The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-13
CERTIFICATE OF CHARACTER.
His Tricks as a Legislator.

In referring to the character Of the men
VINO were killed near Coushatta for attempting
:, incite The negroes to murder the whites, We
mentioned that one of them was the brother
II the notorious K. W. Devices, a member Of
he Legislature from Bienyiile parish, ana
~hose picture, at one time, occupied place
N the rogue's gallery ct police headquarters ii
his city.
In denial Of this charge Devices published,
,tme days ago IN the papers here, a long
statement in which be says:
Ny attention has been called to IN ar ic'.
1hlch recently appeared in the bulletin Of this
rtty, revivlng a SANDER perpetratei against ~.
~ nv political enemies years since and BEN.
thoroughly refutpd at that time. | am surprised
mat a journal laying claim - respectfully.
should. at n period of the sev9re domestic aiilc
.lon that has been VISITED upon me. have been -
anfeeling 70 reiterate what 1t should nave
sHOwD to he false, mems of palllating the
r1me Of The men who murdered my bro her.
He furthe pub! s'.e' some certificates wlic;
amount TO nothing from the fact that they
snanate from parties who knew nothing at al.
II the afIa'r. no; Icing in the Office - t..
',me when % wea. was arrested.
cords, t. show that our charges against Devices
ere true in every respect. After reading the
proofs the public will conclude with Us that Il
Devices picture was not in the rogues' gallery.
'te himself deserves cell in the Peniten:iarv.
In the winter of 1865, the city was infested
~ band Of burglars and house-brea iers.
Not week passed that the residence Of some
o,tizen was not entered and robbed The
.fforts Of the police were unsuccessful for q
',ng time to discover and arrest the thieves
At last, however, three negroes Paul Nelson.
John Jackson and Henry Plummer we're ar
:ested in the act Of carrying away stolen
property from the residence Of Mr. George A.
s'osdick. From these prisoners it was learned
hat they were part of lang of thieves
whose chief was Edward Deweea Their
''fence." or place Of residence and depot for
,toring their pef, was at the corner OF st.
Peter and Miro streets.
visit to tie place made by Lieut.. Fitz-
patrick. then Of the city police and now Of the
United States Detective Force, disclosed the
oact that E. w. Devices and all OF the negroes
arrested lived in the same house, and, as one
II them Gays: ave all eat, drank, and slept in
,aid house Devices and Nelson had their
wives staying in the same house."
In this house large amount of stolen
iropcrty was found, all of which was identi-
led by its different owners. who proceeded to
make the following a. davits:
No 17.0cS- Second Of January-atate vs. Ed
ward Dcwees, Pa |! Nelson, John Jackson, Henry
Palmer and Freda Schone Entering tho dwell
LDg Of James Brennan on Common street, oppo-
site the Hotel Dleu.
The State Vs. Paul Nelson and John jackson,
18Th Of December 1865 Robbing Mr.. Ketiker Of
groceries valued at $40. Edward Devices re
ceivod same, knowing the same to be stolen.
No. ~ O39- Edward Devices (white), Paul Mel
Sn TO-, John jackson alias Russell tc). Henry
Piummer (cl. and Frederick Bchone (c) on the
ID Of February, 1866 Burglary entering the
house of Geo. Fosdick money and goods 500
IN Va ne.
No. 11,c40-John Jackson (c.), Edward Devices,
Paul Nelson &C. }, Henri Pummer, bail s10,0 10.
Burglary 18th or 3oth Of January, 1866, entering
hs house of John A Armstrong, CORNER Of Apollo
and Washington 8 reefs. One gold watch, value
800, $40 and other goods
No. 17.Hl-State W.. Same, ist Of February.
1866. The dwelling of 0. Vaeton, situated Oh
Espauadc, between Miro and routi stroets one
clock aud ono album, and that one Ed Devices
lid aid and counsel and assist said parties III the
sa,d bu, giary.
No. ,7042 State VI. Edward Devices and Paul
Nelson &C. J, on the oath September, 1865, enter
ing tho Hodre Magnolia Garden, Bayou Bridge
hen and there did violently assault Earned with
dangerous weapons a b rkeeper, who was in the
anp.oy Of Louis Bley, with intent TO commit d
robbery and larceny.
No l7,C4; State ". same, 18th dav Of Octo-
Der. 1865. burglary on A. Faibre at the Half
Way House, Esplanade street, carrying away El3o
1t groceries and liquors.
Upon lhe trial of the foregoing Cases the
following testimony was elected:
RsooRDER's CorRr FfRsr AND SECOND Dis
.R1Ors. State Va. Edward Devices, John jack.
son, c.. Paul Nelson, G., and Henry Pllmmer.
BURGLARY.
George 4, Fosdick resides at the corner IF
Josephine and Chestnut streetS Between the
nigh of the I'd and morning Of the Sd of Febru-
ary, 1866 found my hat and coat on one OF the
prisoners. and my hat on another of those who
we're arrested the morning the robbery occurred
and locked up III the cells OF the Fourth District
Police Station. The name Of one OF the prison
ers WAS given as Butler and the other ~ 1homp
son.
Henry FRINGE resides corner Of Customhouse
and Prieur streets. On the morning of February
81, cav the prisoner Thompson crossing the
street towards an empty lot. | saw him return
agaln in about quarter of an hour. l saw aim
some out of Mir Fosdick's house, about o'clock
=. nj. 1 saw him ana samuel uIeen gong uo"n
Chestnut towards st. Andrew street. met the
sorporal and serg, ant Of police and had Thomp-
son arrested. Green WAS arrested afterwards.
q. Vsleton, No. 1863 Esplanade street-On the
morning OF the 4th OF February. found nv door
open l found cloak and album missing. The
sIbum now in court, recognize ~ mime. to the
BEST of my knowledge. The parties picture now
In it. we're not in it when it was stolen sm
positive that this is the album
Lieut. Fitzpatrick, Fourth District poiice-l
arrested both pr soner-, Plummer and Nelson.
Piummer then resided On st. Louis street. back
ofCiaiborne street. They were both in . house
fhen hen arrested them. There was white
woman thea in the house, who represented her
sell Mel ons wife. did not any of the other
accused there then when l arrested them also
went there TO get stolen property; found there a
scat and an album. found coat there which
"a. ld,utl1ied rs being the property OF Mr Eel
lows, ana stolen from his house. 1t was worn by
Pluunicr | asked the woman for the album
which she cknnwedSed having She said -he
had been made present OF it, but declined
statlns who gave il to her. The album nov III
cont IL the one got from her.
hX Bond. corner Moresu and Bartholc NEW
streets Tie watch in court now ~ mine, Il sas
stolcn from Mr. Isles's house. corner Esplanade