The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-04-21

QUEER Sort OF PRIVATE PApERs.-Capture Of $3.50
900 Worth Of Bonds from the auditors CHee-'on
Saturday night last has been made to appear from
several accounts already published in this paper by
arrangement between the late Auditor Wickliife and
Sergeant Garrett, several packages Of warrants cou.
pons etc, brought from the Auditors Office and
are in the hands of the police authorities These
packages which from Endorsement upon their back
supposed to amount in value to something like
$3.50 900. Wickliffe appears to have hoped they
would fall into his hands and it with such an OBJ
ect that he ntrusted the secret of their hiding place
to Sergeant Garrett.
As to how they came to be concealed it must be
remembered that about five days after Wicklitfe had
been elected for the first time, and Delassize put IN
possession, that w iekfe succeeded in gaining mo-
mentary control of his old Office through an order
from Saddler's court Hurryng to his office, accom-
panied by colored man named Aleck Wicktie, he is
then supposed to have collected his bundles OF war
rants and made an immediate for the door. For
tunatey unfortunately, the work of collecting had
consumed half an hour and meanwhile, Governor
Warmoth, who better understood the value oil time,
had stationed Sergeant Garrett at the Additional door,
Wickle then descending the stairs told that he
could not carry any papers documents away. The
faithful Aleck descending subsequently, met with
a similar statement.
Still the $4,000 worth Of warrants were on hand,
and had to be disposed of in some way. What was
to be done? The State Auditor had read about the
way in which the Connecticut Charter had been hid
away in the Charter Oak and not at loss. The
packages tied up in brown paper placed between
the outer wall and the ceiling of the back stairway to
the Auditors Office (hough there three safes in
side which have been made to contain them), and
there being help for it the Auditor and the beauti
full Alexis :" were forced to come away.
But where the treasure is, there will the heart be
Also and it did appear strange that the Auditor
persisted in lowering near However, strong suspi.
cion entertained by other parties that something
was up that would bear watching, and Sergeant Gar
rett says that he watched all the goingsn and
ings out with the expectation that the valuable plum
der would suddenly be spirited off at any moment
Finally Mr. Wickiffe appears and says: " l believe
them papers are gone; believe the id police Of
yours has robbed me of them" Wcklfe further
said they would ruin him if they fell into Gov.
Warmotll's hands.
The rest of the story is already told Wiclife
trusted Sergeant Garrett with the secret and Sergeant
Garrett captured the warrants and carried them the
station N. 0. Times 18th.
HUMBUG Our readers well aware by this time
that Lieut.. Gov. Dunn sometimes called niger Dunn,
for Short has been to Washington to see all the big
folks clever correspondent says he visited the SEN
ate and was well received by the Radical wing. The
following is his version Of the scene:
Sumner introduced him to several Senator's and the
dusky politician comported himself with remarkable
dignity. Senator Wilson was completely taken with
tue coofeu eutehaHL governor, ana, III the exuber-
ance of his emotions at finding bis dream of DAYS
long vanished realised the floor of the Senate aud
great salwart African mingng familiar terms with
the Caucasian magnates of the land rushed over to
the Democratic side, and singing out the venerable
representative of the irreversible Democracy of Ken
lucky, Garrett Davis proposed to introduce him to the
dnsky Leutenat Governor of Louisiana, and thus in
augurate the of peace and political magamation
do come implored Wilson, in his blandest Tone
he is good Southern man. though his color is little
dark, and you might as well become acquainted with him
now as wait until he is sent here the Senate by the
State of Louisiana" "No sir" sternly responded the
diminutiVe but inlexble Kentuckian; &c want no in
PRODUCTION Not that have objection to the niger
for 10 man will extend him more protection than will
when he is in his proper place. don't blame him
either, for being here on this floor, but blame those
who introduced him. You know well enough Wilson,
this is piece of DESTINATIONS humbug; but I'll be no
party to it." and saying So the immortal Garrett turned
on his heel and left.