New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-18

Tne constitution ana laws OF Ll6 SGSte
Louisiana, did issue and deliver commits
sion as Secretary of State Of the State Q
Louisiana to Francis j. Heron, and dit
forcibly and against the will of said Georg
Z. Bovee put said Francis j, Heron in pos
session of the office books, archives, sea
and other effects belonging to the Office o
the Secretary of the State and under thu
control and custody of said George E
Bovee, Secretary Of State, whereby sale
Henry Z. Warmoth, Governor of the STATE
OF Louisiana, did commit and was guilty 0.
high crime and misdemeanor in office.
ARTICLE II.
That the said Henry C. Warmoth, Gov
ernor of the State Of Louisiana, at New Or
leans, Louisiana, unmindful of the duties OF
his high office, and of his oath of office, and
in violation of the constitution and laws of
the State Of Louisiana, did, on or about
the eighteenth day of April a. D. 1870,
after the adjournment OF the General As
sembly, including the Senate Of the State of
| Louisiana, and in vacation, appoint one
| John Evans State tax collector for the par
| ish Of Tangipahoa, when said john Evans
| had been, during the last and preceding
| session OF the General Assem- bly,, nominated
| by Henry G. Warmoth, Governor as afore
sald. TO the Senate for the same office, TO
wit: tax collector for the parish of Tangi-
p&h0a, and whose nomination had been re-
j
Henry c. WarmOth, Governor of the State
OF Louisiana did then and there commit
violation OF the constitution Of this State
aud high crime and misdemeanor in office.
ARTICLE III.
That said Henry C. WarmOth, Governor
OF the State Of Louisiana, at New Orleans.
Louisiana, unmindful of the high duties OF
his office, and of his oath of office and in
violation OF the constitution and laws Of
the State, on or about the twenty-frst dav
of November, A d. 1872 did issue a commits
sion to II. n Ogden as Attorney General of
the State of Louisiana as having been
elected to said office on the fourth day of
November, A. d. 1872, when no return OF
the election had been legally made by the
legal returning officers to the Secretary of
State, as required by law showing that said
Ogden had been so elected Attorney General. |
and when in truth and in fact the returns |
made by the legal returning officers of said
election show that said Ogden had not been
elected, and that on or about the TWEEN |
ueth day of November A. D. 1872, that said |
Henry G. Warmoth, Governor as aforesaid, |
did issue to and in favor of William 4. Ell |
more commission as judge of the Eighth |
District Court for the parish of Orleans
Louisiana, as having been elected Judge of |
said court on the fourth day of November
A. d. 1872, when at the time of the issuance
OF sad commission no legal returns Of cleo
ton for said office of judge had been made
by the legal returning officers of said cleo
ton, and that at the same time and place
he, the said Warmoth, Governor, did issue
a commission to w p Harper for the office
OF civil sheriff of the parish of Orleans, as
II the said Harper had been elected to said
office, when in law and in fact no return
OF the election held on the fourth of No
Vember, A d. 1872 had been made: and
that heI the said Warmoth, Governor, did
then and there conspire with the said FL
more and Harper, and other evil dis
posed persons, to organize a large
body OF men, and did aid and con
awe with said persons, and said Gilmore
ana Harper, to proceed on the morning
II the twentY-second day of November,
D. 1872, to the Eighth District Court of
he parish Of Orleans, and did connive with
aid persons and EImore and Harper to
orcibly and violently eject the Hon. Henry
!. Di6ble Judge Of the Eighth District
Jourf for the parish of Orleans, from said
hlce, with the intent and purpose of seiz-
ng possession of said court. and of over
covering the Judge Of said court, with the
urpose and intent of aiding him the said
' &rmoth, in scheme in his unconstitu-
lonal and illegal effort to remove and set {
side she board of officers organized bv law
0 count compile and return the votes of !
he election held on the fourth of Novem-
ero A. u. 1872; and that said Warmotk
Governor as aforesaid, has issued commits 7
ons 30 sundFy and various persons, as hav-
X been elected to offices, State, parish and
without any legal returns hav-
lg been made by the legal returning otfi-
FRS showing that such persons had been
eGted, all in furtherance of his unconstitu-
onal and illegal efforts 30 remove and set
AIDE the board of returning officers Or
4nlzed by law to canvass compile and re- i
Urn the election held on the fourth dav of =
ovember, A d 1872, all of which will be e
l0Wn on she trial of this case whereby the 7,
ld Henry G, Warmotb Governor Of the y
ate OF Louisiana, did then and there and -
the cases in this article mentioned. com :;
it and was guilty of high crimes and mis- h
in office.
ARTICLE ".
That said Henry G, Warmoth Governor of h;
e State of Louisiana, at New Orleans, Lou 81
ana, unmindtu OF the high duties OF his Of
e and of his oath of office and in violation CT
the constitution and laws of this State. on of
about the ninth day of December, A. d. 81
~ and about the hour of two o'clock in
9 morning of said day, did, at the resi- G.
nee OF p B. s. PiIchback. Lieutenant til
)YeTnor OF the State of Louisiana. appear II
d offered to bride the said P B. s. Pinch gi
OK, Lieutenant Governor as aforesaid by st
g otter to him Of $4,000, If he, SAID Pinch of
ok, would enter into and join conspira-
uls1ana on that day, the ninth December, Is
D. 1872, III the interest of said Warmoth, St
d to break down the opposition to the
Sl0n party IN the Legislature and to
zee himself under the direction and con By
i OF said Wam0th, Governor "a afore
d, Whereby the said Henry G Warmotb
vernon OF the State Of Louisiana, did
IN and there commit and Fsas guilty. % a IL,
% mlsdeneanUg in office. M NJ
ARTICLE =. an
hat 'h% eaid Henry G. TarDo9h. Esnr- me
or "t the State of Louisiana. at New He
leans, Louisiana, unmindfu OF the die
h duties Of his office and Of bis Isl
d OF office and in violation Of the coDsti- rev
ION and laws Of this State with the in the
ton OF detrauding the legal voters Of sci
State ont OF their votes, Of Gefraudinp uu
majority or the legal voters of the State Go
Oh th6lf choice OF officers. and with a pei
OF detrauding the presidential electors thi
orable to the election of L. s. Grant for did
sIdent and Henry Wilson for Vice Pre- cor
mt OF the United States and of the Re off
,lcan candidates, to wit: William p
log9 Tor Governor, c. G. Antoine res
utenant Governor of the State of Jouis al
;, and others, out of their election for the imI
'es for which they were candidates. that pro
the said HenryC. WarmOth, Governor as the
esald, ald by the promise of patronage. the
lats OF dismissal from office and nv to
cry induce and procure the supervisors arti
registration in this State to rcfnse In and
stef large numbers of legal voters of pal.
State, and to avoid by artifIce and fraud Gle,
steering large numbers of IaoaI voteTS be
lot attordIng facilities sufficient To enable quiz
registered voters TO vote in many mar mot
:, whereby large number OF the LEGAL ans
rs OF this State were prevented from III O