The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-29
A CHARGE OF FORGERY.
Fraudulent Land Redemption Ger.
tificates Alleged to have
been Issued.

arrested on the affidavit Of Assistant Attorney
General Dibble, charging him with forging
certificates of redemption of lands forfeited
to the State of Louisiana for taxes.
Shortly after the arrest of Dunham it was
stated that subsequent to the making of the
aft avit against him, facts had been elected
which implicated as accessory, if they did
not stamp as principal, certain prominent
citizen, and yesterday it transpired that JAS.
Wood, we'll known among rice dealer, was
that citizen whom the alleged facts impli-
Gated, for about II 80 o'clock he was arrested
by Special Officer Cain, on a warrant which
was issued on the following afidavits
State of Louisiana-First Municipal Police
Court of the city of New Orleans The
State vs. Jas. Wood.-Personallv appeared
before me, W. L. Evans, Judge of the First
Municipal Police Court of the City of New
Orleans and Justice of the Peace duly COM
missioned and sworn, Henry @. Dibble, AS
sistant Attorney General, State OF Louisiana,
who, having been duly sworn, doth depose
and say:
That, from information received, afiant
has good reason to and verify believes that
one JAS. Wood, late of the parish of Orleans,
did on or about the 9th day of January, 1875,
procure one w. F. Dunham, now in custody,
and late of the parish of Orleans, to falsify,
make alter, forge and counterfeit two certain
certificates of redemption of forfeited lands,
which said certificates have and bear the
genuine signature of Chas. Clinton, Auditor
Of Public Accounts, but which said certif-
Gates the said Jas. Wood did procure to be
falsely made, altered, forged and counter
L nrnh
Afiant charges that said James Wood did
aid and assist the said w. f. Durham in
falsely making, altering, forging and counter
feiting said certificate, with intent to alter the
same with the intent to defraud the State of
Louisiana of the sum of six hundred and four
dollars (S604), being the amount OF taxes due
the State of Louisiana, 1872 and 1873, on
certain property assessed in the name of VIM.
Randolph and described and set forth in the
said certificate, SO falsely made, forged,
altered and counterfeited as aforesaid.
Afiant further charges that the said JAS.
Wood did, on or about the 26,h day Of June,
1875, procure the said W. F. Durham to
alter, forge and counterfeit, and did aid and
assist the said W. F. Durham in making,
altering, forging and counterfeiting certain
other certificate of redemption OF forfeited
lands, being public record, which said GER
tiicate has and bears the genuine signature
of Charles Clinton, Auditor of Public Ac-
counts, but which said certificate the said
Jas. Wood did procure to be falsely made,
forged, altered and counterteited by the said
W. F. Durham, and did aid and assist III
falsely making, ETC., with intent to utter the
same, and with the intent to defraud the State
of Louisiana of the sum of one hundred and
twenty-six dollars, being the amount OF
taxes due the State of Louisiana for the years
nrnparfV l the
Fourth District of New Orleans, assessed in
the name of G. w. Randolph, and particu
larly described and set forth in the said
forged certificate.
Afiant further charged that said Jas. Wood
we'll knew that the aforesaid W. +. Durham
intended to and did present the three forged
certifc Gates herein before described to the Re-
corder of Mortgages, or his authorized depu-
ty, on the 11th day of August 1873, in order
to procure the Recorder of Mortgages, or his
authorized deputy, to cancel and erase the
inscriptions and mortgages in favor OF the
State of Louisiana to secure the payment of
the taxes for the years 1872 and 1873 assessed
in the name of VIM. Randolph and G. w.
Randolph, and described in said three forged
and counterfeited certificates, and with the
intent to defraud the State of Louisiana OF
the sum Of $73O--all within the jurisdiction
of this court and all against the peace and
dignity of the State.
Wherefore the deponent charges the accused
with procuring the forging and counterfeiting
of three certificates, being public records,
and with aiding and assisting in the forging
and counterfeiting OF three certificates, being
public records, and of being accessory before
and after the fact of the forging and counter
feiting of same, and of being accessory be-
fore and after the fact of the altering and ten
ho
same to be forged and counterfeited, and
prays that he be arrested and dealt with &C.
cording to law.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
9th day Of October. HENRY @. DIBBLE.
w. L. EVANS,
Judge of the First Municipal Court, city of
New Orleans.
The State vs.. JAS Wood-Personally ap-
peared before me, w. L. Evans, Judge OF the
First Municipal Police Court of the city OF
New Orleans and Justice Of the Peace, duly
commissioned and sworn, Henry G. Dibble,
Assistant Attorney General State OF Louis
lana, who having been duly sworn, doth de-
pose and say:
That from information received aft ant has
good reasons to and verify believes that one
Jas. Wood, late of the parish of Orleans, did
on or about the 23d day of December, 1874,
procure some person, now unknown to AZ
FAINT, to falsely make, alter, forge and coun-
terfeit, and did aid and assist the said person,
now unknown to afiant, in falsely making,
altering, forging and counterfeiting certain
certificate of redemption of forfeited lands,
being public record, which said certificate
has and bears the genuine signature OF Chas.
Clinton, Auditor of Public Accounts, but
which said certificate the said Jas. Wood did
procure to be falsely made, altered, forged
and counterfeited by some person now I'M
known to afiant, which said unknown person
the said Jaa Wood aided and assisted In
falsely making, forging and counterfeitlng
said certificate, with the intent to utter the
same, with the intent to defraud the State OF
Louisiana of the sum of S1,266 36$, being
amount of taxes due the State of Louisiana
for the years 1872 and 1873 on certain
property assessed in the name of succession OF
VIM. Randolph, located in the Fifth District,
city of New Orleans, and particularly de-
scribed and set forth in the said certificate SO
falsely made, altered, forged and counter
feited.
Afiant further AYERS that he has good rea-
@hak 81 /