New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-03-25
RK, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH o5 ss4a.
Impeachment of Judge Elliott.

impeachment OF Judge Elliott,
Wehaye read the Report OF the Committee upon
the case OF B. c. Elliott, Judge OF the City Court
OF Lafayette, made to the Louisiana House OF
Representatives. a more bare-aced, unmitigated
and outrageous case of official misdeneanor has
seldom been presented In any country and with
such magistrate to back their efforts it IS only
wonderful that the Loco Focos of New-Orieans
had not much larger nominal majority at the
recent election. The old stores about pipelay-
ing, &c. in this now pure and virtuous City are
no longer worth the telling, even If all were true,
compared to the facts as sworn to and proven
against thus Lafayette Loco Foco manufacturer
1t seems that papers and documents relating to
the naturalization OF seueHteen hundred ana thur-
tytom alien minors from March 2 l64l. to Dec
10, lo43, have been LAID before the COMMITTEES
and IN not single instance, of al these, could the
Judge produce any evidence record or other,
written or oral, that the provisions Of the law had
been complied with
A. PHELPS, the Clerk Of the City Court OF Lafayette pro-
duced the book accompanying this report and marked By
letter q the only record kept N said Court IN which cert
hcates OF naturalization recorded He declared that be did
not know whether this book prn'ed at The time the
hcatsS OF were granted but G. A Plefon the
editor OF the Constitution paper published Lafayette
S"oe ma ne asslStd n printing ths Sheets bound up IN that
mouths last past for Mr. Peos the book pupos
This book consists printed Decentralization SONS
filled writing and others left blank intervening
inserted oeio. certificates OF eaiisr date for instance
certificate The 18th day OF Set7mbs before one OF the 9h
OF September OF the The book bears marx OF
genuine record.
The Report further states:
In fact although statute has created the CITY Court Of
Lafayette Court of record and required the Clerk to keep
there has been kept minute continuous history oil lis
and proceedings from day to day and from term TO term
this Court to justify certificate OF NATURALIZATION
a urazatieni is concerned The certificates Naturalization
have been illegally issued, DhoW regard TO the GrS Of
it further appears that nearly 400 Of these certificates ,cee
issued in ons dGy 1t seems 70 your committee impossible
administered and gt hundred examined the
the qualifications the residence the moral character OF the
different persons naturezsd open Court by the Judge
The Report then goes into an examination OF
large number of these cases, which presents
mass of facts almost incredible. Robert Lo,oe
testified that he received his certificate of natu-
ralization from Judge Elliott without ever having
made any previous declaration of his intention to
become citizen, and without being questioned
by the Judge on that subject, or without being
examined or asked to prove by witnesses any
thing in relation to his moral character or his res
idence in the United States that all the proof
that he made was by the testimony of one wit.
ness, Arthur O'Hanly, as TO his having resided
some time IN Nep Orleans.
Patrick Moran testitics that he never made
any declaration Of his intention; that he recelv-
ed his certificate from the Clerk, the Judge not
being present; and that he was not Sw0rn at
all ! and that no witnesses as to his character,
age and residence were sworn. Patrick Flood
got his certificate at the same time, from the
Clerk, and believes he was Sloorn by the Clerk
Join Mccarthy and JOHN Perry both obtain
ed certificates of naturalization from the Clerk,
without being sworn at all or producing any wit
nesses, one day while Judge E. was out Of his
Parish and in the city Of New Orleans Meet
ing the Judge afterwards in the street, they told
him what had been done in his absence, which
he said was all right, and approved their certif-
Gates, without asking any questions. This John
Perry, as he states, had not been IN the United
States quite three years.
j. Monfor was naluraized under similar circum-
stances to the above, but with the addition that
his certificate was made out and sent to him In
New Orleans, by the hands of third person,
without his eyer having been sworn, or even been
in Judge Elliott's Court at all
John testified that he received hi, certificate from the
OF the City Court of Lafayette that he introduced,
the Ime received ~ prove his good char
ha did trow Of dose Difnesses until that day. and
that he had knoiCn the 0ther about geek.
But enough We cannot extend this notice.
The following will show the quo amino of these
nclarlous proceedings, and exhibit the Loco
Foco Committee of New Orleans, and the re-
cent Election farce there, in their true colors:
th.s been urged ,hat Judge Elliott is not responsible for
the doings his Clerk aud that he has been
2c,uated any motive pasmuch he derived
cum m. 81 he
Upon the lest point your COMMITTEE have e1anntd three
S n S pe o. men AeIT W and smphesy
declared that ud. Elliott had received and not TO
lzmg persons in his Court. But the Committee feel them
selves constrained declare that they place no reliance o
his testimony he impl Gated aud charged accomplish
with Judge Elliott he conradcted yeia points
by other witnesses aud the opinion of your Committee
in case he was successful collecting his make Loan
the Judge, enable him 70 obtain certain property from
Nj Preston testified that Judge Elliott stated HIM
time ago. that he Judge Eio eIected to receive sun
MI Preston adds Judge Elliott may spoken OF money
due to his ecS but eR1 he 'p'hs Of
And M Nichoson the third wituess states that Judge
was cndeayorne coec, Mr. Presou) soon he
ceyed the fees due TO htn r has services for naturc1n
pc, sons Judge Elliott Observed DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE INDEBTED TO HIN FoR THOSE FEES -
Your Committee therefore opnl that Judge Elliott
aa ob B6s. th bat i abandany mani
fest, from the testimony Of Col Chtsy of Mr. Roasseiu OF
has NOT directly ssncsonsd the illegal and corrupt practices Of
his Clerk ne mas failed discharge his duty The public to
supeuteud and direct the keeping and preserving the records
aud proceedings of hi. Court that he has BY the shame
u and the neglect Indirectly
the mapracces OF unprncped Clerk and SO dsd IN IN
cting blow upon public liberty; that he has suffered The
Temple of Justice trading shop for The
sale spurious certificates of naturalization aud that ne has
permitted the law which he hes administer II ITS
purity be degraded instrument OF political
Your COMMITTEE therefore, recommend that Judge B. e.
Elliott be removed from Office Judge OF !hs Cty Court oil
arsrs,,a Sicned1 K. HUNT,
7. PHELPS,
J. X. GAUDET
So now, once more, Huzza for the Loco
Foco victory IN New Orleans! y
P. S.-The Senate Ioco-Foco to the back
bone) have voted that Mr.. SIdell was duly elect
Cd. while the House have directed their Commit