New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-16
TIT. RtT0x ROUGE RIOTERS
I'h.. E.x:Lui.,ntiCn Yesterday

+: Eleven "'c'~s yesterday mr,nin. v:.S
! appointed for the examination of the per
. soDa arrested iii Baton Rouge. on the charge
. " conspiracy ana homicide, in connection
: with the riot that occurred on the evening
! oi Monday, the seventh instant.
some time after one O'Clock tire prisoner,
: were seen turning from C,lstomhousc street
: into Old L.vec street. Under the escort %! !,
, company OF United States infantry.
Turning into Canal street, the party r,l-
! tered the main door of the tustonhousc.
; and were Eshered into the United States
Distric; courtroom, where tine examination
! had been appointed to take place. The
prisouers We're ali seated inside the Iailing-
: that divide the court from the seats ap-
! pointed for spectators. AMI no others wei"
! permitted to remain except th'. Marshal :
! aids. the counsel for the prosecution and de
! fen So. and mcnbels "t tl!c press. The
! bench was occupied by United states Com
! ni>,ioncr> Van Ornun and GluUt. before
: whom the examination was 1" be con
: Quoted. An array Of able counsel appear. Il
: inside of the bar, the cast. for the govern
! mcnt being in the hands "I Me>Srs. Beck
with and Glilcy, and the course! ioI the
! defense We're Hon J. o. fEIua. II. Nj. Fav-
F. rot. j. II. L-,!non and \. l.. Reed. all o;
p, Baton Rouge. and j. II. New, E-l.. ~ Me-"
! Orleans. Jud." A. y. AtHrh. had been re-
! tanned ~ special counsel t"r "n. If tie AZ
3. cl-s"' ',artire
While the pIep,ra,inD- To-: the eNlElII:.t-
! IIon were G"lH4, on "" :. ..!it"d ~ the PER-
! sonnI of the accused. The majority We're
! young men. "" noticed not more than
! four persons wh"-" gr,I hal! indicated III"
! maturity Of ii'.- 1h' larger number wel.'
, OF decidedly :.-p~linlc appearances; some
; hud !. country. l.'G,ii-h look. but so far a.
we could discover, nni.c ot III" accused per
! sons would h,.Nc hen uiurkcH a. thugs
/; or ''roughs.'
Mr. Gnrlcy op,l,'l til, case or the pay;
| Of the pro>ecutio,.. -;atin. the charge pend
| ing against the accused. and the Law !rla!-
| in. 10 the subject: B,r,re the charge EN-
bodied against the prisoners. Mr.. Gurlry
! said they We're subject ~ the further charge
OF interfering with the officers oi election
while i'll the discharge ct their duty.
At the request vi ole Of the counsel for
the defense. Mr. Gur!cv tiIcm read the ii,ii
! davit made against the accused by p"lu:.
Marshal Henry Schoitea.
- this st!.e OF Tie case, Nr. New. 81
counsel for the deicEa.'. lrus" and, address
ING the court. mad" "A motion thHt on" q. the
commissioners do !t..il-c himself IN ;hc
ground that II" commissioner bad himself
been somewhat mixed "! with these unt"r-
tunate troubles. and r:Iigh; be possibly called
Oh ~ a witness. We understood the couI!-
SCI ~ say tha: il was 10 reflection on the.
integrity of i gentleman 10 suppose that y.
nigh! uncun-cinusly Y ~ himself hc biased.
il! some hardly pc!o~p.iblc degree. IT ally
rate. by surrounding. circumstances.
Commissioner Van CrnuIn replied t!ii, he
wa- Htctuatrt by no othcI than :. Lc-!"" Ia:
! Justice The Commissioner spoke in such ..
low tome that j. Was difficult 10 catch hi-
meaning, hui We understood him to say
that though l.lrCH>ciou> of the siight.-. :.
bias. vet at the de-.r" "t counsel tor the ii,
tense he would Willingly rccUSt. hin-~ ~,lf.
Commissioner Van Ornum .hcr lei, III.
bench.
Something w.s- .ti' ;.'.ons ,nnti"r Com
missioner TO =, with Commissioner Grant.
Commissioner GrGN; replied that !; Do
pended o. -. sicvs o! the lro-ecnt:! .
counsel.
judge h,ocha said there vas no iaw r..
..ur.g ;ho ure--cnc., Oi more than ou" Com
missioner in an examination hk" the PIES
ent. Mr.. Guriey remarked that the Unitcc:
States prosecuting officers had 10 desire ,ur
al aIdluona! Commissioner 10 sit SO thr
ease proceeded and y the -"i- Vr, -id"nc. 81;
Commissioner Grant.
ilr. Fuqua adl!, a--,b Ne court ia refer
enc. TO the witnesses ter I'll" Defense ~,
mark ing. in substance, :hat but few Of such
witneS-., had 1s yet been summoned. For.
tn" counsel confidently expected. that 4.
l,rre uu,nb,r .t Nh, defendants v-o,,I jn
discharge! as soon "a the wi;acssc. for III.
prosecution had been heard: for there would
be II" evidence against them. The couns.t.
therefore. proposed :hat the witnesses fp:
The d"t'ns., bt nj su,ninoncd before the
government vitups,.. bad uiycn ,h,ir .,.s.;
no,.y. v t.r III. defense lnowiuy cxa.,Jv
what Wa required, could subpoena accord
in ,ly. and ,!;i. save ,,..nv p.raouS. rrsid.u,
in Baton ROUGE. the ;..S O. time cousco,rnt
upon ocj,e hrnuah: 10 New Orleans. The
court ,orS,,,;.d +. tin ,,ropositinn hv ,h,
counsel for tl... defense.
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called ,nr IRE. ,."-.cu, ion. Witness E.. ~.
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