New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-03

MIR. BAKERS TRIAL CoNTnxUED.

Assistant Adjutant General.
MIR. BAKERS TRIAL CONTINUED.
Tbird Night.
AT six O'Clock last evening the special |
committee of the board Of assistant alder
men met to continue the investigation Of
the charges preferred by Mr.. Frank Mar
quez against Stree. Commissioner Baker
and his deputies. All the members of the
committee were present, Alderman Joubert
in the chair, and the other parties interested
appeared with their counsel as before.
The minutes of the last meeting, embrac-
ing the testimony given, were read and ap-
proved.
Henry McGuinn was called for the prose-
cution-Had no contracts with the city,
and is not employed with the street commits
sioDer; he represents his son-in-law, August
NcCulloch, who has contract for cleaning
shellroads in the first and fourth districts
certificates for work have sometimes been
DELAYED. sometimes for two or three months.
The witness was asked if he had ever had
| to pay money for getting these certificates
through, which he declined to answer on
| the ground that he was here as a witness,
not as a prosecutor. Witness had had con-
versations with Mr.. Baker within few
days, but he does not decline TO answer at
| the request of Mr.. Baker or Mr.. D'Ilo-
mergue; got his last certificate about three
| weeks ago; had one now in the controller 8
office; did not know how it came there;
learned it was there from the deputy con-
troler; this certificate represents time up
to the eighteenth of November; another one
is due, and the one before this has not been
paid; got warrant up to the 18th Of Oc-
tober; had not told that he had to pay
money for his certificates; it had cost wit
ness nothing for his certificates in one
sense; it cost him a treat occasionally; has
paid NO money to either Messrs. Baker
D'Homergue, or Brown to get his certificate
signed; could not say whether it cost Mr.
McCulloch anything or not; has not paid
anything on behalf of Mr.. McCulloch, Of
made any presents; Mr.. Baker met witness
one day and borrowed $3.50, which he re-
paid about month ago; none of the other
gentlemen ever borrowed money Of wit
ness; had had some talk with Mr.. Core
jolles about money, but forgets what 1t wal
about.
Mr.. Frank Marquee Tecalled--Knows Mr.
Bakers handwriting, and swore to the
identity Of a paper of which the following
is copy;
STREET COMMISSIONERS DEPARTMENT.
koom No. City hat,
New Orleans, August 10, 1861.
Received OF r. Dodard the sum of twelV
and half (Sl2 5o) dollars for fifty $50
loads of dirt to be taken from pile ol
Claiborne street, near Eysian Fields street
t and permission is hereby given TO take tn
said fifty (50) loads of dirt.
WILLIAM BAKER,
Street Commissioner.
} There being nc objection, the documen
! was put into the case as evidence.
! Mr. b. O'COnnell--Had had dirt take
, to fill up vacant lot of land belonging I
him, for which he had paid enc huhdre
and twenty-five dollars to Mr.. Bietry, 70
which the witness had receipt signed b
John Bietry; the lot filled up was at tn
( corner OF Dergenois and Usulines street;
was a sort of q pound; friend Of witnes
: sent Bietry to him to fill his lot; the frien
was Mr.. Francis Mouney.
/ Patrick Buckley-Is employed in tn
' street commissioners department as fOrt
. man Of PAYERS In the month of Novem
2 ber witness had eleven men in his employ
9 four nayers, two rammera, and the balanc
u AANGItL1s AAau 40 40 AOA N@A 70 ~ AZ
. employ, off and on, in the first distric
witness paved an alley on EratO street, b.
tween Apollo and Bacchus; used roun
stone pavement, which were sent Their
Mr. Stanley, deputy street conmissione
: gave witAess the order to pave the aileI
! never asked who furnished the materia
Mr.. Stanley said he did; thinks he W.
three days at the work; had three or fol
< men there; didn't measure the alleywa,
}. and didn't know how much it would cos
+. don't know how much stone it would tax
! Mr.. Bakers property was adjoining th
y alley. Witness did work in Mr. Baker
y yard fixing a few brick, for which be Wi
= paid extra; did work on Locust stree
repairing banquette and q small piece
yard with brick; does not know Of an
Q alieyway being paved there got the jo
: from Mr.. Farrar; got thirty-six dollars
y paid his hands aud put the balance in
pocket think this was in the first days
December makes a daily report of the /
I bor Of his men to the street commissions
The witness gave the names Of the men er
- ployed on this work. Judge C0llens, cou
= sci for prosecution, declared that these me
= were employed by the street commissions
= and demanded that the daily reports I
December be brought in before they cou
: be tampereu win. -
y Colonel Field reminded the counsel th
Z he (Judge Collensl had at one time been
ef Y member OF the common council, and
y would not wish 10 make the gentleml
I blush by drawing the vail from before Il
history Of that period thought the matt
!. frivolous.
y Judge Walker Thought Che oOmmitt
p had power to pursue its own eoursein e
a. aiming witnesses.
Judge Joubert, in the chair, was Wilt
there should be had fall and free exam
y nation, and was willing to have snythiE
u brought out which would involve any oiiic
ne OF the city whose Official conduct mig
al al rest under suspicion.
20 The moBthly reports were ordered to
1 .ui produced.
nd Mr. Hornor, for Mr.. Baker, stated Ii
us the ofhee was locked up, and the papt
nu could not be found and arranged until
morrow.
The witress explained that he had hir
Ia the men hinsslR paid them himself, a
ny that they wers not borne on the payro
has for the time hey were employed on .
re- lob. The Woik vas done without
y, knowledge OF Mr.. Baker.
n Mr.. Collins rad the reports Of the str
ne commissioner 70 show that the work In
q alleyWsy was fope By Ar. Baker Tor
81 own benefit At Che ely expense.
nc LauFencs Kelly is paver Ia the str
comniazlonsrA daeartaAent Worked