attended BY her COUNSEL Cypren Dpfour The
accused Of about Is years Of age rather prsp0s.
leng in appearance, and was plainly and neatly aed
Durug che tia her face was studouy concealed BY
/ ample veil
/ jury having been empanneed without any difficulty
the ATTORNEY GuneTal Mr. EmOe stated to ne Cont that
isaac Preston would be associated with the District At
sgney. M NJ Reynolds. and hmsaf in prosecuting this
The District Attorney then read TO the iur the in
dioimeut against the accused. charging her upon the first
count with forging certain pTomsoiy for the aount
Of $4,000 and npon the second count with attempting TO
pass the same knowing tito be forgery He then read the
law Of 1873 referring the OF forgery and the eini
ton Of the same IS loundin Blackstone
The inst witness called for the prosecution was AoHLun
CHAPELbA, WHO, after being duly sworn stated that he
a made affidavit Of all the cifcumsnces in this case
known to HIM beiols Recorder Genols, the examination
the time Of the aecuseds arrest He asked that a
dayit 10 refresh his memory.
The counsel for the asked the Court to warn
the witness to conine his testimony matters known TO
himself that he had already written statement Of hree
pages giving all The that he had heard The Court
instructed the witness accordingly and allowed him refer
to his stfdavit to aid his memory.
Mr. CHAPEELA then stated that on the morning Of The
18th Of April last M Galot called him AID after
dosing the note 10 his presence, pononneed forgery
handed il 70 hun and asked him % collect i from Mr. Oil
forward the amount in rai 10 him al New York
married that morning to Miss Elise Clement
Tbs here identified BY the witness as being the
received from Mr. Gaot, and read in evidence be-
foe Tie jury BY the Attorney General The following is
translation from the original French
.,.,,.. N, Nav o gl;. a; AgsI IS 1879
her order, the Of fen Thousand Dollars, for value
ceived. lSignsd1 ANTOINE NIcHOUD2
On the back Of tins was an endorsement By Mss Elise
Clement 10 Mr., Cabot and made payable by him to Mr..
Chapela The counsel for the defence that the
Of Elise Clement the back her signature This he
was perfectly willing to admit
Mr. CHApEIIA resumine-He did not ostpon6 the col.
lection, asked BY Mr. Cabot bat called that day 70
see Mr. ~ ge9gd 81 h store eofne5 q oi,aine g9a ~
Sunday, when passing b., be called again Mr. Mi
ior he amount Nj Mchoud replied That he owed nothing
N New Orleans thai ne would see as lawyer on ns next
Mchondf0r tie money. Mr. Galoi, when he handed the
moning and received tie note Iom Mss Elise Clement
The counsel the defence here asked the Cour whether
anything that MI Gaot had stated to the witness could be
taken as evidence.
The Attorney General explained that he only wished to
trace possession Of the note TO the prisoner.
Mt Dnour answer said that if that all that the
prosecution wished he had objection; but thathe remarks
any other purpose
The defence RETAINED from cross examining Mr. Chapela
prefering 10 call him again as their own witness.
ANTOINE MICHoUD swom-I never Elise Clement
6 5 IS . my @ on @ mi " q w a ~
receipt The clerk handed her pen and uk and she drew
She wrote receipt which was handed by my clerk to
gn dlg so but dd not read e she then bough another
another receipt said : What Is your nams, madams
under the FIST receipt when she turned the paper ard asked
g have i wlteR a. the 9p q The next page stating that
died three days after this Transaction. having broken his leg
carried siO 6y nego iii Who Attended Rer Mr. cbsPes
to on the Sunday following and asked fo a
leans lnever gave his note M Cbiapea replied that
i had been given him BY Mr. Galos collect On Monday,
being The next day, before Recorder Genois and
made cOmpaut When the receipt fot the first bill OF
pretty hand believe the hendwritng OF that
and the body Of the now presented in Count is the
The Counsel for the defence here rose and asked the Count
to direct the witness not to indulge in conjecture.
dttorn (SeHeral-May it please the Court, think the
Mr. Datt0ur-C Comparisons admissible, founded
on things that the jury cannot see.
r While The Court deciding this point
/ Mr. MIcHoUD eontnued-I gave note or eheci
without writing the body Of It. This note has ONLY the m
the ponef again called at my store asked for some article
mott my line and Immediately after left the premises
Question bB .JsreF-Are yOu positive you gave
move OF check without writing the entire instrument
HftHess-Yes, l positive with much energy.l
never in my s gave note for $1,000 never signed an
Question b. Juror through the Attorney General-I
ihisyour genuine Signature 70 this note or mott
juror here asked 10 see The signature OF Nv Miehout
as appended the affidavit which not objected to.
" The Council for he defence then read certain law reen
to evidence and renewed his objection having the eonc
ons Of Mr. MichOud, in regard to the writing Of the fiji
IN receipt. so to the jury.
as Attorney GeuerolWe call on you, sir them to produt
Is M Daf5nr-~VVs have no recspv We say that tn
ms statement Is false from beginning to endnot one word
to inc note. This Is our defence
he The Attorney General then offered in evidence numb
Mt Of checks drawn and signed by the witness Mr. DuOt
notobectng, they given to the jury for examination
Mr., M1cHoUD crOss.examined-i know OF no name give
2 MAJ Mara The 1 sg pf fopT oy i've
~ cieg-'we o. three in The 5scoad ~ n. -.
;Hr. Dayoer Cpnssni9g the nOte)-Do you swear thu
this 1y + not yoqL 81 signain'o!
he III. DsJoar-Did you not before the Recorder hl
on it might be your signature
er before looked al i through my glass.
~ Ne. DagoHr-When did YOU first look at this thOug
w Witgsss-Egr he fist time looked at 1 through q y
: glass az the Recorders did not use my glass when M
no Mr. Doar-Did you not say at that time that itmigl
be your Signature butwren under peculiar oircumstane
Igitasss-Yes, believe did say it might be from bo
ms Do this Pshaw IneYer in my lie gave such note
he I'VE win remark that Mn Mchoud is an old gentleman
its numbering, should think 70 years and that he
i Teputed one of our wealth. st oitizens.l
The witness here subj cited close que tioning rel
II tive the time Of using his gaes in examining the not
m whethe it was bsore after be had said that it might
Dp signature, though written with bad pen.' The "
could Ieooeot and stated that he did not rsmer
Der at what time he used his glass.
mr., IlltJelr-Ths is a material fact ] remember "
ed take the oath; was present at the examination.
" The Court here stated that reflection. it did not co
slider that the views expressed BY Mr. Miehoud, relative
IL the hand writing Of the accused should go before the 10
ed as evidence.
x A. CnlApELLA oallsd for the Deience-Iu my first int
of view with Mr. Michoud relative to the payment q the no
o. be did not deny the Signature be d'd not speak o. AZ
ais Galo al New York warning his wife return to h
city stated my
Testimony objected to by the Attorney General obJ
ps lions overruled by the Conrtl
o. Witness resPsdTI said it w9gd not be prudent for
81 iet bsekha she would be subjected 70 Grimm
Of prosecution and advised her 10 a;ay in New York
ad back, after receiving this letter. to stand her tusl
IA Mr. SCHMIDT sWOrn-SOme or thIcs weeks ago, at
his Madame Gall0t had returned. to New Orleans | met
Michoud in Royal street. and asked him if fact II
nd the accused had back and that she insisted hat
note given genuine He said that she had-tl
it was an old account given by him, from which she b
tn e8ed all but his name By some chemical agent; mt
TONED The conversation afterwards without any
zen bseOme Wine in this case the mpIc sion left
was hat he thought that the signature genu
his but the whiting above added.
it'll IUURs DkUME swOrn-I am one Of the firm of Gall0i
ted Co M Galot is now IN Ffance he left here with
Of wife Inc accu ed with the intention Of going New No
aud from there France he will return by N0eem
Of next our store at the of Dauphne and Ca
ied streets ave known Mrs Elise eight months
have not known her be engage Transactions
BY kind since she has been here has made large
pds chases.