The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-12
FolJRT OF INQUIRY.
NJ the Responsibility Of
,.,ish Fort Difficulty.
Capt. Sambola, Capt.
h. and Col. Bachemin.

h !. al CbDL. ko1lHho1oe, "Pe'
IL snd Col Bachemin.
= inquiry, composed of Lieut.. Col.
4 =. of the Louisiana Fttei ia Fl
Marry Pickles. OF the Second In
espt. Gabriel Fernandez. q the
~ appointed by Gen. w. J. Behan
4 tbs alleged conflict between the
gIsry and the police. on Sunday. the
s1t. at Spanish Fort met at brig
sners, Mechanics Institute. Col. q.
presiding.
sonrt bad been duly sworn
CAPT. A. sAMBoLA
IL the stand. and, On being inter-
1wered az follows:
sgsnth instant my company was ~
Fort. Some or the company re-
the camp all night until Monday
vas ID command OF the camp.
az the officer OF the day. There
: named Welsh. Of Battery 3. who
tv Sergeant Selios. He was ar
!, standing orders. We had guard
- mot put in the guard house. He
tharqs of the police. Some were
sbe puard-house. and some were
Az statfon-house. as circumstances
W yU.1,h .at.n fror,
Ihe prisoner "eien ",so .'Aen -, Oh
9platform ana piaceo lh the statioh.
800 N which officer the prisoner
AaoF q knou \, nv neruonaI
req. ~ hos 80
that there Was any charge maze
|. eould not exactly say how long
.c,oaiaad In the station.
Lanar WAS re- eassd by mya0rdars. He
gbeen released Dy sergeant dranafn,
ku there. me 9fHcerS i1 tns statIon
4 authority Oh sergeant uraham De-
WOULD turn the prisoner ioose.
EDuld not reeognize my military Ru-
sbemin and Capt. WIZ were deter
M The release OF the prisoner. and L.
Me- would BE- used, ADVISED the police
Vb. They said they WOuld III L WouM
| hi order az acting recorder. which l
|rdpn said he must Dc released. or they
J Thin ont BY force. Coi. Bacnemln, hs
:. ordered me 70 release Inc prisoner.
Y deciined positively TO OBEY our mill.
WITTY.
tTAs an understanding between scr
MAN and the military 10 regard 70 the
Slfs0ners. An Or der was Riyen by Capt.
|ismsn TO fall H." ItWHs their inteL-
he the prisoner rel ased. When the
n Tn WIS given, Col. Bacnem1n Or
!, Witt and myself to get our men In
!. as 1t was his intention 70 have the
released. i assumed Inc p0sltfnn
BIZ recorder La orGer " nave the Drls
ksed-in order TO prevent the use Cf
IIeh might nave resulted from COi.
Nd order.
CAPTAIN p. SIDNEY WITT.
49, aaaa,,.h t,.+ar+ Of ebert q
Raays s1'o sUsoI lii. -. $500 oad .
=. e e. r. III Fnrt IL on,nnang 1nit 4
w opnnisn o., nna., l" @ psn ~
vlsVs aaih 800 ~. ~ n.,,ar priaans
r NV Nv. /, ,,at - III 80, ,hat aanme
a NIy n M baa t,.ad ~ no arreat Cd .
Y pst,arv u Nv inc name nj Robert
!, rsaaona ai,cb viii hs disclosed st,h-
i EnT,t,s,rnara he reanestad ma II
i w nfaanr III ia An II isana on
smt II g slra,.ans GrahaIn M ;hen in rom.
Fka rTlies STATION natah,tshed nj the
|s,s,na ard In unnaa eara r,rivate
y 1sn9,,tstad for safe keeninp w ~
,, ~, ststinu that M iaSfar HI
I'M asp e.,frarsd n5scnata nnntsh maTt
a Nh 7 Nv aeroaant Saalbarst i aseer.
n XXX srt samhaIa hal ordered him Ia
Fsssa Ws1sb nn tt'e fonnnlatnt of heinz
"A HIN dis !. rb III The neace Xii III when
" ~ Motif notifiad neither III The time ~ I'M
Y il tha momaat the disturbances /:
w bean created. Tmmeaiately tnsra.
4 s.nap.'tia aceastad mo aifniIar;v re-.
kst nraar for the releasa nf Private
|Eiso3 q ti,st ssa had eansed the arre- al
fsab ana nrdera1 him nlaeed In eTs.
I'm sad nnIy AZ i niiirars nTisoner
4 sfunieaoe IL pereeant SaeIhnrst's de-.
s,t readily comnIisd with Cant. Sam.
Euu.st tho latfar'a aaknnyglsdaman,
|srrantino nav '' conrss Therennon
ksr ordsr addressed Ia Sergeant Ora.
n instrucitons VI deIivsr fhs prisoner
|}Atusant 4. alhorst and two ri ivates
[ksa detailed fnr that nnrrosa tflar the,
Esna,,e. MIN fW.i1biin nv nresanea
smahIe matn indne II his essa afYord
ksa-na,iuna r. The acensed an onnnrtII.
EslSir Tha nrder VA ea1ahed In the
1 sirla ANA ass1redlv free If ait ahusjyf
N II. harwisa nnhaeaminp rhrasa-
n nas intendea more, az a renuest than
Am aaan ordar T aaard M more
|msttar pIt,1 / nea,sd tba car station
n ;hs eitg. fnaetbs4 viii j fevy anssts
M TIM nan IL cnnradss III walsh Ehnen.
M IA aee III hia release as
h waa sbaut m danart ane
ma Iadv fliends of his waitfne
"A Tor Him. / advaneed farther till
I'M "a nnlica IA; cars t ~ WIN I Initial,
I'M, carnmanaat WI. ,,as.S n1an bia n
M dan rsna .nls pg ~ MIN p that I Mad
III M reetaa az nraar ~ Aargaant Gra
fbe rsisssa ~ VIZ ~ ond ~ ,uaa q.
,isbsd ta hear that T. Cd NJ. hen com =.
II. | than nn,itetu and ,aaneahiv III
fhe anIaraapnant thn hriacnar fn1t,
nv drtias j i eonvi f If nv rinht.
! Of the day, and well and Justly i'm
wv " welsh mad been placed In custnal
Hfs a prisoner, ,neTeV dft0 ofttg Int
HIKE rssponden very abfupLiy Iana y
urstn " othef eIreun !. woul.
s Z .la}i Iepfesseul, LAT no liu NJ !,
d Il na,,aIy orasT, eoald n'-t anu WON,
,h H. an y, was suolect 20 no o,heT oIdsf q
go y s- - oeferWaht uTanan;i W ~ z
n uhaN5iThu. ssLy Msii: sir' ~, nai
h rave Ma oraars IL Il, assaro lila nv man
camp aud return with rifles. which ]
!, With the prom ptitude and obedience
Her. When T reInrnad r., the ear sta