The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-09-10
Observation-Disclosures THE MIX
MURDER TRIAL. %

MIX, DrOtner OF r.. -. MIX, VINO WAS
recently murdered by the three De
Rance brothers in New Orleans, was |
published by us last week. The attor-
neys for the prisoners subjected the
witness to cross-examination,w which |
is annexed:
@. You say that on the day previous
you saw two Of the accused-Fernand
and Armand-at Mrs. Renaud's?
A. Yes, sir. ....
@. Where is that at?
A. No. 552 st. Charles street.
Q. Do you board there?
A. No. sir she is my sister, and
was visiting there. e-g
q. Did your brother sec them there :?
A. No. sir,
@. Did you see them there?
A. saw two of them-Fernand and
Armand.
@. Did you converse with them?
A. Yes, sir.
@. That is the first time you saw them
as you remember?
A. Yes, sir.
@. The next day you and your brother
called at their home?
A. Yes, sir.
@. What occurred between yourself
and these young gentlemen the day be-
fore?
A. The servant came in and said there
were two young men who wanted to
see me. Collected toy.
@. Why did you and your brother 60
together to the home of these men?
A. They came there the day before
to see us.
@. What was your object in going
there the next day?
A. Because we understood they
wanted to see us
@. You both went together because
you understood these gentlemen wanted
to see your brother?
A. did not know at the time what
they wanted with him.
@. Did your brother know that these
ton with him? nee.
A. I told him they wanted to see
him. ,ssa
@. Then it was by information i'm
parted by you that you and he went
and saw these gentlemen
A. Yes, sir.
@. What time a-day did you go
there?
A. AS far as I can remember, it must
be two or three houses from the corner.
@. Who opened the door?
A. That don't remember.
q. Tax your recollection. Was is not
Miss Defiance?
A. don't know
q. Was it not lady?
A. don't remember.
Q. Were you not fronting the door
A. No. sir 7 was below the door,
the door opened inward and the person
was evidently behind it.
@. Was there not q conversation there
between your brother and some person
whom you could not see, telling him
to wait for Mr.. De Rance?
A. heard nothing of the kind.
@. Do you recollect what We're the
| words used by your brother when the
door was opened to him?
A. Yes, sir.
| q. What was that?
A. That he wanted to see Mr.. Rance.
Q. How long after was it after these
| inquiries that De Rance came out?
A. Almost instantaneously.
Q. You could not say that he came
| out alone?
A. Well, his brother appeared almost
instantly.
| @. What were the first words ex-
changed outside as soon as they stepped
out from the steps?
! A. AS stated already, he asked my
brother what he wanted, and my
brother said to him. 81 hear that you
want to see me - and then said to
him, sAfter you left my brother came,
and 1 brought him to see you" That
is what I said.
@. Did not Mr.. De Rance invite you
inside?
A. No, sir.
@. Did not your brother invite Mr.
De Rance to come to the corner?
A. No, sir.
i Q. understood you to say as soor
as Mr.. Rance came out Immediately
followed by his brother, he met yol
and your brother on the banquette
and that your brother very politely
asked him what he wanted with him
and thcreupon you all leisurely walked
to the corner, and it was after YOU
brother offered apologies that Mr.. d.
Rance told him to wait until he wen
back and put on his coat and ther
came back, and without n word O
warning shot him.
A. No, sir. He said, ''This is wha
:. I have to say to you"
. q. State what further occurred.
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