The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-16
ANDERSON'S AGONY.
IT ~ PROLONGED nv A MOTION
ron NEW TRIAL.
Exam Ina ttsm af witnesses and sHndry
Proceedings HAD.

new trial In The case Of The State Of Louisiana
vs. J. Madison Wells ct els for publishing MS
true the altered aud forged returns Of Vernon
parish.
EDGAR DAVIS
sworn Direct examination by Mr.. Casteanca
! know the young man James Primes In
the year 1856 | git acquainted with tho mother
81 that boy, and associated with ihe family until
the latter part uf ueremher, 1887 I'm 1857 thp
nineteenth day Of December. ceased to visit
the house, d certain reason kept me away
from there. / had n little trouble In The Fret
nIi%tflct ! was indicted and sentenced to The
remained In the Parish Prison until the sew
enteenh, day of March, 1868 | was released
then by CAPT. Tremaux two days bef,re my time
Prince in the family at Tia, time Alter was was
released / went lH,ek 4, my profession | WIS
some years away from them. never saw them
any nnrs9 ! met the mother on the street Ia
mourning about wear after the war. |. entns
back here and got into business. and tI,en
used 70 f. auently meet with tbs boy at the
was then Rboui seven o. eight years old. THIS
was ~ the neighhnrhood ot iaGT.
II the year 1875 ! was working. in the post
works there, one Sunday noon after we closed
work, invited me down to the house. lis name
Is lean uaraerre. | went with him to their
near st. Philip She then asked mo If | had seen
the boy t9d her not for q long time,
s"o the hs a. AT f. ns s1s t "
She told me he was l'ewspn sixteen and seven
teen years. That was The 'ast saw Of the boy.
outside TALKING with spine PARTIES.
| said the boy was under agp The name OF
his mother is Hubbard never knew her BY
was living on Touou ~ srset Between o irene e
and nlarais The house has been torn down
and turned Into, q WAREHOUSE. a depot. n, saw
10 day. When fret got acquainted with her
! Il 1856 they were liyiug. on Cont street. The
uf 1876 OF the beginning Of lsiG. They were then
living on Rampatrt street. | had been In the
habit OF fr,epuenting the house daily before my
Incarceration from the year 1856 rr 1857.
didn't 90 there exactly to see Mrs Hubbard
there was something else that took me there.
"dy h q l. II a 1 .gen M bg rse
was married inan then. but used to visit TINT
lady every day the lady, that visited kept the
visi her on the he s w Al hat t Time Mrs hubbard
had boy named I,ubut She had II young girl
PANIED Amelia, and another one, Marie There
Der This boy Luhut, believe was the eldest.
next AMI ia, the next Marie, aud then ea,ne
the child that has since died. think so. am
Rot positive If It, do moi know the sex OF the
SJld that died
GROSS EXAMINED ny OGDEN.
Has always lived IN the city Of New Organs
for forty seven years. My employment here
has ssea boa 49, KsU he g
NntH
~ b enb u NV JUNE osnps q I'a
sa "s y s gse and II" sn down the a se
went to work fnr n gentleman by he name Of
Qhas. Giro, -four barrel shop. stayed with
went 0 the war and went to Tho war
| went into the service Of Cen. Butler on the
fourth day Of May. aud enlisted as u soldier
commissioned on the first Of Setember and
setyad during the war q. captain Of Company
A, Louisiana National Guards, onlored com
Louisiana. was staatiSne1 on the road TO Ope-
lnnsas aud down ap the fort. When the war
on led / went into retailing whisky. kept a
Peter In 1866. kept II until the twenty fourth
of Dec.emher Separated from IN partners and
moved on the corner of st. Peter and Delard
streets, kept n flee houaa there up to the Vat
ter part of 1861 believe. .,
1, Attire hat, + oaq re,aln nv memory, vii
ieve In 1857 went into politics. / was called
by Mr. Baker to be a superintendent on the
streets He was then the street ommissinnsr
foreman of the Second District carts [ worked
there o year believe ! went into something
else don't know, what. IN 1910 was elected 9
served IN that capacity for two yours. ! was
elected from tho Fifth Ward Of this city had
no position then until | was appointed Recorder
wns in the latter part Of 1879. / believe After
my term in the. Legislature had expired
| believe ! held tho position Of Recorder Of
u rths and Deaths about eleven months. After
| loft that went into the rolrae house business
again on Dryatles street. between Union and
DRAWER. In a ahort time | got broke and went
into the Pustofnge as a clerk In two or three do
"qas,'a" We'll soro you in box two or three
Anawer-Nn sir: ono after tho other | onn-
nSt tl more than two or three Mt a tme | nm
IN the coffee house business now an prop
ertv holder | have got means to live on /
commenn ed keeping coffee house again winter
before last. Never kept n keno establishment
in this city in my life
Have engaged In gambling -monts. have n
nov on tha levee. have n. H.
nsnse. | have been looking for 1t every day.
Plave engaged in 1t since the beginning If the
winter ! was the sorgean. at arms for the Re-
turning iIpatd. l don't deal monts myself. /
have men to dsoit. have a drinking saloon In
Will YIN Il rhoas who
My coffee. house is fre1ubnted nv every olSa who
enorls his money in that way. white or black |
don't have oay pre1uuinss In my establishment
welcome.
! kept game Of monte Mt my place on Dry
ades street. We had out there all elnsses-men
or anything else Tho lady went to 900 Mt Mrs.
Hubbard well, she WINS kept or had husband:
! don't know whether they were married or
whether they were living together.
by the Assistant Attorney Ganeral~I don't
remember exactly the conversation that had
with Mrs. Hubbard. Compliments were OK
changed between US: we spoke about this boy;
abe said that he was about sixteen or seven
teen=that was her own language. This is all
that was said
| was approached by some one and asked If
| knew this family. and | told them yes. |
never made the advances myself. | was asked
about It by gentleman friend of mine Mr.. Ma
poleon Estlappe.
BY Castellanos- thing TINT brought about
this conversation between myself and Mrs.
Hubbard -she spoke nb ,ut tbs boy Jim Prince,
and Rhe called TIL, boy. and he CANA out and
stood before me-. The name Of the fctsnd that
went there with me Is named Eugene Gar
derre.
At o'clock Judge Whitaker assembled tho
bench for the evening session, and the trial Of
the rule was again taken up.
TELICETE v1vAUT
tcolored) being called to tho Witness stand. was
sworn on behalf Of the defense-I know Il
woman by the name of Aroun. She lived ON
st Louis street between franklin and Perddo
streets. when first became acquainted with her.
She had three children. one son and Two girls
Does not know james Prince at ALL Can't toll
exactly whether James Prince wa born before
or after the war. Jnmes Prince was born on
Franklin street in n little low house. ! know
James was not born when Mr. Mtlliur was
dead.
CROSS EXAMINED.
was ten years old when tho jackson war
broke out. | am a cook. cant tell the age of
James. But | know he was not born when DIR
Miiur died because | used to go to his
mothers house nil the time. | am positive that
James was not born on st. Louis street / Mt
ton Ind tho fupprnl III Mr. htIlliur Int DOM