The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-06

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be bore TO defend himself against tie threatened
assault by certain employees in tle street commits
sloners department, taken from him that said
stokes was SO arrested, searched and deprived oi
| ms weapon, without affidavit, warrant or any
legal authority that this arrest and search were
made in the City Hall, as said Stokes was pro-
ceeding under an attachment issued against him
py ms committee to appear and testify; that
said Stokes, whilst on the stand as witness,
having received permission to retire from the
room IN which the committee sat was arrested
oy a police tman acting under orders of the
mayor; that being released from this arrest
ne " as permitted to return to the committee and
having concluded his testimony, as he was about
TO leave the room, was again, In the night. ar.
rested by order of the mayor and committed to
the Lookup, where he was detained prisoner
among The criminals, vagrants and other low
characters that while he was thus Illegally i'm
prisoned two violent and ruffianly persons in the
employ of the street commissioner, were admitted
into the same apartment, one of whom violently
assaulted and struck the said Stokes and Jgas
only prevented, by the interference of third
party from infiicting great injury upon his per-
son; that this arrest, served and committed by
order OF the mayor, was Justly decided by Rseor-
der Neville to be Illegal and without authority.
"7. That the several facts and Considerations
he examination S4sssde y ,Nf the that
mandDg the fifth military district, by the mayor
and the Board of Assistant Aldermen, cannot be
conducted In such a manner as to subserye the
cause of truth, justice, aud the public interests.
t. WHARTON COLLESS,
ALEXANDER WALKER,
"of counsel fer r. Narquezr
Judges Walker and Coens, ACCOMPANIED by
Mr.. Frank Marquee, the prosecutor in the case,
then retired from the hall.
The question now arose as to what disposition
should be made OF the document.
Col. Field urged that the document be rejected
es II was dlsrespectful, and q trick gotten up by
the prosecution. with some outside assistance.
The committee decided TO reject the document
CnnfipnQ viii no acfiu for H. l.F..
Mr.. GihhOrpe sl0OTn-Was present at an inter.
view between stokes and Stanley, concerning the
leutenaney Of the Fourth District police; heard
Stokes ssk Stanley to do some thing for him and
he would give him two hundred dollars in green.
backs. Stokes wanted Stvnley to 20 with him 10
the mayor and get the lieutenancy of the Fourth
District. know, said Stokes, that you and Baker
can getit; tell Mr. Baker that will go before the
committee and say anything TO get him out. Stan.
ley said something to the effect Of refusing.
To Mr.. Straight: Mr.. Buckley was not with
witness and Crosby at the time. This was on the
10Th Of last month (January) Never had any
conversation with any one about the testimony
which he was TO give in this case nothing about
impeaching Stokess testimony. To Mr.. JOubert
Witness was never promised anything to come
here and testify.
Henry Dol s1oorn- He keeps a retail wood.
yard in the Fourth District. Bought a COW at the
Fourth District Pound about three months ago
from Stokes, auchoneer, deputy street commits
sioner; paid SAL so TO Stokes, one-half Ia green
backs and the other half in city notes exhibits
bill of sale to the committee Stokes gave wit.
ness the receipts knew Stokes for three or four
weeks; CorreJOlles goo copy of the bill from
witness; witness was subpenaed TO come here
last Saturday. Nobody told witness that he was
not wanted; he went away upon the judges
(meaning the chair telling the witnesses they
might retire. Correjoes told him half an hour
before that he could go away. A comical scene
ensued, during which the witness could not un-
derstand that his bill Of sale' should be re-
tanned in evidenced
+. Bakacke stcoTn-He is keeper Of the Fourth
District pound. horse was sold for sixty-6ye
dollars, by F. j. Stokes as suctioneer, to Recorder
Vennard, who paid the money, and over to Stokes;
Eee N the month 81 6ctober b STOKES said he
bought lit for Martin Dee; said nothing about
Baker. The cow was sold for about fifty dollars.
Stokes told witness TO put it down, witness thinks,
for six dollars and fifty cents; never saw the
money. Stokes made the sales at the pound, and
made returns TO the street commissioners Stokes
would bring him orders 10 deliver to him (Stokes)
all monies proceeding from sales. Witness took
in and reported pound fees. When witness took
the money from auction sales he would deliver it
over to Stokes. Stokes ordered witness to put the
COW down as having been sold for S. so. Stokes
told witness that If witness did not do so,
witness would be reported and discharged.
Witness therefore did as he was hidden
from fear of being discharged. Stanley
never bought anything from the pound.
A strawberry cOloTed pony was impounded by
policeman Tate, of the Fourth District. The pony
was advertised to be sold.- The day before the
sale Stokes sent q colOred boy to the pound with
another pony, which he left in place Of the first.
The last pony was sold to a colored man and the
name of the purchaser put down as Martin Dee.
The strawberry cOlored pony was never sold.
Never received or saw any of the money for
which the COW was sold to Doll. Stokes received
it. Stokes told witness to put the COW down as
having been sold to another man for Gil so. Wit
ness, however, knowing that Doll mad purchased
the COW, put Dolls name down, as appears by his
report.
TO the ConnMee-Does not know of anything
having been bought for Baker at the pound.
Stokes told witness that he used to exchange
good horses for bad ones when be was
in the quartermsster's department. Stokes caused
pound driver TO take the white COW TO the Erato
street depot Frequently sales were made aud
less amounts put down on the books. Witness ex-
postulated, but submitted, from fear of losing his
situation. Witness thought he should see his
perior officers, and again, thought he should not
he feared TO create a disturbance. He did not
leave his position, because the times were hard
the broken down pony exchanged for the straw
berry pony was worth about $6 90; the straw
berry pony was worth $40 more or less. Witness
was never asked by his superiors whether articles
sold at the pound sold for more than stated in his
report; Brown told witness three months ago that
the reports Of his district were inferior to the
other Districts witness told Brown that it was not
his fault but that of the Guetioneer.
Jordan 0'COnnOr SlrOrn-Is foreman OF the
Tenth Ward cleaning and repairing gang. Was
under Stokes from October TO the 18th January
was directed frequently by Stokes to add names
on his rolls; told witness TO add the name Of
Donovan and James Lynch, who worked at the
EystRShTeS'l l6rd WIness TO strike out the name OF
James Lynch; John Moran, on the October roll,
was put by witness. by order Of Stokes. Wit
ness remarked that Brown would know OF the sd.
dition Stokes told him it was all right, that such
were his orders Stokes told witness to put five
other names on the rolls Of September. Witness
knows four Of them. John Lahy, ]. Callahan, Mike
Wtlch, Mike Laby and l.. ExniciOs, were the
names. They did not work in witness's gang.
Stokes certified to the rolls. To the committee:
Witness was ordered by Stokes, his superior Off
cer to put the name Of Lynch on the rolls. Stokes
told witness Gin November) that the name of Mo-
ran was put down to advance the pay OF the
clerks in the office Donoyan's name was also
put down as working in the EratO street depot;
does not know whether he actually worked there;
did not report the depot in August had eighteen
men, and in September fourteen. The men not
working in his gang. and put on his rolls were
considered 10 be detailed. Witness believed that
the men, except Moran, were actually engaged
did not say anything TO Baker about
bis doubts concerning Moran's name.
- Snder sl1O1n-He has examined this day
the roads in the Second and Third Districts (Reads