New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-18
NUMBER 100.

the greater part of the time,
Mr. Allen, proceeding once more stated that
Fayssoux did have message telegraphed: Witness
telegraphed it; that was the only message sent bv
Fayssoux, or by Naury or Anderson; some others |
of the party sent messages. Witness was on the |
Panther, and talked with some Of the men, Wit |
ness asked nothing about their object or destina-
ton, and no one told him anything. Witness asked
several whom he knew how they had been since he
last saw them; this was the only question he asked
of any.
The question of Fayssonxs dispatch coming up
again, Mr.. Miller asked different questions about it,
without getting at the desired point. Counsel for
the defence spoke on the subject, and upon Mr..
Miller stating that he might hereafter want Aliens
testimony as to what the dispatch contained, de-
fence stated that it desirable that all alIowa-
BILE questions be asked now, inasmuch as the wit
ness had been compelled to leave his station at the
Pass at great inconvenience to himself and others,
i not to the public, would have to return right
away, and could not well be travelling up and down
the river all the time. After discussion, Mr. Miller,
asked the witness to state plainly what Fayssouxs
message was.
Mr. Cohen objected to this, and Mr.. Soule, fol-
owing him, stated that they had no sort of OBJ
Jecnon to the contents of the dispatch being
known, but would insist upon the original or writ
ten copy OF it being produced instead of trusting
to the memory Of the operator
Mr. Alien was here questioned about the original
or written copy of the dispatch. He said there
was none. Mr.. Miller asked him in what manner
ne had received the message; if he had not put it
down on paper in some way. Mr.. Allen said he
had put it down in telegraphic characters, Mr..
Miller asked what had become of those telepraphic
characters. Mr. Allen replied, laughingly, that he
didn't know, unless they had eyaporated Here
there was laughter all through the court and loud
cries Of order from Marshal Kennedy and his depu-
ties.
Mr.. Miller, undaunted, continued the charge, and
finally ascertained what Mr.. Allen meant by put
ting down a message in telegraphc characters.
This was not in writing in making any kind of a
mark on any thing at his end of the line, bnt sim.
ply in manipulating the keys so as to make dots
and dashes at the other end of the line Mr..
Miller finally attained his end, and was permitted
to ask what Fayssoux's message had contained.
Mr.. Allen, after hesitating and asking Mr. Lusher
if he should answer the question, was told to do
so. And them amidst the breathless suspense of
the Court, he said, 81 don't remember!' He
added that he didn't remember who the dispatch
was sent to- Telegraph operators were not in the
habit of charging their memories with dispatches
transmitted by them. They had much of it to do,
and did it mechanically, without concerning them
selves. This result of Mr.. Aliens examination
seemed to create much quiet mirth among the spec
tators. Mr.. Allen was dismissed, and on leaving,
was particularly questioned by Mr.. Miller as to
who was the operator at this end of the Balize
Telegraph. He gave the desired information and
departed
Richard s. Cubit was next sworn. He was an
other unoffending telegraph OPERATOR who had
been dragged from his station at the Head of the
Passes. He looked gruff and ill-natured and from
this, people fancied that he had awful things to
tell, that he didn't wish to tell He gave his test.
mony with great clearness and straightforwardness
This was that he knew nothing whatever of the
matter; didn't see the party on the Panther and
never heard of them till brought up to town on
their account. As he about to retire, Mr.. Mil
Ter made another charge at him. This was-Did
he know anything of dispatch sent by Fayssoux
form Pass rOutre, which dispatch had passed
through his Office? His reply was that he did not
the line generally worked through and he never
had anything to do with messages passing through,
unless they were sent to him. Mr.. Cubit finally
departed apparently in high disgust.
Mr. A. j. Vandegrif, Custom-H House officer, was
examined. All he knew was that he went down
on the Enock Train, got to Southwest Pass on the
| morning of the 6th and saw crowd of so or 100
men there. Recognized Fayssoux, who was walk.
ing up and down the wharf. The crowd appeared
to be jovial sort of crowd; all any of them said
to witness was that was hard that Uncle Sam shou
interfere with lot of fishermen. Witness went
down by the Collectors orders, and went
aboard the Revenue Cutter, to make himself gener-
ally useful in his capacity officer of the Gus
| toms. Witness was ashore three times The crowd
of men there did not hail the cutter make any
noise about her in his hearing. They made plenty
of fun of her, though; bah'd at her. and scrunized
her with stick of wood for q telescope, etc. The
men dinnt seem to be doing anything in particular;
they We're scattered all about; some were fishing,
some lying down. and others walking and talking,
| etc.
| The only weapon witness saw in the crowd was
something like musket; the man who had it was
walking up and down the wharf, as if on sentry
duty. When witness went ashore one time, in the
cutters boat, this man hailed him, and asked him
what he had; he replied that he had a dispatch, to
be telegraphed; he was asked if he would be so
kind as to show it; and he replied, not quite.
Nothing more was said to Witness Knew nothing
about the towboat Day supplying the fishermen
with provisions heard though that the boat had
given them some water.
This closed the testimony for the first day, ani
the Court adjourned till eleven O'Clock to-day.
AN HONEST JEHu.-Driver of cab No. Is, nigh
before last, left at the Second District lookup
passenger who had got into his cab so drunk tina
he couldn't tell who he was or where he wanted t
go. He was well-dressed man, gentecl in all saw
his drunkenness, and had in his possession s23s il
cash, a gold watch and revolver, dirk, and
fancy cane. He would have been splendid pluc
for somebody, but for the honor of the cab-drive
who took him to the lookup.
HOTEL RoBBERY.-Daniel Msner was arrested a
the City Hotel last evening, by Special Officer
Isard and Farrell, charge of having robbed
Edward Sullivan of $50. Daniel is also charge.
with being dangerous and suspicious; and will pro
badly spend some time in the lions den of the law
. DRowNEp-A levee laborer named Martin fel
into the river at the foot of Vaudeville street, yes
@ terday afternoon, and was drowned. He was roll
v ing cotton bale on board ship at the time. TIL,
u body was not recovered.
s RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-A man named Francoi
u Aime got on the jackson down train yesterda
: morning at the Manchac station, or some station
that vicinity He got on whilst the ears were