New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-10

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fellow made any great amount OF money,
notwithstanding the large number of-ap
plicants who visited him.
THB COUNTERFEIT CoUPoNs-EfGmiaa-
lion Of Witnesses before Recorder .Staes.--
This interesting case was yesterday opened
by the Second District Recorder, and the
first witness placed on the stand was State
Auditor Graham. The first part of his tes-
timony, in effect, has already been pub
ished by us, but we give the following as a
combinations:
/ asked Falk when he obtained those cou-
pons; said he had purchased them from
various parties at various times, from six to
nine months back; ! had previously asked
him his business; he said he was dealer in
tobacco and note broker: ] told him that
thought the coupons were not genuine; that
intended to retain them; ! refused to give
"a warrant for them; Falk was then
arrested: BOehler had been in my office
simply as visitor at that time: BOehier
had been clerk under Wicklitfe: he worked
under me about six weeks; Chassaignac the
same: my suspicious were aroused by sew
eral facts; one of the accused presented
coupons of 1860 and 1861, which were not
payable at myApffice; this fact was not the
one which arO&sed my suspicious: when J
told Isaac that | could not issue Il warrant
FOR the other coupons he took the rejection
without the least excitement: business men
would have become excited; 4 number on
the bogus coupons indicate to what bonds
they belong; these coupons now before me
are not genuine; these sheets are not
printed in the same manner or style that
the genuine are: am positive that these III
my hand. found by Detective Malone. are
eounterfeits; the genuine coupons are
printed closer together than bricks i'll :;
wall; five or six on Il sheet; the coupons at
tached to genuine bonds printed on
sheets, with scarce any space between each
one.
fThe coupon scrap book, in which the can
eeied ones are pasted, was here produced 10
show which had been taken and for which
a warrant had been issued to $. A. Isaac
The counterfcits are letter press printing
was once p practical printer; think there
is no difference between the real and the
spuriOus:iIsaac presented the coupons Ill the
book for which warrant WAS issued;
those in an evclope loose are those presented
by Falk, for which no warrant was issued:
when coupons are warranted for they are
punched in two places and then pasted III
books.
a. sCross-examination by Mr.. Castellanos-
There are fifteen or sixteen series OF bonds
issued by the State: these cOunterfeits pul-
port to belong to the series issued by the
State for the jackson and Opelonsas rail
roads; it would have been difficult for any
Of my employees 10 abstract coupons froan
NV office: did not know Chassaignac until
! took charge of the Auditors office.
Charles Kilshand-Am connected with
the firm of Sampson & Co.: we purchased
a warrant for $40 300 in favor OF S. A. Isaac.
Il. e. ;.H tod tt,rt fJIrrS tnl
for past due coupons: gave eight live cents
Oh the dollar for it; never purchased any
ofhef warrant from Isaac.
j. p Narcotic: Am clerk in the State Au-
.litor's office; know Isaac by sight; Eaik,
Chassaisnac and Boehler also; have seen
Isaac in the office; he offered coupons. ask
inc a warrant for them; this was in August;
he presented coupons tor more than $l2.oOG:
some of them were Of the description which
we could not warrant for: did not know
Isaac previously; have seen the punched
coupons before can not say whether those
in the envelop are genuine or not
Superintendent OF Police Badge2'-tlas
seen the bundle of coupons IN question
found them in Bochier's room. F1Nciah2"
Alley, about one week ago; about the middle
of August, Auditor Graham called at my
office and stated that he wished my services:
/ detailed DETECTIVES Malone and liarri- to
look after the case; on the. thirtieth or thi!-
tv-first OF August, three OF the accused.
Boehler. Faik and Isaac. We're taken 10 my
office by my officers; two days subsequently,
Malone and myself took Bochle:' and went
10 his ROOM Exchange Alley, where we
found upward of ten thousand dollars III
coupons. which appeared TO be counteltei,s;
they were rolled mp IN sheets. and We're hid
den under washstand: Bocller took them
out himself: those before me are Of the
same lot: they were in my possession until
to-day, when gave them TO counsel for the
State that is about all know OF the case
except confessions made by the prisoners
By Judge Atocha-The parties made the
statements while they were undcr arrest in
nav Office; we did not hold ont Inducements
TO all the accused to make confessions: in
tIucements were made TO some OF them to
make further statements than they had
already made; by promises. We ontau ned
more information than accused would Mve
furnished: Boehler was told that he had
better come out and expose the whole affair."
he ,Dnfessed nearly all of his own accord: |
said TO him that perhaps it would be better
s1nr him to tell AL he knew OF the affair;
Roebler stated that Isaac furnished the
money to purchase the paper for the coupons
70 he printed on; he purchased the paper oil
{,amn street: more than one-halt of the
naner nurchased was used mp: there were
abaut $4,000 worth struck of; that they
we're D,h,fed in his room in Exchange alley;
that these coupons were turned over to
. isaac: that the warrant OF $1,000 sold was
divided in Tasting store, on i'eiord sttce''
there the money was divided between hlEii-