New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-13

| TRIAL OF THE BOYD BROTHERS.
lNeu Phase in the Case,-WLen the Crimina
Court opened yesterday morning Attorne
General Belden addressed Judge Abel
| about as follows:
May it please the court, have Just bee,
| handed by the sheriff of the parish Of Yer
| million, who is here in court, on writ from
the honorable Sixteenth District Court, TO
the arrest Of one John Fields, colored. ,
juror here IN the case Of the State VS.. Will
liam and John Boyd. l, therefore, NOV,
that the jury be discharged.
Mr.. Semmes: That is most singular
case. and, without entering into an argu
nent, should like to have it investigated
before any action is taken by the court
Mr.. Semmes then looked over the writ Of
arrest and read it to the court. 1t is wOrled
as follows:
The State of Louisiana VS.. John Field
Sixteenth Judicial Court, parish of Yer
milion-To Granville 3. Shaw. Esq, sheriff,
in and for the parish and State aforesaid.
greeting:
BY virtue of an order issued from the
honorable district court aforesaid, in cham
hers at Vermilionville, on the eighteenth
day Of September, A. d. 1871, in the case
entitled and numbered as above
We command you, in the name of the
State Of Louisiana, forthwith to apprehend.
and with necessary assistance proceed to
arrest the defendant, John Field, and have
him brought before ME in said court. to
answer at its next term to :he charge of
having shot at and upon the person Of one
William Henry Evans, with the feIonious
intent to kill him, the said Evans, in the
parish of St. Mary, on the second day of
September, 1869.
The said defendant having been trans
ferred to this court for trial under an order
Of change of venue from the district court
not under the penalty prescribed by law.
Witness, the Hon. Evaste Mouton, Judge Of
said court. this twenty-ffth day Of Septem-
Der, A. u. 1871
LAsTIE BROUssARD, Clerk.
Mr.. Semmes then called the sheriff of
Nerlnllion parish to the stand.
GRANVILLE Is: Shaw, sworn-Is sheriff of
the parish OF Nerlnilion, in this State; this
case was transferred to our parish in the
latter part Of 1869, under change of venue:
| was not in the parish at that time: l was
in Texas.
Mr.. Semmes: Has there ever been an or
der of arrest issued before!
Witness: Id know, sir: the case has
been pending in the court since 1867, The
order for the arrest was issued, but no fur
tler instructions given me to get Field: 1
was not directed to come to this parish; l
ascertained while in Brashear CITY that
Field had left for Algiers, where lie was
driving dray.
Mr.. Semmcs: Were you acquainted with
him before!
Witness: He was Justice Of the peace
in the parish OF st. Mary never saw him
before.
Mr.. Semmes Then how do you know
that he is the same man!
Witness: BY being the only John Field.
colored, in this State, whom l know
[laughter1; knew he left Brashear City.
Mr. Semmes: How do you know he is
the defendant in this case!
Witness: took it for granted that he is
the man.
Mr.. Semmes: We have nothing to do
with the juror, that is left for the court, but
We are here to defend our clients. This is q
most unheard of proceeding, to which we
object in toto. The State of Louisiana,
through its officers, exercising its powers in
arreeting a man who is only charged with