The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-10
THE COURTS.
SUPERIOR CRIMINAL COURT.

SUPERIOR CRIMINAL COURT.
| The District Attorney entered nolle pros
in the case OF George Wood, the prisoner
| having died some months ago.
| Mr.. CastellanOs, Attorney for y. J. New
house, the murderer OF Lucas, made q motion
to release the prisoner on bonds, and was
about to read the evidence, when it was dis
covered that through the negligence OF 3he
clerks, the prisoner had not beec ordered to
court
| Judge Atocha reprimanded the clerks Sc
verely for their neglect Of duty, and informed
them if such occurred again he would fine
every man in the clerks office. The motion
was continued until tomorrow.
JUDGE srAEs' corr.
| The ContiVerandah prisoners were Aligned
| in the above court to-day. Messrs Dalton
and j. G. Walker for the prosecution, and A.
Gastinel f,r the defense. The evidence was
being taken when this report closed.
THE JEwELRY RoBEEIY CASE.
This case, in which Antonio Perez was i'm
pGcated as principal in the robbery, and Man
uel Orduna and Ignatius Santa Cruzs as Access
SORES before the fact, came up for trial this
morning before his Honor Recorder Staes,
After some long and weary legal auibbling be-
tween counsel for the prosecution and defense.
as TO whether the case should be tried now or
be furth er delayed upon the grounds, IS coun-
sci for the defense claimed. OF Lis inability t.
secure very important and material
witness for his clients the prisoners,
his Honor ruled, THAT inasmueh as be This
Honor) had already granted delNy at the re-
quest of counsel tor defense, aud had gwen
him ample time and opportunity o rep re
for trial, he could, therefore no longeg grant a
further delay.
The case was thereupon tormally cp51ed Il
being then o'clock exactly.
Capt. Montamat. the chief witness for the
prosecution. was the first witness called TO the
stand, and he testified substan ally as :ol-
lows
On Friday night, the 9th Of November,
1874, between the hours OF seven and eight. l
was informed by Mr.. Wiener and some other
gentlemen, whose names do not know, that
they had been robbed in their room in the
Cont Verandah Hotel of jewelries, consisting
of watches, gold and silver. gold chains, gold
lockets, diamonds rings, and other valuable
jewelry to the amount OF about $4,000.
l, together with Captain Malone, imme-
diately went to the hotel and examined the
matter. I saw two trunks which had been
burst open, and the clothes were scattered all
over the room. After having had a CONVEX
sation with these gentlemen, and the proprie-
tor Of the hotel, MIR. Bier, together with
special officers Devereaux and Smith, 9 that
we're there at the time, we came to the con-
clusion that the robbery must have been COM
mitted by one Antonio Perez assisted by
others. We immediately took steps for their
arrest. Perez was first arrested and taken to
the stationhouse by officer Kennedy. Perez
was then and there searched, and jewelry to
the amount of about $500 was found upon his
person.
Later in the evening, upon information
I arrested Ignatius Santa Cruz. and
sent him to the station, but found nothing
upon his person.
Manuel Orduna was next arrested as being
implicated in the robbery. On him was
found an overcoat belonging to one Of the
gentlemen robbed, Mr.. Silberberg l had
m interview with Messrs. Silberberg and
Wiener, and they described the property
that was stolen from them, and the descrip
ton correspondent exactly with the property
now in court found on the accused.
This is Il brief synopsis OF the captain
testimony.
Officer Kennedy was next examined. and
testified that he arrested Perez in coffee
house, and aft er having brought him to the
station lot of jewelry was found on him.
Below is list OF the property found on
Perez:
Five gold and one silver WATCH 6 lockets.
l lady's chain, IA gold rings, II opals, l dia-
mond earring. gold sleeve buttons and some
other jewelry OF lesser value. amounting in
all to about $500.
After having examined Officer Kennedy. it
being then about half-past o'clock, the court
was adjourned till this morning at IL o'clock.