The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-07-12

The CASE OF JAUBERT.-The First District
Court was crowded yesterday afternoon TO hear the
decision in the case of Blanc lambert, free man
'oi color, called upon by writ Of hobeds corpus t.
produce the person of X becca Bernstein, a Young
girl Of sixteen, whom it was alleged he had in
weighed away from her family A. Walker ap-
peared for the plaintiff, Mr.. Kowaesky, the broth
er'in.law OF the girl, and Cypren Dufour and Perry
) Warfeld for the defendant. Jaubert is re
markably white quadroon, with nothing in his
physiognomy to show that he is of African descent,
though the fact we believe, is clearly admitted
We gave yesterday the particulars OF this stTang,
affair, and the evidence submitted before the
C0rrohorated our statement Mrs Brown and Mrs
howalesky, the sisters of Rebeeca, appeared a.
witnesses Their testimony was given with much
ieeilng and under deep DISTRESS ellcitiug the warm
s5ympaihes of the audience. The family are from
roland, and have for some years occupied respec-
liable position in our city Rebecca was placed
under the guardianship Of her sister, Mrs. Kowa
Iesky' by her mother in Poland. A young and
glddy girl, Impatient of restraint, she was led u
listen TO the propositions Of this modern Othello
VINO ny me sdnctlve influence of wealth, (beine
possessed OF large means) and by constantly tam
psring with her on every occasion, at last induced
her to take the step which has involved her rela
tVe7 IN the deepest grief and plunged her down the
abyss of shame.
Jauherl filed his answer under oath to the writ,
he acknowledged that on Saturday last he sccom
panied Rebecca Bernstein to house in The rear al
the Second Municipality, and that he had AGAR
seen her on Monday morning, but since that time
he had not visited her that she was not nndsr hi
control or detained by him, and that he did mo-
know where she was then 10 be found
The first witness was Mrs. Brown Her evil
dence showed that she had called upon the defen
dan, Monday, and plead with him long ant
urgently, to give her some information relative tt
her sister. In this interview Jaubert confessed
that he knew where the girl was that he INTENDED
to make lady of her-to remove to Havana anC
to sell out his property for that purpose. To he
fearful entreaties for an interview with the los
one, he replied that it would take day to go t.
her, and after prevaricating for some time, pro
missed to see her again. On meeting her after thi:
Jaubert denied that he was acquainted with tn,
witness.
Mrs. Kowalesky was sworn. She stated tina
having on several occasions found Jaubert CONVEX
sing with her sister, she had cautioned her not t,
do so, as he mulatto. This Rebecca denied
saying that Jaubert had told her to the contrary
also that he was very rich and was not married
nor had two children, as had been asserted. Jau
bert was at witnesses house on Friday, and OF
Saturday evening Rebecca's absence was discover
ed. On Tuesday morning witness met Jaubert a
the corner of Baronne and Girod streets. Over
come By her feelings, she wept and prayed to him
10 tell her where her sister At first the maj
denied every thing, but afterwards changed hi
tone--said that he had the girl and that the wit
ness would never see her more At II o'clock OF