The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-14
THE COURTS.
THE nErLoCa-NouLom ,CAsg.
Tenth Days Proceedinss-Tbe Case Closed
Hmd Argument to RcEln TO-Day.

Inc besLlIl0uY III bne GObtDH conspiracy case
wns closed yesterday, and the case closed
The first witIiess called was
Mrs. MARY SEXTON,
who sad-1 keep the house No. II Rampant
street. and rent fnnnshed rooms. Barrett was
ut my house in thSSfalI of 1876. Know Boueh-
ard: he visited Barrett al my house several
times perhaps fifteen or twenty times. Knew
Of Bollchards arrest for refusing to deliver
certain pnpers, and his release upon giving
them up. Know Iapoint; he visited Barrett
ut my house.
Asked whether she had any conversation
with Barrett relative 10 Bouchards arrest
and subsequent movements, objection was
entered by the prosecution, and the question
ruled out.
his whereabouts, he WIS In Mobile.
CRoss-IIxAMtsED.
The Inst time heard of him was about two
weeks ago, when | understood that he was in
Mobile.
+. A. WILDE
recalled Have pretty sure information that
Cunningham Is In Mobile. Met Lapoint once
or twice ON tho street; would not recognize
him now.
The first party over heard speak Of this case
was John r. Barrett. Barrett was the chief
man working up the case Saw Barrett and
Bonchard together frequently fshown paperl
! know the handwriting. II is John Z. Bar
rett's.
oss-ExAM1NED.
Barrett informed me that he was u special
agent of tho Department Of Justice. Tho gov
eminent has endenyored, but without success,
to secure Cunninghnns Attendance In New
Orleans not in this case, but In the Cleveland
mills case.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Wilde's testimony
the defense announced the closing OF their
case.
Mr.. Blair Of the prosecution, offered In evil
dence the dispositions of G. NJ. Conrad and
Henry PeycIlaud In tho suit Of Beloeq,
Noblom y Go. VS.. their creditors, In tho
Fourth District Court.
Also, the .appraisenlent Of the estate, of
Bellocq, Noblom Il Co, containing the valua-
ton Of The accounts Of that firm.
Also. tho first tableau OF distribution made
by Peyehaud and Freret.
Also, therevised tabIeau OF distribution filed
June1, 1876, In the Fourth District Court.
Also. the deposition Of g. NJ Conrad. taken
September 8, 1874, as to u conversation with
Peyehaud, had prior to the issue Of the treas
Defense objected, objection overruled. and
portions Of the deposition read TO tho jury.
The dispositions OF Mr.. Conrad and Peychaud,
offered above also read.
Mr.. Hunt. Of the defense, also read extracts
from tho same deposition Of Mr.. Conrad, with
a view to the explanation Of the portions read
by Mr.. Blair.
The prosecution offered In evidence the
mortgage from N. b. Lapoint to Bouehard
upon the schooner Agnes. Objected TO, us
be placed upon the stand In person. Obiec-
tion sustained and the paper ruled out
At this point d recess WIS taken, after
which the taking Of testimony was continued
ROBERT s. CHEW
being recalled the prosecution offered In owl
dence the draft Tor S17,D24. drawn In fnyor Of
peychaud by Riggs Il Co, Of Washington, on
tn nn n Arm II Yer. fu9It cI mn
the same date as the treasury draft, and de-
posted by Peyehaud In a New Orleans bank
FOR collection. Shown draft. Witness identi-
fled same rs the one above offered. md said
America In Now York, upon Peychatld's order
through tho New Orleans bank.
J. d. SMITH RECALLED.
70 tho prosecution--The first examination
made was at the request Of the foreman Of
the jury; the second ut the request Of counsel
for tho prosecution.
Witness then gave In detail the results Of
his examination OF the several accounts
named In the tabular statement filed In the
Bellocq, NoblOm II Co. case before the Court
Of Claims. and stated that there was no evil
dence in the books to show that the cotton for
which claim was made had been taken pos
session oil by tho firm of Belocq Nobloln Il
Go.
10 the defense 1t Is not usual to give credit
for cotton on the ledger until 1t has been
turned into money. When received by the
firm It would show upon the cotton ledger,
but IT would not oven appear upon that book
until 1t actually reached the firm. ] examined
tive ledgers two cash books, two Journals,
six books In all.
TO the COURT II Belloeq, Noblom Il Go. had
taken possession OF any cotton there would
be some record perhaps In the letter-beok,
but 1t would not necessarily, appear on this
ledger, nor on any Of the books which exam
ned. 1t would not as u usual thing appear on
any Of these books.
Mr.. Hunt. Of counsel for defense. here pro-
duced letter and several papers which he had
just received by mail, and by consent OF roun-
sci for the prosecution presented them for
Identification, and had
A. BouCHARD o
To the defense Shown letter1 It is my let
ter and the signaturei Is mine. [Shown paper.
This Is my. writing, made from statement
made by Mr.. Jules Noblom. [shown paperl
This Is also my writing. These statements
were made after the letter was written, from
information received from Jules Nobloms
Don't know to whom | wrote the letter or to
whom | sent the statements. Afterward wit
ness said the letter was written to Mr.. Lowell.
Asked II the third or amended petition was
based upon the statements now identified
and referred to In the letter to Lowell. Obiec-
ton was made by the prosecution, which was
overruled, and witness answered that it was
SO made
Letter and statements read to the jury
Witness, at the beginning of the reading of
the statements, interjected the remark, "That
was what Vallade told me. don't know any
thing about it,
To tho prosecution and Nallade
were not planters that know of. We did not
take the testimony of the planters, because
Vallade told me not to touch them with q
twenty foot pole, because they dhe planters)
owned the cotton. and Vallade and Labarie
were well aware Of that fact
Don't think these statements we're ever
shown to Peychaud by me.
Don't know that the supplemental petition
was submitted to Peychaud. ] sent it to my son
to be shown to him, and it came back with his
(Peychaud 81 signature.
EDGAR Kinks.
l was cashier of the Bank of America of
New Orleans tShown check; witness recog-
nized his signature in Endorsement This
check was sold to the Bank of America of this
city. of which / was cashier some time In
September, 1874. by Mr.. Peychaud.
The case was here closed, and the court adj
journed until IL o'clock this morning, when
the arguments of counsel will begin, Mr.. Blair
opening for the prosecution, with the under
standing that Mr.. Peychaud's checks, show
ing the final disposition of the proceeds of the
Riggs Il Co. draft for S17,04, sold as above to
the Bank of America, shall be submitted in
evidence before the commencement OF the
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