The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-05
The Grant Parish Prisoners.
Second Enthusiastically Day.


Bcckwith went right into his rebnttng
evidence, and from present appearances, he
Will call all his old witnesses, with memories
refreshed, to tell that they saw the witnesses
tor defence in the fight.
Tom johnson
was placed on the stand again this morning,
to identify Sylvester Dubois, which he did,
of course. He said he saw him on guard
over the prisoners, and to this he stuck, not
withstanding the cross-examination Of Mr.
Ellis.
Martha White
saw Chin Coutin on Easter Sunday. Chin
was a bad man, very bad man, according
to the witness, and stole her corn and
horses.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Marr-Has known
Chin COutin since ''reb" time; has known
bis name all tn, while; would have called it
on the last trial, but "yOu told me no ques-
lions and to get out"
Dolly Hunter
was black lady with very retentive me
mory, who had seen great number Of per
Sons at Smithfield quarters on the day of
the fight, whom she named, and among them
was Sylvester Dubois and Chin COutin.
She did not know them when she was on
the stand before. Some memories are pecu-
liar.
On the crOss-examnation by Mr.. Ellis, she
committed herself by saying that She knew
Dubois so well that he knew where he lived,
and she placed him within half mile of
Denis LemOine She was right, all but |
eleven and half miles.
henrietta Coleman
managed to see Mat Charbonneaux and
Chin Coutin in body of armed men that
drove off her mules.
The cross-examination failed to shake
her.
The prosecution has made good selec-
tons from the array of witnesses, and
their education has not been neglected.
Baptisse Elsey,
another old Witness very limo cent man |
was brought in to say that he knew Eme-
line and Elzina Morse and that they did |
not see him rob Rutland's house, because
on the night Of the robbery he was at
home.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ells-Did not
know what night Rutland's house was
robbed, but know that he was home: did |
not remember the day Rutland left; thought
it took an educated man, a man that could |
read and write to tell when he was in dan
ger; he did not think that he was in danger
until the fight was over; he had no gun
when he went to COlfax: it was possible that
he might have said he had one when he was
at the stand before it was a fact |; he did
not say at the present examination that he
had a gun, because he did not remember
what he said about it before He was al
lowed to retire.
Caleb Sadler
was another man who did not rob X Glands
house, and disputed the testimony of the
Morse woman to the effect that he did On
the cross examination he did not remember
anything except that he was about on the
night of the robbery.
E~n |
was led in to Indignantly deny that Mary
benson had ever seen her wear one of Mrs.
Rutland's dresses, and to dare Mary to
prove it, With an injured air she informed
the jury that she took the money out Of her
pocket to put clothes OH her back.
Maria Carrier
came to time in answer to the name of
Mary Carroll, to say, as had said the other
witness, that Mary benson had never seen
her wear any clothes but her own.
Peter Field
never went on an excursion with Louis
Mekin; never went to HadnOts house with
a party Of men never was with a party of
men who drew their guns on boy, and
indeed generally was a very inoffensive in
dividnal.
Leve Allen,
any bold Militia Boy" the brave Captain
of the brave men at Colfax, was brought in
to say he was not given to swearing. For
a man that has had no practice he has done
well at this trial.; that he seldom gave ut
terance to an oath; that he did not say !
cd d-n you" to Mr.. Shaw Knew JAS
Patton, but never had a conversation with
him, good or bad.
Jim johnson
told very straight tale about converse |
ton he had with Jim Smith, in which Smith
Informed him of a speculation he was about
to enter into, which was to raise club of .
witnesses for the defense, and get so much
a head for them.
1t was a well told tale, bnt he spoiled the
plausible character it had by stating to Mr..
Ellis that he had never breathed the CONVEX
sation to living to say nothing Of dead
soul, had never told it to any one until he
made this his first appearance on any wit
Less stand The question is, how did Beck
with knew anything about it.
Henry Carter
shuffled in to say that he had never fred at !
Judge Richardson's house, and had never
threatened Judge Richardson. Henry was
in good hnmcr and smilingly stated that he I
lived in the woods for two weeks and eat
nothing at all during that time. He after
wards modified the statement by saying that
be lived on "pindars and water. I
w. s. Calhoun,
W no looks like Kellogg, SO far as his face is ;
concerned, and has the same reputation for
yeracity as Kellogg, came up to the front :
well prepared.
He said he never told DR.. Cockrell that .
he was afraid to go into Colax.
Beckwith then brought map, said to !;
have been compiled by the .
Picayune Map Maker, G
purporting to be sketch of the Cane River,
Red River and the COlfaX road.
RncE with than hrru ult IN ao,na TOW l,pil1 |
ing blocks, pnt up to represent houses, and +
he and Calhoun proceeded to put them on
the drawing, so as to effectually conceal the I
courthouse from Cane River point, for the j
purpose of rebutting the testimony of wit e
nessee for defense, who said they saw the