Year: 1876

ruary, made affidavit before Police


Magistrate Long, to the effect that. on


the 25th Of January last, a person un-


known, aided by Alfred Broutin, Ber-


nard Castete and Henry Manshausen.


had committed the murder of Emile


Roy, or Leroy. The circumstances of


the case are briefly: on the night


OF the Sth of February Leroy


was found lying in an insensible


condition on the track Of the Metairie


railroad, near the Magnolia Garden.


andin front of the place where he was
employed as gardener, belonging to


Bernard Castete, with whom he was In


partnership An examination OF his


person showed that he had been brutal


ly beaten and cut in the hands, head


and face, and he was sent to the French


Asylum, on st. Ann street, where. after


lingering until the 7th Of February. he


died from the effects of the wounds he


had received, the cause of death being


tetanus, provoked by 'incised wounds in


both hands, penetrating wound in the
arm and bruises and cuts about the head


and face, done by sharp cutting in


strument, as related in the process YER


bal of the Coroner


At the inquest it was shown that the


deceased was of Incorporate habits and


frequently got drunk. That he had re-
ceived moneys at different times from
his counsel, amounting to two or three


hundred do lars. Pleasant Burney. the


car driver who discovered him across the
track and had removed him under the
simple belief that he was drunk and
asleep, stated that the next morning he
visited Castet's house and saw Roy. but
although the latter showed him his


wounds, he added: 81 asked him if he


knew who done it, and he would not
tell me. l met three men at the house
two white men and colored man. or
boy. One of the white men who was
there did not want me to speak to the
deceased. That mans name is Alfred
| Broutin"


noBroutin's testimony, the witness,
says that he had been at Castet's
place the day before, and on returning
| in the morning was informed by the lat
ter that Roy had been assassinated
that he also saw "a good deal OF blood
and stick all bloody when he went
into the house that he had asked Roy
who had beaten and stabbed him, and
that Roy had answered he did not know
that he went frequently to see Roy, who,
the day before he died, asked to see
Castet, in whose favor he wished to
make his will. 1t is further in evidence
that Roy did make his will in favor of
Castet before Eusebe Bouny, notary
public. Castet related at the time that
he had received $22 from Roy that very
day, and about dark had had gone to a
neighboring grocery to make some pur-
chases and was met there by. Roy. He
and Roy, who was drunk left together, |
but at the bridge Roy did not follow him |
any longer, and he went home. said his |
prayers, read the bible and went to bed, |
he being under the influence of lianor. |
About 10 o'clock he was awakend by
Roy, who was coming in. Roy told him
they have fixed me pretty badly, but
have fixed them also" Castet, after
realizing the situation, asked him who
had cut him, to which Roy answered,
that three men, unknown to him, had
assailed him near the corner of Broad and
Esplanade streets, but that he thought
he had killed one also. Castet then
adds: The next morning l went out eX-
pressly to see if l could see any trace of
blood. / went around the large bridge
and coming back on the small bridge
discovered stick which had been in the
hands of Roy that night. / went there
and found spots of blood, and came to
the conclusion that that was the place
where the cutting occurred, which spot
was about fifteen feet from and imme-
! diately in front of my stable gate.


Other important facts are to be found
in the statement of Corporal Gottschalk
of the police.


After confirming the statement Of Cas-
tet that the assassination had occurred
at the stable gate. He says, however, that
he examined the two bridges and found
no trace of blood, and further that
Alfred Broutin ION the morning Of the
25th of January was drunk; since the
time of the cutting Alfred Broutin told
me, which was last Saturday, Feb 5,
1876, that if / would disguise myself
that he would point out the man who
done the cutting. This was told me in
the presence ot1the Coroner's jury"
To Corporal Gottschalk it appears
that Roy stated that the cutting had
been done by man named Low Dutch
| Henry, who had wife and five children
but at the hospital the next day Roy
told him he could not say whether it was
Dutch Henry or who did it, but that it
not say whom, so drunk was he.


The charge against the accused was
based on the conflicting evidence of
Castet and Broutin. In justice to the
latter, however, it must be said that this
morning he stated to Recorder Staes
that he had been misunderstood by the
policeman. What he (Broutin) had said
in the presence of the jurors was, that
were he policeman, and could disguise
himself, he would find the murderer


The case being transferred to the
Court of Police Magistrate Staes, within
whose jurisdiction the assassination
took place, special officer was entrust-
ed with the execution of the warrant
OF arrest against the accused. The Off
Ger, however, claims that be has made
several attempts to find them. but fail
ed, and that he never could obtain any
information OF their whereabouts at
Castet's house when he went there.


For some time the warrant has been
in the hands of Officer Ryan, of the
mounted police, who, with an other Off
GER, has been working the case ever
since, but without being able to find
Manshausen, until yesterday when all