New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-05
MS ARREST FoR rnHSUH1

Special Deputy A. v. Ward arrested
yesterday, on a warrant from United States
Commissioner Shannon, one Of the gentle
men recently appointed by General Han
cock, to answer to charge Of perjury in
the taking of certain cath or affidavit
before Edmund Clifford, justice Of the
peace of the parish of Orleans, as alleged
in the affidavit of John @. Kusac. The party
arrested is Paris Childress, appointed Sec
ond justice of the peace for the parish of
Orleans by General Hancock. Judge
Childress gave bonds in the sum OF $1,000
to appear before Commissioner Shannon,
on Monday next, the ninth instant.
The following is the substance of the
affidavit made by Mr.. Kusac, an ex-consta-
BILE Of the second Justices court, together
with the oath OF Mr.. Childress before Mr..
Justice Clifford; b.
Mr.. Kusac swears that on or about the
sixth day Of January, 1868, Paris Childress,
of the city of New Orleans and district Of
Louisiana, did willfully and teloniously
take and make false oath or commit the
crime of perjury in making oath before
Justice Edmund Clifford, a copy Of which
is as follows:
!, Paris Childress. appointed second
justice of the peace for the parish of Orr
leans, state ofLouisiana, do solemnly swear
that | have never borne voluntary arms
acf ha Tutf fad ~ T l.
a citizen thereof; that / have voluntarily
given no aid, c0untenance, counsel, or en-
coursgement to persons engaged in armed
hostility thereto; that | have neither sought
nor accepted, nor attempted to exercise the
function of any office whatever, under any
authority or pretended authority in hostili-
ty to the United States; that / have not
yielded voluntary support 70 any pretend
ed government, authority, or power, or
constitution within the United States, hos
tile or inimical thereto; and do further
swear that, to the best of my knowledge
and ability, ! will support and defend the
constitution of the United States against
all enemies, foreign or domestic, that
will bear true faith and allegiance to the
same; that take this obligation freely and
without any mental reservation or purpose
of evasion, and that will we'll and faith
fully discharge the duties of the Office on
which am about to enter. So help me
God. PARIS CHILDRESs.
l do hereby certify that on this day, sixth
of January, 1868, appeared before me
Paris Childress, who subscribed to the fore.
going oath.
(Signed) q. CLIFFORD,
First Justice.
Official: R. CHANDLER,
Captain Thirteenth Infantry.
The deponent further says that in the
taking of the said oath, Paris Childress
knowingly, willfully, maliciously, and felo-
niously committed the said crime of perjury,
and more especially in this, to,wit that the
said Paris Childress, before the taking of the
said oath, had voluntarily given aid, coun-
sci, countenance, or encouragement to per.
sons engaged in armed hostility to the gov.
ernment Of the United States, ana also the
said Paris Childress had yielded voluntary
support to a pretended government, au-
thority, power, and constitution within the
United States, to-wit: the so.called Confed
crate States, and the state of Louisiana,
after its pretended secession from the gov
ernment of the United States; and also, that
after the government of the United States
had obtained military possession of the city
of New Orleans. the said Paris Childress
voluntarily became IA registered enemy OF
the government of the United States, and
thereby gave voluntary aid and encourage
ment to persons in armed hostility to the
United States.
Whereupon this deponent charges the
said Paris Childress with the crime of per
jury, contrary to the statutes in such cases
made and provided, and he prays that the
said Paris Childress may be arrested and
dealt with as the law directs.
JOHN G. KUSAG.
Sworn and subscribed before me this third
day of March, 1868.
r. II. SHANNON,
United States Commissioner.