The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-15


ing duly sworn, deposes under oath that. on
December -, 1874, ons Charles s.
Abel, Assistant Secretary Of the Returning
Board, about o'clock, P. NJ, came into the
Office of the Returning Board, at the State
House. with two (2) documents in his hand
contents unknown to me), and asked MIR.
Edgar Steele, the Chief Clerk Of said board,
where the packages of atidavits were? MIR.
Steele answered that he had done them up in
one package, and intended to send them
down with the other packages. Abel said
will want them tomorrow" He (AbelD then
went to the wardrobe, and turned his back
to me and looked over the packages then
in the wardrobe, and did put one OF
said documents (Which he brought INFO the
ottice) into one OF the packages OF atidavits.
The other package he could not find, and he
deposited it in the top Of his desk in said
office. c. T. HAuPT.
Sworn to. and subscribed before me this 14th
day OF December, 1874.
JOHN LENoNN1ER,
Third Justice Of the Peace,
Parish of Orleans.
New ORLEANS, Dec. IA, 1874.
Personally appeared before me the under
signed who, being duly sworn, deposes and
says that on the night Of November 25, 1874,
at about the hour of 10 o'clock 2. NJ, that
one w. H. Campbell, Chief Clerk Of the Re-
turning Board, demanded Of the under
signed a certain seal, "a letter K.) The de-
ponent had been the custodian of said seal
for a number of days previous to the time
above mentioned, his duties being to assist in
the use of the same in sealing an armoir in
the rooms of the Returning Board, which
armoir contained the returns of the election
held on the I'd November, 1874. Said
Campbell remarked that he might have
use for the same on the following
day; it being Thanksgiving Day, the
clerks would not be required to report
for duty. The seal was delivered to him
(Campbell) on demaud. it being his personal
property. and has not since been in deponents
possession. The seal was demanded of and
surrendered by deponent after the sealing OF
the armoir on the night Of November 25, 1874.
On Thursday. November &C. 1874, the de-
ponent, in company with J. H. Levy, one of
the Democratic clerks of the Board, went to
the rooms of the Returning Board about IL NJ,
and deponent remained there until o'clock
p NJ: that he saw the seal on the armoir had
been broken, and said armoir was open, and
that W. H. Campbell and A. Bertineau, Il
clerk of the Board, were at work on the same
papers when he arrived, and he left them at
work on the same.
On Friday, November %, the seal was ten
dered to the undersigned, who declined to
receive the same he not wishing to receive
it because Of having found that the armoir
had been opened and papers taken therefrom
in his absence. He further states, that to the
best of his recollection, the returns of Jack
son and St. Helena were in said armoir Gun
canvassed) together with allall other returns
of parishes which had been canvassed up to
Ia o1cn that 11rInp this
time W. C. T. Haupt, was Assistant
Secretary of the board Deponent had in his
possession the book Of receipts given to the
supervisors of the different parishes for their
returns.
That it was customary, when Supervisors
handed in their returns and had taken the re-
ceipt for the same, for deponent to mark and
number said returns, which were deposited
with the Auditor or Treasurer, upon the day
of their receipt, said Auditor or Treasurer
giving their receipt for the same. That upon
the appointment Of Mr.. c. S. Abel. as Assist
ant Secretary of the Board, he (AbelD took
charge OF said receipt book and receipts of
the Auditor and Treasurer, and could at any
time, with or without the knowledge of the
board, or any one connected Herewith upon
presentation OF said receipts withdrawn any
package or packages Of returns so deposited
from the custody of said Auditor or Treasurer:
that SO far rs known to deponent, neither the
Auditor nor Treasurer kept a record of pack
ages deposited or Withdrawn; that since the
18th or 10th Of November, 1874, deponent has
never deposited with or received any packages
from the Auditor or Treasurer, and at no
time unless accompanied by q witness.
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the
l4th day of December, 1874.
JOHN LEMoNN1En,
Third Justice of the Peace for the parish OF
Orleans H. J. FIsCHE.
NOTION OF CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATIC COUNSEL.
After reading the foregoing, Mr.. Zacharie
submitted this motion:
The undersigned, counsel on behalf of the
Conservative. Democratic party. request that
in view of the accompanying attidavits, SHOW
ing that the returns and records OF the cleo
ton have been tempered with since they have
passed into the hands of the board, and that
| on the application yesterday, access was de.
MED them to certain records. and in view OF
the fact that certain papers have been placed
among the records without their knowl.
edge, the contents Of which they are
not informed, request that while the pro-
tested parishes are under consideration. as
each case is taken, that they may be notified
SO as to see that none of the proof offered by
them has been distracted or suppressed, mol
that any new proof has been filed unknown
to them. SO that all the legal proof and none
other, may be before the Board for its con.
sideration.
F. C. ZAcHAR1E.
W. r. WHITAKER,
c. CAvANAc.
OF Counsel.
Mr. Zacharie here offered additional testi
mony in the cases of many contested par
|ishes-testimony rebutting that filed by The
Republican counsel.
The latter then offered documentary evi
dence in several cases, to the receiving O
which Mr.. Zachasie offered objection, on tn