New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-27
PARISH OF JEFFERSON MATTERS.
EpiToR REPUBLICAN:

EDiroR REPUBLICAN,:
We have noticed several Publications in vouc
paper Of certain proceedings purportng to be from
public meetings of the tax PAYERS OF the parish of
Jefferson. Left Bank = and your editorials upon
the sar,e prompted no dou bt by good motives bu;
to some extent based upon false and misrepresea:.
ed facts.
We the undersigned the members OF the po.
lice Jury o: she parish OF Jefferson, left bank. We
are taxpayers and en- JOY THE standing IN our CON
muuity Of hon orable mei We have been perform.
ing ou, duties for time past to the best Of
ability and for :hs interest OF our parish and IL.
tend to continue to do We have not thought ::
necess a.. TO, in any manner, answer the abuses
which have been bestowed upOa us by q few MAJ!
contents because We thought We had beaten them
in theic claims TO the Ooes n the court OF 'ustc.
But we find that by Misrepresentation some o:
our good citizens have been led astray, and it
would seem that these opponents of ours, Ness,s
Mithod Kera.- and Others desire 10 couple Is with
the Aaron sm.i, jury, at the saGe time bringing
up their infamous crimes and by this means intu
suce others ayains, Us 70 that their Chances may
| brighten.
To correct this impression and prevent thoss
gentlemen from going any further, we here stata
that they have misrepreserted matters. They
have published proceedings OF public meetins
of the taxpayers" when nobody but 'hohsetVes
knew anything about il: held the meeting a' the
private residence OF one of the' uuhoef anu then
unyererous,v use our names in connection with
plunderers and criminals, the grano Jury ana suen
ike We call the attention OF the peop.e to
the grand jury's report last published. |!
states that the ''venality neither began nor
ended" with the Aaron Smith jury. See lndlc!
ments One of these indictments - against NJ.
Njtbotrs son tor embezzlement Hs was, Just he
tore the Aaron Smith jury came into othce, secre-
tary and treasurer for his fathers police jury
They ne xt cay the Waggne. jury who succeeded
til. Smith iurv bribed the Old members to 'rel:a
Vuish their Offices"
Now we might with greater proprety than OF:
opponents when they abuse us, charge that tn.
Mito Jury wish to get in Office either TO defraud
cover up fraud
We have been under the new police Jury law OF
1873 appointed by the Governor for two years coa
armed by the Senate recognized by the courts OF
Justice to be the proper officers, in obedience to
An order of the court placed in possession BY tho
sheriff the parish of JefersOn therefore we Arc
the police jury the only one in existence
Subse. .uenty to our appointment the Governor
issued commits sions to Mess-s. Mthofi Kerber and
others through M srepresentatOn and misapprs-
bensou but as soon ~ he discovered his improv,.
dent error promptly revoked their commissions.
No men OK set of men can pon: to any act OF ours
that is improper or prompted by base motives. We
have not drawn single warrant since We have
been in ofiics Our eudeayor is to be economical.
We call upon all good citizens to give us their a..
| .lstance n the management OF our parish afairA
4. BONNABEL,
GEORGE KUNTZ.
&c. BAUMANN
JAMES DENNISON,
JOHN PIERCE,
Member, Police Jiry.