The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-05
the. pELLoCa-renLon CASH.
Exam nation Of witnesses for the Prose-
Uativn--FsurtlI Days Proceedings.
MICHEL dAHr1r,t,n

Exam. nation Of witnesses for tire Prose-
Uatiur--EsurtiI Days Proceedings.
MICHEL CASTILLO
recalled; sent my receipt for .eotten seized to
Mr. Bart ABOUT three y Years alter the 70 bm
Idsntjflad original receipt OF which a copy had
been placed Ia evidence on Saturday.
cob HOPKINS
recalled the receipt ust identified BY Gaa ati
II part OF The records In the case Of M CASTILLO
We The United states, before the gnu ll,s OF
Claims; does not figure In tho case OF Belioeo'
A'oe'V MICHAEL CASTILLO
recalled; meyer proeureda second receipt i ,or
cotton aei5edt by Capt Pore: nor dlo eVef
authorize any one else 80 to 90.
COL. HOPKINS
recalled: this receipt was not USED ~ the
prosecution OF beiloeq. Eobom Co.'s claim
JOHN FAHEr.
HIVE lived in St, Landry since 1925. Know OF
no other John Fahey IN that parish; Hau on
my pantaton 1.o bales o. Han na IN Il or
advances: the cotton was seized ~ oans', lert
kina. and receipt given ne therelor' Wn W. M
Keeping. Shipped Bellocu. Nohlom = 20. sons
cotton IN 1866 Thex had no iellcn re cotton hn,
sessd nstasr The r. sset e the fsr
kns receipt rhsrs was s, nhA e
sipnsd any sala. nor did authorize any one to
write anything dc all above my name, The
handwriting ID not known to me. Don know
Desmare's handwriting.
COL. HOPKINS
recalled-The Fahey receipt is, a part, q the
tenorfis Of the case OF Bellocu, Noblom n Co in
tie Court Of Claims. as exhibit 21. In deposition
OF Capt. Pope ,ovr rAurr
recallad--ITirst knew OF the Endorsement on my
rereipt through Mr. Houston. of vt. Landry, who
had gotten copy Of the nroee. dings In me case
Claims. Have never received q cent eltner Tor
the cotton or the receipt. Know Pr A. Taylor.
Meyer knew pr s IhayeT - oyerseer liz
died four or aye years ago ,,,.,s md -,oa
COZ, HOPKINS
recalled Identified the testimony. OF Vallade
and others taken before commssioner !, y ne
case OF Belloeu, Noblom Il Co. We: the United
States. then pending in the Court of Claims.
viii privilege ii re-offering after the question
OF conspiracy is settled.
WIZ. FEssgNpEH
rBstalled. Have original receipts, fled before
Holabird. TO establish the claim OF Belloeu Mob,
luIn h CO. for 2t2n bales of cotton. Produced and
Identified the ORIGINAL reeeipt for twenty bales
et soon beopgng t. A. Meat ssa rs aaa BY
nine bales of cotton respectively. by Capt. Pope.
oil likewise transferred te 4. Fl Noblom: e, also
belonging to Pierre Labaree.. and sixty.four
bales Belonging TO Theodore Valade. also rams
ferred to Noblom. The other seventy four phles
are not mt issue In this case. $50.
Prosecution offered in evidence records Of the
ease, OF Bellocu.. Noblom X Co., against their
ersdo r in the Fauh pse Soad1 VII snf
Is. - ,''~.-..-.
Am Deputy Clerk OF the United States District
Court Have examined the records. and don't
find any proceedings In bankruptcy, either vol
untary or involuntary, % TO me lirm q Belioru
Eublom Il CO.., nor either member OF that nrm.
RoBT. CHEW.
Live In Washington; have been employed ID
Riggs \ Co.'s banking sstaolishmsnt since ls se
identified signatures of Riggs 4 GO, on checks
cha st assignee Of Beiloea, Noblom & ca: HE
no personal knowledge Of the payment OF these
checks. except from the books; did not make
Objected to and ruled out.
Prosecution offered proof that Riggs Il Go. Is
saec o the order Of Henry
Objected to as proof uf an overt act until the
court has ruled upon the proof OF q q. non,apiracy
Objection sustained and witness Withdrawn.
LANDREsDBAU.
hokfr sn Il sa sa sy wa II
ida books e OF Belfoea Noblom Il 60.
Asked how the books were kept ana how now
ruled, SO far az they go to prove the falsty q
the original claim. by consent OF defense wit
ness was at this point w1thufawn by the prose
eutton, with the understanding that he shoud
esa,nine the books Of Belloca, Noblom Il 90
and make u comparative tahulated statement A. o
ae apang q IL s ss ruTe N tho ' orsn
tabular statement filed with Bellpca. Nobion 4
Co.'S original petition before the Court o
Claims.
After recess Of atteen minutes TIE sitti
was resumed. the first witness called being
Reside now near s., f Eme ala previously re-
sided here. Am tho Adolph Bouchard men
toned In the Indictment and wss e 2, e
i ington in tho winter Of 1875, and there met {
Nr Barrett: never converaed with him from
then until the winter of 1876, when he sent fo'
did not know that no was g GOV
ernmeat eea went and sho he '. com com
cases, and finally came t, Belocu, Nobom 4
GO. At this took alarm and became very eau
tious.. Never went before the Grand Jury vol
inil for refusing to testify after lying there egh
days yielded and gave testimony. Have never
had any arrangement with the government t. b
this case. warned Mr.. Peychaud not to pa,
The money obtained from the gove nI lent t. t,
the creditors o. Be an Nofo an t TO- va ars
planters and offered to collect their claims, II
1869 had a conversation with Psyehaud abon
Peychaud with Mr.. Bernard, and made then |
contract to collect this claim for two-thirds Q
the amount recovered. ldenIlueq the cohtrac
made July &c, 1869. signed by Peychaud as syn
die; was originally signed by Freret. but Thu 1,
SIGNATURE has been erased signed also BY z. 7
Breton aud Chas. Peychaud; signed also by r
III. Corwine. 80 far a. regards his (C2rwnes
compensation for services rendered. IN tn
prosecution OF the claim of Belloca. Noblom
Co.
farred to the claims of planters on the books o
Belloca. Nohlom & Co.; said he could not tlnt
the names on their books, at which he was
surprised. He had examined the schedule ans
could only find two or three names on the books
to compare with the schedule. Had many in
terviews with Mr.. Peychaud. Had not at frs
examined the, books, but did examine them
1hereafter in the spring OF 1870. Mr.. Nohomt
brother was with me. We examined the book.
together. Found but few of the names Of plan
fers mentioned in the schedule on the books
among others. DR.. Landry for s2s 900 and
Michel Castillo for sa1i o3; witness alst
Mr. Peychaud We were unable to And ali tn.
names on the books. Met Mr.. Peychaud will
Vallade at his office in January. 1872. Refer
ence was made to 263 bales Of cotton belongin,