Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-21

Tor months and months In their
gloomy dungeons. awaiting trial. JUS
uce was not cheated and scoffed at
ana teered. Thus II was that, by re
ferring to the record, we see that the
court opened on the 2ist OF May; that
on the 23d the attorney. OF the United
states filed his indictments, and, two
days later, the case was put on trial
Every formality required by law had
been compiled with, with expedition
anu clockMork regularity. One day suf-
Heed TO 80 through the intricate trial,
and on the following day verdict
was rendered.
Nor were the counsel engaged In
this celebrated trial obscure men. On
the part OF the prosecution the United
states was assisted by Pierre Soule,
who took. an active part In the pro-
ceedings and achieved his first sue
cess at our bar 1t was his maiden eff
Tort ana gave promise OF that brilliant
career which marked his professional
life The attorneys for the defense
were men who are Justly regarded to-
Day as two OF the pillars OF the Louis
lana bar-Mazureau and Grymes Their
portraits adorn the walls OF our SUI
preme court-a sort of Paftheon to
the memory of those who have served
the profession wen and honorably. The
first, with his ponderous battle AK.
was the Richard Ceour de Lion OF
the bar-the latter, agile. dexterous
and keen. was the type Of n second
Saladln.
From the entries In the minutes of
the court CLEAN the following:
on Friday, the 25th OF May, came on
the first case-the United States VS..
August Chicot. and after fong and
impartial trial and a perspcuous
eharge from the bench, the jury he.
tired at 10 o'clock p. m. to consider of
their verdict The case was argued TO
the jury by j. w. Smith, attorney for
the United States, and p. soule. ESQ,
for the prosecution; and by Stephen
Mazureau and j r Grymes for the
prisoner. The court adjourned at II
o'clock at night, with consent on the
part OF the prosecution and the prisoner
that the jury, when they should agree,
might return a sealed verdict, which
was done.
on saturday, May &c, the prisoner
was again brought to the bur, when
the sealed packet left by the Jury was
opened in their presence and proved to
be verdict OF guilty" with a recon-
mendutlon to mercy.
On Saturday and Monday, the 26th
and 2Sth the trials were suspended
from the indisposition OF both the coun-
sci for the prisoner.
On Monday, the 18th OF May. a mo-
tion on the part OF the prisoner. Au-
guste Chlcot, was made for new trial
on the allegation that certain papers
Uhe instructions from Rcyband to the
prisone) not offered In evidence had
accidentally gone to the Jury, together
with the papers belonging to the cause.
The motion was taken up at once. and
was oyerruled on the grounds:
!. The fact did not appear by any
competent evidence.
2, That II 1t existed. 1t was admitted
to have been accidental.
1snH
immaterial. and could have no inilu-
ence on the trial unless, perhaps, one
favorable to the prisoner.
On Tuesday, May 30, came on for
trial the case ys. Charles Chilly. lciu-
tenant OF the Bolivar. 1t underwent IL
possible, a more thorough examination
than the first. The circumstances Of
the prisoners situation as II compare
tive subaltern acting under Instructions
was strongly urged by his counsel. The
case was very fully argued before am
other jury, who retired at 10 o'clock p,
m, ana in half an hour returned into
court with verdict Of guilty" with
a recommendation to mercy IN consid.
Grafton Of the prisoner being n subal-
tern. The case was argued by tho
same counsel for tho prosecution. and
by j. Il. Maybin and John r. Grymcs
for the defense.
on Wednesday. May 81, the case Of
llt luAltu NlAltS vs. lfll0 NnOuNIts
Santiago Lafossc ct al, and the petty
officers and crew (thirty-tive mem Of
the Bolivar, came on for trial, ana upon
like evidence verdicts OF guilty" We're
returned with recommendations. on
like grounds with the last, to the mercy
of the court.
on Monday, June 4. the prisoners
were all brought to the bar to receive
the sentence OF the court. and no cause
being shown to the contrary, the Judge,
after a suitable address to them on
the fagitious nature Of their crime
under any circumstances, especially
from n Colombian toward an American
vessel, was induced, nevertheless, he
said, in part from the recommendations
OF the jures and from other consldera-
tons. to pronounce mitigated sem
tence on each of them, when Auguste
Chicot was sentenced to Imprisonment
at hard labor for a term OF four years.
Charles Gritty, lieutenant, and Pierre
Gondre. captain OF arms. three years.
/ Santiago Lafosse. two years
! The crew Except Arlstide Delanaux),
/ one year.
Aristlde DelanauN, three months,
on the same day the case in admiral
! ty OF the United States vs.. the private
armed vessel, the Bolivar, her guns
armament tackle, apparel and furni-
ture. came on for trial for a piratlcal
aggression, in violation OF the fourth
section OF the act OF congress of 1873
/ on that subject. on Tuesday, June 8,
the court pronounced sentence of con-
| demnntion.
on the same day Gune 81 came on
the case OF Charles Matthews ct AL,
recaptors OF the American schooner An
tonette (prize to the same privatee).
ngaint vessel and cargo for "salvnge,"
when a decree WAS pronounced In favor
OF the salvors for $4,000. as follows:
To Charles Matthews, n pilot, $1,000.
To VIM. Dempsey and VIM. Harvey.
two of the crew. $3.50 each.
The six assisting pilots. TO be equally
divided $500.
The court added that from the dis
tingulshed services rendered by Cap
tain Robert W. Batemnn, master OF
the Antolnette,in effecting the recap
ture, II he had been a llbellant he
would have allowed him from $50 TO
$4,000.
These various. judgments wero en-
forced without any unnecessary delay,
The men. loaded with ball and chain,
in striped suits and blood-red bonnts.
were put to work upon our streets and
public roads. An eyewitness to their
punishment, the late DR.. .Meroier once
Informed me that they were daily to
be seen along Rampant street filling up
the "fosses" and bitches that dotted
Z that nou bpnutiful thOroughfare and