The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-02
ran nELIoea-roBt.oM CASE.
second Days Proceedings witnesses for
the Prosecution Examined.

second Days Proceedings witnesses for
the Prosecution Examined.
Upon the opening Of the court yesterday,
counsel Tor the defenas asked TO be- informed
a, aa br, WET sate the aeesaioa II The ease
to be committed TO any particular law, to the
ss, q ssins confined hereto referred soaa
egs, u Statutes Of large. and oct OF Mafch d,
1867 p. 1884, u Statutes also to sections Sass and
5ia9. hssrisga Statutes. ~ - 49,
continued Witness Identified The motion of
qo, Holahird, filed July TO- 1872. and allowed
partme9t, Offered In evidence BY the proseeti-
tlon to shoY that the original claim Of Belleea,
f gsa. Co. hh1 beer "a fEs sd Iaa ,sa and
for certain Il ty-seven bales OF cotton, and as
O gait Of evidence L. prove conspiracy.
Objected to by defense. and objection over
- The prosecution offered the reply Of the
Treasury Department te the motion Of Dol.
Identified BY Witness and read to the jury. Also
voucher for $50. 900 dated October 40 1858; two
January H. 1854 for SIS $50 10. iii signed BY 4.
T. tNoblom. Unidentified and Submitted.
Tha p q hsro offered n2es Of the
Deeembar II. 1879. served November 20. 1879 and
shan,nona'S' III report q testimony taken. Also
olamants December 9. 1878, and the notice
served upon ths Attorney General Of the hold
ing OF such examination before II. IL. Shannon.
/
ALSO that said examination was postponed
to january q, 1874. and continued to February
@ a as e ts leave ~ Sc Geo ser sy tbs
Original petition as to claim the proceeds In.
stead, the advances with interest merely. dated
District Court Of New Orleans filed Ia the Court
OF Claims May IL. 1914, showing the appoint
mesr rseha Is saG are nn e. a.
loea No q g, \ g.: also power q attorney
fled n the COURT 81 Claims. May Is. 1914; also,
extract from the minutes Of the Court Of Claims
# April %. 1874: also. copy OF the journal entry.
Of yelIeea hoben Co. for proceeds Gee Of l54a
Dc BY B. Ng Judge e. y he court r'e Of
Claims all Of which were identified and sub
mittsd.
GROSS. EXAMINED.
Don't know the ,whes,rsabouts, Of George Tay.
G2s @ gss sYsf ! bsses ss e!
Bar o tss Joa Of oss cerwns Il
dead; died about eighteen or twenty months
ago. Don't know Mr.. Peychaud, have only
| seen him here: have never. that | know Of,
Claims. Don't know Mr.. Shannon at all .''' u
RH- DIRECT.
Have seen Assistant Attorney General John
spn In this case in the Court OF Claims. Have
all the original papers the copy OF the record
here produced is a correct COPY; have other
records. ~
drawn by tho prosecution.
At this point IN the proceedings the court
took recess OF fifteen minutes.
After Recess.
toll HOPKINS
recaIled-The Court of Claims was Instituted
twenty-iourth OF February 1856 instead OF 1906
The agreement between A. Bouchafd and
Henry Peychaud offered in evidence by the
Contract Of November. 1871. between Bou-
chard. Bernard and Feychaud. which. was m
agt cement to prosecute the case against the
government. offered Ia evidence by the pross-
tution.
COLLINS ADAMS
Q lied to the stand--Iives in Tennessee. Been
living there since 1868 Was IN s. Landry par
ish In 1864. Had niaety four bales Of cotton. in
lss5 I WIS s taken by the Federal authorties
The prosecution stated that they proposed TO
show by witness that said ninety four bales OF
were not the property Of Bslloea. Noblom Il o.,
and that they had not been taken possession of
Defense objected to the testimony on the
point Of possession aud ownership. Objection
oyerruled and evidence admitted.
taken saw taken and was td i by ' the otser
that he was Lieut.. Dean. Don't know whether
there, is any other Q. Adams In the parish.
Never had any transaction with any Of The
parties named in the pstition and never had
any an transaction with Belecu. Nobiom Go.
They never made me any advance.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Il was summoned b., the government. Live IN
Tennessee. Think Mr.. Bouehard got my ad-
dress from J. H. Huston. Of Opelousas. Don't
b had
correspondence with Mr.. Bouchard. ~ ~
Proseenton obseted 9 sttnr fsd
Don't remember the nature, Of the, letter; 1t
gave mo reason to hope hat would be paid f.r
and 1869 had transaction with in o.
gard to my cotton. Don't think Mr.. Bouchard
ever ssid ANYTHING about conviction. and did
Instituted Have talked frequently with Bou-
ehard about my claim but don't remember any,
hopesi It wonld be soon tried. Nothing said
about my testimony. B9uebard did net No tell Or
write me what re wanted to prove. Threw the
but must have destroyed it, as could
not fluid i, when ! came, here. Bouchard did
me merely Ia meno n that suit was Brought against
Belloe1. Noblom Co. and asking to be made
my agent In the matter but nothing was said
meyer made IN arrangement with him. Wrote
to him to ask II tho case would be tried IN Wash
nfe .1 bs ss9 an a Ts9sn R0 VIII ms
ysfe resdenss q HI Jensin ns.p Bonchard don't
stop there. Never ses him except In court.
REDIRECT
I thought this was civil proceeding. Made
affidavit substantially the same as my testtmo-
ny here.
BY leave Of the court witness said: No person
has ever offered me q dime to testify one way or
the other. i came here hoping that as o result
OF this suit, could make q, good my claim to be
ALEX. LEzATs
Has lived In St. Landry for =, u very
long time. Owned cotton in the years
1860 6t.62 Remember tbs Federal expedition |
Ia 1868. Had twenty bales and some loose cot |
tn. which was raised or, bis plantation in 1853
Twelve bales were seized. and also the seed cot
taken. Had no other cotton than that men |
toned above; none belonging TO DR.. A. Landry |
No one OF the parties named had any interest |
in said cotton. A few days after the cotton was
taken met Pierre Roy. who asked him Il ne |
had an advance could be made IT, him. Two |
men came to his house afterward aud said they |
had $500 for him upon the. transfer Of the re- |
re pt which he had then obtained. He trans |
ferred the receipt about month after the seiz- |
ure. There was no advance before the seizure !
CROSS EXAMINED.