New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-04
o. Suppose you considered it good what

@. What you call making warrant Is fill
ing up blank warrant for signatures
A. Certainly.
Q. Then did you merely carry
to Mr.; Xicklife a. warrant. or
carry the Warrant with the voucher.
which you had examined!
A. Not always, it was impossible to do
that.
@. Then did you frequently or only occa-
i s1onally carry the vouchers to himf
A. Not very often.
O. Did you ever carry the. vouchers to
him, unless you had doubts as to their cor
RICHNESS?
A. When was sure that it was according
to law, did not, but when I was not sure
1 brought the voucher to Mr.. Wickliffe and
asked him if bad to emit the warrant.
| @. In any such case did Mr.. Wickliffe ever
instruct you to emit warrant, against your
| opinion?
| A. Never.
| Testimony OF James Campbell: James
| Campbell, q witness for the defense. was
called and duly sworn by the Secretary.
| Examination in chief by counsel for re-
spondent.
Q. Your name is James Campbell.
O. Are you still a clerk In the
State Treasurer's Office!
A. Yes, sir.
O. You have been there how long?
| A. Four or five years.
| Q. We're you there?
| A. Twas there in April, 1865.
| @. You were there Their at the date that
Mr.. Lynch came in there and said that some
money was to be refunded by the Auditorf
A. ! could not say exactly what date that
was, but it was some time in December or
January.
Q. The only point that wish to direct
your attention to is this: Detail what Mr..
Lynch said to you when he came from the
Auditors Office; state what he said to you,
or what he said in your presence.
| A. At the time that Mr.. Lynch, the chair.
man of the Finance Committee of the Senate
at that session, came into the Office was
out. came back aftsrward. on the same
| day, to the Office. Mr.. Lynch was talking
| with somebody. and knowing all about the
! transaction, / was anxious to find out
how it terminated. l saw Mr.. Lynch
these warrants; and Mr.. Lynch said there,
that he had seen the Auditor, and by going
there, to the Auditors Office. the money
| would be refunded, that Mr.. Wickliffe pre-
tended or said it was mistake, but it was
all right now; then took the warrants and
went to Mr.. Wickliffe, and Mr.. Wicklife paid
me the amount. And, il am allowed, I
} that have been bribed, that never re-
[ ceived from the Governor or the Auditor,
or any one else, one single stamp, or any
thing else, to testify In this case.
1 Cross examined by the managers.
Q. Repeat that statement about what Mr..
| Lynch saidp
a. MI. Lynch, when asked about the
| that Mr.. Wickliffe would refund the money,
| and that Mr.. Wickliffe pretended. or said.
| do not remember which, that 1t was
mistake.
Q. You do not remember distinctly what
| expression he used,
| A. do not remember; he might have
used the word 'pretended;" he said Wick
life ''said, )" or ''pretended," it was q mis-
| take, and let the matter drop.
Q. understand you to say, now, that
you do not remember distinctly whether Mr..
| Lynch said ''ssid" or pretended"
| A. I do not remember.
Q. Did Mr.. Lynch say then that the draw.
| ing of this warrant was mistaken
| A. Mr.. Lynch said that he had gone 10
Mr.. Wicklitfe and seen him, and that Mr..
Wicklitfe pretended or said that was mis-
take.
| @. What was a mistake,
| A. This drawing of warrants from cou-
pons of 1867.
Q. Mr.. Wickliffe said, then, that it was q
mistake,
| A. Yes; Mr.. Lynch said that Mr.. Wicklife
had pretended or said it was .mistaoe.
| @. And, furthermore, Mr.. Lynch said that
by going to Mr.. Wickliffe the money for the
warrs nts would be refunded
| Q. You said that Mr.. Lynch said that it
was al right!
| A. I'suppose he meant to let the matter
drop, as long as the money would be
| refunded.
! @. The expression OF Mr.. Lynch then was
not that it was all right in drawing the war
rant?
A. No.
| Q. Then you probably inferred that Mr..
Lynch meant that it was all right, as far
| Mr.. Semmes, OF counsel for respondent:
We object to any inference of the witness.
The Chief Justice: 1t ia proper for the
witness to say what he understood. What
| did you understand Mr.. Lynch to say?
| A. That he had seen Mr.. Wickliffe, and
| Mr. Wicklife had said it was mistake.
Question by the Chief Justice: When Mr..
| Lynch said it was all right, what did YOU
| understand him to mean?
A. That the matter had been settled.
Question by the Managers: That is. that
it had been settled as far as the Treasurer
| was concerned?
A. That the whole subject was dropped
and settled.
Q. You went to Mr.. wicklife with these
| warrants?
| A. Yes, sir.
| u. What warrants were they!
A. One for five hundred and odd dollars,
and one for fourteen hundred and odd.
| making $3.50 drawn for coupons made In
| 1867.
0. What became of these warrants,
| A. returned them to Mr.. Wickliffe.
Q. And Mr.. Wickliffe did what?
| A. He paid me the $3.50 that he had dis
| bursed.
Q. What did you do with the money!
| put IL In the caah ORA in the TrnAa-
| urer's office.
Q. You had credited this on your books
| A. We had already entered it on the cash
book and we just scratched the numbers
and left the body of the entry on the book.
Mr.. Wickliffe?
| A. simply presented the warrant, and
Mr.. Wickliffe took them in that room.
| Q. Did he make any statement then?
| A. He muttered some words, but the
exact words could not tell; he was not adj
| dressing them to me.
Q. Was anybody else present?
A. Nobody.
@. And he made some remarks which you
do not know?
A. Yes, he appeared very much excited
! Q. Was he more offended or excited than
| he could be as an officer?
| A. No, only he muttered some words Like
| a person that was offended.
| @. Did you hear all the conversation be-
tween Mr.. Lynch and the State Treasurer?
| A. No, l Wac not in the ofice;L was Just
coming in when they got through.
| TESTIMONY OF DIR, r. DBLAROUX.
| DIR. r. Delaroux, witness for the defense,
| was called and dulv aworn nv the Sacretarv