The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-02
The Grant Parish Prisoners.
Second Trial-Thirteenth Day.

Inc case was resumed yesterday morning
at o'clock.
Mat Charbonneanx was placed on the
stand for cross-examination by the District
Attorney, who put him through in his usual
half-ferce, halfaccusing, impressive man
ner, but without any result.
Capt. Boardman
was next on the stand for the prosecution,
in accordance with an agreement previously
made with counsel for defense. Said In
April of last year was captain of the John
Il. Moore; had cannon aboard the boat,
which was taken from him at Alexandria on
the 18th Of April, the Saturday before Eas-
ter; the cannon was thirty-eight inches
long, with bore of one and three-qnarters
of an inch.
Mr.. Rutland, the deceased, was the one
who got the gun. 1t was pressed from wit
ness.
Capt. Woods,
of the steamer La Belle, said that in regular
trips of boat passed COlfax. Saw many
armed negroes there and many moving along
the banks of the river, to and from the
town.
VIM. Underwood.
was the next witness. Said in April of last
year he was mate on the steamboat ST. Ma
ry. Knows that DIR. Marsh was on the boat
the day preceding the fight Left this city
on the boat.
sylvia Dubois
Sworn. In April of last year lived in Grant
parish, IL miles from Colfax. Knows Oscar
Gibbons and Denis Lemoine. Gibbons, with
his family, lived at the house of witness from
the 9th to the 18th day of April, and slept
there every night. On the u h witness
went hunting Left witness at home in com
pany with Chas. Smith, cleaning a hog.
Denis Lemoine dined with witness and Glib
bons at o'clock on the.l3th, and remained
in the house all the evening.
Chas. Smith,
corroborated testimony of Dubois as to the
whereabouts of Gibbons and Denis Lemoine,
on the day Of the fight. Was one Of four,
which Payne was the head that held a con-
ference with four men from Colfax, on the
5th OF April, for compromise, and while
they were approaching an amicable under
standing, negro man, named Pickens.
came riding up, fourshing his gun and
stating that Jesse Mckinney was killed.
The conference was then broken up.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Beckwith-Was
not in the fight OF Easter Sunday. Payne
had some 35 or 40 men with him. Witness
saw them after the conference.
Madame Dubois,
wife of Sylvia Dubois, and Miss Dubois, the
daughter of the same, each cOrrOborated
testimony as above, regarding Denis Lee
moline and Oscar Gibbons.
Pascal Dubois,
cousin of Sylvia Dubois, said on the day of
the fight he was at Sylvia Dubois's house.
Testified regarding the presence Of Gibbons
and Lemoine.
John Lemoine and Julien Lemoine testi-
fed substantially the same as witnesses
preceding them.
ValcOurt Valerie saw Denis Lemoine on
Easter Sunday, on his way from Mat Char
bonneaux's to Dubois. Witness did not go
there himself Did not see Oscar Gibbons.
Jno. Oglesby
passed EAtigo (Sylva Dubois honey on
Sunday, April ID took dinner at Dubois
house, with LemOine and Gibbons.
The Misses Dubois, Mrs. Jno. Lemoine and Madame
Valerie all testified to the presence of Lemone and
Gibbons at L'Atigo. on the day of the fight.
Capt. DelanO,
bsr.keeper on the Hodge, his trips a number
Of jored men in Colfax, who were drilled by Ward.
Knows Wari we'll. The boat brought Ward and
Flowers down the river. Ward aboard the boat
ance from among the deck hands. Flowers stated as
the that he left Cofax that he feared for his
life at the hands of the colored men there.
Cross examined by Mr. Beckwith-Has known Ward
for long time. Is positive he Ward drilling
some two or three weeks before the fight.
Beckwith-Do you swear positively that you saw
the fghts
Capt Delano-Yes, sir; l do
Mr.. Beckwith-Well that is all: May it please the
Court do net want this witness disc ged.
Beckwith evidently did not like the testimony.
Sam RhOder
Said: Saw Hickman standing at his house, some two
miles from Colfax, between IL and O'clock the
day of the fight. He Hckman) had his slippers at
the time, and standing on the gallery in company
with his wife.
p. A. Huchez.
Lives in Rapides parish; Tom Hickman at Rho |
iers house on the day of the fight between the hours
If and oclock. Des ,ribed the feeling among the
whites just anterior t. the fight being of alarm
DID account of the armng of the negroes; rnmors Of
threats their part were rife; saw several families
hat had left their homes.
The cross-examination resulted in nothing.
Philip Ussey
,orrobated testimony of Mr.. Huchrz regarding the |
presence of Hickman at Rhoder's house the day Of
he fight between ard o clock; witness was en-
ployed clerk by Mr. Rhoder there considerable
excitement through ut the country; witness heard
negro JEFF Bean say that all the negroes wanted
pick the infants of the whites out of their cradle
With the bayonet.
ThOs. X. Smith
Jaw Hickman almost every day from April LIST up to
Easter Sunday; could not state post vely that he
him on that day. but thought he did Was here shown
letter by M. Whitaker. Witne recognized it
letter he had received from M. Boyce about tn LIST
If May 1875 witness had it in his possession up to
he last trial; knew that coored men at his place
rmed on many occasions trying to induce the negroes
go to Cefax; none of his hands left his place. they
we're not molested he had about $50 hands; of his
male hands nearly all owned guns; their right to use
hem was never interferred with.
Henry IT. Purcell
aw Tom Hickman on the day Of the hsht, at his
denee, ten miles from Cofax, about II o'c ock
n the day. Saw a cIowd of coOred men unarmed at
he store at which he was at work, some seven or
light miles from ColfaI. Knew two Of them Butler
nd James Singleton The men said that they had
onle from Cofax. The colored men were not armed.
Mr.. Elhs-Dd you hear them make any threats
Witness-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Ellie-What were theyf
Beckwith objected. He did not say why, but the
Judge considerably gave the grounds, and they were
hat no connection was shown between these men
nd those at Colfax.
Mr. Ellis said that the witness had testified that the
nen stated where they had ceme from.
The Court thought that WAS not evidence, because
Titness had not stated who said so
Witness. in response to Mr.. lis said that he saw
be men come from the direction of CoaY, aud
n of them stated that where they came from
The Court then thought testimony regarding the
breats not admissible, because witness had not
tated who made them.