The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-03
THE Bt5t,TOtst-sBEtttM CASE.
Ttird may III tste treat ssstfBn tJase- ESxa
animation ut witnesses FOR the
Bs,tss Hssst Int

/ @ kPFHsgEHftMt1s
/ Iii the United statas Circuit court yesteta
| day the HttiB dry was given to tile exatfttia-
tfbn u witnesses anti Introduction ID evidences
The fitst Witness called WIS
/ btiss AIdatf tjtiFFY.
| Witness sold she lived IN ST. Landry. there
| we're fifteen bales " cotton oii het bruthets
Michael Dulry'al plantation taken by. tie Fed
etal military authutitips she lived on liei
tnbtlet's plantation, ata as soon as the Fed
erals had gone. 81 tliat liet brother epttld pass.
| he brought the receipt i'm the saizeh etttbu io
liat. this receipt she kept ,tt 1874, whhi si,n
gaveit tp MI, John Smith. o law yer. to collect.
Don't liiiow the firm If BeIoeg. Nnblgitt i gp.,
| parish Have lived thnrs sinee 1896 The re-
| eeint was gent 10 Washington: / haven't seen
| 1t sihre.
| dRoss4 EXAMINED.
| The receipt was sent tu Washington ut the
| time Uf the inisnd claims commission. as ]
was, told by Nj Smith. Don't know tile ttante
Of the purity to whom sent.
fIttH BuFFyi
| Ain a sister Of Michael Duffy. Saw the re-
aalpb fat the cotton seized NJ Y sister retained
the ieeeipt until about four years ago, when
she aava II TO lawyer John. Smith fof eollee-
ut Washington. Know Bputhhtd. Made his
aequat,tatira about ten days ago. Bellonu.
| Nublptn u 90. wete net the commission ipet-
| ehants Of either my mother ri my brother.
| Lubltt I. tharpahtief we're their commission
merchants.
MILLER DuNBAR
Live IN ST. landry; at1 % druggist, know
| the Dufftai hid the receipt fol. their cotton.
Which got ftpfi Mt. Smith, aid sent u, to
Washington; have not saen 1t eintpi Left n
| Bl1ite / tnew Mr. Eugene Petition. ain his
| se,iin-lawi married II 1862 Don't khpw d
any firm uf Eugene Pelttan Il Do think
would have known II II any sueh firm bad e&-
listed. Knew Petttat Ia 1861 f3 90 Have u
| copy Of the receipt Eivet To Duffy itrpv read
| and suhlnittadl. There is nothing III llin re-
teipt tp Indicate any interest Of Bellotti, Mob
lutn N o., III the cotton seized.
GROSS ms AHMED,
The receipt produced is copy Of the
original, usad III the suit Of 4 lice and Ellen
Duffy vs., the United states before tl,e insed
! commission at Washington.
Mrs M'pHrRsnN.
MY husband died III 1871 his t,hiite was
Eanue q, Mcpherson FUttv-ilve bales II
FUtHt t#tfft5tt fftttt ttt= ttttttti;tt HAA
the receipt therefor WIS sent through Matlus
Poet tp belloqq. Noblon y Go. fot collection
only. DON'T know Vallate, and know Roy
very slightly. DON'T think any sale could
have been tf,adn Of the cotton without my
hnowledgn. fut was with my husband nearly
oil the time, he bhihg III 1861, 1862 aud 1863 IN
poor health, and never going abyiit alone. We
prosecuted or nlaim against The United
Bellocg. Nu,loin II Go. had no interest IN tile
ettttut
Defense objected tu the introduction Of
the records uf the suit Of MCPHERSON and l,iH
recovery before The mixed commission
Objection sustained aud the evidences ruled
out. ~4
5ss-HxAMtaBp.
Mr.. Pettitan gave me the receipt rroduesd
about two years. ago. It was given bY A, 7.
Notlnm TO Pulet for the receipt for cotton
seized. which was sent to Lheiu for collection
j. Il. bBHAup0
Live III the city. IN 1861 lived In st ,Gan-
dry. Don't know Of any person named BE-
rate, living, of that ting u ~, Martin O. st.
tun taken BY the Feinrals In 1863 from my
plantation and seitt The receipt therefur III,
Belloc1, Nobnm N Go. for collection. they
never at any time had any interest In the cot
ton, &, q II t. Toulnetta were not known 10
nle as a firm. They never made any advance
On The cotton, Don't remenber when Tho re-
ceipt was sent 10 l'ellocu, Noblom0y Go. Took
10 receipt flotn tltam.
MARKs LEVY. a
Have lived here since 1866. II 1861 vas in
at, !,anlry. Left there in March, 1869, fot
New Orleans. Aud did not return to 1T, Ian
dry until isee. There never was any such iirm
as Marks. Levy i Go. The firm was lsaae
Levy Il 90 Isaac Levy y te, and MARKS
Law owned cotton III 1T. Landry. Did btisi-
ness with Beloug. Nablon i %, bull, they
had no advance OF, this cotton. though we
owed them SOME $1,000. aud tnineH over 70
them the cotton as collateral for the debt, aoon
alter The fall Of New Orleans. Never put II
into their unsaresipn and don't know that 1t
ever was III their possession They had no
title tn the cotton before the fall Ut New Or
leans. Had further business with Hclloeu.
Noblom 4 Co after my return from Mesoo IN
iaGo, On the dissolution OF The firm IT lEpae
Levy u 60. The Hellnen. Nollum Il 90 debt
fell To my share. aud ! paid IT.. Thoy gave me
no credit for the cotton left in st. Landry at
tho liur Of the Banks expedition and the NC
count was settled without reference thereto.
GROSS Examined.
Know Bouohard when see him. he pro
posed To collect this claim | brought st1it
once against Mr.. Peyehaud. and the suit was
thrown out Of court.
ELISHA ANDREWS.
Was born and raised IN ~. Landry AMI live
there now had twcuty=fott bales Of cotton OF
my own aud thirty bales which had sold, oil
Of which was seized by tho Federals Belloeq.
Nohloni II 90 had advanced the some $40.
and shortly after the seizure paid II 10 Mr.,
Roy, who was a member OF the firm never
made any effort 10 recover for my cotton !.
some years after tho seizure Capt. Pope who
mnde Tho same met me- in Opelousas aud pro-
posed TO collect the claim for half. to which /
agreed: since then have never heard any
thing Of him.
tIof4f4- Tx AHMED.
Don't know either Peychhud or Shannon.
BLAZE MoTfE
recalled Is the letter producing III
which | received from Mr.. Bouehard. aud to
which referred in my evidence yesterday.
II. I,ousE.
Live in the city. In 1861 | lived In st, Lam
dry. and in December of that year ] went to
Mexico. where | lived III ipGa My brother In
1863 owned some 300 bales of cotton on diff
ferant plantations in Sc. Landry. Bellocu.
Noblom Il Go. made advances to my brother,
but not On cotton. ! sold for my brother re-
cepts for twenty-eght bales of cotton in
March or April 1864. TO Belloeg. Noblom IL
Go. Prior 10 the sale they had no title to the
cotton and never asserted any. identified re-
cept for four bales of cotton seized. signed +.
q. Pope.
MICHEL CASTILLO.
Live in st. Landry, and have lived thore n
very long time. There is no other Michel
Castillo living there. In 1863 had 1875 bales of
cotton ON my plantation. crops Of 1861 and
tann txft Ia Ia, i.,it, In, ~