The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-13
Coadeasea report QfIr. CoHsnss Speech.

Mr. COsas next addressed the Court for the defence He
Gomme9eed by laying down certain principles on which he
condy, the nature Of the offence. and thirdly the position
ue Of law was concerned he found IN Sisis such eeSr
statement Of facts that he woud content himself with citing
said Mt G.: what the offence We arc accused Of having
committed We are accused Of having commilled an as
gave the definition Of assault and battery WharObs Ci
daVt that by the name of Rey lived ID this city under
the prote ton q certain friends that he made ARRANGEMENTS
was violently abducted On the other kant the defence
VII show mat he was under the protection Of other friends,
ua1y, wanted to go to Havana and did of his own free
wilt Now etOs examine which OF the hypothesis is
the connect one. Remember that necessary for The
cnton to make out such as to exclude the possibility
gdents connected with Rey's stay in this city He came
here without means snd was subsequently abandoned by
pocket money Il has been proved that he great
OF his s 1t evident that he afraid of being murdered
by Fernandez and his friends, and consequently afraid
to remain amongst them
L0rsUte who nsiigated these eaf you have onghttO
indulge n such sQ2position Are se to believe in pre-
was o. IL go - hsySHS and thus 2 remove
adopt The proof they cite that Rey went 10 the Mex
can Consul and obtained passport for Vera Cruz aud yet
in presence OF this anxiety JON bis FREUD when the time
arrives he picks up the frivolous pieteNt
mainng-he imagnss that he cannot reach the steamer in
time Is this consistent with his deste to go 70 Vera Gruz
or j. consistent with his esire TO 20 away from Fernan
was allowed the pu sum Of nifty cents for pocket money
he destitute and thought himself pointed by every
1AuOk AZ bargaining dOalS lnal was made
for his passage money 20 Vera Cruz With which Of The
twOhypoihesis would Your Aonos are these chcnm
opened with him and the Spanish Consul The later
eompassOnaley taking his position into consideration
send to bis yslasbe friends al FerhsGdezs No he sends
to Ayaa and begs him to for the Consul he deres to
THE gentleman proceeded relate the circumstances to-
with the testimony Of Trescszs Tins portion it
ss5y % repeat ~ sTsnsf Us ne m9teI has already been
C0ens alluded more especially to the unsatisfactory nature
Ql Iesoazess evidence, and the destinations apparently
intended 10 convey without implying any direct charge
As bearing the matter Mr. c. read from GTeenleaf v0 l.
prystetO single witness the weakest kind Of evidence
unless correlated by the strongest kind Of oeanstan al
neeed with Tbs dsveiopne5 sd5Tae dunn NE a. ma
ton Of the Chancellor snd showed were tie
tons Ct the Consul in calling upon TreseaEes On the
wards he went 10 the Mexican Consul requesting infoIma-
ton as soon as certain persons should appy ot pqp9I-
the names he gave wee Garcia and Fefnanaez Had the
0nsni kRowp Safca 9Fder re meme o. hqy ne would
name Of Rev. until the beginning q June 70 this reason
every possible shape u sufficient that a witness making
relation Of this kind should be conuadioted by another
wltnessf the whole testimony falls TO the ground,
Greeneaf vol l. 2oO) To show that the Consul had
no Indignation on the matter question when he converted
with IfrseaZes, Will IeieT YOU HOBON 10 his
the eIortO on the lst June in which he states that he has
Llorene and Garcia together most tom The time he
former reached New Orleans seems also that Garcia
afterwards probably orenle As ala went TO the Spanish
consul ana spoae o. me unfortunate situation o. Key
appeas also that about une AZ IoTenies instance ReY
obtained Hsylum at MOanes, Now suppose that the
Consul wanted 70 act badly would he have told 0ente
have led him 70 the house Of raRge-wOuld not have
been better have left him in his Original position could
LlOrente pot have taken him somewhere ehe. say the
premises OF Marie OF Eagle. The superstition utterly in
consistent with the facts
About tbs time that Lorente brought Rey to Moantes
house We hnd the Consul writing eilsrs 10 Havana in be-
half Of Rey. and soliciting pardon foT him. This was
few days atef the sE0rtO had been received. We nd Car
ea making the statements 10 Ayala and DuQuesnay
If such is the conduct of who desires 20 abduct
other, the proceedings Of the Consul certainly very
queer AIe 70 take every imaginable suppostono Of gnr
10 face Of ali the facts proved Is the other hypothesis
the TeasOnabe! On the 18th June the Consul writes
that Regis willing 70 make declaration concerning Fer.
nandsZ and his aeo0mplees The gives Sufficient
idea Of the Of that letter. though the letter was no
submitted In evidence, contained maaH that Wera no
HsaesigIg q be hpasht bs0la pnbe eouIt ll. Coiea