The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-03
The Grant Parish Prisoners
Second Trfal-Fourteent Day.

Second TrtAl-FOurteenthD Day.
| Prisoners Counsel, Judge and Jury, are
all beginning to show the effect of the con-
slant and long continued mental strain, and
altogether they are the most "used up y
looking body of men that one would come
across in journey Of-never SO long.
On court assembling yesterday morning
the question of proving Wards letter by read.
ing it to the man to whom it was directed
and who not being able himself to do SO,
had it read to HIN Oh receipt, was raised.
Judge Woods. who had had the matter I'M
der advisement, decided in favor Of counsel
for defense and
Jacob johnson
was recalled.
Witness was taken to the Judges room to
hear it read. Mr.. Beckwith and Mr.. Ellis
accompanied him.
The letter could not be read before the
jury because it (under the ruling of the
COurt) is not evidence until the defense
show that Ward wrote it.
Witness returned and said the contents of
the letter were the same as in the one he
had received from Ward, and he believed it
to be the same letter.
To Mr.. Beck with-Mr. Boyce read the let
ter when l gave it to him.
Henry Boyce
sworn. Recognized the letter (Ward's) shown
him, as the one Jacob johnson had given
him, and which he had given to Thomas K
Smith. Witness did not read it to johnson
Witness saw many armed bodies of negroes
moving around in military order, and heard
threats enough on the part of the negroes
to put him in great fear.
b. F. Stewart
was next on the stand. Has known Cruik'
shank for five or Six years. Remembers the
day Of the fight. The day before the fight
witness saw Cruikshank at Alexandria
Accompanied him by request to COlfax. Mr.
Cruikshank said he had been robbed, aud
wanted to 90 to the town and look after his
property. Went by way of Pineville.
Stopped all Saturday night at Kemp's
hOnse, eighteen or twenty miles from COlfax
Next morning witness and Cruikshank
went on in the direction of Colfax, but on
reaching the darrow, three or four miles
from COlfax, the two heard firing, and re-
manned there until about 5 o'clock, when
they again started for Colfax, and when
within mile and quarter of the town
witness stopped and Cruikshank went on
alone. Cruikshank remained about half an
hour and then returned to witness, accom-
panied by Pinckney Chambers. The three
then started home, and Smith was started
to the plantation by Cruikshank. Witness
anu dCCuScu tucu pIoCteueu anu reached
Alexandria between 9 and 10 o'clock on Mon
day morning.
Beckwith on the cross examination got all
of. witnesses past life, from his boyhood days
up to the present, much to the evident de-
light and enlightenment of the jury.
When he got through Mr.. Ellis said
. Now, Mr.. Stewart, one very important
question growing out of your cross eXamina-
toin. You swear that when you came to
New Orleans in 1871, you got off at the
Hotel. Now, sir, are you prepared to state
positively, on oath, that you did not have
hash for breakfast the next morning?"
Witness (seriously)- Mo, sir. Laughter !
IN all sides.
Whitaker rose to make some inquiries |
about those
Attachments
md subp9nas ISSUED for witnesses for the
License, on which the Marshal has been so
ong arriving at the determination to make
'etuIns.
Returns were made this morning, in con-
sequence of the demand of counsel yester |
lay, and Mr.. Whitaker, in speaking of
hem, intimated that the Marshals had been |
unfortunate in not finding !
who were known to be at the ad- |
lresses given, and he questioned very much !
he correctness of the returns, and he did |
lot believe that Beckwith's man Monday, |
whose name was signed to many Of the |
eturns, ever went up to serve the papers. |
He inquired for Monday, but he was SICK. !
The matter viii no doubt be Investigated /
vben Monday gets well. /.