The Greenville times., 1889-06-08

Auoul aNu ptleoues uloNtu y SatA-
osity, congregated in the vicinity of
the Fifth Precinct Station, on Elysian
Fields street early yesterday morning,
to get glimpse at the voudou
wOrshippers, who were arrested the
evening previous. Telegraph and
electric light poles, box aud stock cars
set out on the neutral ground, and
every available place OF vantage, were
occupied by boys and half grown
youths.
The gathering was only partially
compensated for its labor and patience,
for the greater part of the prisoners,
with the exception of the negroes and
the voudou priest, had already been
paroled. When the van moved off
with the prisoners many Of those pres
ent followed it to the Second Record
ers Court, on Orleans and Chartres
streets, where as announced, the trial
was to come off. In this vicinity, also,
long before the opening of court the
streets were packed with people Of
both colors, OF every degree and
station.
The surging crowd, estimated at
5000, could not find accommodation in
the limited space in the courtroom
lobby and, therefore, moved restlessly
in the nelghborhood, occasloning con-
siderable inconvenience to pedestrians
In their endeavors to keep the side
walks clear the officers encountered n,
little trouble and several arrests wer'
made of persons who failed to hee1
the mjunctions of the policemen. It'll
: said that the crowd In waiting wa
: larger than ever before seen at thi
4 court, exceeding in number that pres
0 cnt during the trial of the celebrate
Ford case.
e BY order of Judge Dreux, the toug
c element was excluded from the cour
room and seats accorded to respoctab
/ people, who filed every available spa'
. in the lobby. The examination WI
10 begun with James Alexander, u
voudou "doctor,r who was defend'
o, by Mr.. Louis Gastinel. To aecelcra
!, matters, Judge Dreux stated that,
y all the prisoners were charged wi
- disturbing the peace, II would be pl
fcrablc to try all Of them together,
which arrangement Mr.. L. S. Whitak
- who appeared IN behalf of the VIII
- women acqulesced.
- Capt. Donnelly, being sworn, to
''' the stand and testified that the ri
:" had been made at the request Of re
dents in the vicinity Of No.
Is Roman street who complained of
H. annoyances to which the neighborho
CT was subjected by reason Of the you'd
gatherings. In response to call frt
mt Officer Terrebonne he had, with
corps of officers, arrested tho CROW
1t whom he found yelling and behavi
scandalously on the premises of J
k, 292 Roman street.
ty The men and women had more
of less divested themselves of their clot
ing, and were engaged In you'd
dance when apprehcnded. This ties
mony was corroborated by Ofll'
he IIavron, who said that the prlson'
in when taken were only partially attir
Ily and creating general disturbance
is their loud and car-piercing chants.
a The deposition Of the officers bel
IL concluded, Mr.. Whitaker submit
of the case without making further effc
IN Judge Dreux thereupon fined
We priest, James Alexander, and Lou
lis, Jackson, the proprietress of tho hot
,m at which the disturbance occurred,
nut or thirty days each. The court v
wv more merciful to the misguided won
he and the remainder of the accused, Ell
I'D of whom were fined $3.50 or five da
,ra