New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-23
Local Intelligence.

made q motion that the Jury be allowed to
visit the premises of Mcssrs. A. ROchereau
4 Co.
The court acceded to the request. and in
strnctcd Mr.. Rochercau not to interfere or
communicate with the jury while at his
stores
The Attorney General stated that this
visit OF TIE jury was desired by him on the
first dav of the trial. He only wanted a
safeguard thrown around the jury. He was
addressing tn" jury, when Mr.. Dooiry OBJ
lccted to the Attorney General giving any
instructions.
The court then told the jury to visit the
stores OF the MeS>rs. Rochercau & Co.. and
that Mr. Rochercau would point ont on the
diagram such places as was necessary for
them to look at. without any conversation.
The court took a recess at a quarter be
fore eleven until halt-past eleven o'clock.
Chief Deputy Houston took the jury to
the house. accompanied by four deputies
Mess:s. Walker and Gastine OF the de
Tense, accompanied the jury.
AT the store Mr.. Rochcreau instructed
his partner. Mr.. Crabites. who was in the
Office. to keep everybody in the house from
the jury. ana to have nobody converse with
any OF the members.
NJ. Rochercau met the jury at the door
leadir. from the sidewalk to the staircase.
showing them the diagram. and pointing
ont TIE different places therein which he
had named in his evidence. Headed by
Mr. Rochereau and Mr. Houston, the jury
went UP stairs into the warehouse. in rear
of TIE store. climbing into a window. and
critically examined all the places.
At ll:l5 A. NJ, the jury returned to court,
and after taking their seats Judge DOGGY
filed bill of exception to the order of the
court allowing the jury to visit the prem
ises. where they had several points ey-
planned by Mr.. Rochereau. while the order
oftLe court only stated that Nh Rochereau
merely should point out. but not explain
from the diagram relative to his evidence
given in court
There was. however. no proof that Mr..
Rochcrcau had violated the instructions of
Judge Abel. he having spoken not a word
to the Jury while they were out OF court and
at his store.
Superintendent Badger testified to the
condition OF the stores the morning after
the burglary was committed. and described
the tou.>. those now III court. which lie
iieniitled had sent Malone and Smith. de-
tect!vrs. 10 investigate the robbery on
Sunday morning: subsequently they brought
two o: the accused to my office and mum
bcr OF bonds and other valuable papers
found on the two accused. Pierre Berth
and Jean Capdcville; being shown lot Of
valuable documents taken from the two
CuIe, ment Ioucd. he recognized them: Mat
Hogan came mp to my office. but can not
say that he surrendered voluntarily: after
the robbery my Impression was that he suT-
rendered himself: SavreS was arrested and
r,raSed by Recorder StaeS. also by my
sell; but | am not positive it was in the
Rocnarcdu burglary case: the same toy
Malone.
Detective Malone In company with the
Superintendent examined the stores. then
went 10 find all could concerning the men
who had committed the theft: visited Or
leans street where two of the accused. Be-
TIN ana Capdeville, formerly lived: there
was Il furniture cart i'll front OF the house.
bur the men had gone: Mr.. Smith and my
self followed them to the house No. ll2
White street where we found Berth living
on tle floor there was no furniture i'll The
house; there was another person i'll the
house: we arrested Berlin and found on his
person certain valuable papers: Capdevlile
was not there at the time. but he was az
rested atterward
Nj. Walker made a lengthy objection to
this testimony at this stage of the proceed
ing-. but Judge Abel did not sustain the
attorney.
NJ. Walker read his exceptions. which
had been previously written.
Malone resumed: Berth had in his pos
session large amount of valuable papers.
such as'city bonds. ice manufacturing com
panv stock, copper INNING stock. and other
papers. which | took to the superintendent
Office
MI Walker here succeeded in recording
his exceptions to the testimony.
NJ. Malone then examined several bun
dies OF papers handed him by the Attorney
General. and identified them as those he
took from Pierre Berlin.
These papers were the same as Mr.. Roch-
ereau identified as having been stolen from
his stores on the night Of the burglary
Two CITY bonds were shown witness and
he said he took them from the person of a
!uan in company with Berth at the time Of
the arrest on the morning of the thirtv-tirs
OF October, in the house No. 4i2
White street. Berth excited
when we arrested him: he had a loaded
pistol in his pocket; his right hand was
scratched in one or two places; the
scratches We're fresh; gave the papers to the
superintendent after the arrest. in his
private office: Detective Pecora arrested
Cai,deviiic; there was no furniture in the
house il White street. but cart was in the
street with some old furniture on it: thinks
Il belongs to two colored women. the
youngest being Capdeville's wife.
The coart then adjourned until to-day.
TIE ruuln was filled with attentive spec
tdtOrs yesterday.
TRAr- FOR THE UNwAEl.-Mr. D. Den
nett. o. the Pianters' BunHcf has been to
New Orleans lately. and this is IL part of
what he writes about st. Charles street:
A Methodist preacher was decoyed into
the museum IN front of the st. Charles Hotel.
to SEE an artist make great variety of ti.-
urcs out of glass. And as he passed into
the museum. Sightseeing he came to lot
ttIy. Suddenly, a pretended stranger to the
lottery man made his appearance. and
bought a ticket. and drew Il prize worth
500: bat il took fifty dollars to get the
prize he had but twenty-five dollars. He
accused tie lottery man of attempting to
swindle linn.
But he borrowed twenty-five dollars of the
Methodist preacher for few hours, until
he cpilil draw nm his merchant. Handing