The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-22

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fIfsr DISTRICT CoURr.-Ihe trial OF j.. A.
Daisocna, as prlnclpa, and !. o. Becker and b.
DAYS sss % sccessores 70 SET nre to the building
vas occupied as fancy dry goods store. OF which
Davis; tne accused was the ostensible proprietor,
ano tne upper stories as dwelling. BY family
nameu Dumas' ~ Las aneaoy peen stated IN tnese
eoiumns, was commence1 on inursoay and was
Dr1pgnt Tg so. 70 close 3 iast nlgnt.
Inc cnieI witness OF ue ctate was Cnarles
nese, younk Ian .1os anu rais9u "a tnis Guy,
ms s.asemens " = 70 .nis snec. IN NAY last ne had
grocer! oI ms owh IN oietna. ne occaslonsny
came 70 ,ns siae oI me Iver 70 see ms parents,
WY resiue in .ne lm,u @ Dis,tict, nen on VISIT
10 ,ne c.y On 'se sosh o. - - Sas
nvt "a - 49, ~ 1e . w ~ msS on rIoay
a.. a,fifeto~ ,f b;.h srss 80 warSish s
he S bsd hssn emnloyed az cls,s 20 80 IN ~,
fcrmar f.,Iow clarfs nonr thssa W. ~ 80 a a's
cnsed RecLer who told him thai DsP,cSo
ws,ted 10 see him and on going home in the
To- fba nit Oup1 a note 10 Afr. f~~~.
H. pas5,;ar "no,har c,srL =; Az w.a;sh A ath l.oh'
i;h,nsnt sa;, ,hst ns poch. a,as 80 80 10.
Tha ne ~ morning he called mon Da 2ochs a. ii.
nrivsfe residence and had a conversation nth
b;n, naPochs ssfsd him bov he was donv 80 80
~ he diS nor want ;obS he snsve,af ths,
hns;n.ss wss vsrv anu ,S;,h him snd "a .wor,s -
Glad ~ Get sometbng DsPacba said he hsS d
sbont an EIGHT dsy iob' and II wonld nav The Wit.
80 ,bras bnndreS doiIars v;thont s1v ~;sls
pnS;a ,se d;scnsad ~ hrs ,h ,s'.s 20
sat ers 20 ,hs s,o,e Of navis On Chsrytrs. st~ast
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knon lpg wnai mig ntD De zone 70 MN II ne slgnined
= or posllon W eAPese Dsnocns, enu .oiu Va
6e hocIs tnat ne woua cohsioet tne propos'eon;
irispa % AN Mr. FARCE deputy M Iniu in the sheriff nss
once, as 10 "nat ne shouiu 90 ana Mr.. fArge,
having all the facts before him, advised Levie to
see capt. topenes, ine wsrden Oh ihe under
writer's. Mr., Fargo took him to Capt. fouenes
on Sunday, introduced him. and everything
was disclosed al the interview. Captain
foueDes advised him to accept Whatever propo-
sItion pshocna mght nave ave 70 make 70 am 70
seem TO cooperate with him, and keep him (Cspt.
Youenes) advised OF proceedings. Another con-
fei ence was bad With Dakocha ct his house that
day BY Levie, when he was instructed to apply to
Recommendation from Becker. Before going 10
Becker, Levie went to Davis himself and asked
for q situation. Davis said business was dull
and lie did not want any assistance. Thereupon
Leyie proceeded 10 the , Meredith establishment
on Canal street. and told Becker OF his failure.
b cker reproved him for approaching Davis or
Dubois first, and gave him sealed letter to Davis,
Which he presented, and Davis, Immediately after
reading the letter, tore II up, and agreed to en-
ploy him at forty dollars month. This was on
Monday afternoon. BE went to work at once,
and Col. Adams, chief OF police, having been ad-
yised Of what was going on, Leye thenceforth
ives In regular communication with the
police and Captain Youenes, informing them
Of every step in the progress of the plot.
The building was to have been fred the Friday
after. but DaRocha said the policies Of insur-
ance were not all secured yet. The folio wing
Tuesday was then set for the deed. Dubois and
Levie refused to do it. DaRocha reprosched
them as cowardly. IL was no more, be said,
than to take glass OF water. He had done 1t
in his store on. Canal street, and nothing was
easier. icu OF matches, some paper over
them, surrounding can OF coal OIL and fuse
gong 10 .ne ma1cnes' T e woulo ao II. ne ne haew,
oy DIS uisl on Oahai st,eet, snat iuse wouia
Durn an hour ana nan before reacnlng tne
ha.ches - was PIopeIly aoyus.eo. WAS q. lass
agreed that the store should be closed at
o'clock on iuesday evening, ana tnat Dahocna
himself snoulo hre tne lnse. Vn ruay DAnocna
came 10 me store ana Dotroweu tnree eohsrs IRON
paws, nhicn Dahocns gave 70 Lsvle, ano IA
hocna, Dupols ana Levle ieit the Store toge tner.
Levle uestea AZ coneenouse any gave .ne re-
inainoes OF tne money 70 Duools, weo useo u mat
Gay ana ine next ~ puylng can Of coal OIL, sew
erai DoAes OF Iucier ,s.cnes, wnicn were uis-
posed on one OF tne sneives Oh tne STORE, WIN 9
iuse aDout yaIa IN iengun' IN sucn manner
WIN paper Phed up tnat as soon as tne
hre on tne iuse reacned tne matcnes tne
paper uo1i1 p9rn ana tbe coal OH piaze.
as inc cnuchI moMeh. was aPproacnibs
Lev1e buQGested 10 Ia hocn4 tudt the ives OF
the people living above wonld be endangered,
and DaRocha responded that they would have
time enough to get away, and il they did not
that was their sfair. Everything was in resdi-
ness on Tuesday. At O'Clock punctually Da
Rocha came to the store from the direction Of
st. Louis street, smoking cigar went into the
sore, and, With his cigar set ire to the fuse.
Dubois was putting up the shutters at the time,
and Levie ct the door. DaRocha imme-
diaiely sfter firing the fuse left and walked
down Charues street, and the Skaters all up.
Levie locked the door and he and Dubois walked
down Chartres street, separating at Toulouse
street. That day Davis, WHO had been complain
ing of being sick, told Levie that he was going
over The lake, and would intrust him with the care
Of the store during his sbsence, observing. at the
same time, that be would be doing larger busi-
ness in tie fall and he (Leyie) should be his chief
man. 40.
For several days before the denouement Mr..
Farrell had been detailed by the chief Of police
10 give bis special attention TO the affair. Police
ofhcer Connors was placed as q boarder in the
Orleans Hotel, directly IN front Of the store. On