New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-10
OFFICERS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

announced in yesterday mornings is
the examination of the seventy four
HI lately confined in the military prison
shis city, upon affidavit of the Mexican
''.absul, charging them with organizing and
afting on foot a military expedition against
IL Government of Mexico, was held yester-
morning at the military prison, before
fnited States Commissioner John B. Weller.
ateral hours were occupied in examining
Illnesses on both sides, several of whom
nfned States evidence, and who, after ex-
nnation were discharged. The first wit.
IS examined was the Mexican Consul,
r, Diaez who upon being sworn testi-
al through his counsel as interpreter, Mr..
O5sstellanos, as follows:
), nv R, Diaez-From information received
him he he'd made the affidavit, after
saffch he communicated the same to the
Hilary authorities. This information was
ained on the nineteenth day of last June,
u drug store belonging to Mr.. j. Espain-
There, on that day he overheard a
4yersation between Mr.. Espainola and q
n b who appeared to be wounded in the
LA. and upon whom Mr.. Espainola was
finishing medical attendance. This wound
fhan was speaking of the expedition to
!, kico. The name of the man who was
a Mr.. Espainola, he afterward learned
a be Gonzaleze de Monrov, once colonel
M be Mexican army.
fitness was here interrupted by counsel
tlefense. who objected to the testimony
! being hearsay evidence.
Al6purt-The first step is to prove the exist
"a IF m avnaditiOO-
. testimony resumed-Heard Mr.. Espainola
Colonel Monroy how the expedition to
HTico was going on. Monroy answered
q Qell: recruiting rapidly" Monroy was
Iesding profusely; said it was "disagree-
IVle for him to be in this condition when so
Iush business was to be done" Witness
led called Mr.. Espainola to one side and
Ic1ested him to take the name of this man,
In he did: was stranger to witness;
never seen him before; knows of no
II nection of prisoners with any expedi.
n was officially notified that an expedi.
IA was being fitted out against Mexico:
tays that one expedition has left in small
y achments. On the twentysixth of June
O was notified by the marshal that large
nber of men had been arrested by the
"a tary, suspected of being fllibusters;
q ks an expedition was broken up by this
INST.
#. gave
Following testimony: Reside at No. 1919
R tires street. After substantiating the
mony Of the last witness he said he was
= be nineteenth day of June last taking
w 6inner in q room back of his store; Re.
u Ter Gastinel came in, and seeing Monroy
a wounded hand asked him what was
y, ns matter with him; he replied that he had
I'd In some difficulty with another man and
attempting to slap him unfortunately
g,sICk pane of glass, breaking it, and at
same time cutting his hand severely.
q cook had previously told witness there
~ an expedition for Mexico being fitted
adj told me Monroy was Mexican Colonel;
Borry he had been wounded, as he had
hess to attend to of Importance. Wit.
It had often been asked where the re-
a ling office was: said he knew nothing
% Il; Monroy afterward told me his
was on Dauphine street, corner Bien-
q his residence was on Toulouse street
n cen Dauphine and Burgundy streets;
IN ented the bill for medical services;
Oh a1roy said he had no money, but that all
nses would be paid by the expedition,
4 u has not been done yet. Monroy gave
IT. less to understand that an expedition
ID to start from here simultaneously with
st from Havana to invade Mexico; have
kseen MOnroy since he left my store on
nineteenth ofJune last.
leg f1hn Chaeifer - Do not recognize the
dfeners H. Cenas. J. ii. Hernandez, Lewis
!, or Emile Ricaud as belonging to the
VI Tsdition as officers, as in the charge
hst them: thought he might have seen
he Df them (Ricaud) in beer saloon on
4eorner Of Bienville. and Dauphine streets;
T. not sure; enlisted there for Mexico
bounty and $50 per month wages; was
to enlist by Monroy, who also enlisted
thosei who enlisted at the time wit.
did went away before he was ready to
AZ enlisted again; was with the party that
arrested on the nineteenth ultimo;
w I'D did not speak to him; knows four of
~ g who enlisted.
8 oss-examined-Knew four men had en-
n d; knew they had enlisted because they
III him SO; witness was arrested with the
party captured, and released soon after.
SO did not know what he was arrested
Y, ~ Is not acquainted with Mexican Consul:
en- him once at Espainola's drug store I;
/ ess went there to see friend of his
ar worked for Espainola; had no CONVEX.
Dat N with any one but my friend while
Ne; have not been paid, neither expected
from Mexican Consul for testifying;
q been in the city nine years; worked in
ewery; drove horse cars, ETC.; also keep
ooting gallery; wanted to GO to Mexico
lake money; everybody made money in
war; if there was going to be war in
- leo he wanted to be In it; enlisted as a
Ter; did not want to work on railroad;
d do that without going to Mexico.
-" he next witness was John Vogler, one Of
accused, who turned States evidence,
was sworn.
hn Yogler spoke German, and was fur
:. ed with an interpreter. Enlisted in q
ehouse on some corner about fourteen
ago; next day was taken with about
Hty others across the river, on the ferry,
:. Algiers, then walked about three miles
he river to some canal; does not know
7 one; thinks Ricaud and Hernandez
. with him on the island when he was
sted; don't know whether either of them
eted him or not; is most positive Mr.,
au nandeZ wrote his name down; can't say
dVely; it was man like him; was en-
ID in a coffeehouse; don't know the
ets; it was a corner house one story
; after getting to the canal got in 6
II boat, and when first saw the schoon-
Bas near the island; schooner holds
Ia hty or twenty-one men; recognized nc
as an officer; was on board the schooner
or three days; didn't know where they
going; some said to Texas and somt
sis to Mexico; was offered one dollar pei
or thirty dollars per month as a soldier
not see any one enlist; don't know who
], manded the expedition; saw Hernandez
the island; saw a revolver on thu
Doner.
Euloges testified that man tried to
St him on jackson Square. He was {
-, # man, and wore blue cap; told wit
he was Colonel. He wanted me t.
! q Mexico to fight. told him woult
~. he would give me money; said W0ult
y. no money until enlisted.
noss.examined-Di not enlist becausl
nd build get no money. have lived her
70 en years; work on the levee as lRborer
, n his wife some one wanted him to enlis
soldier to go to Mexico. His wife toll
hexican Consul, who sent for hin
70. before yesterday, to whom he told al
fneW; Mexican Consul did not promis
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