New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-24
AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.
Local Intelligence.

case o: The State ", Pierre Berlin. Jean
Capd"viIic. +. b. Malone. james >lyrrs.
Ma Hogan ami Frank Petrc alias Frank
ThompsOl was continued Yesterday morn
Ing.
The accused appeared rather more in
terested. now that the testimony Is grow
ing direct and personal. They especially
paid particular attention when their old
acquaintance. Turner was placed on the
witness stand. Counsel for defendants lost
no opportunity t" tile exceptions.
S,;enia: Officer J. l.. Smith c"rrobo!ated
the statements maac by Spccia! Office.
Malone.
Special Officer Pecora testified 10 the
arrest Ct Capdevile. whom he caught IT
No Il. White street, where he hai come.
unaware that Berlin had already been
arrested. He was also taken to the Super
iat2lItut- office, and, searching him.
bIlI!t Of new ten cent currency bills
Imoui..n. 10 ten dollars u>t out OF the
safe were found on him. and a seven shoot
ing revolver. The bundle of ten cent bills
was Electrified by Mr.. Rocherrau. ami had
been mentioned by him in his testimony
Witness identifies the bundle. and also the
revolver.
Taylor Gauche-Saw MALONE. one OF the
accused. standing around the corner. near
the. stores. about the time of the burglary
took particular notice of the tact. a. II
created n suspicion i'll my mind.
NJ. Sr-dS>r retaliation the night OF
the twcnty-ninth of October heard noise
at one OF his front doors. as if some one were
sLakiu. or pushing it.
Mr.. Iaiiicrs-knOwS two of the accused
by sight: lives near the stores of Mr.. Roche
reau; saw Petrie and Sayres near the stores
just previous to the robbery: they ana
another man were standing there. dom.
nothing: saw them twice. on Friday and
Saturday previous to the burglary: my at
tent.oI was called to them: saw them at
thc corner OF st. Louis and Old Lcvee
streets. It WAS i'll the daytime they were
tAr"c.
Nj Constant-Knows Capdevile az
cnSed called to rent the house No. Az
Wh:,e street; gave his name FRANCOIS
Brunette: paid ten dollars i'll fifty cent
posti currency: the remainder OF the price
he pat N one and two dollar bills.
Feed StultZ-knOws Capdcville: he lived
near him about two months. on Orleans
street. he moved away from the neighbnr-
hood the day the officers came to look ior
Capdevile.
jos oh Tucker was called witness
Nj. GaStlncl asked that Messrs. Farrell!
lzza:d ana Swain be summoned: also Jud Sc
M0ntamat.
Nj. Ga-tinel wished to show that Tucker
was not a competent witness. having been
con v!rted by this court for a heinou, c.llne
also s,-itr.! that Tucker I've sworn on his
roi"a II g. The request was granted. Mr.
Gas,irnl here produced records o. his
coIvt. an:i read that the witness had oeen
convicted fer larceny in the years 1904 anu
1862, and found guilty, under the maine OF
George Tucker.
Tle witness denied that he was the person
quoted n the record but acknowledged that
he had been tried before this tribuua. for
highway robbery. and not convicted. four
or five yea. ago. under the name o; john
Robert Tucker. Witness is acquainted with
Prtre Malone. Hogan and Say:es:
has known them several years: on the
twcut~ ninth of November, 1870 was a.
daucin. party at Folev', house. Girol
street; went home at ten O'Clock: Hogan.
Malone and Sayres called at his room. and
asked aim 10 do some work with them on
St Louis street: refused to accede to the
request; Hogan told me for Gods sake not
to say anything about the conference II
anything ever came out Of 1t: did not hear
Of the burglary until three or tour days
after the proposition HAD been made to me:
the DrOnGStlOn was made on the last OF No
vember or October; can not remember pre-
cisely which month of the two it was: have
been locked up in the first precinct station
house for the past week: do not know who
had Inc locked up: the officer who locked
me w. did not tell me what to testify to: |
knew what to testify to without being told
to: did not say what would testify TO.
The court then adjourned until to-day.
Messrs Lizard. Farrell. Botill and others
who had been summoned to identify Mr..
Tucker appeared in court but We're not
called to the witness stand.
Two SNEAK THIEVES The residence of
Mrs liiltendort, corner of Fifth and Mon
roe streets. CarrolltOn, was entered by two
sneak thieves yesterday. who carried OF a
bundle OF articles Soon after the discovery
Wa. made Mr.. Lynch. telegraph operator.
chased the fellows three miles. and sue
cecicd in capturing one. who gave his name
a. Morgan Kennedy. Mr.. Lynch recovered
the goods,
The TI.rd District police are actively en-
gagged in bringing up citizens who have
neglected to pay into the city treasury the
amounts required of them to carry on their
professions Adam Buisson and hall
dozao o-}ar. were 1nulctrl in sums ranging