New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-04
when I was in the room; about the desire
to get Il I do not know. s----

desire to ascertain the law in regard to the
Auditors right to remove his Office into
the State House, and that that question
arose between Captain Cain and myself:
A. do not know anything about that;
l did not know you.
: @. Do you remember discussion OF
that subject with Captain Cain?
A. ] could not say, because there was q
great crowd there, some of whom knew
and some did not know.
@. When you left, Mr.. Wickliffe was in
possession of the room?
A. He was still in possession of the
room.
@. Was the police there?
A. do not know; do not think Cap
tain Cain was in the room when I left.
@. Was there not great agitation on
this subject Of the contest among the per-
sons present, some representing the au-
thority OF the government, and others rep
resenting MIR. Wickliffe?
A. There was considerable excitement
about it, and good many expressions
one way and another.
@. We're all the effects in that room, or
were there any on the banquette in front
OF the building?
A. 1 saw some papers in small pile on
the banquette.
Q. Can you give me some idea Of that
pile?
A. It was small pile, not very large.
O.. About how large?
A. As high as that table there. think
could carry them all in one armful, but
it would be pretty good sized armtul.
@. Was there no furniture or anything
else on the banquette besides these pa
pers?
A. Not that saw.
Q. Were the papers lying on the pave
ment?
A. On the pavement up against the
building.
@. Were any of them in the gutter?
A. No, there were none in the gutter;
they were all piled up on the pavement.
Q. Were they in any sort of order or in
q confused state?
A. Well, they were put one on top Of
the other, thought in tolerably fair
order, considering the place they were in.
Q. Did you advise Mr.. Wickliffe to go to
the building and take possession Of the
Office?
A. No.
Cross-examinea by the Managers:
O. want to ask if Mr.. Wickliffe did
not appear, in charge of these books and
room, in this building?
A. He did.
@. Do you know who rented this build
ing!
A. Yes, the Governor did.
@. Do you know for what purpose it
was rented?
A. For the Governor himself, he said.
Counsel for respondent object to parol
testimony in regard to the lease Of the
building, if the lease is in writing.
@. Do you know whether or not there
is written lease of this building?
A. Yes, sir.
@. You know there is q written lease?
A. Yes; know there is written lease.
@. What is the name of this building
A. l have always known it as the Me-
chanics' Institute.
@. Is it owned by the State
A. No, not that know of.
@. Then it is not State house.
A. Well, it is not owned by the State,
and it is not State House in that sense.
The name of q. Mckay, a witness for
the defense, was called, and he was found
dered issued, returnable tomorrow morn
ing.
Mr.. Ogden: I move that the Court of
Impeachment adjourn until tomorrow at
eleven o'clock A. M.
This motion being put by the Chief JUS
tice, was carried.
Whereupon the Chief Justice declared
the Senate. sitting as Court of Impeach-
ment,. adjourned until eleven o'clock
A. NJ, Tuesday, March l, 1870.
TUESDAY, March l, 1870.
At the hour of one o'clock the Chief
Justice entered the Senate chamber, and
took the chair.
The roll being called by direction of the
Chief Justice. the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Antoine, Bacon. Beares, Black
man, Braughn, Campbell, COPELAND,
Darrall. Day. Egan, Foute, Futch, jerks,
Jewell, Kelso, Lewis. Lynch. Monette,
Offutt, Ogden. O'Hara, Packard, Pinchback,
Poindexter, Ray, Smith, Thompson, Todd,
Whitney. Wilcox, Williams, Wittgen-
stein-32.
By direction of the Chief Justice, the Ser
geant-atArms then opened the court by the
usual proclamation.
On motion of Senator Bacon, the reading OF
the journal WAS dispensed with.
The Chief Justice: The Secretary will in
form the members OF the House of Represen-
tatives that the Senate ia now ready to
proceed with the trial of G. NJ. Wickliffe,
Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of
Louisiana.
The honorable managers on the part of
the House appeared and took the seats pro-
vided for them
T.. j. Semmes and Henry Gray, Esq, sp-
peared as counsel for respondent.
The Chief Justice: Are the counsel for the
defense ready to proceed?
Mr.. Semmes, of counsel: Yes, if the Ser
geant-at-Arms will make return of the at
tachments.
The return of the Sergeant.at- Arms was
read, being to the effect that all the wit.
nesses attached had been found, and they
were now in court.
TESTIMONY OF EUGENE CHAssArGNAC.
Eugene Chassaignac, witness for the de-
fence, was called, and duly sworn by the
Secretary.
Examination in chief by counsel for
respondent:
Q. You were clerk in the Auditors
Office last year?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Are you so now?
A. No, sir.
Q. When did you leave the Auditors
office?
A. When Mr.. Graham took the office.
@. How long were you employed in the
Auditors Office?
A. Seven months.
Q. Seven months-from what time?
A. From June, 1869.
@. What department in the Office did you
have charge of?
A. Different parts.
q Did Won have CHARGE of the nanaion