The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-26
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MONDAY MOlININta. AuGU1T ae. 1850.

c, 'St1b6tng case IN tte Third Di,r;,t Couyt.--
once our Jul report of this iT.ss' e. S.trrJ,,
mornings Crescent the AFT .dsS;,. y Gvnrien Dn
i lou and H. M Carter e. ~ ~. hesn pubI;.heJ
inent as oon,ain;na . give Mr.. Duiour's state
nent of Inc occ,rs the clearest and fullest state
scene, given TO Il or Eepos' I I. eMe ,Sss'
rectness bv y aiken, is fully confirmed in it's cor
unneeessar ne affidavit of Mr.. Dufour. It is quit,
dayits he !, therefore, to publish either OF the aft
,,d ddition to the statements of Messrs. Dufoui
me- Garter, Mr.. Neau, con Saturday. made state
Jht at his own residence, before Recorder Suze-
deau. This, we now lay before our readers:
MIR. vEAU's DECLARATION.
That, on the Odd day Of August 1885, at about
half past 10 o'clock, A. M, in the Third District
Courtroom of Newt rleans. said Dr. I Dnn,s All
then and there unlawfully, and without legal cause,
stab deponent in the lumbar yegton with a dirk,
whilst he, deponent, was engaged in an ARRAY with
Mr. p. s. Wilt.
Deponent further says that he verify believes that
sala Dr. j. Dupas had the intention Of killing him.
and therefore prays that a warrant be issued to ar
rest said DR.. J. Dupas, and that he be dealt with
according TO law.
On the strength Of n statement made by Sheriff
Lewis, who was not an eye witness) on Friday
evening, Messrs. Dufour and Carter were cited to
%'.eno ana make the afidavits above alluded to-
AT the same time warrant was issued for the ar
rest OIL Dr DuPas, and instantly placed in the hand
Oh an oilcer. II is strange but true, that he had
not been arrested up to yesterday afternoon. Who
are the oiiicers5 How far did their search extend?
II would appear from the following, from yester-
days True Delta, that the Doctor intends to have
compromise with the Judge about bail, before he
permits himself to be taken;
Judge Bermudez, who appeared as Counsel for
ar. Dupas took the afiidavits before Judge Larue
and made motion that the Judge should fix the
amount Of bail, and his client would surrender him
sell. Judge Larue accordingly set the bonds at
S@Ui0OO and Counsel engaged that the Doctor
should appear before the Court at 10 o'clock, and
furnish the required security AT that hour Judge
Larne was on the bench, but DR.. Dupas was not
produced. Judge Bermudez accounted for his abb
sence by stating that his client was unable TO give
bail IN th5 sum required, and therefore hoped the
Court would reduce IL. Some conversation was
had on the subject which terminated in Judge Der
mudez again promising that the Doctor would sub
mt himself to the order of the Court at 10 o'clock
tomorrow 0his) morning."
This looks to us like something new in criminal
law practice. party learns that a warrant has
been issued Tor his arrest and to cause him to APP
pear before the Judge at certain hour. Having
learnt this, we believe that it is his duty as good
citizen to be present, whether the warrant may
have been served on him not. But instead Of
ihls he sends Counsel and calls the Judge to fix
1he amount OF bail, so that he may consider what
he may do next The Judge fixes the bail without
ever having had the accused before him. This is
concession on the part of Judge that we believe
has no precedent.
=, The information given last night, that Mr.
veau is out OF danger, and that no fears of Mr. |
w iltz need be entertained, is gratifying