New Orleans Republican., 1875-12-29
STATE NEWS.
TENSAS.

',~S Shot oh .hc BSiltIy VI b euOTo anu UleU
almost Immediately. At the cOroners in
quest, we are informed that two of the
Jurors thought white man named Murphy
tired the shot, but the other members of
me Jury thought the person who fred the
snot was unknown. An alteration had
taken place between the deceased and the
man Murphy, the latter being rudely showed
on the gallery by the deceased, aud in a
very short time after the pistol was fired.
Murphy was arrested and had preliminary
examination before Judge Cordill. He was
defended by Judge Lewis and Colonel
Reeves, and after an elaborate examina-
ton, the Judge put Murphy under bond of
s2o0 to appear at the next term of the dis
tricJ court.
The real assassin, it Is probable, did not
reside among us, and is now off to parts un-
known.
WEST FEL1CIANA.
From the Feliciana Ledger. December 2j:
We nave been requested by Colonel Frank
Powers TO state to the public that with the
late Killing and other depredations COM
mitted in this parish, he had nothing to do:
that he does not. nor ever has approved of
the taking OF the lives of innocent men in
| cold blood, and that the parties who per-
petrate these damnable and hellish crimes
are but vile miscreants and base poltroons
who attempt to shield their dark and san
guine deeds under the cloak uf another,
ANY one acquainted with the brave and
gallant colonel knows him to be a man of
too much nerve and fIankness to be in any
manner coupled or leagued with men whose
sole delight is rapine and murder; his past
deeds stand out in too bright and glowing
colors, to even admit of the slightest sue.
picion OF such a thing. Therefore we make
this statement 10 dis abuse the mind of too
credulous public, of any prejudice which
they may have conceived IN regard to the
colonel
PoINTE CoUPEE.
From the Republican, December 25:
Large numbers of colOred people are
moving on here from East and West Fell
ciana. Many more are proposing to come
over for the next year. That is right. if
the people OF these parishes will sanction
the turbulance and defiance of law at pres
ent existing there they will suffer the con-
sequences, and too late will they come TO
their senses, when their parishes will be
depopulateo OF a large number of indus
trious colOred laborers.
The venue in the case of the State VS..
Philips having been transferred to this
parish, Judge Phillips put in an appearance
on the twenty second instant After the
examination of the papers in the case,
Judge Hewes at once directed the sheriff to
place Phillips in custody. The case appears
to he the continuation of the murder charge
against Phillips, made in the parish of
Grant. for the killing of Walters, and also
other indictments found against him by the
grand jury of the parish of Orleans for
perjury and forgery.
The Attorney General, Colonel Fields, ap-
pears to take Qnite an interest in the mat
ter, having written several letters to the
district attorney here. We will give fur.
thur particulars concerning this matter.
The judge will soon be placed on trial, and
he can rest assured that he will have fair
trial before fair and impartial tribunal.
Friday evening Judge Phillips, of Grant
parish, was brought before the district
court on writ of habeas corpus His
counsel, Charles ParlaDge, Eu in a long
argument, in which ne showed the position
of the accused as being alone and friend
less, and without means in a strange place
among strangers and the fact that be came
and placed himself in the hands of the
sheriff was, of itself, sufficient proof of the
innocence of his client. A letter was pro-
duced, written by the district attorney to
the accused, in which an assurance was
given him of his being able to give bail
Judge Hewes refused TO release Phillips on
hateas corpus writ. He remarked that
never in a practice of thirty years had he
seen more complete disregard of formality
er legal requirements as shown in this case.
The accused was charged with the crime Of
murder indicted, and still no arrest had
been maze nor bail bond furnished, in ac-
cordance with the requirements of the law.
Phillips was ordered into custody and is
now incarcerated in our parish prison.
WEST BATON ROUGE.
From the Sngar Pia.ter, December a5:
The case OF the State of Louisiana We.
Octave Dupuy, tor the murder of Henry
Keller, some three years ago, was brought
up in in the District Court last Wednesday
and after able arguments of the counsel on
both sides, was submitted to the jury the
same evening On Thursday, after having
being out come eighteen hours, the Jury
could not agree upon a verdict and we're
discharged. And SO the whole trial has to
be gone through with again. All previous
attempts TO secure trial at the different
terms OF the court since the cOmmittal of
the act failed, until the present one, and
the jury tailed to convict or acquit. How
much money this case has cost the parish
since it was placed on the criminal docket,
we have no means at present of ascertaining,
but 1t is safe to say not less than $1,000, and
the end Is not yet.
LAFoURcHE.
From the Sentinel, December %:
On last Saturday night, between the
hours of eleven and twelve O'Clock, the
sugar house Of Mr.. Ortere Dupuy, together
with a rice thresher which was attached,
was destroyed by fire. Mr.. Dupuy having
cause 10 suspect Peter Farmer and his wife
and son of firing the building, caused the
arrest of the trio, and they are now in our
Jail awaiting trial.
II. Il. Thiberge, under Indictment for the
murder of Francois Fort, made an appica-
ton for change of venue before Judge
Beattie, on the ground that prejudice was
SO strong against him in this community
that he could not get fair trial. Many
witnesses were examined IN both sides, but
the evidence failed to convince the Judge
that case had been made out for change
of venue. and application was therefore re-
fused. Under the circumstances. the &C.
cused will have to remain in Jail till the next
term of court, in June, as tine Otfense with
which he stands charged is not bailable
one.
oUAcHIrA.
From the telegram, December "a:
The Masons and Grangers in the vicinity
Of Cuba, In this parish, have erected very
neat building at Cuba, having two halls, |
Dne for each order.
Tuesday night the river rose over four |
feet. Skitfs and flats tied to the bank at
dark were found next morning far out in
the river, and some have not been found at |
all. The river was well dotted with drift |
wood and the fog rested thick on the water |
or an hour or more. |
ST. JAMES.
From the Sentinel December 25:
The Jury in the case OF Randall FELTON,, |
charged with the murder of an old colOred |
nan named Wilson Graham, on the nine |
eenth OF October last, brought in YER
iict of Guilty without capital punish |
nent." On Saturday, December eighteen,
he last day of the term of the district |
'Ourt, Randall was ordered by the Judge |