New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-08

she was gratifed; but rs she was unable to
find a foolish man to syn three hundred
dollar bond for her, she took pleasure
trip to the Parish Prison. TIE first two
spoken have several charges pending against
them il the courts at present, foc robbery.
and Lizzie was bonded out of prison last
week by her attorney, f. c. Chamberlain.
When these cases come up for examination
the accused Will DC found without notifying
bondsmen. provided that much abused
Writ, habeas corpus. does not intervene,
and give them liberty to renew their :oh-
berries.
End Or IEE KIDNAPPING CAsf-~AcY't1a!
Of he 0eersea.-The Digby kidnapping ease
created more excitement and interest than
half ID dozen murders in this community.
claiming close attention from ali grades Of
society. ever since the ninth Q: last JunG.
Ellen Foilis. Louisa Marray and George
Blass were arres.ei! a. she chil.l-stcs.lers
and have passed through all the tr:bulatiUas
OF law. to at las. come forth declared Ivy IL
Jury to he iuno.en Of the crime. There
was volume Of testimony pro and ccn, a:i
a vast amount OF tabor performed. JIlce
Atocha and Mr.. Mckay. two smlner: ~
,o-neys, were esnployed by the defense. and
well have they served their c!ier:e.
The first named. we think. - fully eE.
| titled 20 claim the ease a. his, as be never
| los, sight OF y single poin: - ecnba, ms
pelsisten: and powerful opponents. woIkin.
day and nigh: t. overthrow all the wonder.
| ful circumstances which. appeared sutficien:
| to dishear.cn most men. Firmly believn"
/ in the innocence Of the accused. he was able
| to pursue the subject with good feelings.
especially as gentlemen Of undoubted good
| character advised him that the prisoners
were incapable OF outrag ing society 80 FAR
as to kidnap an infant. Besides, these came
gentlemen testified to their good character
il, court yesterday. It required all his en-.
ercy and talent to convince Il jur.r tina: tie
parties were innocent. 10. there was the
| admitted fact tina. the child had heen in
| Ellen Follin's house. As most OF oar read.
crs are probably tamiiiar with the details.
we will only give the evidence Of Few
witnesses who did no. testify a. the :irs:
examination:
Mrs. Minnie Greea sworr-Qnestion by
Mr.. Atocha-Did you ever tell Sergeant
! Malone that MIR. Disby's child was ut Ellen
| Follin's house, on your arrival there on th'.
! twenty-second of July. and :ha: Louis.
Murray took the Uigby child by the h.:,d.
calling her Camiliaf
| .answel--Tiere was child IN he hc'Is''
at the time It was that OF Mrs. Tracy; tlr.
Dighy's child was not mentioned; the "tf:-
. GERS were there az the time when told MI.
Malone this about Mrs. 1racy's child: We
were all very much confused: III" officers
S,,ok.. with al! the members OF tie fanny:
this was after the chile. waa given III.
ossexamined 10y NJ. Luzenbcrg-l did:
not know that the Police We're after Nr.
D:eby's child ~ :hc housc: ! knew The:
we're after {: child. said 10 be NJ. Digb:'s
child. but did moi know i. WAS Mr.. CiGhy s
child: had no conversation about tins case
since was charged by the court; may hav"
| spoken OF the ease viii, the accused since
| le,t Mobile the las. time: was not asked
70 make Il charge against these parties DID
! not, soon after the discovery ~ the CHILD
express !. fca- TO testify aGains; IN. ;:c
cusci, rs they might BARN me: was sack a;
the time; Badger did ~! ask me to accuse
them of kidnapping: have no IntereS: II
this case to sv.rve me from the truth.
, William C"iterille had Il cigar STAND al
!
knows Angus: Sinsler: Singcr told hin
abou. two days after the examination b.:
! fore. the Recorot. Of the F!rsr Distric,
! Court that he was not .uic about sat
| woman takin. the child. On IKE day be
J fore. Christmas witness told Slngler thai
the t.ial was coming on: asked him again Il
he was SIRE :.bout the woman taking :ht
child: Singler said no.
Examined by the Distria: A.torney--To:t
l y,rS n "
Singler: knows SINGER only bv sight: saw
Sineler in tie Recorders Court. but di! III"
| hear his evidence. saw it in the paper: u
; on friendly terms with SINGER: lived !,
Mobile: knew Louisa Murray il Mobile
visited her house there; HIS keer speaking
to Louisa Murray about the<as visited
Ellen Follins house; has been there las
Christmas night.
Mrs. Julia observation-disclosures I"u.ss
Murray since last June; saw her liz Mobile
an the ninth Of June last; visited her h"nst
to ret her little daughter TO 60 TO concert
she had a sick woman in her house ana
could not give me . positive answer: have
heard her reputation rs good.
Ben. Scott. resides on Chestnut nca
Briecas:le street-Sorle time IN june hear'
of the lost child: on the night OF the thlr'
Of August saw white woman on Soniat
near Dufoasat street: saw her 90 down TN
street: she had some talk with Ellen Fol
lin: she nut the child down; Ellen's be,
took the child by the hand; the whit,
woman left the child there with Ellen Fol
lin: heard nothing further about it unit
two weeks after, when Ellen asked me It
was not the man who stood there when tn
woman came up with the child; she wore
dark calico dress and a straw hat: she wa
about Ellens height, but little stout.r
, have never had any conversation about tn
: case except with Pratts and one other Del
SON. who ia not Il witness; tho child Q flc
was covered with 4 vail. as also was that o
the woman when she stopped. Il, previous
Fanny Butlar-Knows Mr.. Disny; ha'
conversation with him about the destrlI
ton OF the woman who took the ci!id
neither of the accused resemble tn" wonhl
who stole the child; did not see the wonla
when she took up the child; did not kno'
. either of tue two women who were there q
the time.
This closed The evidence for the s.efcn7,
: when an agreement was entered iuto ~
: tween Meesrs. Atocha and Mckay and ID:
; trict Attorney Luzenae-g to submit. The cas-
3 without argument. Judge Abel charge
thu. iurv, who retired, and in about &c
minutes returned with a verdict OF AZ
rrjlty. when friends of the accused .ol
cra.ulated them on their release.
District Attorney Luzenherg "a dcs'rvin
of COMMUNICATION for his efforts IL behali I
the prosecution, and if any one could ha'
persuaded the jury to declare for the Stat
be could have done it. His opponen
JUDGE A.ocha, has made another mark as
criminal lawyc. OF great capacity ant man