New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-03-27
RECORDER Y.aEGHT.

no the facts BY Us stated, on Saturday, from
| The Judicial Record, as to Mr.. Vaught, that
amiable specimen Of the politeness as well as
probity Of our present magistracy has replied,
| as follows:
A CARp.-I deem it my duty to answer the
false and scurrilous publication made in that
vile and insidious paper called the Crescent.
In that paper it is stated that the fines collected
by me from April, 1852, to April, 1868, was
collected by legal process from me. The asser-
ton is false, and the author a liar. The entire
article has been written for false and vile
purpose, and to injure individuals, and accom-
plish their private ends. / had not believed
there was an editor in the United States capable
OF publishing such false statement, except he
of the Police Gazette of New York, which paper
| consider not worth noticing Has not the
/ editor Of the Crescent sense enough to know
that cannot get my commission, if elected, if
/ am defaulter, as the law requires certifi-
cate from the Mayor and Treasurer before the
Governor can grant commission. Does any
person believe that would take the trouble and
incur the expense of running for the office, if /
could not get my commission The idea is too
absurd TO be considered. w. W. VAUGHT.
We say that 1915 out Of ss1273 (the whole
amount of tho fines imposed BY Recorder Vaught
Of the Fourth DISTRICT was collected by judg-
ment or suit, several months after the expira-
ton of the year in which it was collected.
Again, we say that he has only paid in ss241 IS
of fines imposed (since the 1st of April last) up
to the time of the statement in the Crescent,
against $l273 Is imposed for the same time last
year. Also, that Recorder Seuzeneau has
only returned ssl86, against 1851 35 re-
turned for the same time last year and that
not one of the Recorders has returned as much
as last year. And when it is known that
crime has been on the increase in our city, the
question, What has become of the fines' is one
that ought to be answered by facts and proofs,
and not by blackguardism and bullying.
The Editor of the Crescent has, without Mr..
Recorders assistance, sense enough to know that
Mr.. Vaught cannot get his commission, if elected,
except he produces a certificate of the Mayor and
Treasurer that he owes nothing to the city.
But how are these officials to know his indebt-
'edness, unless they have access to his books
A resolution for the examination of the books
having been lately voted down by the Council,
the only evidence Of indebtedness is his return,
as he chooses to make it.
But that is not the question at ISSUE We
dld not charge Mr. Yaught with being de-
faulter: for we never make q serious charge
without being able to prove it. We stated the
fact that SO little had been handed in by the
Recorders, in comparison with the amount
handed in last year; and that Recorder Vaught
was sued, and only paid, after being sued, the
chief part of the fines imposed.
We will publish the record of the facts on.
Tuesday; and would do 50 today, but that we
cannot on the Sabbath get access to the papers.
What We stated was drawn precisely from them
If Mr.. vaught can get over judicial proofs, he
shall be welcome Meantime, it is not by call
ing US names, that he can clear his own. Thus
far, when he should beproying himself an honest
man and magistrate, he is only proving himself
q rihald. He had better keep his temper, and
even bis character, if possible,