New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-13

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NUMBER 135.
spracy, and that be would examine the whole case,
anyhow. Mr. Blocker politely protested against the
investigation Of N alleged offence mot prescribed for
BY Law, and took his sest. Ths examination was
then proceeded With, amida The Mesteas silence Of
the Court:
Boyle upon information received. On ihs night
prior TO bis making the charge, Ned Banker fo1oeed
him and Dalton TO the polceo6ce, symg b had
something important 70 communicates. Took hin
into bis room, and invited him 70 . seat. Banker |
said be belonged to private politicsi club, which be
had joined merely for the purpose Of making Doney;
that he neither feared witness, nor expected any
favor q him but that ne mad thss g 'ea MN wnien
Boyle had made the proposal to him and Johnny
Weaver to Pot witness and Dalton out Of the way
that the two of BIS must be croaked, and that
this (the light on which be spoke) was - good .
night as any to do the job. Banker said to witness
that he had Joined the club to make money bot
that when IL came TO that sort of business he wasn't
in ; also that after Boyle bad made the proposal 70
coat, and said, q come along, and I'll do It myselfn
Witness described the arrest OF Boyle next day. b5
himself and Dalton. They saw him 10 acofeehosse,
drinking with some one witness told Dalton nos 70
speak to him, but he did 50, going to him and tap
ping him on the shoulder, and saying be had some.
thing to say to him. Witness then went up and
spoke to Boyle also Boyle put bis hand TO his breast
in the face With bis fist The big ring on his little
finger cutting the corner OF his eye at the same mo
ment Dalton seized him !; witness gave him another
blow in his side and - be did co. his razor fell out
Banker told witness that the club to which he be-
longed had been organized for political purposes to
vote for certain pares and that be had received 300
for certain Neither Banker nor John
ny Weaver ever told witness that they had received
money to kill witness and Dalton. They never named
any other parties in connection with the proposal to
assassinate, nor had witness ever told any one
| Lawyer Blocker had misunderstood what witness
said on the subject, aud he had witness to prove
what he had said. Banker and Weaver were young
men raised in this city As to their general reputa
Weaver worked at Hills soda water mandatory |;
| Banker painter by trade bad worked at paint
| ing, under expoliceman Tom Kearney. Witness
heard but two persons speak against them, and
else. Being particularly questioned as to the reputa.
ton Of Banker and Weaver, the most witness could
say was that they were wild boys. .15..
| Officer Bob Dalton stcoTn.-Corrob0rafed Lieut.
Drydens testimony, word for word, both az 70 Bank
ers information and the arrest Of Boyle. Witness
| added that whilst excited he might have mentioned
the names Of other parties, from hearsay, as being
concerned in the plot to assassnate Neither Banker
1
the assassination, nor had they to the best Of wit
nesss recollection, mentioned il to others. Bill Hud
1 son. or Red Bill No. 2, had told witness that he had
1 been asked to join in with Boyle and the others
witness took him into room, where number ol
gentlemen were discussing the matter and LETT him
to tell his story to them. Witness felt he was just
/ fable in all he had done, and was chiefly anxious
that the public should get at the merits Of the affair
Witnesss account of the general reputation OF Banker
and Weaver was similar to that Of Lieut.. Dryden.
/ Ned Banker and Johnny Weaver had been exclu
ded from Court during the taking Of the above tsst
mony. They were brought in to testify, one at a
time, as wanted.
4 JOHNNY Weaver s,co,n.-On Wednesday nigh
two or three weeks ago, witness was at meeting il
Il room over the Carrollton Railroad depot came ou
in company with Boyle, Jim Porter and others. o.
the street, young man came up and informed then
that Dryden had objected to certain men admitted
into the club, and to Ned Banker in particular Wit
ness and the others walked on and Boyle remarked
that the ssons Of BIS, meaning Dryden and Dalton
+. vote for the American candidates, but that when
came to croaking, sit was not here,n putting h
hand on his breast Being questioned as to what W.
e meant by croaking, witness stated that among IL
boys out there croaking meant killing Witness ".
not excited at the time, nor did the others appear
:" be excited. Could not say how long il was aft
:, this conversation before he informed Dryden al
If Dalton of it; was not on speaking terms wi
.. Dryden. and had not been for year; witness d
!, not suffer the matter to bother him did not tai
~ a man home with him that night, in order
g prove that he was at home. The first o.
re came up on the street witness thinks he replied
- the Young man. Did not hear Banker say he won
~ get even with Dryden on next election day. Did
70 hear any tell Banker that he hadn't the spirit
Or croak anybody. Boyle said, :" The sons of b.
IN ought to be croaked and we'll do it,. Witness sal
"A "No sir; I'll vote for the American party, but VIII
~ it comes to croaking, amt got it here " putting
~ hand to his heart as he spoke Witness was not
| avrth oil "a nj
=. to him for over year did not mention the thing
Dryden or Dalton at the time for be took no conce
It' about it, Martin Pitts first told them on the sire
that Dryden had objected to certain being adm
of ted into the Club; be left and after that young
l.. whom he didn't know came up and told about Dl
10 denis particular objection to Banker. No money
offered to witness to assist in the proposed
i'll ing, had money been offered to any one else
10 that purpose that he knew Of
es Ned Banker s,oor7,.-Was elected member
n the American party one night; after that you
w. man told witness that Dryden had Objected to hi
Witness subsequently asked both Dalton and Dryo
de about it and both denied it. On the night in gu
ton, after the meeting, witness and Boyle and Por
=. and Weaver were together at the corner OF Drya
ne and Perdido streets they were talking about D
den and Dalton Boyle said that the best thing to
W, was to put them out of the way-to croak them
"a do it that night as they went home, or on any OF
~, ~. night he might name. Boyle put his hand on
nd ness shoulder, and said, " If you amt game,
len you haven't got the nerye come along. and III
D. myself" Weaver put his hand to his breast,
,aa said that when it came to croakng, he wasn't
,"a he didn't have it there. There were others ,
aeo walked from the meeting in company with witt
he and Boyle and the others named but they separs
YOU at the named and Boyes talk about croai
Ia was in presence only of witness and Weaver
'au Porter Before the crowd divided, the talk was
de about Dryden's opposition to certain parties. Boy
he proposition was distinctly to put Dryden and Da
side out of the way to put an end to them to CT
NJ them. He had little razor in his pocket, and
could have got something else. Witness had nott
g to say ; never opened his mouth; did not hear
in ter say anything. Witness delayed telling Dry
and Dalton about the proposed croaking, becaus
was afraid to do so he waited to see them at
rty- next meeting Of the club. Boyle had always car
SELL razor in his pocket, since witness knew him
vail, once drew the razor witness but witness ca
.". prove it. because no one else saw it this was
ton Carondelet street, Poydras one night: wit
ock. had Just left Dryden and Dalton Boyle was hid
the as witness thinks in doorway and as witness
past, Boyle stepped out and stopped him, and
the razor on him ; doing SO, as he said, becaus
rpus thought witness was little too familiar with DR.
! we and Dalton this was between 10 and II o'e
tho BOYLE thought witness had been letting his to
ny run little too far. Boyle had several times
aso' ousy raised squabbes with witness, rising to
lot o him. but never doing so. Witness never told
eded about his speaking to Dryden and Dalton.
Jim Porter S,corn.-On Wednesday about
weeks ago, witness was at a meeting of pol