New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-22

the counting room or the general bank;
Mr.. wilkins came forward and stepped up
to the man whom Mr.. Pasteur had grappled
hold OF, but he did not touch him;
the third man had his back to me, looking
apparently at the oval glass; then Messrs
wilkins, Pasteur and the other two gentle
men came to the Camp street front; Mr.
wilkins pointed out to Officer Lynch one of
the men; they were talking, but could not
hear what they said; the officer and this
man went up Camp street toward Poydras
the other man came out with the policeman
and the man arrested, and as he came out
saw him put something into his pocket; can
not swear that it was pistol; he went, per-
haps, twenty or thirty PAGES up the ban
quette with the rest and crossed over Camp
street and turned into Commercial alley;
one OF the men was standing directly in
front OF the pigeon hole Mr.. Pasteur must
have been very near; he was, apparently,
between, nearer the railing of the slid
ing glass; when l saw Mr.. Pasteur and
the man he had hold of they were
directly IN front of this hole; this was after
the first shot; the other man had his back
to me looking at the oval glass; the shots
were very close together; the smoke which
| saw seemed to be directly over the oval
glass; the gentleman who appeared to be
restraining the other was doing so after the
first shot; the person Mr.. Pasteur was re-
straining had something in his hand; l
looked at the gentleman well; and all three
of them who were in the bank at the time
are now in court; William BOYD is the one
who came down the aisle with Mr.. Wilkins,
and is the person Mr.. Wilkins gave over to
the officer at the door, and that instant the
accused handed the pistol to the officer; he
took 1t out of his pocket; this is the same
gentleman that Mr.. Pasteur seemed to be
restraining; he is the same man who stood
IN front OF the opening; the third gentleman
Is in court, who came down the railing of
the bank to the door.
Mr.. John Boyd being pointed out to the
witness he recognized him as the one:
Resumad-There is little elbow in the
bank railing; he seemed to be little to the
left of the smoke; he had his back to me,
and seemed to be looking through the glass
near the curve; have since noticed that that
glass is fractured; was not more than two
or three feet from the place where join:
Boyd stood; John Boyd now pointed out to
me in court is the man | saw put something
into his pocket.
Mr.. Frazer testifed-Was in conversation
with party of gentlemen, when l heard
two shots in rapid succession; walked TO
the bank door and saw several parties look
ing in; walked into the bank quickly; saw
three men in the aisle, one of whom only |
recognized; | stepped to the window of the
receiving teller; saw Messrs. Wheless and
Swarbrick STOPPING over an object on the
floor; while looking, heard Mr.. Swarbrick
exclaim, my God, he is Dead" walked to
the gate, looked inside the railing, and saw
Mr.. Rainney lying on the floor apparently
dead; asked Mr.. Wheless who had done the
shooting; he replied, "A party by the name
of Boyd" then l met Mr.. Wilkins, and
asked him if anybody had been arrested;
he replied yes; the gentleman who did the
shooting had requested some gentlemen to
take him in charge and take him to prison.
Mr.. Wilkins said he turned him over to the
police; know one of the three gentlemen
saw in the bank, and he is in this room al
present: his name is Pasteur; | met "A gen
| tleman in the aisle of the bank going out as
went in; am morally certain that that
man was John Boyd; can not say who the
| third man was; saw no weapons.
The case was continued until to-day al
| two o'clock, as some of the witnesses were
| absent; that is, the prosecution wished tt
recall Captain Schrieber, but as the attor
neys saw the Captain last night they wer'
satisfied that he could testify to nOthin!
| further.
During the examination Coroner Creagl
was recalled, but there were no new point
in his testimony.
The prosecution has introduced nearly al
the evidence in its possession.