The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-04

may say, conventional, that should employ him
| in order that should be appointed assistant sec
| retary Of the Board Of Assistant Aldermen, and
secretary Of the standing committees OF tha.
| board. IL was through the influence of accused,
CunninRham's father that secured that position.
The body of the bill is in the accused, Cunning
hams, handwriting. On the 27th February. while
| was in the Office of the finance committee,
assisting Major Carr, Cunningham came ia
| end asked witness TO enter the bill Of Mr..
Stewart; the bill was lying on the desk with
number Of others. Major Carr took the bill, stat
ing that he preferred taking it to the controllers
Office himself, which he did. taking also other
ills.
Frank, Wilson. bookkeeper of Hasam C
Pooleg, s1roT1s-On the l7th December last
he made cut bin against the city for lumber for
| the WoEkhOuse on q IequsItlon dated the 9lh
| December; the bill was for $lo4 81, STA 33 OF
which was for lumber.
r Mcdonald says he is employed in the con-
troer's cfhce. Identities the bill and requistion.
| The signature, John Stewart, signed per pro by
| Cunningham. in the opinion of witness, and the
body o. the pTocuration from Stewart to Cunning
| ham, are In the same hand.
The testimony for the prosecution being closed,
| counsel for Mr.. Cunningham here demanded that
the accused be permitted 70 make voluntary
statement, according to the statutes.
Statement of z. j. CtfnEinqhd7n.-Itwas on the
| Brst Tuesday in January. Mr.. Bourges had some
4 liens On piece OK paper. Of which h7 wished
me TO make bin, telling me to have il made
by some outside parties as he did not wish 1t
| some friend OF mine to write ii; told him that
did not Ike TO do so Bourges said Twas afraid
said was, and therefore took the bill to my
! father. The heading OF The bill and the signature
| ~. A. Noble. superintendent Of the Work.
house," are in my handwriting; the body OF the
| bin is written by my father. After had signed
the name Of Mr.. Noble, handed the bill TO Mr..
| Bourges, who returned it 70 me about 3 week
| afterwards. He wished me TO attend TO its col
| lection. / refused. he then told me there was
tail man with light whskers living near his resi-
| dence who had promised to sttend to 1t. 1 told
him that did not like to put my
some thing; lie told me not 10 be alarmed, and
| about a week sftervards be handed me both the
bill and The requisition, with Mr. Straight's name
| in red across both documents. tOidhim that the
till ought to be entered on the book-this was in
| JaLuary--but be told me not to do so, and asked
| NE il / had gone for the bill ct the finance com
| nitiee, where / had taken it. told him had
lsfcrgOtten 10 do 80. He told me that should at
tend more properly to business. thought the
| bill correct, and would go as often as twice day
| 10 the finance committee aud controllers Office
for it. j thought the biz was correct. wrote
| the name Of John Stewart first on the rsquisition
and then on the bill. did not attempt to disguise
| my signature in the least. When be gave me the
| power Of attorney back, he told me, "Now, guess
you can collect the bill without difficulty" Tho
| body of the power Of attorney is written By my
self, and the signature by Mr.. BOurgss ia 10Y
presence. ] went up 10 the finance committee to
| get the bill, when | was told that Major Carr
would take il down himself. In the evening. (0n
Thursday, the 27lh, between and o'clocs,l 1
Was told by 8 colored msu that was wanted by
| Mr. Brewer, at the controllers Office. | went to
see Mr.. Brewer, who told me that. as be thought
he would have rush on him in the morning, he
would warrant on the bin right away. He then
gave ne the bill and told me 70 receipt il. After
! he'd receipted the bill. Special Bradley told me
that had forged the bill and Mr.. Mobiles name.
| told him did not know very well what a forgery
wss. told Mr.. Bradley that Stewart was tall man
| with side hskers. and would be there IN the
| n orning. The first day that Mr.. Bourges was ar
rested be accused me Of having put him into
trouble; answered bim that 1t was he who mad
| put ne into trouble. Mr.. bourges told me that II
| said who had written the name on the power OF
| attorney it would be the end of me. never had
| much cOny yeTsat0n with Mr.. Mcneil. Mr. BJurges
| told me that Mcneil would also have to suffer il
anything happened TO him, (Bouvges.) Myfather
did think there was something wrong about the
| bill he made it 90. the next morning after had
left IL for him TO write il out. after had tod him
| it IVES all right. Hr. Bourges told me that il
anybody in the controllers Office asked me fol
Mr.. Stewart, say that he would be there 10 the
morning. The amount for carriage on the bill was
sl4 81; he told me to cut it down to ten dollars
CoRoNER's INoUEsr.-An inquest held by the
coroner yesterday, over the body OF Samue
Brown, the bog who was run over by the steam
engine of Fire Company No. 20, on Annunciatio1
| street on Monday night, resulted in the jury ex
| orerafnQ AloDzo Etevens, the driver OF the en-
eipe, from blame, and finding that the death o
the child, who was but eight years of age was th'
| result of accident. The inquest was held at the
residence OF the boys parents, at the corner o.
Rsce and Religious streets.
BoARD OF AssIsTANr ALDERMEN.-The regulal
weekly meeting of this board was held last even
ing. Nr. Sullivan in the chair, and the following
members present: Joubert, Perkins, sampson
Mary. Thezan, Flood, Sterry, Davies, Dunn, Sauvi
| net and Straight
A communication was received from the mayor
| in which he fsvors the petition of residents OF
| Esplanade street and Genty Road. PRAYING for {
police station in that neighborhood. The mayol
| also reports that Lieutenant Madden, OF the
Second District police and chiefs aid Bradley
are engaged in making arrangements to place
sufficient police force in the neighborhood al
u6ed to. Referred to the COMMITTEES on polics
| and health.
Mr.. Dunn inquired into the causes Of appropri
ating one thousand dollars to n. ID. Ogden, Esq.
10 assist the city attorney. The chair explained
The reasons. nesides stating that this board has
nothipg to do in the matter, as the appropriation
had passed second reading AID nog vas befor
Mr.. Flood asked if the acts Of the late boar
| were legal.
rPi.ed by the interested parties and not by thi
| board.
Tie superintendent OF the Insane Asylum re
ports ss follows:
l04; admitted in February, 22; discharged !
| February 10; escaped, sent TO Freedmen
Hospital. q died, 3 remaining lst March, lOl.
petition from clerks OF The Districts, askin
| for payment of costs in city suits, at The rate 0
| s2l0, and that an understanding be entered int
helween the city and themselves upon the subject
: and that the matter be referred 10 the assistan
| CITY attorney. Referred to the assistant city al
| iOrnsy to report back to the council.
A communication from the street commissfsreI Ell
| complaining that the New Orleans Commercis
, Water Works did not comply with the reqaistion
! of its charter, which required two water plugs
! | each square. This officer also communicated hi
| letter, addressed 10 the company, complaining Q
= the Delinquency, and the following reply fror
General BTaxton Bregg:
sUPiTs OFFICE, WATER WORKs DEPT,
: Commercial Bank.
D New Orleans, Feb. "a, 1868
George FIeld ESQ.,, Street Commissioner, rev orisaas
Sir-Your communication of the 25th instant
calling attention to the requirements OF ardcl
~ of the charter Of this company, relating {