Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-24
MYSTERIOUS.
The President Has the Secretary Ar
rested ON a Henious Charge.
BOTH SIDES OF THE CASE.

Owing to an investigation made by
President Langstaif, Of the Howard AS
ISOLATION, and the police authorities, the
following warrant was sworn out last
evening before Esquire Spelman:
STATE OF TENNESSEE, Shelby county:
Before me personally A. d. Langstaff
and made oath that A. G.. Renaud did,
on the 23d of January, 1874, in said
county, and wit hin the jurisdiction Of
the Criminal Court Of Shelby county,
feloniously and fraudulently appro-
pirate moneys to the amount OF $4,000,
more or less, the property of the How
ard Association, and did appropriate
the same to his use, against the peace
and dignity Of the State, and contrary
to law. A. d. LAHGsTAFF.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
the 23d day of July, 1874.
john SPELMAY, j. p.
Mr.. Remand was committed in default
of $40, 900 bonds to await an examina-
ton to be held before Esquire Spelman
at three o'clock this afternoon.
WHAT THE CHARGE is.
1t seems that Mrs Renaud, wife of the
accused, went to President Langstaff on
Thurday last and made the following
statement. Mr.. Langstaff says:
Mrs. Remand came to me yesterday
Thursday, told me that some one had
been mistreating her, and that the same
person had been taking money from the
Association, but would give me no
names. She came again this morning
and handed me $1,000, stating that she
had taken it without the knowledge or
consent of her husband, which she had
obtained from her husbands pocket
book. When she gave this money to
me she stated that it was portion OF
$500 that he had felouiously obtained
from the Association, and gave as her
reason for so doing that she wanted to
prevent her husband from giving it to
another woman to whom he had been
giving other sundry amounts. She also
desired me to have this woman arrested.
Miss Finley, the lady accused by Mrs.
Renaud, was nurse of the Howard AS
sociation during the late epidemic.
WHAT THE ACCUSED SAYS.
Mr.. Remand denies in toto the charges
made, and courts an investigation. He
informed the Avalanche reporter as fol-
lows:
This friday morning Mr.. Langstaff
made the accusation. | then told him
that | had given receipts for every cent
of money which had received, and
asked that he have a committee ap-
pointed to examine my books, papers
and accounts, and see whether | had
done wrong; and / also asked him to
publish a notice requesting all persons
who had sent US money and who had
received receipts to state the amount,
and in that way they could find out
whether or not l had taken any
of the Associations money. This
he refused to do, saying it was not
necessary; and certainly did not ex'
pect to be arrested as | have, and have
the whole thing made public scan
dial. That action surprised me very
much, and | regret it exceedingly
on account of the Towards, for | fear it
NAV ipjure them. My wife is very jeal-
GUS, and that is what caused all this
trouble. l called upon Miss Finley &C.
casionally, and would sit and chat with
her for an hour or so at Mrs. Abbott's,
and may have done so because perhaps
my own home was not rendered as pleas
ant for me as it might, and their society
was more congenial. But i always
cared for my family, sir, and cared for
them as we'll as l could. Ny wife, | am
satisfied, loves me devotedly and love
her, and can't see why Die should have
acted as she has. | am certain that this
will half craze her.
Rep.-Then you did not spend $4,000
on Miss Finley, as charged by your
wife2
Mr.. RI certainly did not Any per-
son can talk to her for q few minutes
and find out that. ] asked Mr.. Lang
staff to 90 out and see her and have a
talk with her about this matter, and see
whether l had given her any money or
not, but he refused, saying it was no
use hope that you will be as light as
possible on account of the Towards, for
have some very good friends among
them and l regret this exceedingly on
that account.
THE ACCUSED.
Mr. Renaud is a native Of the island
of Martinique, West Indies, the historic
island wherein the Empress Josephine
was born. He is OF French descent, and
speaks both French and English fluent
". he served in the Confederate army,
and is an educated and polished gentle
man. When the war closed, he came to
Memphis and acted as book.keeper for
several cotton firms. In 1867, he being
a Creole, be had no fears of yellow fever,
and during the epidemic OF that year be-
came an incorporated and active mem
Der of the Howard Association. When
the fever broke out in September last
Mr.. Remand was created Assistant Sec
Rotary of the Towards, and became one
of its most active and untring members.
BE was paid Eve dollars per day for his
services as Secretary, and held that po-
sition up to the time of his arrest last
evening.
We have now given both sides OF the
issue, and leave it to ths courts to de-
tormins on the merits Of the case; but