New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-01
MIR. BAKER's INVESTIGATION.

The investigating committee met last
evening pursuant to adjournment-Messrs.
Mary, Straight, and Sterry-ME. Joubert
presiding.
Mr.. Stokes recalled -Cross-examinatio
by Mr.. Hornor resumed. For the last two
or three weeks l received the money for
sales at the pound; previous to that time
the pound-keeper received the money; the
pound-keeper keeps the sales record;
McGinn paid me $50 for cleaning Josephine
street cutters; did the work by order of
Mr.. Stanley; it was McGinn's duty, so
wac informed, TO clean those cutters; the
corporation is cleaning them yet; signed
payrolls on which were names that per-
formed no labor; knew it at the time sign
ed; / know about the house on the Erato
street lot (depet for street commissioners
Department. have seen the carriage-house
and stable they are made in the form of
sheds do not know their value under
stood that the lumber used was city prep
erty; / do not know any man named
Moran he is an imaginary p gave re-
eeipts to actual purchasers at the pound ;
Banker sometimes wrote the receipts, but |
signed them gave receipts to other than
actual purchasers gave one to Martin Dee
for another purchaser same thing occurred
for Mr. Stanley the receipt for the hogs
bought by Baker was made out in Gaspar
Schreiber's name never gave more than
ore receipt for one sale knows M. Guerin
sold him three or four cows at the pound
on the 22d of October, one for SIS and one
for IS; never sold COWS to Willis Marshall.
BY Colonel Field-Do not remember the
time when Judge Walker first spoke to me
concerning this matter; went to his office
alone; no one was there; was told that he
wanted to see me on this business; by
order Of Mr.. Brown l wrote the name OF
James Moran; there is no such man in
existence that know of; / took the name
to the foreman of the tenth ward gang, by
direction of Brown, to have it placed on
the payroll; the foreman gussed" the
name for the month of October; the name
had not been on the payroll previously;
he was on the roll for November; Colonel
Field here showed the witness an order in
reference to the Moran matter, and asked
if it was his handwriting; witness acknowl-
edged the signature as his, but admitted
he was altogether wrong in the namei
! the name in the order is John
/ Moran, not James Moran.) Witness
did not consider il honest to forge
an unknewnsname to payrolls; remained
in the department two months after this
have been employed by " Walker & DoOlit
tie, brick pressers and chair bettomers;'
their place Of business is sail around
ioose," l did not swear ] worked fol
" Walker & Doolittle;' will not answer
questions relating TO my private business
will not answer anything relating to wha
have been doing since / left the stree
/ commiasioner's Office. Colonel Field in
sisted on an answer, and the committee de-
cided that Mr. Stokes should answer wha
was his present employment.) Witness re
j fused to answer. ! do not know that money
was paid TO the name Moran for Novem
Der; a payroll Of November was handel
witness, and asked If he did not approve
It. he replied that he did.) The nam
Moran on that roll is the same that fgHret
on oihef rolls; had no eont10l over JoF
dan the foreman; Iappfoyed the payrcl