The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-27

curing the late rebelIol; that, in the .advocacv
osr sr,;oia, ne never wrote or published newsps-
Siicies, or preached serm ons, during the Ists
rebellion and that he never voted for or s;gnaS
an ordnance OF secession In any State He also
s;a.ea 70 ssid supervisors that he resided in the
CITY OF New Orleans, on Cont street. e
That under the Constitution and laws of ,h.
oste, as now exists, 1t Is made the duty of the
supervisors aforesaid to register the relator If he
oh odhhes me oath above stated, and there is no
cnafge mat the said oath is falsely taken
i Now,relator says that he did take the sajd oath
semnsIeled TO him by one of the said supervisors
named Gerard as above said, and no contest was
made by said board, as to the truth
the statement therein made ;: but Ss,
cause relator refused to answer the
question as to the name of the parish in which he
was BORN, the said board of supervisors refused to
register your relator, when it is made their
duty TO register him under the above circum-
stances, and By their said refusal, relator will
be deprived of the privilege of the elective fran
ehise.
Further, that as the registering of relator
under the circumstances was duty imposed upon
sald supervisors by the law which created this
Doafd. tney are amenable TO the iurisdietion of
Wherefore relator prays that writ of manda-
mus issue, directed to said w. H. Hanmore, John
Gerard and Theo. Martin, in their capacity of
supervisors for the register of voters for the
EshS 81 ss nSW S csds f ss% on hCnds; ss
nePsemoer, % a. II O'clock A; NJ why they refuse
the parish of Orleans and the fourth ward thereof
and II they show no good reason or cause. that
said mandamus be made.peremptory and they con-
'smhe0 accordingly W. H &c sSoOLEr.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
"PARIsH OF 0RLEANs.t
sona1s Ieore me; the UNDERSIGNED authority, PER-
above petition, who being duly sworn, SAYS ali
'ne allegations OF said petition are re true.
"sworn to and subscribed before me Ss,b s:n,
tember, lS68. CHs. LEAuMoNr,
"Judge fifth District Court, Parish Of Orleansp
Let writ of mandamus issue as within prayed
Tor, directing the supervisors within named to
. ber, at III A.. NJ. Gas. LRAUMONT
New Orleans September 26 1857
The HOMICIDE IN THE VEGETABLE MARKET
Two more witnesses were examined yesterday,
in the killing affair Of Edward Fores, the colored
excitement in the city. Their testimony is as fol-
lows:
Nine Rose Nlcaud s,ooyn-Ye esterday morning
early Mr.. Guerin was taking coffee with me. He
came back the second time. While taking coffee
Mr.. EdouaId passed by, and Mr.. Guerin then
called Mr.. Edouard as if be was calling friend.
! heard Mr. Guerin say to Edouard, "Tell me the
truth" The words were spoken in French-at the
same time they both seemed to be excited. I
then heard Mr.. Guerin say to Edouard, Go
away, do not want to have anything TO do with
you" Then Mr. Edouard passed towards st.
Philip street, and told him not to pay any atten-
ton to what Mr.. Guerin said to him, because he
was deraDged. meant intoxicated. After tell
ing Mr.. Edousrd so he went away, and SO did Mr..
Guern. After awhile Mr.. Gperin came back and
said to me, al am going to take the cars and 20
home, to wash and rest myself" and on starting
he saw Mr.. Edouard, the deceased, with a police
offcer and another gentleman coming toward him.
Officer GOStdUe Q. Mdrigay stcOf1l = yesterday
about half past six o'clock started from the head
of the Beef Market. In the Vegetable Market,
right behind Mr.. Felix's table, close to Ursuline
street. as was going to give my servant the mar.
keting, Officer Young came to me and asked me II
had some shrimps to give him. l told him yes.
at the same moment Mr.. Edouard came up to him
and told him he wanted him to come to him. He
started with Edouard. About five inmates after
far as Roses table. saw Young alongside of
table, as white as sheet; he could not speak.
asked him what was the matter. He told me II
would see Guerin. When arrived at st. Philip
street did not see Guerin. / then went to the
levee, and did not see him either After the shoot
ing | went to the stand Of Edouard little boy
told me to run to the Vegetable Market, he had
fell by Langdon's stand. Me and Officer Tre-
pagnier went there ; saw the man lying by Lang
dons stand he could not speak. / did not see
Officer Young after that. came to the station
and reported the facts to the clerk and SER
geant. took Mr.. Espinola with me to examine
the man he told me the best thing to do was to
get carriage and send him home; so did. Mr..
Espinola told me TO disperse the crowd; l and
Officer Trepagnier done SO.
The jury, upon the evidence furnished gave a.
a finding that the deceased, Edouard Fores, had
come to his death by pistol shot wound inflicted
by one Arthur Guerin.
THE TEMPERATURE yesterday, as shown by the
observations of A. B. Griswold & Co., corner
Canal and Royal streets, was as follows: At
A. N. az degrees; IL N. 75; 8 P. NJ. 76 sr.
NJ. 20.
The temperature yesterday, as shown by the
thermometer at G. Duhameps, Ill Canal street,
was as follows: At Ga. n. co degrees IL n.
20; 3P.M. "a; 6P. NJ "a.