New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-20

ORLEANS, FRIDAY AUGUST 20 1875
THE ASSESSMENT MATTER.
lnvestigation Before Judge Dtbble.

THE ASSESSMENT MATTER.
lnvestigation Before Judge Dibble.
Shortly before three o'clock yesterda..
the examination of the Times charg
against the Board OF Assessors was resumed
at Judge Dibble's Office by placing MI
| Nathan Morris on the stand, who testife'
a. follows:
Question-Where do you live. Mr.. Morris
Answer-I live on Ninth, between Annun
ciation and Laurel streets.
Question-What is your businessl
Answer-Well, mest any thing that Cal
get to do.
Question-In the course of this iuvestiga
| ton Mr.. Wahl stated that you mad intro
duced him to Mr.. Pearce with the state
| ment that Mr.. Pearce was the only maj
that you knew who could obtain q reduction
| of his assessment
Answer-I told him that Mr.. Pearce at
tended to tax matters and l did not know
anybody else that could do it.
Question-What do ysu know about hii
reduction?
Answer-I don't know anything more.
Question-Wbat led you to suppose that
Mr.. Pearce could obtain this reductionl
Answer-Anybody can't know how to
make ont an application. and if man
body to make it out for him. can read
and write, and I can't make one out.
QuestiOn-DO you know whether Mr..
Pearce got q reducti0ns
Answer-NO, sir.
Question DO you know any of the facts
that would lead you to suppose he has IN
fuence with the boardg
Auswer-I do not.
Qae.tion-What do you know about Mr..
Answer-I know he attends to tax mat
ters, and is a sharp little fellow. He is
shsrl Q: IN am. Twas keeping cofee-
house before.
Question How came you to introduce
"Vabl" to Pearces
Answer-Because felt like would in
trOduce him to him.
Question-Have you ever taken anybody
elso, wanting to mako an application, to
Answer-No, sir.
Question-One of the witnesses, Jacques,
stated you had q conversation with him.
and that you told him that you were em.
pl0yed in the Assistant Attorney Generals
object
Answer-well, he lied; here's where he
took it back.
Witness produced . letter, of which the
following is copy, from Mr.. Charles
Jscquea:
New ORLEANS. August 9, 1875.
Hon. Henry c. Dibble:
SIR-At the Investigation taken Of me
yesterday, at your Office. I said that Mr..
Nathan Morris have been in the employ in
your Office. wish to have it corrected, ss
it was . Misunderstanding of mine in say
ing so. CHARLES JACQUES,
Ninth and st. Thomas streets.
w. j. OCONNOR,
No. SO Fourth street.
Questiou-What do you know about this
statement of getting assessments reduced
in the assessors Officef
Answer-I don't know snything about it,
Question-Have you ever made applica-
ti0Ds for the reduction Of assessments!
Answer-I have made applications for
people that cOnld not write.
Question--Did Pearce agree to give y on
any money if he got this reductlona
Answer-Why certainly he was to
give me brokerage. l can not work for
nothing.
Question-How much was Pesrce to give
youi
Answer-One- half of what he got.
Question-Have you ever received any
thing from Mr.. Pearoe for that or any other
OHcct
Answer-No. sir.
Question-What day was it that Wahl
came to see you in regard to this matterl
Answer-He came to see me SO often that
can not tell.
Question-When do you recollect first
seeing him about it,
Apswer-Tba: can't tell.
Questi0n-As late as Fridayl
Answer-I think Friday was tho last
time.
Question-How tar back was it that he
frat saw you?
Answer-Three or four days before that
Questi0n-What did Wahl wanti
AnsWer-He said he wass assessed for
$1,000 and he wanted it reduced to $500.
QuestiOn-Whar did he want?
Answer-He wanted to be reduced to |
b400. He said he wanted reduction, and |
said he must make an applications; he |
10 it for me? and I introduced him to Mr..
Peatce.
By Mr.. Michael -Question-I would |
ike to ask Mr.. Morris if he ever called me- |
rom one side of the street to his house!
Answer-YOu never did.
QuestiOn-Did l ever leave anything at |
70ur hOuseY
A-swer-I don't think that You ever had
ny more at your own house than you
leeded.
Question-Didn't give . peach to each
# our boys. and two to your wifea
Answer-YOu may have.
QuestiOn-Were you ever at my house2
Answer-I've been there hundred times.
Question-Were you there the week be-
ore this took place!
Ans wer-Yes.
70 use to put in q petition; that it would be
ut into the waste basket
Answer-I told you that unless you knew
Ow to make out your application you had
etter get some one to make it out that
nows how to make it out.
Question-Then you didn't tell me any
hing about tho waste basket?
Answer-I may have, but don't remem-
or.
Question-Dind't you tell me ON Friday
vening that You had my receipt in your
ocket for $l3 50l
Answer-Yee, sir, but had't it,
By Judge Dibble-Question-Who was
lat receipt eigned by9
Answer-I did not have any receipt in
y pocket; only said 80; be (Wshl) iss
ard man to get money out Of; he would
rim louise for its hide and tallow.
Question-Did you have any receipt, Mr..
Orrise
Answer-No. sir.
Question-Do you make it > business to
, about having taxes reducedf
Answer-I make it . business to help
,ery Door man as did Wshl.
By Times Quest;on-Do you
low . man, Mr.. Morris, named Charles
ehl, who lives on Chippewa and Sixth !
reetsa
do, sir.
QIestion-Didn't you 60 into Mr.. Kehl's
Q other day and ask him if he wanted his
reduced!