Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-11-30
pLAouENINE FRAUDS.


PLAQUEMINE FRAUDS.
The Tfopic aid Bee Of last week ome 70
is crowded with tie afilavits Of several wit
@nesses ii these transactions, which arc enough
70 make any patriot shudder with their 9 nor.
NIFTY. The report IS drawn up with care, by
legal gentlemen appointed for that purpose.
The whole Of II will be laid before the Cover
nor, ID Connection wifha protest against coun-
ling The vote oftlaeparishi and Which tcstt
rloiy il to form ths basis Of an application Is
The legislature for tic punishment 81 tie per-
sons implicated. We publish three Of the az
flayits to-day, among them, the statement III
DIR, Wilkinson. a wtig, sohafped on by ne To-
%cofocos here and elsewhere. The others are
strongly corfoboratiye Of these, and state but
few new facts, the following, however, are.
sufficient
Statemeaf If u o. WILKINSON ~. d.
PARIsHor PLAquEMINE9, Nov. IL, 1914.
On tile morning Of The 9th Of November,
repairedto tie place Of election, as notified by
,he advertisement of the Sheriff. Tie hour
specified for opening the polls was ten o'clock;
upon my arrival Qwenty minutes Of ten BY my.
watch, which agfeed nearly with the city time)
| found The ballot box opened, and the voting
going forward III an animated manner, upon
demanding Of MI. Dubouchel, (Mr. Dub0uchel,
1.-The individual referred TO, was one of the JUDI
ges Of the election, and 4sefior Justice b fthe
Peace why The polls wereopened SO much
earlier than tho time advertised, he stated
that i was IN accordance with the time midi
Gated BY their watches. subsequently, asked
the same question of the Sheriff. who replied
that the citizens orpeople were SO clanorous
10 commence voting, that they had done 10 to
crafty them. compared my watch with
those of four or FIVE gentlemen, after the cleo
ton was over, and found that ii varied In a
trifiiDg degree with theirs, Seeing thai most
Of the individuals present were to me stran-
gers, and principally irishmen, | demanded
HAT one Of the latter who W, about to vote,
should be sworn as to his qualifications as a
voter; this was about TO be done, and. as the
clerk of the electiona(M Mr.. Oscar ArroYd) was
in the act of presenting The Bible, the Sheriff
E(Charles Dutillet) reached across the table,
forciblY wrenched the book from his hands,
and swore be would not permit the oath to be
administered, and that noIe of them should
be sworn. | then asked for the evidences
these men possessed oftheiF right toyote, and
was answered by a constable Morris, thatthey
all had them in their pockets. T~hejudges Of
the election, did not, however. sustain me III
the demand 10 have them exhibited. The
statement on the preceding page, I can sustain
by my oath, and 1 believe by the evidence of
several individuals presont, of the Democratic
party.
] 3. WILKINSON, M. D.
l#Ih#E
Statement Of ALFRED VAIL.
Alfred Vail being sworn, says he is a minor,
and was 20 years old tha Goth september,
1914, and he went on the Steamboat Agnes,
on the Sd inst,.to tie Balize and the different
election precincts, and he went as carpenter
Of mid steamboat Judge Leonard went said
trip on said steamboat liquor was furnished
through him and under his control on said
steamboat, and she stopped at bis house, and
took on board his servants, who took charge
ofthe liquor. Capt Goodrich came to witness
at The first place Of voting below Judge Leo
nard's house, and asked him for whom he
would vote if allowed to vote. Witness STA.
led for Polk and Dallas. Then Captain told
witness TO 60 and vote, and gave him a Polk
and Dallas ticket, Witness informed him
that he was a minor to which Captain Good
AlC 9ntH1 ANCAGtA Al4tAhg f1A Itft$ " lbIGt@ w u
ness then went and voted said ticket. JUDGE
Leonard opened the ticket aud passed It TO the
ballot box. At two other preciRsts witness
was requested to vote by Capt. GG5drfch, and
made an excuse, and avoided going to the
polls. AT Point a la Hache, Capt. Goodrich
persuaded witness 10 vote again the Polk and
Dallas ticket witness gave inthe same name.
Witness heard Judge Leonard say insurpfise
that two Of his men had voted d WING ticket
Capt. Goodrich seemed equally surprised and
in all, az far as witness saw, Judge Leonard
vas wall nlaaaaa ,.ltia=tGe eXertl6lls of Can't.
Goodrich. Witness further states that said
Steamboat did not step at any sugar planta.
ton.
ALFRED VAIL.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 18th
November, 1914.
2. JACKSON, Judge.
Statement of CHARLES "A. WESTERN.
Charles A. Western says, that on Sunday,
tte % q November, the steamboat Agnes, of
which he is mate, left New Orleans for the
f,arIst Of Plaquemines, with Judge Leonard
~ board. lie also states that said Judge
Leonard mad the entire control and manage
q the movements ofthe steamboat Az.
aud as said boat passed the d~olnicile Of
SOlu VI ckiC oIWppGu iOFIue DUr-#I
lose OF taking passengers and the servants of
Judge Leonard, and that the boat STONED
'ery often at several places and took III other
'assengers-the passengers were takento the
Inherent election precincts. Witness be- !
ieyes that liquor was furnished on board.
through and by Judge Leonard, and that The /.
erYant "a negro of said Judge Leonard took
barge Of the bar on the steamboat AGNES.
nd that the regular bar keeper was bought /
ut, and the liquor served out gratis, and ma. i
y men on board became intoxicated. Wit 4
ess also states that the hands of said boat i
omplained TO Judge Leonard Of not getting
guor enough, and Judge leonard gave or O
err to bis servant 70 give them more oft. $
Witness was compelled I'd make known to \
udge Leonard that the men would elDft
duty I more liquor was distributed to d
iom. !
Witness saw Judge Leonard give Captain n
Captain Of Tie Agnes the tickets. 3
le Of which was handed "a witness by said i
aptain Goodrich, being d Polk and Dallas Il
cket, Judge Leonard told witness he could y
witness answered, he had no papers but q
8 aeatnan's protection papers, and papers h
that witness had commanded 4 YES. :,
j out of this port, then Judge Leonard told =,
that he could vots-no Questions 5,
iould or would be asked. Witness did not /,
lie for the following reasons MIR Austen s
Id him that a. Carlile's ticket had been n
m upa and that it was a wing ticket, which II
;ket witness Intended 10 vote, if allowed 10 Iii
tie. Witness saw two persons vote twice n
different placS IS. q
CIIARLESA a. WESTERN. n
Sworn 10 and subscribed this 18th Noyem- al
i, 1874. i
q. r. JACK son, Judge. il
IhE You've MANS tURsE.-I saw him first Al