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


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snd when he arrested for gambling Evans and Bnsb
sas Rsss !$ss siisss 5 IL
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order The cor @ Witness heard
b bo the s cs hs
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three Busby
witness Smiths before First District Court
Bier p"n doubtless knew as s'ch '' ponce n"
] T rs poss hi s%e sss
cd policeman ill about 1916 Understood that Of
y a pah Of has 'a
e i s liz has s s
gamblers but had sort Of an nng Of ls matter the
f Gfsts
Tint man a ns5 ID on Inc e. m that
afterwards the nrresn of gamblers stopped there Under
" npe Ts
his Plaintiff was First Lieutenant previous to that
is positive that Harper was eSptan =, ls4a
year. Memory indistnct as TO Other dates.
Richard Barry present occupation is
S1jss 4 PG KsaS, s
WE'LL always considered 1t to be in the parish OF
ugsnt esan,ine present collector for the Fifth
District Court Was on!hs in the
November in s5s The clerk the court received
imposed by the Recorder plaintiff, never had any per-
Wines was the plaintiffs private officer
Sometimes the when WAS
deputy clerk would receive the OCCASION
10 s next o not
efs Hea e. ihs' po RtS
the ilme that plaintiff was Rscode assistant clerk under
bis much than he other except
l Of be psoS s Kdogn a W n nS
plaintiff and long time before that Plaintiff consulted wit
Pan FOR iha thrss lis Via;
e an "pa n ba T. y IL s
strangers BY this te swinling detected aia.
se Of hut Witness Believes put stop to the
s @ Is, had a ssen sas on f&ss
noyed bitterly by the mock country people
hs b Unable 5 n in he s e
swindsrs were s off upon giving them back theiE this
This practice during and before Recorder celdwes
pocket aid his officers arestns tho
BY the method already namedyz bidding and buying
broken up in the spriug of
since at least in the manner in which it carried
hsn One of these men %a NAMED Ala
sitsr be save Tim tle slip when he aestiHg others
heard that pan oIir name iva was % m bond WI
Cunningham was baed his security Barney NcGGey,
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great thief that was afterwards murdeled but he not
Rsh But oh a a sa VI 5 sS.r g e t
going straw people AS Wess s I NOT
know TINT ever as[agasd before plaintiff Re
10 plaintiffs pr%ese pgenlary respect to committing
liquor slaves and selling liquor whoa, license came to the
Recorder office and were sent to the reasuers Office where
sent @ a"1 consequence were mot
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ecea on each psAse bond was part Of the
told witness he entitled 10 and gave it to him On one
it, and then Consulted the Rssorder The Recorder oi i,ness
that his predecessors had always collected The fee i'll question:
Of te charge dollar each bond keep
spoke to counsellor il said could not see why
the Recorder should have the right charge the fee in
collect The fee only from those who willing II after
never insisted npon ii when it was refused.
| Here the court adjourned TO five o'clock
EvEslSe SESSION. 5 O'CLOCK
cSus Petie eraasinsd-was attached to the police when
Ing the gamblers Meao race.colrsc e,nen.
hers receiving instructions not to tsers With the Eam5er
told the track in the parish of Jefferson assaulted
Facrack Wines reaabers hut although he was
ed interfere with the gamblers the Meirie track he
Instructed to arrest some of Them upon their return the
ely i,r s.,u., eramo,a -Knew mon named ro,r ttsrz.
Wn b he he name Of p"e "In ~ was MOI S , ne
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de, to e a Dt FOR ?me peon knew c ~ n,o
John knew gentleman named John HerzbnrGe however,
Duc o s Ss s ne 1 1 o T.
Eer He used to work in foundry on Tehoupitonas street
time and had such reputation witness heard he in liquor
G. y Jonte rscaledwhilst witness was clerk no fees
were charged upon negro passports. Fees charged
ss on dpr @e 8 the 5 % tic 6 n
oss n hS sx Ss Of n and "n
bonds and he opposed to collecting fees bonds Of any
Crosssramued the lock ups fee coectedof dol
Jar on each prisoner inepsnent Of s fees the latter fees be-
paid fees bonds under Caldwell bonds
not s e s H Sy
witness 1t generally considered that the Recorder had the
if he Caldwell on going INFO Office objected the
Mr. Miller offered in evidence ihe bond of Cunningham,
charged with assault and battery with intent to kill Che Theaer
alley rl was for @ md sn1d BY Barney 1feiGsy
and vnliancou charged with larceny the being $500
Sir submitted affidavit. in the of Cunningham
wherein he WINS accused Of E1ptrr h,o, , hal,
amount of fines imposed upon certain parties recorded
the as h a pas s a Ens the nRn ter
do 50 frequently not only when witness was clerk but suse
Mr Ms Offered u evidence rniepIi,y ordnance the
Of the night watch and the e,r Of 's E &c jail
Wood wo clerk under pan'if during portion Of hi.
spong lines which !eponent had the exclusive control
ss @ or hna nSh 5 w s
Recorder although witness had money
him he had iod deponen that he would accept
uner circumstances beyond his regular salary; his
for this being that he had personal enemies who would
pick him about that plaintiff performed the duties Of his
Office III exemplary ambitious Of reforming The
city and gaining for il good name and pnrticuarly during
the in ISL ID upon s thu police he
citizens the necessity Of doing likewise.
In olatories eponent miSce
laueos and anecdoal sketch of political and things
with which plaintiff directly remotely KNEW
Influential and respectable barber and keeper
they mostly termnns-poor but honest me-who
together for the of elecng plaintiff Justice of The
ported all such associations supported plaintiff
rbuel to them sometime after they had organized
Plaintiff had understanding with the Mochler brothers
that dcponent knew of paid ont 70,
frequently account of the poverty OF the offenders
would take from the errng husband father the little
money he might need for the Of his family
charitable TO the during the Epidemic FIX
plaintiff be innocent of fault in that and concluded
with high tribute plaintiffs moral worth and high character
private citizen and public officer.
Mr. Miller also offered in evidence other papers concerning
plaintiff whilst Justice of the Pence.
Mr. hcey offered certain letters published in the National Pc
lice Gazette reintiVe TO the plaintiff and Other prominent
for the Of showing the character witness
examined the trial who silence shown himself Il
be connected with the writing of those letters.
/ MIR. ilHrant objected. and the Court sustained him.
Nj. Miller announced that the for the prosecution
coeh and Mr. Dnran made similar behal
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Mr. Miller then addressed jury reviewed portions
the testimony of the defence, pnly and briefly aud dwell will
most force assumption that the publications
fendants personal and malicious, rather political
that entitled his client o damages
Mr. Duan followed He argued III The first place rig,
OF the public 10 Criticisc and who
candidate for public Office and in the place. That III