New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-02

Charity Hospital!
A. II is an institution supported by the
State, for the benefit of the people OF the
State, and, in fact, anybody who comes
there.
Q. Is it the chief hospital in the State
A. 1t is the only hospital in the Southern
country of any consequence.
@. Is it State institution?
A. A State institution.
| O. 1t has been supported by the State for
some time?
A. Always, from its foundation. 1t was
} inangurated first by Mr.. Poydras, and after
ward it was State institution.
Q. Does it receive any other support than
from the State?
A. No; only the provisions that the State
makes for it.
Q. Is it sustained entirely by the State?
A. Yes, entirely by the State.
CONSTRAINED BY COUNSEL FOR RESPOND
| EMIT.
4. 1 do. ~
Q. How much is your bond?
A. Whatever the administrators require.
Q. What is it now?
A. The administrators placed it at $4,000,
and 1t stands so.
Q. Who are the sureties on your bond?
A. Mr.. Wurtzburger, the Sheriff of the
parish.
Q. Is he the only one?
A. Yes; he is man of large property.
T. How much did you pay to Mr.. Wick
A. Three hundred dollars.
O. And how much to Mushaway?
A. Three hundred dollars.
Q. These were the only two occasions
when you paid anything to get your war
rants!
A. Yes.
Q. The first occasion was the payment for
| what amount of warrants?
A. $4,000
@. When was that?
A. In June, sir-the twenty-third, be-
lieve.
@. Was that for the issuance of warrants?
A. For the exchange of 1000 warrant
l for small warrants.
| Q. Then you had in your possession q
warrant for 600?
Q; And you desired to exchange for it
| small warrants?
A. Yes, for the accommodation of the
hospital.
Q. In making that exchange, did he cut
| this warrant into other warrants?
A. Hegave other warrants for it.
Q. Which ne professed to hold as his own
property?
A. Yes.
Q. Then you sold your $4,000 warrant
for small warrants that Mr.. Wickliffe held
under his control, and you paid the differ
ence?
A. Yes.
Q. What do you call that?
A. do not know what to call it.
Q. Was it not trade between you of
small warrants for this large one?
A. Yes, sir.
Q, Now, in the second instance, when you
paid $500 to Mushaway, did you then get
other warrants for one of $4,000.
A. Yes.
q. Mr.. wickliffe had issued warrant for
$4,000 to you?
A. He was to have done so.
Q. But he did it?
A. believe 80.
Q. Then you took that $4,000 warrant,
and gave it to Mushaway to get it ex
changed?
A. did not give it to him; did not have
Q. You then employe ed Mushaway to getit
cut up, and gave him $500?
O. What has that to do with WickIife?
A. do not know; l am summoned here |
as Witness to answer questions?
Q. Then you did not pay Wickliffe, as far |
as you know anything for that last TRANSACT
tion2 |
A. No.
Q. Did you ever pay him a cent in your
life for issuing the warrants belonging to |
the Charity Hospital?
4, No, sir.
TESTIMONY OF J. W. MENARD.
J. W. Meuard, witness for the prosecu. |
ton was called, and duly sworn by the Sec !
rotary.
Examination in chief by Manager Lowell.
Question. What is your name?
Answer. J. Willis Menard:
Q. Where do you reside?
A. In Jefferson city.
Q. Are you proprietor of newspaper?
A. Yes.
Q. What paper?
A. The Standard.
Q. Did you have contract for publishing
the laws of the State?
A. did in 1863 and 1869.
Q. With whom did you settle for that con-
tract?
A. With the Auditor of Public Accounts.
Q. Do remember settlement you had in |
March or April, 1869.
A. Yes.
Q. State what TRANSFERRED?
A. think it was in March, when I re.
turned from Washington; l called at Mr..
Wickliffe's Office several times, during two
weeks, believe; sometimes l could not see
him, and sometimes saw him; he said he was
short OF clerical force, and at another time, |
he said that he did not have time. Finally
l offered him, voluntarily, $500 in certif.
Gates, to audit my claims. He hesitated for
while he agreed to audit them, and gave me
the certificates. At another time, / think
IN April, had another account against the |
State, and again offered him -. I also
gave him $500 in warrants; the Auditor.
however, never asked me to give him any
money or warrants.
@. Did he take it?
A. Yes sir.
Q: Did he decline to issue the warrants.
until you made your offer2
A. He did not decline. but he said he did !
not have sufficient clerical force.
@. Did he find time afterwards
A. Yes.
Q. What induced you to make him this
A. wanted money at the time. and
thought that by offering him that, 1 would
get them Immediately.
u. IheH there were two transactions: in | !
he FIRST you paid him $500, and in the
second $500? I
A. Yes, sir.
q. What was the amount of the first claim !
or which you gave him $500?
A. l think $500, about; ! do not remem.
distinctly.
O., And the second claim was for how /
much? AoA A'"
A. think about $500, and little over.
have forgotten exactly. '
u You say you received the first in certi.
cates?
A. Yes. t
Q. And the second in warrants? L
A. Yes, in warrants.
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q. What was the trouble about your &C.
cunt? was there not some trouble?
A. | had no. trouble. a
y. Had you not been removed as Public
A.. When r ua, :, w..L.. :. | n