New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-22
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF rHE STATE LOUISIANA.
NEW ORLEANS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER g. 1870.

said. moreover there would not b0 any dis
turbance; when the man replied that if they
attempt to count votes with closed doors
there would be fight the witness pointed
out l.. Gass as the man who wanted the
pistol.
The witness was not crOss-examined.
Lieutenant William l.. Bandey, sworn
Is second lieutenant Of infantry in the
United States service, and is stationed at
Baton Rouge. The witness was in garrison
when the firing began ON the night of cleo
ton, and accompanied the detachment
which Captain Meyers marched into the
town. The testimony Of the witness was
of piece with that OF Captain Meyers, re-
lating the same incidents and pointing out
mostly the same persons. The witness was
not cross-examined.
Lieutenant George H. Cook, sworn-Is
second lieutenant in the Nineteenth infantry,
stationed at Baton Rouge. The testimony
of this witness was corrObOrative Of that Of
Lieutenant Bandey, and entirely similar to
to that of Captain Meyers. There was no
crOss-eXaminatlOn.
Rouge: was at his residence when the firing
began, and did not leave home till the
firing had ceased; col0red man told wit
ness that his brother was wounded; going
on. saw q number OF men near the post
office, and asked them where the wounded
were; Mr.. Buckner came up and told the
men that the soldiers were coming, and that
Captain Meyers had sent message, that If
they did not dispcrse, he would fire on them
people proposed to disperse, but others OBJ
jected to move off the ground, saying that
they were there to preserve the peace, and
had right to be there.
Mr.. New asked the witness few ques-
tions, but nothing further was elected.
George Hardiman, sworn.-This witness
told o rather confused and rambling story
about a squad of men bringing in wounded
man, who asked them to take him to a doc
tor: Bird said: "Cant you walk I" On his
answering no, some one said: then lie
down and die" The witness said consider
able about Thompson j. Bird, about his
firing at people, and what he otherwise said
and did. The witness was subjected to a
searching crOss-examination by Mr.. New
and Mr.. Faqua, in the course of which he
frequently reiterated that Thompson j.
Bird was present. At the close Of the
cross-examination Mr.. New asked that the
| the courtroom, as they were about to make
| an affidavit againstnhi for perjury, and
| they did not wish In to escape, as had
happened in another instance.
Matthew Shifgen, is a printer, whose
home is in Illinois. but is at present work
| ing at the office of the Courier, IN Baton
Rouge. The testimony Of this witness
| amounted to little. In crowd of armed
men, he had recognized Weie by his voice.
William Thompson, swOrn-Lives in
Baton Rouge and was there on election day.
| This witness swore that Scott Gordon, the
! colored Democrat, shot at him three times
| once tearing his coat on the shoulder, a
second grazing his side and damaging his
coat, and third passing between his legs
| Witness also said he was shot at by Lobdell
| aud that Gass also shot at him. The
witness was subjected to q crOss-examinar
ton, the counsel for the defense cOntendine
that it was impossible that his coat could be
woundedkby the balls, coming in the direc
ton as he described them.
George Morgan, swOrn-Lives in Baton
Rouge; was three squares from the court
house when the firing began; went there
aw several young men firing into the court
Oom: pointed out Williams as one OF the
party; saw others with arms, but dom
| know them. A short cross-examinatiOr
was made of this witness, but it did NO
| shake his evidence.
The court adjourned till to-day, at ont
| O'Clock