New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-03

in order to look for their brother He gave them the key
and went back TO bed The morning, search having
sacks in order to discover whether the boy under
them Tapie raised some of the sacks hut not ALL On
the second morning following the day when the boy
missed witness heard some open the door looked out
Of the window, and Tapie going towards the river
with barrel This was about day-break The beds of
witness of Tapie and Dartigues in the same room
Dargues did not leave his bed until after witness had
arisen Tape in the habit OF carrying the sweepngs
of the stable in barrel to the river every morning Tape
remained at the river about ten minutes. lie then
back and went up stairs where he remained about ten
minutes and went down again.
erqniincd-It about O'Clock on the evening
the boy disappeared that Dargues ordered witness to
tho sacks of bran the day when the body of the
boy discoveries great crowd collected around wit
then with Tape to the Leyee where they found
Depouey aud informed him Of the fact Despouey then
asked weher witness thought they would all be arrested
whercat Tapie seemed very much frightened Tapio hes
ted to SO where the barrel containing the body OF the
boy.
Tapc the morning the boy was found proposed that
(himself and witness) should run away Saw light
in the store when he Tapie removing the barrel
Despouey for the defense. sworu-On evening that
the boy disappeared witness went into the store and
told by Dargues that the boy missing aud that he
had directed Tape to look for him among the sacks Of
bran but did know whether he had looked At
supper heard Dartgues tell Tape not TO forget
the sacks Of brau in the morning in order search for
the boy On the next morning did not hear Tapie
going out to 20 to the river Tapies first work in the
morning clean the stable and carry the litter
the river He generally used wheebarrow for the pur-
pose Tapie can not see very we'll lie is short sighted
not believe him oath Cazone had gone to bed before
Dargues had spoken to Tape at the supper table about
moving the sacks Did moi discover any bad odor from
the body while it Yves in the store
Antoine Zimmerman sworn-on the morning the body
was found witness went to the Levee and was told by
named Grabg, who is since dead that he had found
Darrell which he wanted witness to buy examined tho
barrel and tound the legs OF boy sticking out Of it had
often seen Tape removing litter from the stable to the
river.
Mr. Barnes swornKuew nothing about the case; Oar
tgues reputation is good and Tapes very bad for
III sNNatfg
bad before the institution Of this prosecution Could not
name any person who had spoken against him,
Johu l.. Barron, sworn-Knew Tapie's reputation for
truth and yeracity to be very bad Would not believe
him oath Had had difficulties with both Tapie's aud
Dartgue and he had any prejudice it was against Dar-
MIR Schneider sworn-Knows that Dartigus reputation
is good.
and agreed generally that he had bad reputation for
truth and geracity.
DR. Durell for the State swornA body left covered UP
during the time the body Of the boy Nony covered
thirtysix hoursl would smell very bad The smell would
be very bad in "a hours and in SO hours much worse.
Mr. Lewis, swornSaw the body of the boy about eight
O'Clock on the morning was taken from the river Il
was black and putrid and smelt very offensive.
II now being quarter to o'clock the judge, jury,
sheriff attorneys and witnesses adjourned to Dartgues'
feed store 70 examine the premises.
After absence Of nearly hoar the court returned
and again went into session.
Tape Tor the State recalled-Witness first discovered
Dartgues down stairs he (witness) laying down by
the hatehway he then the barrel with something
white in it changed his position and the barrel after
it removed TO the door with the legs of the child
sticking out Of it, witness laying down his stomach
Dartgues said nothing supper time about removing the
sacks il was at supper that DespOney said II the child
lett in the store 1t would smell this on the night
previous to the removal Of the child
Thomas Stein, for the state swOrn-Las known Tape
for the last eighteen months nothing charac
Tor for truth and yeracity.
Captain Barker recsiledas had Office next door to
Dartgues Tor the last two years has Tapie about
there has heard any thing against his character
Tor truth and yeracity.
The testimony in the was here closed.
After argument Of counsel and charge from the Judge
the jury retired Up to very late hour they had not
rendered q