The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-27
THE NATCHITOCH ES'CASE
THE INNOCENT INJURED STILL TKs-
Trying.
A Crushed Mlfncss.

was resumed yesterday morning.
Judge Woods rendered u decision on tho OBJ
lections raised by the defense the previous day
TO the question Are you registered voter Of
Natehitoohes parish7" Tho defense contended
that the registration books were the best eyi-
dence on that part. Tho court oyerrnled tho
objection. quoting from Massnch nsetts Anpualg
decisions establishing ths validity of parole
testimony In proving marriage and argued
that IL 1t was admissible under these circum-
stances 1t was admissible under the present.
The defense took bill VI exceptions.
The FIRST witness,
J. E. BREDA
was called. Am registered voter Of tho par
ish of NatehItoches. l was United States super
visor Of registration On the twenty first of
September. 1878. between $3.50 and 0 o'clock. /
went TO the quarantine station. to inquire from
tho guard IL they know ans nything If what had
occurred Ia town. While there / heard the
tramping OF horses feet. Got out Of tho way,
and saw two parties armed with shot guns.
Ono did not know; the other was John s.
Twiehell. The stranger asked. Where is
Breda's house2" and Twichel answered. "A
little further on; como along" / followed
within twenty feet OF them. They went noar
my house, and then retraced their steps. I
know J. I'll. Cosgrove. He IL editor of tho
Natchitoches Vi,.dicator. Democratic paper,
He became editor. think. Ia 1874
The district attorney here introduced num-
ber of copies OF the paper. which were identi-
fed by witness. Counsel proposed to introduce
In evidence certain paragraphs In these papers,
Objected to by the defense on the ground that
1t was mere secondary evidences and there was
no evidence to show that they had been written
by any OF the defendants.
Tho district attorney stated that his purpose
in introducing the testimony was 10 prove o
conspiracy. and the court ruled that as tho
identity OF Cosgroye. one Of the defendants. as
the editor OF the paper had been established 1t
WAS admissible.
The defense reserved bill.
Paragraphs and editorials were read They
were to tho effect. but couehed In emphatic
terms, that the Democratic party meant to carry
the election. and get rid of the Bredas. Blount
and other thieves who had 80 long ruled and
impoverished the parish.
Calls for meetings. issued by the Democratic
committee. urging the people TO attend and to
register. were also submitted to prove that the
leaders OF the party knew that the Republicans
were organizing and working.
Examination resumedl
Since my arrival Ia New Orleans was PRES
ent at an interview between Mr.. Barron and J.
r. Hartman during which Mr.. Fl. said, You
would not have been sent away II Ii had not
been determined three months before by the
party that ON the first move made By the
Republicans. the leaders would be attacked and
sent away from the parish The conyersation
took place In my room and the language was
Just as have given 1t. as us can reeollect.
Know Samuel Il. Rayne, VIM. J. Smith, DR..
Powell M. L. Desdune G. NJ. Carter. Theodore
Schuman, DIR. Caller. II know the initials of his
name. H. IT, They have been mentioned In
the testimony of witnesses here, and are NOM
bers OF the Democratic party.
CROSS -EX AHMED.
By Mr. Beck Wth-Left the parish Of Eatchi--
toches and went to Shreveport. parish Of Caddo,
where remained until the eleventh Of Decem-
ber. when / came to this city on a summons
Since my arrival in this city have been In at
tendance on the Teller commit ee the grand :
Jury and now the court. / have had no en-
ployment until recently. when was employed
as assistant to the United States district attor-
ney In these criminal cases. The Iemunera-
ton Is to be In accordance with whatever ar
rangement the district attorney can make with
the general government. told the district at
torDey that 1 would give him the papers and
the testimony in this Case and / did not care
whether was paid or not. The arrangement
with the district attorney was made yesterday
and have shown him papers in the case since
that. Wh0n the Jury was enpaneled | WAS In
the court room. understood some four or five
days before the calling OF the jury that would
be employed as assistant. / gave the United
States district attorney testimony and papers
written OY myself and others before the jury
was empaneled. This done within the
last ten days. With the exception OF having
stated the title of the case "a a man who asked
me for the Information and Uointing out NJ J.
cunningham to man who understood after
never had any conversation With any OF the
jury.
September a. do not remember the day is
was called. Raby presi1ed. 1t was called three
or four days before fE took place. There were
some twenty or twenty five persons present;
| he object OF the meeting was the liking Oh
| a date for the organization OF the Republican
club. and nothing, absolutely nothing. but tnis
The twenty first was get. The meeting that
day was for the purpose ot electlDg oIIcsts Z. ot
the ward club. Addresses we're made. and men
came rumors that an armed body Tass 81 mafehing
on u.s. and We reel. cted tbs OLD GHcefs anu
| adjourned Blount lett the meeting about ten
| or twenty steUs ahead Of re started home by
| the main highway. the most dlFsct way noLne:: :
After meeting band Of men e y M Hea,est th
10 nv house | stayed at home from 4
o'clock in the evening when got nome. tor
| maze a circuit OF six or eight miles
before reaching home, Ihe pIac5 az which
was stopped was aDGus - twY filt mus rno Irl my
| hnnffnp with my brother and my trothar- in
| law was back home long before darx. / was
| home half TO three-quRIt ters Of an hour before
| night, [ went huntif < for profit | went direct
| 70 the lake wher- We hunt. which is about half
| q mile from my house | was warned at the
| inns regarding myself. I had that legitimate
| fear when man natutally has when he has an
| armed body before him. In my testimony be-
fore the grand Jury told them In substance
| what had taken place between rne and my uncle.
| | disclosed nothing to the grand jury altering
or mitigating IN his part in the sfTair HIS name
mad no conversation with my uncle since
| 1874, except on the day ne came and
Irdered me from home. week before
| LEFT the parish l was within from one
| % hIeen miles FROM home. l left on the
twenty first. at five minutes after midnight.
| nave read the report OF uy evidenes before the
Teller com mmittee. / did not state 70 that CON-
| nlttee that | did not go home. some Of my
| estlmony is correctly reported ard oi her por-
| ions OF It are not. The Only knowledge of the
act hat Mr.: Cosgrove edited the atchitoches
yma.eator is from the announcement at the
| opfes OF the paper in court were given me by