New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-30
NEW ORLEANS THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY 80, 1868

lueu iOF blcgbiOM phfpOccs tuSy were patu
$40 each for their services I; Brown and
Stanley furnished money to pay them (;
somebody's name was put on the roll for
the purpose of getting the money back
Mr.. Stokes was here shown a bill of sale
for a pony, which he knew nothing about,
except that the money was paid to Mr.
Banker
Another bill Of sale for pony was shown
witness, who said the amount (S4l 5O) was
handed over to the pound-keeper, Banker /;
don't know where all the money went
know that portion of it was given to Mr..
Brown for the city treasury. Henry Nc
CHM gave me fifty dollars to not report
him as not having gang of men on Jo-
sephine and St. Andrew streets, as he
should have had was told by Baker and
Brown that 1 could obtain money from
McGinn; McGinn paid me money
on two occasions, twenty-five delars each
time; | divided equally with Stanley; it
was understood that we were not to report
McGinn; knows that Mulligan, bridge CON
tractor put sills Of wood in bridges and
wooden oross-pieces; Stanley sold lime to
the city; don't know how the lime was
charged; he also sold ballast lat head Of
Sorapuru street, 10 the city; the city carts
of the tenth ward were used for hau lg
sand to fill up Wyman's lot of ground; also
hauling manure from a railroad station to
Mr.. Barrett's premises; city carts were used
to haul feed for Mayor Heath's horse, and
wood for Baker; know of mems names
on payroll who did not work; one mans
name was on Ter eleetieneering; there were
six or seven of them; names We're Lynch,
| Shaffer, James Moran, Donovan, Walsh;
they were on as laborers, about
one month each; knows of no
extra carts being on; knows VIM. Green; he
used to do work around General heridan's
residence; he was to be paid for ten days
in each month on the city payroll; he was
once paid too much by mistake; the money
was retarned to me; gave it 10 Stanley;
| do not know what Stanley did with the
money; q carriage house was built in the
| Erato street yard branch Office for the
street commissioner; the man who built it
was from the tenth ward gang; city lum-
bPr was used; the shed was built for
| Mayor Heath's horse: Jerry Mccarthy
grooms the horse; Mccarthy is on
the payroll; / resigned my position
| in the street commissioners Office
| there was no charge against me that /
| know of; Mr.. Brown drew that fifty dol
lars for election purposes; pade an order,
signed it with the name of James Moran for
| the City dollars, and gave it to Mr. Brown;
| do not know whether it was ever paid;
was offered a lieutenantcy on the police,
and money and goods if / would not come
here and testify; the offers were made by
Mr.. Wymaa of Tchoupitoulas street.
Mr.. Stokes gave the latter part OF his
| testimony with great reluctance.
Cross-examined--Have bot had an inter
view with Stanley since was summoned
to appear here; have not spoken to Stanley
within two weeks; never told Stanley that
if he would procure for me the position of
lieutenant of police in fourth district
would give two hundred dollars and testify
to anything that Stanley chose to help
Baker out; Barker offered me the lieuten-
antcy; left the street commissioner depart
ment on the lst; have not been paid or prom
ised reward from any one to come here and
testify; had an interview with COrrejolles
lately, but do not remember the date; it
must have been last week; private business
took me to Correjolles' house; do not know
Correiolles; have been at his house before
twice; went there to serve q ROtiee on him
concerning a back alley that needed clean
ihg; knew that an attachment had been
issued for me, and Just before the officer
came to my residence to execute ii | left;
l did not intend to come here and testify at
all, but tonight / came voluntarily, and
would not be here now "but for one thing
on the streets / hear rumors that en-
deRvors are to be made to fasten the
"peund" discrepancies on me; l reside
No. 46 Josephine street; went to Core
jolles' house at his request; the coRversa-
ton was wholly concerning why did moi
appear as a witness; have prepared writ
ten statement of what / could prove; have
made them at various times as they oc
Cured; kept an account of " little items;
they are in my bureau now; have moi
shown them to anybody outside the family
never informed any one thai | lpossessea
these notes of " little items;" had an inter
view with Judge Walker relative to thi
case last week and this morning; furnished
him with an outline of the testimony
could give in this case: | refuse to answer
where was last Friday evening betwet
five and hali-past seven O'Clock; have no
been nearer than tive squares to City hal
in two weeks.
Mr.. Van Buren, colored, sworn-Hat
two hogs and ten pigs impounded; tn
, pound charges we're IS 25 per head wen
to Mr.. Baker he said he would give me
, release for the two hogs the pigs wer
taken away from the pound, as was told
{ by some one who had written order d
| not know what became Of the pigs; neve
got them afterward Mr.. Baker offered m
: Eve dollars for my sow; l refused to tax
that sum.
Mrs. NJ. Van Pnren, wife of last witnes;
made statements similar to those of her hns
band.
The prosecution here announced that the.
had no more witnesses Except Mr.. Stokes
who is to be recalled.)
The committee agreed to adjourn unit
Friday evening.
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