The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-04

them for that purpose. l had the use
them whenever l wanted them. l had bee
out and heard Of the Marshal, and as re
turned home told all the men knew.
{ Beckwith then put the witness through
, course of questions as 70 how he has live
since the last fight, all tending to the one
Have you received any money from an
Of the accused" which the witness answered
: decidedly in the negative.
Major Smith
was placed on the stand. Testified that il
May he went to Colfax, and remained SOM
, time. Was present at Il session of cOur
held by Judge Cazabat.
w. Beatfe
sworn; testified to the correctness of tn,
short hand report Of Wards testimony at tn,
last trial, and the verifcatiOn of it by Ware
himself.
ID. W. Shaw.
so called, and would-be Sheriff of Grant
parish, was placed on the stand. Testified
to the seizure OF the court house, and the
were made at the command Of Register
Register and Brantley insisted on his doing it
notwithstanding the protests of witness
against the move, and his recommendation
that legal steps be taken to secure their
rights, in the event of Hadnot moving them
from the courthouse
Gave the deputies no orders to bring in
men from the surrounding country; his
only instructions were to protect the rec
Ords of the court made two attempts to
get out of the town, but was stopped both
times by the negro pickets, and on the first
occasion he was brought back; he was not
even allowed to 90 to his meals, but was
compelled to have them brought to him by
guard. On the morning of the fight wit
ness saw the white men approaching, and
went to Leve Allen and asked him, care
You going to keep ME here to be killed r.
Allen said, "Go, old man, Cd d-m you,
and save yourself if you can" Witness
then left.
Alexander Tilghman addressed the ne
groes on the evening before the fight,
telling them to stick together and not to
fire until the word was given and they
| came against them. The negroes fired their
excuses for cannon three or four times dur
| ing the week prior to the fight.
Gave an extended account Of affairs in
COlfaX, substantially the same as has been
detailed by other witnesses. They kept wit
ness in custody as Shak White and Alex.
T.lghman said, to keep me from telling the
| whites of the position i'll which the negroes
were.
After he left Colfax he went to the house of man
named Kearson; remained there until after the right,
and then went in and surrendered to the whites Was
taken out under escort some distan from the to
ind released. Did no. see VIM Crukshank at Colfax,
nut dld see Andrew Cruikshank who resembles his
brother very much
Becxwith went into the cross-examidaton with his
usual vim, and elic ed from witness the information
that he had served Sher until July, when he got
of absence for sixty days. but before they had
expired he resigned
Beckwith produced copy of the Republican,
in whlc', witness identified copy of is letter of
res gnation.
Beckwith then went into an examination clearly
intended, and confessed to be- for the purpose i'm
peachng the testimony delivered on the di ect exam
nation
Mr. Whitaker obj cted, contendng that Mr.. Beck
with had made the witness his own by examining him
matters not raised. There had been no testimony
as to the resignation by the defense He called the
atte ton of the Court and Mr. Beckwith to the fact
that the rule had been rigidy enforced far the
defense was concerned and he insisted strict
enforcement of the rule against the defendants.
Judge Woods said that the rule would be enforced
overluled the objection, and told Mr.. Beckwith to
proceed.
Major VIM. Robinson,
sworn--Has charge of the news department of the
Republican, occupied the same position April Of 1875
Identified artc in Republican of 18th inst, being
statement in regard to affairs in Grant parish, being
copy of q document pre- sented to him by party
men. among whom he recognized but two: did not
member that Ward was one of the party.
Mr.. F. Dabuclet
identified a cash State warrant Endorsed by Ward
which he paid to Ward himself.
Prof. Geo. Soule and John F. Douglass
were placed on the stand as experts in writing to
Wards signature to the letter to Jacob John
minister, calling for assistance and urging Johnson
to his influence to induce his congregation join
the rioters at Colfax. number of documents bear
ing the scrawl of Ward, proved, were shown, and
the witnesses identified rather pronounced them
written by the same hand the that signed the
lett r.
With the introduction of this letter and other docu-
ments OF no special Importance, the defense
Rested the Case,
and Beckwth Immediately went to work and called
Rebuttal.
Louisa Stilyari.
Knew Louisa Middleton in April last She Middle.
tom was on Pierre Lacours place at the time of the
fight sick. Had been sick the whole week before. |
LacOur's place ia two places from Hickman's.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Whitaker-Was in the quar- |
tiers all that day did not leave them until near sun
down. J'ne middleton and witness went to Hick- |
mans place together. [Laughter.l
When it is understood that Beckwith placed the |
was too sick the day of the fight to go to lex
mans house, it is easily seen where the laugh
came in.
Mickin Jones
knows Chin Curtin, a witness in the case; saw him |
on the day Of the fight guard the prisoners;
the two Freydures after the fight liking around
the field; did not know whether they were armed or
not; knew John Lemoine; he, too, guarding the |
prisoners; knew Mat Charbonneaux; he was armed |
with q double barrel shot gun.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Whitaker Remembered
these men tafter he got off the stand) from his ex
animation Of few days ago. Mat. CharboEneaux
witness knew lived in Colfax. HE did not Did not
know where the Freydures lived they came from
across the river; he knew they did, for that is whe
they lived The two Freydures crossed the river he
knew, because he saw them come up the hill. Chang
I'd his mind and said that he only Auguste Frey
lure come up the hill The first he of Narcisse
Freydure, he was guarding the prisoners. Changed
MS mind again, put both the Freydures the bank.
Changed his mind again, and Narcisse on the bank
md Auguste guard.
He divided honors between the two by saying that
suguste kicked the dead and Narcisse cursed them.
He changed the honors again, and made Narcisse do
he kicking and Auguste the cursing They went
round together.
This witness fixed up sl the other men he had seen
n the same style, and yet could not lie.
Catherine Johns
vas put the stand to repeat her old testimony
laid that it was Narcisse Freydure who kicked her
husband afte he was dead.
On the cross -ex animation Auguste did the kicking
ae reached the side Of her deceased husband just