New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-21
VOLUME XVI.
gotaI SntelliQentt.
Charge of Obtaining an Advance on Cotton
by Fnlse ReprenentnLiOne.

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chant of this city, in July, 1865, as an advance
upon twenty-five bales of cotton, which, it Is al
| legged, he falsely and feloniously represented he
| had at Bayou Sara and would in few days ship
| to Mr., Laughlapd came up for examination yes
| terday before Recorder Ahern. The accused isa
| tall. well dressed and rather a genteel looking
! man. We understand that during the latter
part of war and for some time after, he
| was sort of agent for Northern cotton
| buyers, in attending to the collection and
| shipment of cotton for them, but was not en-
gagged in transactions on his own account. Below
we give a comprehensive abstract of the test
mony taken before the recorder. It is interesting
and presents curious case as to the certificates
of character given. For the prosecution Mr.. T.
| L. Lemey appeared and for the defense, Nessrs
Molloy and Dashefn{er
| G. L. LaughLund s,corn.-PIace of business is
| at No. 81 Magazine street, New Orleans. On the
| llth July, 1860 Mr.. Rudolph Ballauf introduced
| the accused, Cook, to witness at his office Cook
stated that he had lot of cotton that he wished
to have an advance upon. Witness answered
| Cook tlat he a stranger to him, and before
making advances would like to know more about
| his character and responsibility. Cook replied
| that he could bring letters from well-known par
ties to witness as 10 Lis character and standing,
| which he said We're We'll known On the saple
| day. the accused called on witness again at the
office, and handed him the following letters:
New ORLEANS, July IL, 1865.
Nj C. L. Laughland
,Sir-We the undersigned wish to introduce you
to Mr.. Cook, He wishes to change bis merchant
and wants to engage your services Your com
pliance 10 same wo1ld much oblige yours have
known Mr.. Cook for many years and know him to
be perfectly reliable. r. II, MADDEx,
r. r. HADDEX.
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,,,, NE" ORLEAAS, July H. Ioo''
Hr, ~. y, l. Lausai"nN ...., j.. ~. p,..,
jStr--AloW me To- introduce to you Mr.. FeteI
accommodated to chi on Vol, consider reliable
having known him for manv wears and consdera.
BILE dealing with him
City Hotel R. S. MORSE.
Mr.. Laugband, continuing his testimony, added
Mr.. William Meyers came to him andTecommendeo
the accused as a perfectly leAaole man M
Meyers aaGeu that accused had Deeh eh9aSeu ~
COTTON lEahsaCuohS the winter previous WIN VIZ VIZ
ness. Cpoh lhese representations W!tn4ss SShel
Gooh Wsre Il!s couoh va. He H. a, n%S"
sara. OH thlS representIIlon ol @ Slle SsI,s5eu u
witness a4t1Ceu <L-oo On NV
GoLlon, Wnlch WaF lHe qnnilh,@ Souh IsPicsoiIet ~
ne had at bayou sara. 4Ae iolo"ll5 heeelpI ~
the advance was gwen
New ORLEANS, llth July, 1860.
G. L. Laushland Eq., g. Magazine street, Eew Orleans
Won of twelve hundred dollars (Sl2OOJ as an ad
vance on ssP. G. . 25 bales cotton now owne
bv ne. and which / hereby obliqate lnysel
tO shin from BavOU Sara 10 VOuT address, With
Ten 10 fourteen davs from this date You to sci
the same according 10 your best udgment an
dednct the nsnal charges and commissions an
credit nv account or remit tie proceeds to me a
NAV aiterward direct
Your obedient servant
-,-,r,-,,,,,r- PETER COOS
witness hohHNi nhu"n '1 ...,, r,,..
On the lst August 1872 witness MT. LauShiah
addressed the following letter TO accused:
NEW ORLEANS, lst August, 1861.
Peter Cook, Esq, Baton Rouge La:
M Dear Sri have been hoping for the la
few DAYS to receive the bill of lading of the tweI
tv-fve bales of cotton on which | advanced wht
YOU were here.
The market is fast recovering from its late d
preston, and | would recommend you losing I
time in getting the cotton sen forward. Yeste
days sales were $500 bales at an advance Of "a
cents chiefly on the better grades; the quotation
being 3OG134c. for ordinary; 360137c. for got
ordinary; 3904l forlow middling and 44045c 1
middliDg.
, l shall be pleased to hear from you on return
the mail, and hoping thls may nna you wen e.t.l a.
ahs goou @ pr; II. ,e5 9't, III Vus
g. L. LAUGHLAND.
Witness again wrote thus:
NEW ORLEANS, 10th August 1865.
Peter Cook. ESD Baton Rougr:
~ Dear Sri wrote you on ist INST TO ABOVE le
argHS S ~ sg tn .mdI waI haas o cotton on viii
advanced the sum of twelve hundred dollars
you, and which cotton you agreed top place by z
TO 10th nit.