The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-04-30

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j Chargc " Murder Entered The A1lcEcd
Mwrderers Arrested ana Lodged In

the 1bJn OI JunlHTy ItSl, u HeIsoH III
known, aided by Alfred Broutin, Ber-
nard Cnstete and Henry Manshausen,
had committed the murder OF Emile
Roy, or Leroy. The circumstances 81
tho case are briefly: on tho night
OF the sth Of February Leroy
was found lying III an inscnsible
condition on the track Of tho Metairio
railroad, near the Magnolia Garden.
and In front Of tho place whore he was
employed rs gardener. belonging to
Bernard Castete. with whom he was IN
partnership. An examination OF his
person showed that ho had been brutal
~ beaten and cut IN tho hands, head
and face, and he was sent to the
Charity Hospital, whore. after lin
gering until the 18th Of February. he
died from the effects Of tho wounds he
had received. tho cause Of death being
tetanus, provoked by "incsed wounds in
both hands. penetrating wound in tho
arm and bruises and cuts about the head
and face. done by Il sharp cutting in
strument," /" as related In the process ver-
bal Of the Coroner,
At the inquest 1t was shown that the
deceased was Of incorporate habits and
frequently got drunk. That he had re-
ceived moneys at different times from
his counsel. amounting To two or three
hundred do lars, Pleasant Burney. the
car driver who discovered him across tho
track and had removed him under tho
simple belief that he was drunk and
asleep. stated that tho next morning he
visited Castct's house and saw Roy, but
although the latter showed him his
wounds. he added: ~ asked him IL be
knew who done it, and he would not
tell me. | met three men ut the house
two white men and colored man. Or
boy. One Of the white men who was
there did not want me 70 speak 70 the
deceased. That mans name Is Alfred
Broutin'
In Broutin 4 testimony. the witness.
says that no had been at Cnstet's
place the day before. and on returning
In the morning was informed by tho lat
ter that Roy had been assassinated !,
that ho also saw "a good deal Or blood
and stick all bloody" when he went
into the house that nc had asked Roy
who had beaten and stabbed him. and
that Roy had answered he did not know.
that he went frequently TO see Roy, who,
tho day before he died. asked to see
Castet. In whose favor he wished to
make his will Ii II further In evidence
lIldI NbN blu FU6ih6 htS Will III tttSoi W
Castet before Eusehe Bouny. notary
public. Castet related at the timo that
ho had received So from Roy that very
day, and about dark had had gene to
neighboring grocery to make some pnr-
chascs and was met there by Roy He
and Roy, who was drunk. left together,
but at the bridge Roy did not follow him
any longer. and he went home. said his
praycrs. read the bible and went to bed,
he being under the influence Of liqnor
About 10 o'clock he was awakend by
Roy. who was coming In. Roy told him
they have fixed me pretty badly. but !
have fixed them also Castet. after
realizing the situation. asked him who
had cut him. to which Roy answered,
that three men, unknown to him. had
assailed him near the corner Of Broad and
Esplanade streets. but that he thought
he had killed one also. Castet then
adds: The next morning | went out eX-
prcssIy to see If / could see any trace of
blood. l went around the large bridge
and coming back on the small bridge |
discovered a stick which had been in the
hands Of Roy that night. went there
and found spots Of blood, and came to
the conclusion that that was the place
where the cutting occurred, which spot
was about fifteen feet from and immc-
Other important facts are to be found
in the statement Of Corporal Gottschalk
of the police.
After confirming the statement Of Cas-
tet that the assassination had occurred
at the stable gate Tie says, however, that
no examined the two bridges and found
no trace Of blood, and further that
Alfred Broutin "on the morning Of the
25th Of January was drunk. since the
time Of the cutting Alfred Broutin told
me, which was last Saturday, Feb, 8.
1876, that IL | would disguise myself
that he would point out the man who
the presence of1the Coroner's Jury"
To Corporal Gottschalk 1t appears
that Roy stated that the cutting had
been done by a man named Low Dutch
Henry, who had q wife and five children
but MT the hospital the next day Roy
told him he could not say whether 1t was
Dutch Henry or who did it, but that ii
was some Of his friends, but he could
not say whom, SO drunk was he.
The charge against the accused was
based on the conflicting evidence Of
Castet and Broutin. in justice. to the
latter. however, ii must be said that this
morning he stated to Recorder Staes
that he had been misunderstood by the
policeman. What he (Broutin) had said
In the presence OF the jerors was, that
we ne policeman, andcould disguise
himself, he would find themurderer.
Tho case being transferred to the
Court Of Police Magistrate stacs, within
whose jurisdiction the assassination
took place, q special officer WIS entrust-
ed with the execution OF TIN warrant
of arrest against the accused. The Off
Ger, however, claims that he has made
several attempts to find them. but fail
ed, and that he never could obtain any
information of their whereabouts at
Castet's house when he went there,
For some time the warrant haspeen
in the hands Of Officer Ryan, ofthe
mounted police, who, with an other N1i-
Ger, has been working the case eNer
since. but without being able to find
Manshausen, until yesterday when aV
three were arrested This morning then
were arraigned before Judge Staes, when
u motion was made to admit them to
bail, and the motion taken under con-
sideration.
superior Criminal Court.