New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-21

3 Judge Hunt said that he had a right to
ask the question, as the answer V9uld 60 20
show that the witness was not reliable, his
word could not be depended on.
Major Hughes said that Digby was only q
witness, andwas not the prosecutor. The
great State of Louisiana, whose dignity has
been outraged and whose laws had been
violated, was the real prosecutor. Digby
was simple witness; he had no right to
promise anything, and his promises would
amount to nothing, and his cards in the
papers were worthless. The gentleman
again quoted "Vox pOpuli," etc.
Colonel Hunt insisted that he had right
to show that Digby had violated solemn
promise, and instead of being grateful to
the people who had restored his child, had
surrounded their houses with clamOrous
and angry crowd.
The question was not allowed.
Redirect.-Tbe child was full of bOils
when recovered; it had no boils when
stolen; there is no question of the identity
of the child every body knows that it is
witness child never authorized either of
the accused or any other parties to take
charge of the child means he never author
lied any one to take away the child perma-
nently.
Sergeant Leonard Malone testified that
he was one of the officers who accompanied
the Chief of Police to the house Of accused
on the ninth of August; first went to the
residence of Mr.. Broadwell; when the Su-
perlntendent came out OF Broadwells house
he went off with Mr.. and Mrs. Digby, and
left witness at the BrOadwell house: Mr..
BrOadwell was not home at the time; this
was about ten O'Clock on the forenoon OF
the ninth; during the absence of the Super
intendent Broadwell returned; Mrs. Broad
well called witness and said she wanted to
see the chief: witness said he would tell the
chief when he came back; on the return of
the chief witness went into BroadwelPs
house with the chief: witness left Broadwell
and went with Colonel Badger to Ellen
Follin's house: the Superintendent and an
officers took Ellen FOllin into room; wit
ness remained in another apartment with
the children of Ellen Follin and a white
woman; after Ellen had got through her
conversation with the Chief witness told
her she was wrong in hiding the child
when the officers went there on Sunday
evening, the seventh of August; and told
her, in presence of her son. that he had adj
mitted that he had taken the child out in
the yard to hide it, she made no reply; she
seemed to be confused, and did not know
what answer to make; she then stated that
the child had been left at her gate
on the Wednesday previous by white
woman, who said she would be back in a few
Murray in the office of the Superintendent
on the morning of her arrival from Mobile;
she stated to the Superintendent that she
had received word in Mobile that her sister
was in trouble about the child; she said that
she had received letter: she afterwards, a
few moments after, tried to deny that she had
letter; when asked by the Superln-
tendent On her arrival on the twenty-secOnd
of July at her sisters house, did she not on
f1,a foly 10 Z
hand and call it quite Familiarity Camille
and say "How do you do; she said no, that
while she was at her sisters house the child
was brought there she believed day or so
before she left to go back to Mobile; when
asked by the Superintendent was she not
here in this city at the beginning OF June
she said ''she might have been but she did
not know whether it was in May or in June
that she was here, she had been over here
but did not recsllect the exact time"
Louisa Murray said that the child was
brought to Ellen Follin's house the
Monday or Wednesday following her
arrival there on the twenty-secOnd of
July: her statements were very con-
dieting; she said one time that she could
not exactly say, but that the child was
brought to her sisters house either the day
she was coming away. or the day before;
another statement of Louisa was. that she
y-second of July in company with a white |
ady: she made statements and afterward |
lenied them: she was very much confused:
,he said she brought the white lady to her |
sisters house: Ellen Follin had stated that |
he child had been brought to her house on |
he Wednesday previous to the visit Colonel |
Badger made to her house, which would |
make it the third of August.
Crosse Witness reads the news
papers. 1.-THE defense asked if he expected |
he reward Major Hughes objected to the |
question The Recorder decided that it
would do Sergeant Malone no harm to |
,wered that if he had been the man who
recovered the child he would expect the |
'eward, but as it was, he did not expect |
me: when Louisa Murray was questioned |
It the chiefs office no one was present eX- |
,ept the witness and the chief. except Off |
,er Jourdain, who was present for a few |
Re-direct-Can not rccoilect that Louisa |
Murray mentioned the date she saw the !
,hild at her sisters.
Judge Hunt here moved that the trial be |
adjourned until Friday next.
The Recorder stated that he was willing !
o take "a recess for an hour or two
Judge Hunt said that in preference to
al
main over until one o'clock in the morning.
Major Hughes did not desire postpone
nent, although he had business that re-
luired his immediate attendance.
Colonel Mckay was not in favor of an
adjournment if it would have the effect of
keeping one of his clients, Mrs. Murray, in
he Parish Prison; this woman could not |
,btain bonds. owing to the excited state OF |
public opinion; even Mr.. Dawes, the bonds
nan of her sister. wanted to with
lraw, and had withdrawn his surety, |
wing to the pressure of public opinion.
The court decided to adjourn over to
Monday, and the Recorder further added
hat he would continue the case from day
o day, until it was finished He said that
lie had intended to call at Mrs. FOllin's resi-
lence, and take the testimony of Miss
ireen during the afternoon, but he had
cen DR.. Chambers during the trial, and |
he Doctor had informed him that it would
Tot be safe to see Miss Green before Mon
lay.
Judge Hunt asked the court, in the name
# humanity. to reduce the bonds he had |
ixed from $4,000 to $500 for each of the
ccused He said that the popular feeling
lad caused Mr.. Dawes to retire as bonds
nan. and that they had man capable of
igning bonds for both sisters. if the court
would fix them at $500 each. 1t was a
question of humanity, and not of popular
sentiment or feeling and even the counsel
or the State, who had devoted himself to
he case from motives of sympathy and
ceiling, did not oppose the reduction
William Green, the man alluded to by
Judge Hunt, was then Intercepted under
,ath by the Recorder, and testified that he
lad six thousand dollars worth of
property: at the corner of First and Annun-
iation streets it was under mortgage of
eventeen hundred dollars: independent of
his he owned other property, and was
worth. over and above his liabilities, the
um of at least ten thousand dollars
Mr DaIshnimer hnrn add rnssoH tho cn,,rt