The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-06-16

| memorable trial now progressing in our midst make
| taste slowly. William 3. Ochtree, who returned t
his city few days since, has been apprehended, bu
| not, as vet, arragned with the accused. Jordan
solomon, freedman called to the stand testified, tha
N the night of October 4, 1868, he standing
| he Methodist church when the firing commenced nea,
he woods He to Schuter's stable, and peep.c
hrough the cracks of the fence near it, al
| .oming into The ja gate among whom he recognised
| OILS Crump and Afford. He Immediately beat a hast,
ptreat in the direction of Tom Wards blacksmith shop
md bile on the way thither he heard firing at the Jail
nd directly thereafter Anderson Wright came running
| owardS him. Witness he ped Wright to conceal hin,
| elf in one of the rooms above Wards shop.
| Dick Figures, one of the principal white men VIII
ave turned States evidence, next called upon
pStify. He manifested considerable trepidaton, anc
old his tale in scarcely audible tone. SO great, in
ed was his depression, that he affected to tears
With mingled pity aud contempt the dnnse thron@
stenpd to catch his slightest whisper. Ere he ha
oug upon the stand he gasprd out that he wante'
protection OF the court against the ctiz-ns of tl
uuntry. Tie Commission replied that they wou'r
ledge him the protection OF the United States Gov.
rment. The witness then testified. in tanc+,
hat he came rom his home into J, ferson Sunda,
vening October T. 1858. He crowd of mel,
'opc at Hughes Wagon Yard. Soon saw some 0
die men disguise themselves and leave for town Rec.
yi>ed several of the prisoners Witness was told b.
}nd Conner, thata mob to kill Smith being made
n"h just before it entered the Jail yard. He saw man
whom he took to he Mabry in conversation with sen
mel Recognised Sanhry the man who called for
Lockhart and Sanford at the jail gate. Recognised
John Penman leader among those who took Lewis
Grant Anderson Wright to the ,ods He thought
It was Hanegan who ordered Lieut.. Dubois to surren-
Ter on penalty of death Heard it said in the Jail
ward that George Gray the that first entered
the jail, and wit'ess him taken out apparently
much INJURED in conflict with Smith. Witness
thought it was William Alley who fired the fatal shot
At Smith. He said that Muse was ordered to take
command of the engaged in breaking open the
jail door, and that Muse dragged Major Curtis away
from the Jail door two three times Witness was OF
he opinion that Curtis you'd have persuaded the mob
desist, were it not for the persistency of Muse
Witness said that Richard Stewart was taken out and
killed after the death of Smith. He said Anderson
Wright and Lewis Grant must have been taken out
during the confusion caused by the first entrance into
The jail.yard. After the mob had killed Smith and the
negroes, most of those that disguised, removed
their DISCUSSES and dispersed. Subsequently large
crowd of citizens met at Freemans Hail. and two squads
organised to patrol the town. A number pro
reeded TO the residence of Judge Caldwell, accom-
panied by Pratt and Sauhey. Witness and Col Afford
joined them when near Caldweis Afford and Saufey
"ndeavored to dissuade Pratt from attempting to kill
Caldwell. Pratt insisted, and they finally went along
Nat Caldwell, aged about Is years. captured and
interrogated to the whereabouts Negro was also
,aken with him, but his hiding place not dlyuged
Sauhey and Afford then made another attempt to
ssuade Pratt and it then agreed to return the
city. Witness stated il very difficult to deutii,
of those the Jail lot on account of their dis
guses few men were undsguised and did not
seem to whether they recognised not
Towards the close Of his testimony Figures sad thai
he had been induced testify against the accused by
the fear of punishment for perjury and for the oenct
charged against the prisoners On being further ques
toned bv the court he sd that he gave his evidence
voluntarily, and without being influenced by threats
letter brought into court yesterday during the
examination. which Figures denied ever having seen
It picked up his tent in camp and contained
anonymous request that hewoud OF testify agains,
the prisoners Jimpleeute
Apropos of the change in the of our frigates,
the Hartford Post saws that Bore is changing his own
name by adding to it the single syllable that viii make
north wind of him, namely-Borie-ass.