New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-19


whohad served under him Thomas Toms was tile officer
about plaintiff thinks also lint Busb Ind been office
Fen living aisn s. Pa1
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exact number Of the persons speaking Police officers
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Was under plaintiff both as Captain of Police and 70
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canongs for Smiths and given Witness he having
gain plaintiff told thstf hs an Ms arrestef
wa so arrest @ not
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his Henry johnson offered at the tins smith,
Miller objected this the Court ruled it and Mr.
D95ant took an exception ,,,,,..
Reeorder q liz First sfc but taken ken
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improperly against any one but he had heard Of such
kind Witness had frequently used nroads and outroas
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witness make certain overtaes with
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0foss-eranine gambling for which Smith arrested
done the Meare could state whether it
Orleans Jefferson parish believes the line through
hisj
in lsa2 1872 that time the site Of tie Masonic
Cd witness he brSs Pan was s' Captain Police
Smith was before Mayor s was sx
The 7s o Fess an .4
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wlhaa bail at mes had Nothing aas pn
thought much of him as he did he had always treated
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Captain Foee Reeords aurins
s o the M
streets lsi 1872 for attempting to counterfeit ave
there he taken The Baronne street up; he
tered the door he threw hag counterfeit The aide
His entered book Office morning
Place wisnsss heard Of m w
at the when the prisoner was taken there
does know whether he there when the prisoner
Their effects taken charge of by the aor tied
ons Of them receiving his package
BY the aor declared thai some gold money
had been substituted for some genuine gold he bad when
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took counterfeit gold and genuine gold;
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made against witness and he WIS dismissed from service Wit
TRAIL plaintiff 50 was geneel way , ,
s m Gays m Of an h Wit
thus: RepoEt-Capt Winter having suspended officer
spor ,S pan rese a Do q
Plaintiff told witness he was his superior officer and that if
| was not for witness to do So
s on e he was @ e sn a b
power There little regularity in the police organization
Then Recorder Baldwin had urged witness make up his
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the o had 3 for that
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s esF s ao Which, es e b. @
Sa m that i he VGla sG aS a and sign he
the time Of the hat knew ali about aor
passing the counterfeit money the gambler and had stated
his impression that plaintiff had such knowledge plaintiff
in order to prevent stink that was the word he used VII
es"E pw plaintiff not such =" To- him
tom exchange words him years
tenanced ,hs writing Of letters peudca 10 the plaintiff for
m s in @ %
s of do M h s to 1"a
replied that his answer might duplicate others, md
aTs s ap ss
Questions without any idea Of the answers being published
A
we" v ns s Policeman
vas under Recorder keeoects the ease Of
Tie affidavit ca5be &c before
ms GGn n o hne e
bad better do Witness had good affidavit
that would against the to oa witness
he M M mas Eon s he
members other instances Of the kind
paSey 5e8sys5ls Shqs dola ss' Sas
charged on CnTbo Kept at the Of Ca
Tsa aad Gfaa ws not
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a Hen an few tins en Y Nixon I'd
formed him TINT he would the next witness called Parties
Recorders court where they made pay s25
else go before the First District Court.
| Here the court adjourned O'Clock P. N.
EVENING SESSION. O'CLOCK.
was Recorder time Witness could say ta, it was his
H thosS he had responsible for hsm Ts
the day Tine oicsrs under witness was named
Kicker and he displaced for another named Casey
The officers had to the to prisoners confined
very honest upright He removed by Recorder
Winter replaced by Mr.. Casey Caeys reputation from
general report was bad people said he honest
witness had confidence in him. Witness on plaintiff
he losing good man for bad oneand that if plaintiff
persisted in retaining Casey witness would hold hmstl
responsible for his These of avail
Casey retained in Office submissive and
l-behaved at times and other times very reckless.
CrosS-eL1mine-Casey elected jalO the work
by Police Board and transferred thence
by Recorder The Police Board that time composed
nf Mayor frnSsm nd
and Vaughi.
H. NJ Summers eramined-WaS Recorder of the First Dis
trict beginning in Apl 1854 Witness being questioned
ton the prosecution stated they willing admit all
might be urged in the matter Of the bonds. Mr. Durant
however, declined accepting that admission.
Mr.. Sunmers-On going into Office witness not
tomary but week aferwa, he fount and
his clerk Mr. Etter, notify the other clerks that if they
should collect such fees he would discharge
Witness Informed by the officers that had been
collect fees bonds The practice Abandoned
all bonds except those issued free vessels TIL
collected these bonds witness ordered the three clerk
in the office to divide themselves Knew plaintiff nhol
The opinion the community 10 general of tina
rather unfarorabe witness knew nothing against him per
| sonaly.
Gross. Observation-Disclosures how much chars,
ed bond taken in his believed
dollars and half but might have been dollars for
the contrary Witness had heard plaintiff badly
of by his political friends well his political opponents
Has known witness personally for about ten by sight
great longer Knew nothing der0gaory his
all that lime though he had not been thrown much conac
i with him.
Mr. Dnrant offered evidence deposition E. reneal.x
Bright second Justice Of the Peace pnid into tho Stat
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