New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-25
Local Intelligence.


FAINT Continuation of the Eridenee.-At
two o'clock the court and those engaged IN
the defense and prosecution, declared them
selves ready to proceed.
During the morning Recorder Houghton
and gentlemen interested on both sides, Wis
tied Ellen Follin's house to take Mrs.
Green's evidence.
Mrs M. Green, at present residing at or
near the corner of Camp and Bellecastle
streets, testified about as follows:
On the third day of August the child was
brought here and left at the gate; did not
see it; on the fourth of August Madame in
formed me that some one had brought the
child and left it; asked no questions about
it; | was here from the night previous to its
arrival; Sunday night, seventh instant, |
was on the gallery; was here all that day.
remember SOME persons visiting the house
that day; they said they were special otfi-
at that time; they asked for
stolen child this child was not shown
them; they did not describe the child; ran
away with George Blass; saw him after
ward, but when did see him did not notice
from what direction he came: Mrs. Blass
ELLEN Follin) has four children; George is
the eldest; the child was kept in no particu-
lar place; it slept with the other children,
suppose; heard Mrs. Blass say she would
have some trouble about the child, as the
woman had not called for it; she sent for a
friend on Monday; came to this house on
the twenty-second of July; the child was
not there then; at least did not see it; |
did speak of a child that was here when l
arrived. but meant a child of Mrs. Tracy
The remainder of her testimony is irrele-
want, and would not interest the reader.
Mrs Digby, mother of the kidnapped in
FAINT. was called to the witness stand, but
stated that she knew little&of the case
Of her own personal knowledge;
she had received description Of the wo-
men from Rose German, Aususte Sinsler
and her little son; the child returned by Mr..
Broadwell is my child.
MRS. Mary Weisse testified that she lives
on Chestnut, near Bellecastle street; went
to the house and asked about a child; do
not know anything about a lost or stolen
child was inquiring about my own child.
George BIass, son of Ellen FOllin, was next
called, and stated that the child came down
on the third day of August; know nothing
more than what was told; on the fourth
of August was told that white woman
had left the child at the gate; never saw
anything more of the child until the seventh
of August.
Questions of Judge AtOcha-I am son to
Ellen Follin; was at home all the time; saw
the child there, eating and sleeping, from
the time it was left there until it was taken
away.
By Mr.. Dalsheimer-The first time / saw
it was on the fourth of August, in the morn
ing; was not at home the first time the 9TH
GERS came; was there on the seventh; did
not see the child when it was left or when
it was taken away; when the officers came
at night, they knocked three times lightly,
when we all ran; l mean Mrs. Green and
myself ran from the gallery; l ran because
the officers cried out "stOp, give US Dlgbys
stolen child" my mother opened the gate
for them / then went into the yard, back
part, with Mrs. Green; Ihad the child IN my
arms during the time; Mrs. Green stopped in
corner; there are trees in the yard; the Off
GERS went into the house crying out for
Digbys stolen child; | might have been
seen from the kitchen door, as | stood on
line with it; | was in range with the door;
stood close to the cistern; the cistern Is by
the kitchen door; no one told me to take
the child away.
Mr.. Dalsheimer stated that he rested the
prosecution here, as Judge AtOcha, counsel
for defense, did not chose to offer any evil
denee for either of the accused. The case
was submitted without argument.
Recorder Houghton then stated briefly
that, as the evidence was sufficient, he
would send Louisa Murray to the Criminal
Court on the charge of kidnapping child,
and Ellen Follin, her sister, as accessory,
she having harbored the infant. The bond
in each case was fixed at $4,000, given by
William Green.