New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-12
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

CAsB-Dischdrge ofthe Accused. case of
Spitrie VS.. CAESAR, charged with the embezzle'
ment OF twelve hundred and fifty Napoleon
gold pieces, was resumed yesterday morn
ing before Recorder Gastinei. The prose-
cution introduced a broker named Van
Ostin, who gave the following testimony:
He said that on the twenty fifth day of July
between the hours of eleven and one
o'clock. he met Mr.. CAESAR in Jackson
Square with bag of money, and Mr.. CAESAR
told witness he wished to exchange the
money which was gold, being 1850 twenty
franc pieces, for greenbacks. He said he
wanted $4,000 in currency for the
money, for which he would pay
witness 800 for his trouble.
Witness then opened the bag, and found the
money as represented. Witness then asked
accused if the money belonged to him, when
accused said, "No, it was left with him for
safckeeping by one Spitrie." Witness then
told accused he would not give him the
money, as he suspected it was foul trans
action, and that he was trying to cheat the
prosecutor out of his money. Accused then
said to him, ~ hope you will not say any
thing about the matter, and when the case
comes up in court you will not appear
against me- to which witness replied that he
would not.
The Court then asked witness Il he had
not received summons to appear on the
previous day as witness, to which he re-
piled that he had. The Court then imposed
a fine Of $25 for contempt in not answering
the summons, as it had appeared in the
evidence that he was at the French market
during the trial.
The Court then asked witness if he had
made any exertion to bring the accused TO
justice, to which he replied he had not.
Witness then acknowledged to have seen
some of the prosecuting witnesses, and
talked with them in regard to the case in
court on the previous evening. The Court
then asked him if he regarded his oath and
what religious denomination he belonged
to. to which witness said he belonged to no
religion, and had no particular formula by
which he regarded an oath, only that he
thought he should tell the truth when he
took an oath. The Court then put him on
his oath again, and he reiterated the above
evidence.
The counsel for the defense stated that
one of the witnesses had come to his
house on the same evening and offered him
| FIVE hundred dollars to make out case
| against his client, and that the broker had
been hired to make the statement he had
just made, and that there was not one word
of truth in the testimony.
The Court rendered q decision that in the
opinion OF the Recorder the witness had
committed perjury, and barefaced, and that
| it was the duty of the State to bring a
charge of perjury against the witness, to
which counsel for defense stated he should
bring the charge and would Immediately
make the affidavit. The witness was locked
up and the accused was honorably dis
charged, the Court stating at the same time
that on Monday it was his intention TO send
the case before the Criminal Court, but that
| the testimony of this witness had convinced
him that the charge was made for
the purpose of extorting money from
the accused, therefore he was fully satisfied
the prosecution had not lost the money
they claimed to have given to Mr.. Caesar.
and under the circumstances he could do
nothing else but discharge the accused.
New ORLEANS, La, August 10, 1868.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:
1 Won't YOU make room for q few remarks
| from an individual who was an attentive
| listener to the speakers at the eolored DEM
| ocratic meeting held yesterday III the cen
| tire of "Canal Avenue street, near Carroll
| ton? Try to give me berth at least Tor a
| synopsis of Mr.. Johnson's remarks In
| looking through the assembled multitude
failed to observe your Chinaman, and hence
my report.
/ euI of this new colored movement. He
| Introduced Mr.. johnson by readinga certii.
cate which proved him sound Democrat
| and statesman. However, the signatures
/ were not read. and we were left to our own
Judgment. II struck me that they were
| Sambo or Sambola.
After wiping the Precipitation from his
brow, and putting himself outside of half
pint of "nose blooming cereus," rendered
through Purcell, Mr.. johnson proceeded
In substance as follows:
Gentlemen and Ladies: rise to dress you
| on de ''promiment" questions dat ar at
stake. Who is Mr.. Wickliffe, and did cher
he do something for any of US colored race
I say he didn't But Seymour and Blair
are our friends, the Democratic party
has always been our friends, and
on dem we can also rely. was 9 slave and
they freed me. (Here oolored lady told
him he belonged to the Ku.Klux Khan.
He was proud to belong to such glorious
institution, and soon dey might wish-(an-
other drink profered by bottle-holder
white Purcell.)
Gentlemen and Ladies': Seymour and
Blair am my men; dey are Gods men, and
we will elect dem. / wish to press on de
colored man de idea that the carpet-wags
and skelle-bags are trying to break de coun'
try up, and force you to slavery again. Let
| YOU All paw 'ticular 'teIltion to dis, and we
viii elect Seymour and Blair. Dey are our
friends, andIall sensible colored gemmen vote
for dem. (Another drink.)
Here the speaker was interrupted BY Pur
cell and another colored orator, who told
him to desist from further argument, when
the band struck up the Bonnie Blue Flag,
and johnson was forced to retire. Thus
ended his cutting remarks.
Il There were about ten colored persons
present, and eight of them were Grant
and Colfax voters. Several white
rebels were trying to infuse into their mind'
the Democratic doctrine, but they '.couldn'
see it, The meeting was complete izzle
and colored men are not to be dragged int
supporting party who are destined to ruiz
them and our country.
Yours, HIPES.