New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-09
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Forster, Theophile Larue, and Ma. Hogan,
were the only ones arraigned, the last
named as accessory to the robbery.
valuable articles that had been taken
by Lieutenant Madden and his specials.
Dumas, Madden, and Malone, from the
premises Of Paul Touro, were displayed
before the recorder, and the seals broken.
Mr.. Villa was the first witness on the
stand, and related the facts concerning the
| robbery of his store, and in several in
stances identified pieces Of gold and silver
coin, some city and treasury notes, and
other articles. He had not seen the money at-
ter missing it from his demolished safe until
| sent for by Special Officer Malone II g. 70
the corner Of Burgundy and Bisnyiie
streets in coffeehouse kept by Paul TOu4o;
he there saw his properly and recognized
| it, the same as NOW in court. When witness
| faced Touro Teuro declared that the goods
had been left with him by certain parties.
! II will be noticed that Jean CapdeVille,
Paul Touro, and Watson are not included
| in the names of the parties on trial Cap
deville and Touro are charged with having
| received stolen property. As for Watson
he is still at large.
MY v llld bthtCu bhnb ACA VII tilA Lug An
had been frequently in bis store, purchas-
ing small quantities of cifars; also that Mat.
| Hogan, until within month previous to the
robbery, had repeatedly been seen in the
store, at least sufficiently often to make his
face known there as customer,
After the arrest of Touro, CapdeTille,
and Bertin, in Lieutenant Aadden's office.
Touro was asked how he came in possession
of the property. TourO answered that
CapdeViile gave it him, and Capdeyille as
sented, but asserted that Bertin had given
it to him, which Bertin denied.
Special Officer Malone testified that on
the morning he heard Of the burglary, he
inquired OF the pToprietors Of the store and
from other persons, and was informed that
Pierre Berth, one of the accused, had been
employed in the adjoining restaurant, from
which place the burglars made an entrance
into the cigar store he saw in the restau-
rant pane Of glass broken, and come
blood on it knew Bertin before, and on
the information received he went for him,
and found him, and discovered on his hand
fresh cut then arrested him BBrtin said
he had cut his hand while rolling barrels
witness then received information thai
a part of the stolen money was IN house
corner Bienyille and Burgundy streets
then searched the house named found
there Paul Touro, reputed owner OF the
house, whe was in bed; told TOuro that
be had come for the money that had been
: deposited with him; Touro answered that
no money had been leit-with him witness
| told him to come out Of bed and give him
! the keys; Touro was reluctant, but finally
! gave the keys; witness opened tho safe
aud found the things now in court; TourO
/ then said that some party had left the
! money there; witness then brought the
! money to the statlOnhous9 and ar
rested Paul Fouro witness ther
J saw Pierre Berlin and Theophili
Larue ia the statioDhouse; while there
Paul TourO said Theophile Lamo gave hin
T. the money; Larue said "Ses," but sait
! Bertin gave it to him, IT. Id Bertin de
MED the charge; witness also arrested
/ Hogan and George Forster and Capde
! Vile; found at the residence Of Forster
: valise belonging to Watson, man cen
! neeted with the robbery; Watson has no
!, been arrested.
= The next witness, one Of the robbers
i states evidence, was Jean Capdeyille, VIII
was challenged as having been once sen
! tenced to the peniteRtiary; being put o.
his rotre dire, denied being tho man.
/. Jean Capaeville knows the four az
e oused never spoke to Forster; on th
: 23d Of January Pierre Bertin, John Wa
! son, and witness were staniing in th
cOneehouse corner Toulouse and RampsI
= streets they left at O'Clock, Bertin toll
- us he would meet us on the corner Of Bier
vile and Burgundy streets Watson weI
- into &c alley on Toulouse street, near Bdl
= gundy then they went into the Cofel
y house corner Blenville and Bnrgnnd
II streets Matt Hogan came in and calle
Waters. At nine o'clock witness went
= the corner Of Bienville and Royal street
ts and there found Berth he was cent
: Watson to corner of Royal and Custom
II house streets waited there for Watson
= when Watson came again he had bund
,S ,S Of tools, which he gave witness TO carry
= gave back the tools to Watson at corner
. Rampant and BieRVille streets Watson tel
II witness to watch for the corpora
u about halfpast ten that night saw Bert
n and Watson going into Forgets Testanran
4 the two told witness 10 stay at the corn
~ Of Gnstomhouse and Royal remaint
4. around there until 1--WE OF six O'Clock
81 the morning; Watson came ont Of the re
m tanrant and said to witness, u am going
81 blow up the safe, aud ii you hear tho p
NJ lice coming rap on the door, but for az
- other person do nothiag;" soon aflerwal
4, heard the noise of tho explosion; after Il
explosion witness went home; he lived
BienYills street with TheOphile, one Of q
q. accused; first time witness saw the Plund
was in Lieutenant Madden's Office; was n
promised anything for bis part ia the ro
berry, and was not promised any reward
turn states evidence.
p Paul TOuro testified that TheOphile, o.
Of the accused, gave me the money nc
lc, in court, Oh the 29thu to keep safely !
him; Theophile was alone, about nj
4 O'Clock; he did not tell me how mr
money there wac; witness says he did
q know that the money had been stolen;
was a bundle, covered with newspapt
Ic, witness claimed one Of the packages
cigar box, halff1lI ef small speeie) as
e, oWn property.
Tne court adjourned TO meet again
es morrow evening.
Neither Of the accused is in any W
IT. peculiar personally, except Hogan, who
quite COED looking. fresh cOuntenant
n, black hair. eyes, and mnstaehe. He ga
bend ID $1,000.
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