St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-03-25

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tue accused and Dulion He met he
defendants the nisht u the shooting in
H0smer's b. rom. When he left the
front doors wera closed. He slert that
night in the same room with Mckee aod
Hsintx. He did not wake up until 6
o'clock, but Heintx and Mckee rose
earlier. Charley Stroble lad awakened
Heintx. but he did not know when
Mckee went out. Hosmer and Bradley
we're getting ready for bed when he and
Mckee left the bairoom.
Charley Stroble. . son Of the sheri q.
was next placed on the stand. He said
that he Was deputy sheriff in November
laxt. He first heard IT tie shootinR OF
Du:ion At 8 O'Clock in the morning from
bis father. 4e was on the street ut the
time. His father Lad So = negso for
him. He vas on the street looking tor
his father when he met the sheriff ami
was told Of the occurrence. His father
instructed uim to arrest Swinson, and to
tell the negro not to sly word until
brought to the sheriff. Witness said Q
woke mp lIeintz, Hnd went to Swinson's
house. Swinson was not ut home. Tn y
then went TO kosN.a Williams house.
bat dill not lind Swinso:. thore. Witness
sald he went to lind his father to :eport
his failure to find Swjnson. Oa the way
they stopped vi Hosmer's saloon to take
. drink. Hosmer aud Bradley were in
bed. Besucoudny, who opened the
door, was in his night clothes. lEosr-r
and bradley agreed to Join 10 the hunt
for Swinson. they went TO two negro
Lons-s. Meyers and Harris but dill no.
ind sswinson. Later, they arrested
Swinsuu in the woods and took him to
Jail.
Stroole denied that lie had command-
ed Swihson to be silent, under threats
Of violence. Swinson commenced u
talk, but he told hun mot to SAY id
word until he GU, 70 papa" he had n.
used any snres.ts. Str0ble sal that Il.
hal sept the night before ut . house
about seventy ., seventy i've yards from
the house wuere his father and moth.
lived. He went hrst 70 his mothers
house about 9:5J o'clock. and talke'.
with Lis mother until ho left to 20 to
ued. He slept until awakened ut .
o'clock mex moraing. dc had been
sent after Myers. negro. by hH iatner,
because Ny ere ha., TIL INTO the sLera1
house uur.ug tho night and s.sid tu-.
men were after him. H. had lnterro-
salrd Ne. ers, aho claimed to khsw
nothing. When SwinsOn was arres.ed
no carried two knives, bat dll noG have
gun or pistol. Witness said that nis
mother had told him that = crowd hiatt
.nos Dulion. col. Dodas ASKED why Ia.
lad interrvgatea Myers nul refl Ell ~
ie. owl..son talk. Witness 1nswelei
Laat he iad oily been Instructed aoou.
,wlnsuu.
sheriff strobe was next put on the
stand He said that he Was sheriff VI
st. Tammany Parish in November last.
He had been Sheriff since 1899. He
recollected the night when Dull0n was
shot. He received the information al
O'Clock in the morning. He had been
asleep all night. Emile Frederick aud
man named Warren hau given him the
intelligence, ne told Warren: Il will
arrest the man who MD it, even ii he be
Jesus Christ" Warren told him that
Duli0n knew who did the shooting, but
be did not care to say. Paul Dulion,
however, had sent word to arrest Swim.
,ou, as Swanson knew the guilty per-
son. Warren claimed to know himself,
but did wish TO tell. The Sheriff said
that he went tc -Dulion's house, bu,
found DuliOn was in very dangerous
condition aud under the influence oil
opium, and was in no condition to tall
about the shooting. He then went to
wake up his deputies, and started them
of TO search for Swins0n. He himself
went to SMinson's house, but was told
by Swinson's wife that Swinson wa,
ut Rosanna Williams house. Hef unc
that Heiutz, Mckea and Strobe had moi
succeeded in finding SwinSon. He tolC
them that it was necessary to get more
.boys" and that the best place to finC
them was At Charlie Hosmer's. Ihei
knocked ut the door which was opened
after some hesitation by Beaucoudray
who explained the delay by saying tina,
drunken men often tried to get in dur.
ing the night. HOsmer and Bradley
were found in bed Hosmer asked
what was the matter. He answered
paul Dulion has been shot to pieces
and is likely 70 die" Witness said tina
he noticed pistol on Hoslner's bureau
He asked Hosmer and Bradley to hell
in the search and told them that thny
had better 20 "heeled." He examined
the pistol, which bore no evidence O
having been discharged Witness sale
he instructed his deputies to discover
what Myers knew about the mob ht
claimed to have met.
Cr0ss-examined by Col. Dodds,
sheriff Strobe stated that his rest wa
first disturbed Nov. 80, by the sdsen
Of Meyers. who burst into his house .
ll:35.
Mr.. Henriques objected to the witnes!
stating what Mey rs had said. Judgt
Reid, who throughout the trial has al
lowed such hearsay statements to 60 in
upon the understanding that he woult
instruct the jury not to accept them a.
evidence, over uled the objection. Mr.
Henriques reserved u bill OF exceptions
against the entire cross-.xamination o
sheriff Strobe.
Strobe said that Meyers told hin
that he had been halted by crowd o
men and commanded to move on. Me,
ers said that he thought he recognized
Beaucoudray by his voice. Witness
said he interviewed Dulion about or
O'Clock In tine morning.
Mr.. Henriques objected to the intro
duction of what had been said b,
Dulion. Judge Reid sustained the OBJ
Election.
Sheriff Strobe said that after the in
teryiew with Dulion, Hosmer had beef
arrested and an affidavit sw orn out b,
Dulion. He asked Hosmer's assisranc,
before his interview with Dulion. II,
disarmed Hosmer be- ore taking hin
to New Orleans
Col Dodds asked the Sheriff if h,
had not taken = great interest in til,
case Mr. Henriques objected, but wa
Oyerruled. Sheriff Stroble said he hat
investigated the case vigorously for BIZ
own qualification. and was confden
tina. the wrong men were on trial, blu
that he was not the court He had ex'
pressed Ills opinion. but had also salt
that he hoped to get evidence agains
the men he supected.
i Frank Bruinheld, . negro who live
in Tangipahoa parish, and farms, wa
In Covington No 80 last. He brough
in load of cotton. On the nigh
of Nov. 80 he was camped just on
side of Covlngton, near the GENE
terry. He had a wagof and tw'
yoke of oxen. About II o'ciocl
he started into town. While com
ing into town he heard shootin!
near the cemetery. He came 4
Hosmer's saloon to buy liquor
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