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

} A. No;,I did not know what order Of
court he had. "
+ T. Do you not know, sir, that you sent
your police here for the express purpose of
: preventing the Sheriff from executing the
order of court?
A. The only thing that can remember
about the Sheriff is that the Sheriff was
to come here with large posse to raise
row; for what reason I did not know, and
did not inquire. There was no direct or
der from me because there was an officer
here under the direction of the Governor;
therefore, l took less pains to find out
than would otherwise have done.
Q. Who was in command of the police
when they were sent here to prevent this
apprehended riot?
A. Different sergeants and corpOSals. 1
believe that they were all ordered to
report to Sergeant Gwynne, the officer in
charge here.
@. Who is hes
A. They were ordered to report to Ser
geant Gwynne, or report to the Governor?
It is all the same thing.
| @. We're you at that time acting as
Superintendent of Police?
| A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you have any leave OF absence at
that time?
A. No sir, I did not.
Q. Did Captain George act in your place
at that time:
A. I am not sure; but it was somewhere
close about that time.
@. Did you have any interview with the
Governor upon the subject?
A. The subject of the room; yes, sir.
1 in Of NO
interview that your action took place?
A. No; it was not at that time.
O. What time did you get the order?
night.
Q. Was it not in the night?
A. I think it was in the evening when
the order was given.
@. Did you not testify before the Sew
enth District Court that Captain George
had taken your place in your absence?
A. I may have done so could tell
better by looking at my books.
| j. n. Lagroue, witness for the defense,
was called, and found not present, being
reported sick in bed.
Mr.. Campbell, witness for the defense,
was called and found not present.
TESTIMONY OF =. G. LLoRENs.
FIG. Llorens, witness for the defense,
was called, and duly sworn by the Score.
tary.
Examination. in chief by counsel for
respondent:
Q. Are you employed in the Auditors
Office now?
A. Yes.
@. Were you, under the administration
of Mr.. Wickliffe2
A. Yes, sir.
@. What department in the Office did
you have charge Of?
A. The department of the appropriation
book, and examining the claims presented
for payment.
@. Did you have charge Of examining
the veteran warrant claims?
A. Yes, during some time.
@. How long period?
A. Two months. perhaps.
Q. Did you not have charge until it was
turned over to Mr.. Chassagnac?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. During your administration in that
department, what was your habit in regard
to allowing or disallowing these claims?
A. To examine the afidavits. and to see
whether they were made according to law.
@. Then, after you had made the ex-
animation, what did you do?
A. issued the warrants.
Q. Did you report on each claim to Mr..
Wickliffe, or did you act on your own
judgment?
A. I had received instructions from Mr..
Wickliffe to issue warrants where the aft
davits were made according to law, there
may, however, have been some cases where
the affidavits for pension were made before
Justice of the Peace, but l did not
establish that precedence. Mr.. Lagroue,
who preceded me in this department,
issued the first warrants.
Q. Justice of the Peace. of what parish !?
A. The parish of Orleans.
@. Mr.. Lagroue then established the
precedence.
A. Yes.
l. @. And when you came into the Office,
you followed that precedent?
A. Yes.
Q. Did you at any time call the atten-
ton of Mr.. WickliGe to the fact that these
affidavits were not made before the Dis
trict Court of the parish?
A. do not remember, because Mr..
Lagroue, having established the prece-
dent, followed it.
| @. You never thought much on the
subject?
A. merely followed the precedent set
by Mr.. Lagroue.
| Cross examined by the managers,
| @. You acted under the direction of the
Auditor?
| A. Yes, he had given me directions.
@. You were a clerk in the Office, and
the Auditor gave you his instructions?
| A. Yes.
| Question by counsel for respondent:
Did he give you any specific instructions
in regard to these pension warrants ?
| A. He told me to examine the afidavits,
and if they were made according to law,
to issue the warrants.
Question by the managers: Were they
made according to law?
A. They were not strictly according to
law, because they were made before JUS
tice of the Peace Montamat; but the pre-.
| cedent had been established by Mr..
| Lagroue.
Q. And you simply followed that pre-
| cedent?
A. Yes. Mr. Lagroue issued the first
warrants under that act of 1868.
@. Did you ever call the attention of
| Mr.. Wickliffe to the fact that these afida--
| Wits were not made out according to law?
A. do not remember.
@. Did you ever show these warrants to
the Auditor?
A. No, sir, it would have been the duty
of Mr.. Lagroue, the chief clerk. He
J having made no objection, of course l did
not make any.