Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-08-31

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bat inuHh stoutef tuiitt Wtftata tnf4 "a
ding ION Swan away from the yaWI. Il,
ft,ea after sinhinE The lifst time, then stiiil
nill wns seen itb ii,ufe.
Tie fourth Nitnpia stns Mr. Pits. I
ditiEnn ot Nntrbns hnl II passenger EnN
Captain ~tlelfnra rahf ti,e etJk lfb,isa, 1,tl
stw ,o ,,ltre Of him Until hltpr tbs nori.
dent about two miiiittea after liz RnW the
Hty 10 tho tivHf sntia 10 90 60 Yards die.
tant from ~ boat iH,y stetnei tU la trying
hot a" tuuSl a. swim rs ~ keer himself
afipat II, - lave nisinsnts saw the hoy
silk he iuee nnnirl, 'ttie nj liiali utii II
tho water. shook his llanl eitut agnin end
appeared 10 ,iiufe yaWlIvshs within tliiftyi
yards ~ the Iv,r when lln last sItilk wit
tiese has frequently hepil h tnsssn4p' @oi,
Captain i%lUln,as' lo'ht ilnnYs i%tntihn,i he
lurt GOOD order, md tltnitl liz SERVANTS
Wr'l.
Tho Ghl, witness was Mr.. WI, told-
tirt, who lptt New ullpnts ~, Saturday,
IT list wrek Wiiiia e. Testified tint lta
knuws l%Illluulun the brother II lIeify
iSlliuutut,. that said i5tl,litittuti ieIl HIN
W Now trlpnia ui l',ulnf lusi. hat p
lhI n,n,ln 80 affidavit. AGAINST Captain
I|iutrups lur causing The death ii he ~i,r,tl,r,
llrnry saill tlint hia ~liotl,er had . fight
vii, the Captain who knocked 'l,a sahl
llnuty overheard
lie stated to witi,psan nd requested wit
tees to- sIutn to tni,t H~uillps. tltat If he
(tari llnln,nel Wunt,l lny l,itn tEdlita=
toto 600, l,e woull not l'rusprutr arl al-
pen, against h,,n the en',ln word was sent
tn witlleqa lr the said ~ltllluni,ut ON Sat.
,trtlay 'irr',iiu requesting Wii,tsss Ia sae
'nptn,u l%Inlltns aud lpafti if he would
rt,n 'l,r 5000 If tile matter uas dropped
Witness stated HAT lie did make The rIist
tr holmes 90 requested lt Tlliu4ton.
Two other witnesses, The Sheriff uf
tuurprlio Iarist,. | + Course. nnI Il. 4
barker, lisls.. testified tnhrunrnt travel
Ing IA Capt Holmes hont. IL the Captains
kindness. tulia servants. and lnS lelernina
ton TO have his commands ol'eyed e,si
ur,d oi,lar maintained
It was gIafingiy apparent not ouly TO
the ,ni%h # The rntltt hnt tl,nl all who
witnessed The examination, tl,pa u ltotl,e,
who really believed that q person had
deprived q relation 81, i,euf 80 hin, IT litn,
uuttll not le 1~isl,naol Ia lm,tef away q
lrtlpt'z lie. for @hnn. The ltur,is NJ the
dilemma we've. either Eliiu1top did not
l'e|iere his uw affidavit ur If lie did. he
wns hiinhrret enough 10 sell II brothers
iur goo
Tie affidavit therefore was "a ,utst,l.
ns F." the r,selass Ial,in uln vision"
I" tIie n'rv nothing F" Tell -, the GROUND
We oills ,eatet that s, nblle u gentleman
and e@corleot q business it,an as CAPTAIN
~lhl'tes, the lnst fourteen years Of whose
lie has been spent eI,nl,u lis, Wl,n l,ns
gained M nn1> ing reputation for honesty
and correctness, al,onl,a'mtn hee,, PIT II,
'nttl'e hy ~ misnrennG who would self
'uinan lie. hlnuk ~ white. Tor MONEY!
'u'a7 ltl," crime nhl'nftel lv all mankind
I've %ll"nor, Judge FAnHAu gave The:
"llNWing retliti"h NJ Judgment.
the stale ~ louisiana State u Louisiana.
Truman {, Holmes Parish d Con'orl'a:
Ihvtn lring fn satizfart'rr evidence I%eiaie tln
tttllt hist The death IT tho deceased Henry nj
'ngittt, t N q. was rauze,l bY the accused
e. l~irlnles. Il ia ordered ,ia, he 10 ,lis4
haluei
Auguat 2gl, 1850.
FREDERICK II FAnRAR,
a. "a .tt -ti a. ~