New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-04
ton was called. and duly sworn BY the Sec

| uou was Cal1oos ana Quly eWOEn " tno Sec
Rotary.
Examination in chief by thu msnsgers:
Question. Do you know Captain B. W.
Francis!
Answer. Yes.
| Q. How long have you known himp
| A. Five or six years, guess.
Q. Do you know anything about his gen.
erol character for truth and veracitye
| A. do not know anything about that;
except that have had dealings with him.
Q. From your dealings with him what is
| his character for truth and veracity?
A. He appeared to show himself as gen.
| tloman towards me.
| Q. From your dealings with him would
you believe him under oath?
This question is objected to by counsel for
respondent.
| @. From his general reputation, would
you believe him under oath2
A. l would, so far as he has not falsifed
his word to me.
| TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM BOY.
| Major William Roy, q witness for the pro-
secutlOn, was called and duly sworn by the
Secretary.
Examination in chief by the managers:
| Question. Do you know Captain r. W.
Francis?
Answer. Yes, sir.
Q. How long have you known him?
A. Two or three years.
G. Do you know his general reputation
Tor truth and veracity?
| A. do not know much about the gentle
man. l met him few times liz New Or
leans. 1 never had business transactions
with him. l always met him as a gentle
man.
Q. You do not know his general reputation
for truth and veracity?
| A. No.
The name of John W. Swords, a witness
for the prosecution, was called, and he was
found not present.
TESTIMONY OF L. L. HoLcoMs.
DR.. L. L. Holcomb, witness for the pro-
secution. was called and duly sworn by the
| Secretary.
| Examination in chief by the managers:
Question. Doctor, where do you reside2
| Answer. In the parish of Terrebonne.
A. Do you know Captain Z. W. Francis?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. What is his general reputation in the
parish of Terrebonne?
A. He is very much talked about, SIR
@. What is his reputation
A. Well, as said before, he is very much
| talked about; do not know upon what ba.
| sis
Q. Why is he talked about?
|. A. For various reasons; parties who talk
about him certainly nave various reasons,
but whether true or not l can not say; l
know very little about it.
@. Why is he talked about; for what'rea-
sons?
A. By some for unfair dealings and one
Q. Is he not criticized very much for pc.
litlcal reasons?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Are you personally acquainted with
him?
A. Yes.
@. From what you know of him and from
his reputation in the community, would
you believe him under oath!
A. Yes, not knowing any particular in
stance where he has sworn falsely.
Question by counsel for respondent:
From his general regulation in the COM
munity, would you call his reputation good
or bad9
A. 1t is bad.
TESTIMONY OF 8. W. SCOTT.
s. W. Scott, witness for the prosecu-
ton. was called, and duly sworn by the Sec
rotary.
Q. Do you know Captain R. W. Francis?
A. Yes.
Q. How long have you known him?
A. Seven or eight years.
Q. Do you know anything about his gen.
eral reputation for truth and veracity in the
community where he lives?
A. l have been in Houma. at his house,
and never heard anything said against him
there. / knew him intimately during the
war, from the time he arrived here with
General Banks.
Q. And you have been in the parish
where he resides since the war?
A. Yes.
Q. From what you know Of him in former
years and from what you know now would
you b. lieve him under oath?
A. would.
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for respondent and the objection sustained.
@ now ask you do you know his general
reputation for truth and veracity?
A. Yes.
Q. From that reputation would you be.
lieve hin under oath?
A. Yes.
Cross examined by counsel for re-
spondent:
@. Where do you reside?
A. In New Orleans.
Q. How long have you resided here!
A. Since six years.
70. Did you ever reside in the parish of
Terreb0nne?
A. No, sir.
@. How often have you been there?
A. have had business in the parish; it
is impossible for me to say how often.
Q. Have you ever been there q week or
ten days at time?
A. Not ten days, but have been there
four or five days at time.
Q. Have you ever heard Captain Francis
reputation discussed while there?
A. Yes.
@. We're you staying at his house?
A. No.
Q. When you heard it discussed, was the
reputation given him good or bad?
A. The only things l heard said against
him was said by persons politically opposed
to him.
@. When was that
A. 1t has been often and again.
Q. Was it on political grounds alto
gether?
A. Yes.
@. Did you ever hear an thing said against
his reputation for truth and veracity?
A. No.
Reeyamined nv the managers.