New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-04

lsQ. You used no physical force to max
him 60? 1
| A. No.
| @. TWAS merely your moral influence
| in coming there; but you had the powe
60 put him out?
A. He said he did not know that wa
Superintendent of Police until convinced
him BY drawing his attention to the gen
tleman with me. Mr.. McDuff was with me
@. How long did the police have super
vision of the Office of the Auditor after
that?
A. could not tell exactly. Two days
before that believe on the twenty-third
of the MONTH had leave of absence;
was sick. went up the railroad. and stopped
four or five days, and when 1 came back
they were there yet; could not tell you
how many days.
@. Did the police have general superin-
tendence to prevent Mr.. Wicklitfe from re-
turning to the Office until he was finally
acquitted in the First District Court?
A. believe that was the understand
ing, although the matter was directly
under the head of Mr.. McDuff, who
took my place. The understanding was to
letno one 60 in, except by permission OF
the Governor.
@. To allow no one to go in, except by
permission of the Governor?
A. Yes; the Governor or the police.
@. Was the Governor himself in the
Office during this supervision of the
police?
A. never saw him.
@. Do you know whether he was there?
A. do not know, though he may have
been there during my absence.
@. On the thirtieth Of December, 1869,
| when Mr.. Wickliffe moved into this build
ing, with the effects of his Office. into a
room up stairs-were you present on that
occasion?
A. was, when he moved in.
Q. You were present on that day?
A. was there, think, probably the
second day; l do not know.
@. Were you not there on the day that
| I, his counsel, had some discussion with
| you, in regard to the legality, and the
| course you ought to pursue?
A. Yes. 1t was so early in the morning
that day that did not suppose all those
| effects could have been brought there that
morning.
O. You thought they had gone in the
day before?
A. thought they must have gone in the
day before.
Q. What time did you come in the
building that morning?
A. At ten or eleven o'clock-it may
have been earlier.
@. Do you recollect seeing large por-
ton of the effects of his Office in the
room at the time you were there?
n
nirure.
@. And books and papers?
A. Yes.
Q. Were there not some effects on the
banquette in trout of the building at the
time you entered?
A. There were some fetched there. /
am certain there were some.
@. How long did the effects remain in
the room up stairs?
A. They remained there nearly an hour
| from the time l got there. After they
commenced moving out left.
@. Who had charge OF that removal?
A. The police, under charge Of the Gov
@. By direction of the Governor
A. Yes.
Q. How long were they engaged in that
removal
A. could not tell you. They were en-
gagged until they got moved.
Q. Was it reported to you when that
was accomplished
A. No, sir, from the fact that an officer
was in charge of the building. under d.
rection OF the Governor, and he is here
yet.
Q. Who is that officer?
A. Sergeant Gwynn.
@. Did you give any directions as to
the manner in which this was to be done
A. No.
@. Do you know whether any system OF
order was preserved?
A. It was all under the charge of an
officer that was ordered to report to, and
it was all under the charge of the
Governor.
Q. Did you give any directions 10 re-
gard to this removal.
A. Only to be sure that nothing was
destroyed or lost.
@. Did you give any directions as to the
manner in which the documents and pa
pers were to be kept together, so That
there would be no confusion or disorder
A. That was the supposition.
y
A. No, nothing more than to take good
care of all the property.
@. Were you not placed over the build
ing, corner OF Royal and Cont streets, or
was not the police?
A. After the removal, 1 think they were
for short time. The same officer had
charge there that had here.
@. Was i. during the time that the Sher-
r. Nf In h,,r1I linz hnp
or was not some officer under the Sheriff of
the parish of Orleans in charge of the build
ing, under process of the civil courts in
possession of the room up stairs where
these effects we're?
A. Not that am aware of; there may
have been, but do not know.
@. Were you not called by the Governor
to interfere with the action of the Sheriff in
regard to these matters?
A. No, sir.
@. Was not a large police force sum-
moned that night or the next morning for
the purpose Of arresting the action Of the
Sheriff in regard to this removal?
A. There was large force OF the police
sent to preserve the peace.
@. What peace-who was disturbing the
peace?
A. To see that the peace was preserved.
Q. What do you mean-what was the
reason for summoning such large force?
A. Several reasons-no particular rea-
son. The Governor called for this force.
@. How were you called upon to protect
the peace-who was disturbing it?
A. 1t was to prevent any riot or row
from being created.
@. By whom?