The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-25

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Tn next Juror was J. D. Deslondes. He said
he has lived In New Orleans for forty three
years. Was In the Confederate army. Joined
i without being coerced: He Was challenged
for eau q and bill reserve'.
Jas. Fitzpatrick was then called. Failed tc
Mr. Goodwin next took the stand Could OF
take the test oath, and yas challeng' for cause
Aime were also challenged Tor cause.
he next one who came forward was Il. Jou-
bert =, He was challenged for cause;
j. w. Madden was next examined The juror
WAS not engaged In the late rebellion, but he
was member or the State militia during the
war. Did not atd the Oontederates. He did not
sustain the cause OF the Confederacy, and paid
little attention to public affairs then, but sym
palhized with the South.
Challenged for cause by District Attorney
Leonard. The challenge Was Ovsrruled by
Judge Woods and the Juror was seated.
n. A; Fortier was next called. S,mpathized
with ths cause of the bou.h during the war
The witness was challenged for cause and dis
charged.
The next who took the stand. e. Bertrand
Confederate ranks. He has neither formed nor
| expressed an opinion Of the case at bar. but has
read an account Of IT in the newspapers. He
served on the jury in ,he GRAFT parish cases
He never belonged to any regiment during the
war; Read in The papera about this ease Was
q school teacher a. ,nadsonvillei bis present
was seated under reservalio ion.
J. r. s. Thomas tcolored) was next brought
lived in this city for the last seven years.
He t-aches a private school at his house. No
7s Gasquet street. writes letters and tries to go
Labstut's regiment. He has formed no opinion
about his case: Witness said he knew Blount
Has not seen him for some lime. Heard VI this
case through the newspapers.
Thomas was seated vi der reservation.
Jno. simons was called. but was repotred
Ell Marks-Has been in New Orleans since
1884. L. com petpnt TO take the test oath. Did
not aid the cause Of the South either In money
Marks was accepted under reservation.
Cnas. =. Thiel followed Before the war wit
ness resided 10 ths Northwest and came here In
general GEM merehandss. Was Federal soIssr ,T
Il not acquainted with the details Of the Nat
chitocbes affair Nine years ago was employed
ness was seated under res ervation.
Casanave MaRloire next answered the call Of
the court crier.
The witness knows nothing OF this case. His
occupation is that OF cigar maker. Does not
know Blount or Breda. is not acquainted with
On, body, 10 Red River parish. Seated under
Andrew G. Mullen was next called. Absent.
T. Il, Brady and G. J. Dakin. challenged for
cause.
Thos. L. Suter-Dld not Join the Confederate
army or give aid TO the cause of the South.
Sign painter by occupation. and has lived here
since 1845. Accepted under reservation.
The next Juror called, Chas. f. leverich.
said he was born here. and was engaged during
the war with the Washington Artillery. Dis
bills Of exception taken In this as In all SINH
lar casesl
Thomas Daigre was next called and was re-
Then VI d Murphy and @. W. Carey were
brought forward and discharg. d for cause. as
they could not take the test oa b.
J. ID. Buckley followed. and said be has re-
sided in New Orleans since 1865. Was here for
some time before the war. Was In the Federal
naval service during the war. Is now private
n
Seated under reservation.
A; F. Tervallon tcoloredl; cigar; maker by
born In New Orleans. Has formed no opinion
of the cas 9 and knows nothing Of the same. nor
is he acquainted with any 9 the accused.
During the war served with the FEDERAL
forces. His son was tried before the Superior
Criminal Court. Was never on jury before.
Was forced to join Labafut's regiment. and did
march as far as Esplanade street to oppose the
Federal troops. Witness said he did not run
away from that corps. but resigned Of his own
seated under reservation.
At this point of the examination. MIR. Bart
lett, one Of the Jurors. formerly seated, said be
had been seated without anv question put
to him as to whether within the past two years
he had served on the Jury. In fact, he had
Ssrved oT days in the
Mr.. Bartlett was excused for these reasons.
u. De Castro was next called. He did not join
the OoL teaera,e l1rees; os as ne was soo young
Of age. Gave his pocket money to buy clothing
for the soldiers.
Dis rict Attorney. The defense objected to the
challenge. on the ground that juror was not
then of accountable age. The court overrule
the challenge. and Juror was seated under
After this juror had been accepted the jury
was completed. The court then stated that ton
defense and three by the prosecution.
Judge Woods said he would allow the district
attorney to challenge one juror and the de-
Tense eight. There would then remain two
challenges to each side, to be used alter
nately.
District Attorney Leonard challenged De
called TO replace the challenged juror.
Mr.. Folger said that he was 81 years OF age,
and an, was NOT old enoug h It to engage 10 the war,
enemy Of the United States
DlScnarged Tor cause.
Nat. Wallace was then called and proved alb
Jas. Mi,tanberger, put on the stand! said he
was native Of this city, and as he could not
take he test oath; he was die charged.
A; Reno was called Absent.
n Then I. J. Leche was called. Witness was in
new orleans during the war. Could take the
test oath Has been a broker and real estate
street. Served on the Circuit Court jury within
two years.
Witness was exempt from jury service for the
Next came James Jackson. Witness did not
engage N The late war. Has been here thirty
two years. Up to 1862 was engaged in commer-
cial business, but now does nothing. Served as
appraiser IN the Custom-House Has an indefi-
mite idea OF the Gaze through reading the news
papers. but has not formed an opinion either
for or against the accused Seated under res
ervation. Ao'
A. F. 1erval lon. one of the Jurors who had
been accept. under reservation wa challsnpad
reremptorily by the defense o
Coyle. Greenleaf and A. Skillman, who hal
been attached. We're now called before the bar
w e. Coyle and Leeds Greenleaf were chai
lenged because they could not take the test oath
A. Skillman lcolored) wa examined-He said
he is barkeeper; was born here and once was
a steamboat steward. He was free when the
war began and In the second company of the
Washington Artillery when that COLDS was In
Virginia: he was servant.
seated.
Joseph Aicino tcoloredD was next called. He