New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-25
)CAL INTELLIGENCE.

ID GOVERNOR BAKER PERJURY ExA1NA.
1T -This case was resumed yesterday
Nv, ST. before United States Commissioner
paS lion. The following testimony was taken
'SiA N prosecution:
stps sn Lewis was at Camp Bisland in 1861
:, s6l; saw Governor Baker there giving
Y, FACTIONS about the fortifcations; worked
"a sort; Governor Baker said the work
NJ s he we'll done; the fort was on both
Ii De bayou; Governor Baker was on
V n slags Of the bayou three or four times;
d i5S8e we're four cannon in the fort.
~ oss srsmined-Governor Baker gave
M ssbraers TO the head man; mad no time to
zshar% attention much to how the head man
onas NV. WITNESS WAS here confronted with
d ~ h Rnel SOlakowski who had charge Of the
y, gilk but failed to recognize him.
'al Eg mes Hollingshead testified that Gov
g ~ 1 Baker had a shipyard on the bayou;
unta confederate gOnboat Hart was being
e y sed there when the Yankees came up;
sii HI Of Governor Bakers men worked on
msil srt, and some on the gunboat Cotton,
e e yard; 0pie and JEFF were the names
sSss men; they were carpenters; saw Gov
lls Baker in the shipyard when the Hart
stag there, looking around; he gave no
~ ut all.
:, q N4Eeu Teublh WAS aDOdIQ DA bh6 GunDOhle
~ snd Cotton, and kept the run Of the
ak on the bayou.
live oak was sunk 10 the bayou to
EgI@ the Yankees from coming up; saw
'fi'- an0r Baker ON the Cotton giving Or
M heard him AK Captain Fuller where
=. vere going 20 make the blockade; the
BILE nor told Captain Fuller he could put
~ II lockade where be thought best; wit.
ne Vas looking at him and heard him say
Ss prosecution asked for an attachment
e u st Mr.. White to compel him to bring
,,keurt the files Of the Attakapas Register.
.Po n fosecution here announced that they
close.
deiense was opened by calling to the
nv kss stand Colonel Solokowski He was
Of the defenses of Western
-Asiana under General Taylor. He was
nde4 engineer. He haze carte blanche in
WV PREMISES; received no instructions from
u oibne. He had called on Judge Baker,
, M listing him to be one of a committee OF
NegH Of public safety, and he had declined,
!, VI that reasons witness had forgotten.
y III heard Judge Baker spoken Of as a
,ecoisAH man, and never TO the contrary.
zth A#seen Judge Baker several times at the
u'< near the distractions.
ateia Shelly, for the prosecution, said that
,ouia roper time he would move to strike
1te e. Will of Colonel Solok0wskiis evidence, on
n III round that he had once taken an oath
Psst port the United States when natural.
q eas 1. and afterWard. by his own admission,
ches ommitted perjury by taxing an oath
9 Sul port the confederate states.
&c exemined--Was naturslized a citi
the United States in 1856; took the
.YER b the eonfederacy In 1861; received a
VI fissi0n from Mr. Jefferson Davis, and
A..
%. = sss se ii1i5iis; went 0n The HeCh5 IA
NRW mber, 1862, and left in January, 1868;
fsi siAslened at Camp Bisland all this
Z shE# Governor Baker called upon him al
" M place to get him to release his boat
/ proa aFcher, which Governor Baker had
t., AZ and which witness had impressed
tr Ss5 Is 9 registered voter of the city Of
y q 0sieans.
crbsa apeare Allen resides at Centreville
in n Franklin; had been OF Union procliVi
eAnI Aat had stopped from any declaration
mss nents for fear of his neck. Up tc
t n he when the reign Of terror com
I've i'll 8M he had known who were Union
y 4 der that every one had fear Of &C
N 'a' edging sentiments Of Unionism. HaG
0 dsAa betrayed any such sentiments, hG
IN the expressive language of the
vr-py Ave been sent to headquarters, which
u Oh that he would never be heard o
- aIas During the reign Of terror nS
,.rt eered him more than Judge Baker
Ngz been known previous to this TINT
writ of the most Incorporating o
moral men. For the purpose of build
4 ans !: and placing distractions reqnisi
nd "a 4v hands were made on all the
ola for fifteen miles round, anC
: " consultation with Judg.
'SrSs y regard to the refusal Of his hands
Aess thought such a thing wouldn'
o saT best way was to yield. In thl
onel Section Judge Baker had come for
in tha ad qualified, and this was at tn,
~ s.s'. Sarded as test of loyalty.
q and eperal way the witness said that tn
easug aaes used property without stint
one hers could make little or no resist
" AZ aat that Judge Baker had visited tn
Pouie Md obstructions to look after hi
,eto x. t who were impressed, and see tina
- sere fed. Every man in these time
eitiy a confederate, for if he had eN
vrsi his contrary opinions he wouli
" 05 W. thrown into jail OF else have bee
----- headquarters.
Rr' oAse was postponed until to,norroy
.xEaS q e. nine O'Clock.