The sun., 1871-01-27

srrested The woman, who wac broush, to HeS or.
leans. She was confronted with several parsons
who had feen the woman carrying away MolIie
Disby, and they immediately identified her as
the CHILD srEALKR.
Iu few days Louisa Murray. Ellen Follin. and the
boy George IA Aass Stre aTrsigDed before tLa Re.
cOrder on tie clarke ui Kidnapping. and tef IAN
tHimihation ia which tbey were defrnled by smi.
5000 10 appear for TRIAL ut the Criansl Court "A
TIE accused lod property and numerous ircnds,
ban was easily procured. aud the var Ties were re
No lurther Developments are known to have been
made M relation " this case until the 4th OF the
brought TO the bar Of the CriniBal Court to
70 the Indictment which tie Graml jury had re-.
turned against them. They pleaded Mt guiit,, ail
were represented by Judge A. A. Atoghi the Hsn.
L. q. Hunt, and Thoms Mckay, Ksq.. Lheir
counsel. Their hual irlol created
ras oNEAuEsr INTEREST,
the excitement beiag almost as Intense as that IN.
was watched with tie utmost eoiicitude by tGe
paelis Ihs sr;, % witness called Tor t1e Persecution
the arrest Of Vie sdcesed. Mr.. ADD Mrs Disby ies.
within their peIronsi knuwiedge. George Digby
ntHe years OF age having been placed % the stand,
isEsn hia sister AcIlis away. Tue little fellow was
explicit In detailing what she said to him, and the
manner In which she got him away oy sending him
after fruit On nj cross exnmin alton in answer to
questions from Judge Atoca, he sai that when The
womin 6as brought TO lis iather's huu~' for iJemi.
dcstiot. hia ieihcr told him tae gain W who stole
MOllie Wus there; but he did NOT r,,o.lils her at
Grst, becarss he wore a different hat. But when
she wv oh
SEASIDE uAr
he recognized her at once Miss Rose German tes.
tiled that she WAS t'e barquette With tse child
few mowen:. before wa' stolen. Al he motlcnt
she lett coiorvd woman stopped and tilked play
uiy vita holiie. Loui1- Murray rcsctnblcd that
woman hat she was not Prcpltci 10 swear posi-
lively to her identity. yuuns riAn named Georgt
q Ia
aud lhc coiorod 40 tlkine o. Noll,c. The wo.
usn Who ca,rlel lhe 1si!d asaI IT, sMorc pns.dvelI
4 severe cro-seNaminlton ialoi to have my effect
r9on his evidence. minnie Ore %, tae ) ouns whia
woman IS o w.. ~ E,Hu FJiln noTsc a. the dis
,over uf the ci,,d, to.uhed that she elme tItre
abOut the gth oi jul., arG tHat TIC child NSs
question u5 th, utf.nulft. cYta .ei slr slld laat
had been fri -hte lcd by the ro.'9 ist0 mtlini
statements iu regard a. this na,s4c tnat were un.
true.
roH ruE DirENcg
several Witnesse. tJc most of thcn i,orc women.
iesuded that tae, nat -ccn tsc w0Asa w..1 tad
ried on the cnili. and s""ri pcsitfoy Iva. Louisa
hutrsy Was ne the Vomnn. Mnuit Grsrr, tae
white woman hyi's wit Eltn rlilir 20 the time 4
TIE search. on lciug csiel for te icieac, contra
diced all tnat she hid pfcNit asiy sail, uhdcr p,
That size was confused, AMI tutt 'hc rA'd sac hli
mesnt Was ahothcr ohe Ille vii ess " o. tI'n stop
ping At khcn FOihh rouse, AMI DAD come oN r
rom NOBLE vita Louisa hu~. y. : ouug mln
nsmed william Cottrcl slio uIit he ,ad clnNet 80.
ion with yonng Singlct socH u.t"r tive latter hal
gKen his testimony at tAe pteii silIry cXaminuupa
before tue Recorder, AMI th4t SINGER hal toll him
HE WAS NOT sURE
whether Louisa Murray was tue woman who had
tab n the child or not fhe wtne-- testified that lie
WAS intimate Win Ellen FJlln aud Louisa Murray.
and had visited tLem frequently. A coOred Sowan
named Yerriugton music teacher, swor, pos tive
y that she saw Louisa Murray at her house IN Mo
bi On tue s.h Of June, Ute day OF the abduction.
She was oerlain IN reg ird 10 the date. which ~as
lKed in her mind oy certain occurrences. She, too,
had come to New Orleans IN company Win LON ~,
Murray. Ben. Scott negro, testlh,i that he lived
about block IRON Ellen fyLin'~, aAi visited be,
house irequcntly TO ret water. some time III
August, ABOUT tue 81 NJ thought TIE was standlae on
he corner Vi ihe street, aud saw a Whte woman
% up TO Eleu's house with little child Her al
% ion attracted his attcntion nnd he followed. Sre
-ad few words W E,en, and tlen went away. eiv
uE The chhd.
THE BANQuETTr.
few moments aterNari Elen FolhL's son
| cane out ami l,I the cAid iuio the house. Tuat
No, ga Wednes aay-l.e next day he led, tnc eitr.
his closed the testimony on bOih sldCs. TIE
Gee vas then submitted to tle jury witaou rtu-
wCht, and IN ten minutes tiey rctdrnct verdict OF
,0t gUbfy as 10 ait Of the defendants.
Thus oiosed one OF TIE most remarkable cases ever
known In thi= country. TIE contradictory staie.
m ents made by the accused: tn tmprobabie stor,
told by tie woman Fniiin to acc0ont for her posses
OF the enid. and the conflicting character OF
.ie testimony. point TO the couc nsion that there
| must nave leeR some pretty lard wearing doue /:
| bus the motives 81 the aoduri ~ remain wrapped
IN impouetrSb'e mystery. IL = not knv Yn that Mr.
Digby mad any encnes who could have bee li@elJ
mosi tiles, or jeaOusss existing ~itnin t.e khon.
cd-e oi tne cui'd's parents. In iaei,
ONLY ExPASATIoS
,ha has been attempted " the been that, was
ne work the Nuliou people. Another singular
.catur. the Is tnst vtrY earnest attenp =
appear to have been aic 20 prcss TIVE matter IN
| convection. No er1t made "a imuu.n uic
| credi5ui,y OF .lie witness Woo sture Logl-a Au-
| rly tuumphsntlI out OF her diniedlues. In n y
Orleans the uih h regarded IS
4 FARCE.
Were tie judicial auth critics in terror o; the Voa
dousl The election to the Legislature Of Harry
| lott the b other OF the grrIt N1udou Queen
| Madame Lott shows tie iuiueuc, OF NOadOuisin iu
politics. Chaplain farmers case, already gwen IN
| t.e sun Illustrates the advances heathcnlsm has
| made upon the Church in Lousiana-is 1t possible
that the devil has nor acquired tac power o 60 l.
trolling uiAs In the Now Orleans COurts Tn
result Of tue great cai,d stealing certainly looks
very much Ike IT,