New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-11

signed to it. Witness denied having any
| knowledge of the letter and that it was
not his writing. This letter was addressed
to Rev. j. johnson, and witness swears he
does not know him. The pretended muster
roll introduced by defense was shown Mr.
Ward, who stated that the names were not
written by him and that he knew nothing
of it, Flowers and Butler never did agree
and they had quarreled more than once
before Butler left Colfax; l saw Terry, a
young man in COlfax; never had more than
five words to him; do not remember that
ever spoke to him; made no threats that he
or Richardson heard; / never ordered
Butler or Richardson to leave town.
H. Conquest Clarke tor prosecution-I
ain Governor Kellogg's private secretary; !;
remember something about a conference OF
a delegation from Grant parish concerning
the appointment of officers; did not pay any
particular attention to the conversation, but
remember that one of the names was Nash,
advocated tor sheriff; Richardson and Rut-
land favored compromise; there were two
cOnfe. ences, and at the last one hard words
were passed all round.
Eli II. Flowers for the prosecution-Saw
Richardson when he left Colfax to cross the
river; there was no firing at that time; l
sent him colOred man to assist him to
move his things; Never ordered O.J. But
Ter to leave Coltax; we have quarrelled
often never drew a gun on him; saw Terry
in Colfax, but had DO conversation with
him in which l made threats about any
thing; never made any threats to kill any.
body in his presence: our men did not
march about in military order.
K. G. Register recalled for pr0secutiOnAI
saw Richardson when he started to cross
the river from Colfax last April: | saw
| nothing and knew nothing of shots being
fired at him or at the time he was crossing;
knew but little Of young Terry, and had
next to no conversation with him; Terry
| was employed at something before the fight;
l never made any threats to Richardson or
| against him. or against any person in his
presence.
D. E. Haynes fof prosecution-Have been
IN the parish of Winn: am surveyor of
Grant parish; the roads between Winn par.
ish and Colfax are very bad. especially in
Grant parish.
Cross. s.examination-1 left Grant parish to
| escape assassination; left there the sixteenth
of last January; had no knowledge that l
| was indicted by the grand jury there until
| was about to leave on the steamboat,
when a friend informed me; knew nothing
| of the charge against me; have learned that
| some one accused me of appropriating 81 SO
| in my official capacity.
William NJ. Robinson for prOsecution-f
| am connected with the New Orleans RE
| ICbLlSAN, q lCtUCl doouo ChO
middle Of September was handed to me for
publication ny Mr.. Shaw, purporting to be
bis resignation, directed to Governor kel-
| lOgg; Shaw was accompanied by Mr.. Cal.
houn, they entering the office together.
| THE file of the REPUBLICAN was offered
and the letter was read by Mr.. Beckwith,
from the number of September 10, 1873
Mr.. Beckwith offered this letter to contra
dict the testimony of Shaw as given by him
during this trial. The written letter which
was in part denied by Shaw when he was
| on the witness stand, was here filed by the
| district attorney.
Mr.. Calhoun recalled for the prosecu.
| tion-Had conversation with Shaw the
| day before he took the stand: he said to me
| that he would not testify in this case until
he got 500; promised him as witness at
ST. so per day, witness fees.
Mr.. Beckwith introduced the returns
| made by the United States marshal on the
subpoena, to discredit parts OF testimony
given by witnesses for defense.
On this Mr. Beckwith announced that he
had nothing further to offer. and she de.
| fense made a like declaration.
Judge Woods called up the question of
attorneys arguing the case. stating that it
only two of the counsel were to speak he
would set no limit.
Judge Woods said that he would settle
the matter of time this morning at ten
O'Clock. and the court adjourned.