New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-18
THE ALLEN.WOOD CASE.

As have q large number of friends, customer
and aequaint ances in New Orleans and through.
out the State of Louisiana, and as all persons who
know me will bear testimony to the effect that
there is nothing in the composition of my nature
nor my practice habits Of life, of Q revenge
full or malicious character, and in order to place
myself correctly before an intelligent public. I
now present to them the certificate Of three able
account ants, all of whom are we'll known for their
capacity integrity and accuracy. and as being hon
Orabe gentlemen. l know that my statements
were and are correct, and believe that every in
teligent who heard the evidence the trial of
Columbus b. Allen, charged by the Grand Jury
with having committed the crime of perjury
and particularly those who heard the able ex-
position and elucidation of the evidence and
tho application of the law to the facts by Judge r
King Cutler, one of the lawyers for the State, in
his explicit, concise and eloquent argument, must
have felt, and now feel, convinced beyond q doubt
that the $6233 SO was paid by me out Of my pri-
vate Individual funds for the construction of the
Brook rice mill, and that the same not paid by
c. H. Allen nor by Allen Brothers; and. conse
quently, when C. H. Allen swors that he paid said
sum. or that Allen Brothers paid said sum, he was
at least most grossly mist AIKEN and did not acquit
himself . business man. even if he did not Dor.
jure himself The statement Of the accountants,
papers, accounts. bills, documents and evidence
in the case Of C. h. Allen vs. James Wood, in the
Fifth District Court and Supreme Court, and in
the case of the Stats Of Louisi c. Il. Allen,
upon the charge of perjury in the Superior Crimi
nal Court. The statements in the certificate an.
nexed speak for themse Ives and they certainly
establish the facts sworn to by James Wood, P. F.
Arroyo, Jesse X. Bell, Samuel Brook and B. J.
Vest; in fact, Mr.. T. Toca, the clerk of G. H. Allen
admitted. on the witness stand, that Mr.. Wood had
paid the amount stated and that Allen did not pay
t. therefore, it is est sblished that did pay out of
nv own private funds for the const ruction of the
Brook rice mill the amount stated say the
$3.50 SO, and that did further sustain said mill.
md said Allen Brothers, by paying out of my own
personal funds the sum of S648 over and above all
money and evidence of debt received by me
rom the earnings of the Brook rice mill, no
'mount, nor one cent Of it, and it is further
that ! could not BIZ, and was not
ctuated by malice nor any impure motives
q testify1ng to the truth a. q witness for the
tate. Columbus H. Allen, by his sworn state.
aeuts ard by taking advantage Of my cont.
ence and generosity, has had and kept p ossession
( the Brook rice mill sine the twenty third of
october, 1873, together with all its earnings and
rofts, and manages it in his own name without
dequate bond, and he has never rendered any
alance sheet or account OF the mill or its earn
- or profits, now amounting to over 5000
nd all the while have been and am his partaer
nd entitled to one half of ALL have no hopes of
citing rights and interest s in the same except
v tedious litigation.
Thus it is plain that my confidence has been mis-.
laced my generosity and liberality taken advan.
age Of and my purse depleted Respectfully
JAMES WOOD.
NEW ORLEANS, July IA, 1875.
We the undersigned have carefully examined
he bills, checks and accounts filed in evidence in
he Fifth District Court for the pareh OF Orleans.
nd in the Supreme Court, and in the Superior
riminal Court, and we find that James Wood
aid S6233 SO for the construction of the Brook
CO mill. and S648 over aud above ths receipts of