The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-03-16

I ness, to get out of the way as mue
IS possible, crowded against Il
ence, He heard two shots fire
soon after, but declares he. saw n
thing more.
AFTER proving by Blanchard tn;
looming had a razor in his hand, Di
erlct Attorney Gilbert proved /
deputy Sheriff Lucien Acosta. il
VINO arrested the Spaniard in Ca
f1ere, Miss, eleven days after til
tragedy, that he had found a knit
ana razor on the prisoner, an
| that in answer to queries Domin
mad said he had cut Mr.. Gouaux wit
the knife. The defense objected t
lh1s evidence and the jury was witt
uraWn While the point was argued
Judge Leche ruled the evidence ad
nlsslble,9and the defense filed an ez
ception. : - = :.
coroner Paul T. Thibodaux wa
called, and District Attorney Gilber
"an.ed MIN to state which weapon
N MS opinion, was the one used tx
ln1llct the wound which caused Mr.
Gouaux's death. Mr.. Pugh objected
on the ground that DR.. Thibodaua
mad not qualified as an expert. and
the question and witness were with
drawn by the state.
oIllcer L. ]. Echeverria. of the
local police force, testified that he
mad searched the room occupied BY
looming at about o'clock a. m.
rep, %, and had found on the man
IeiIdece an open razor box, empty.
Inc defense fought the introduction
VI al testimony tending to show
mat the razor found on Doming was
the weapon used to commit the crime,
ana reserved several bills of excep-
zion when the evidence was admit
ted.
me state rested at 1925 o'clock p.
a., and Judge Leche ordered an adj
Journment until 2:30 p. m.
The jury was taken to the scene
OF the crime Thursday morning. and
a close examination was made of
the corner where the killing took
pace and the room in the Wise
orothel in which the prior encounter
occurred. Two of the witnesses.
Montero and Saas, described the
and explained the relative
position of those present at the time.
Inc defense opened it's case when
court reconvened, and one of the wit
lesses 1T placed on the stand. PaoIo
1lofre, vender of hot tamales and |
cooked eggs, told a story which, as |
events showed, went far I
oWard substantiating the claim that |
joining was only seeking to protect |
us life when he attacked Mr.. Gou- 1
lux. Glofre testified that Mr.. Gou-
lux stopped to buy a couple of eggs
rom him, and insisted on getting /
hem despite the repeated request by
dontero and Saas that he should
ONE along. He said that Mr.. Gou-.E
lux Was~ eating one of the eggs,
Vhen a voice called out, ssShoot him,
oe; shoot him, Joe;;,' that imme-I
lately Mr.. Gouaux drew his revol-
er, and. when a man ran up to him,
ulled the trigger twice, the pistol |
mapping each time; that then Mr..
Fouaux staggered and fell In the i
itch, and from there fired three
bots. Giofre declares he could MOI
lake out the man who attacked Mr.
-ouaux, but was positive In his state
lent that the latter drew his gun
nd attempted to shoot it before he II
as cut. Giofre's story was told in
most dramatic manner, in broken. /
nglish, and made a profound i'm /
Other witnesses for the defense
ere Mary Miller, the negro prosti- J
tie in front Of whose house the kill
g took place; Charles Cox, who II
as an eyewitness and assisted in Il
Trying Mr.. Gouaux into the Miller t
oman's house after he had beer It
It, and Noah Rodeillat, who was d
SO 81 eyewitness. The Miller p
oman testified that she heard some 8
dy call sout "Shoot him, Joe:" Z
at she saw the accused run by her o
or toward the corner; that she saw u
% men standing close together on Il
e bridge at the corner, and that a
was after she had seen one Of II
7m stasger, evidently Mr.. Gou- b
y, that the shots were fired. to1
Grace Rogers and Beatrice Hamil- "
t, \
'tlfied as to the encounter in the Isl
om at Ella Wisess house between | di
Gouaux party and Doming. They, | OF
d all the other state witnesses. de bl
red positively that Mr.. Gouaux
not strike the Spaniard or as p1
lit him In any way; that the only lii
n who laid hands on the intruder Ire
re Montero and Saas, who grabbed o.
ming and searched him when he tI
de a motion toward his hip pocket | y.
lie standing in front of the fire. A.
ey asserted that Doming left the of
N of his own accord, and when
ng out shook hands, with Mr.. tai
1aux and said, sYou my friend I've
Joe; I'll see you some more.'' ggu
Proceedings Yesterday. GU
he defense placed several wit J an
ses on the stand to testify to the VI y,
d character Of the accused the
'srs. c. 0. Peltier, Anatole Medus ou
Joseph T. Cafiero, who have en- Jul
yed the Standard at d:ffarAnt III