New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-15
SATURDAY. MORNING, SEPTEMBER I5. 1856


witness portion of a letter, with the signature of
G. A, Lacghland, and marked B, 7 which is filed
as evidence.
W. s. Pike sworn for the prosecution Witness
place OF business is on Camp, between Canal and
Common streets, at the old City Bank, in the First
District, city and parish of Orleans. Witness Is a
member Of the banking firm Of Pike, Lapsyre 4
Brother. Witness knows the signature Of Mr.
Laughland. Witness is certain that the signature
OF Z. l.. Laughland on the check on file, and
marked g AZ is not genuine. Witness doesnOt
know whose handwriting the check is filed mp
with. Witness does not think that the name of 6.
L. Laughand is his signature.
II. g. Bell, sworn for the secutiOn--Witness
Is clerk in the banking. house of Pike, Lapeyre 8
Brother On the morning previous to the pre-
presented himself to witness in the bank and in
qured if Peter Cook had any funds in the bank
where witness is employed. Witness recog
nzes Mr.. Ruiz, previous witness and now in
court, as the party who called on him. Wit
ness asked the party who asked him if Cook
had funds, who he was, and why he asked?
Witness became satisfied that Ruiz was an
formed Ruiz that Cook Lad no funds in the bank
| in that name Witness gave Ruiz couple of
blank checks, promising at the time that he would
show them to witness before presenting them to
| the paying teller. Ruiz brought the check marked.
A. and now filed in evidence, back to the bank
the next day. Witness looked at the check
thinking that Peter Cooks name would be signed
| to it; thought there was something wrong. and
/
Witness states that Ruiz told him that he
thought it was forgery, and did not want TO have
anything to do with it.
]. L. bennett sworn for the prosecution
ness is an inmate of the Parish Prison. Witness
| knows accused Cook; also knows Mr.. Ruiz. Wit
ness states that between the 4th and Tth Of Sep
tember, Mr.. Cook, the accused, came to him and
| asked if witness knew some responsible man to
send to the bank Witness replied that he did,
but he was at the time in Baton Rouge with prs-
oners; told Cook, the accused, that when the
man returned from Baton Rouge, he would let
him know, and send him to him to get his check
cashed Cook told witness he would pay him and
Ruiz we'll for getting the check cashed and that
he did not want any outside parties to know any,
thing about it. When the party came back from Ba'
ton Rouge, witness spoke to him about the check
and he said he would take it, Ruiz asked wit
ness if he thought it was all right: Witness re
piled that Mr. Cook said it all right, and tt
present the check and ii would be promptly paid
Ruiz came back and informed witness that the
check was a forgery. Witness identifies the checl
now in court. and filed as evidence as the on
presented 70 him BY, Mr. Cook, the accused, an'
handed to Mr.. Ruiz by Witness
Several prisoners from the parish prison wer
examined for the defense, but their evidence di
, not change theaspect Of the case
bennett one of the witnesses for the prosecu
ton, is in prison awaiting trial on two charges
one Of which is, forging check in favor Of Nj
4 John 7. Holland, member of the bar, on til
banking house Of Mr. Jacob Barker
David Hennessey, in prison, under accusatio
/ Of being a party to tile murder Of Captai
Fred Gruber, was brought into court to give h
testimony, but refused, on the ground that if
f were to state all he knew of the case at bar, L
might compromise himself.
/. Ashley Payne and = Johnson, were ais
' brought from the prison to testify both Of who
are awaiting trial. the former on two charges
personal violence, aud the latter on a charge
burglary.
The part of a letter referred to in the eyident
5 published above, was fragment Of letter whit
n Mr.. Laughland had addressed to Cook, in relate
J. to the cotton transaction, and on which Mr. Laug
y lands signature remained,
The recorder, after hearing the case throug
e committed the prisoner for trial on the charge,