New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-26

enlng letters, against John +. Barrett. Jr
sent to the grand jury. Mr.. Barrett is no,
In this city. and claims, or pretends to he
connected with various newspapers II
represented himself at New Orleans a
agent of the Associated Press, until expose,
by the agent IN this city. Barrett claimet
to hold the receipt of several Senator
friendly to Kellogg for sums paid b,
Kellogg through him, but could never b,
| induced to produce them. He did produc.
instead letters claiming 10 be part of cor
respondence with Kellogg exposing certain
Senators, but on sending the documents t.
New Orleans they were found to be fcti
tiOus. A letter of John Malloy, chief Of
police ot Albany, making inquiry afte.
Barrett who is wanted" there, was shown
Mr.. Phelps. 1t inclOsed an article from the
Albany Express. which stated that Barret
had been employed in the office OF supelin
tendent OF public instruction, and had been
discharged for theft, and that he had
figured largely in Albany as a contidenca
man.
Three weeks ago. or therea bouts, ne re-
turned to New Orleans. We first heard
OF him lurking about prominent resi-
dence portion of the city, claiming to have
in his possession letter from Senator j. Il.
West, in which that official very sensibly
ad vises him to keep quiet. The next we
hear of him he is being caned by Major
Ryan at the corner OF Canal and Royal
streets. The major accuses him of teie-
graphing in his name, in transposed initials
to the confidential agent of another person,
and thereby obtaining from a private resi-
dence letters and papers altogether private
in their character. The Bulletin two days
afterward commented upon this episode
with some asperity, and when John f. Bar
rett, Jr., demanded an explanation he re-
ceived it in the shape uf box on the ear.
and some say boot toe in lees highly ap
preciated but 10 LEGS important pOrtiOnof the
body, from the editor and proprietor of that
journal. Notwithstanding these discourag-
ing experiences we next hear OF this ener-
getic young man blarneying the cook in the
kitchen OF a private residence. By rep-e-
senting himself as New York reporter,
in INDECENT circumstances, whose trunk had
been seized for board, and who is without
the means to obtain meal, he procured
comfortable meal. and to what extent pros
ecuted his inquiries, we are at loss to
imagine. The last episode is his unfortu-
nate meeting with the cabman, an in
dividual who, it is said, for three weeks
waited for him at midnight. ready to per
form one of the enormities in serious con-
temptation, and who alleges that he went
unpaid. The solution Of this brief biograph-
icai sketch resolves itself into one ques-
eAoAf w "O pay a pOilCO SOu0tuiuS ON0C
halt a million dollars per annum to protect
miscreants like Barrett, or have we no law
which will cover his case! Must ineffensive
citizens be daily and nightly harassed, or
are they expected to take the law into their
own hands, and, il necessary, commit
murder.
From the New Orleans Bulletin, Mayet
The press of this city was considerably
exercised, some time ago, to discover the
identity of a person by the name of Barrett
John f. Barrett, Jr.," as he somewhat
styled himself. who staggered
around Washington and New York exten-
sively, during the height of our political
troubles, pretending to vast knowledge of
public men IN Louisiana, and assuming to
possess the most profound secrets concern.
ing events and men who were most notori-
Dus at the time.
He fitted between here and Washington
like bird of i'll omen, wrote the most sour
rilous and false letters about the people of
New Orleans and Louisiana, blackmailed
1um bers of persons upon various pretexts,
and finally. when he had run to about the
ength of his tether on that side Of the
question, he became bold and aggressive,
threatened the men whose dirty work he
1ad been only too glad to do. Meantime.
however, it leaked out that this fine fellow,
his blusterer aud bravadO, this lowest and
most depraved specimen of the political
Vampire, was an OK Jail bird from Albany,
New York. He was published as such in
IN Albany newspaper. and the article was
ubsequently reproduced here.
This fact, and the further fact that be
vas systematically detrauding every in
lividual verdant enough to be frightened |
y his threats or mislead by his plausible |
tatements, had the effect of squelching
i'm. and all his fine feathers were dragged |
q the mud. This fellow turned up here a |
hort time since most unexpectedly, and |
yas soon found to be at his old tricks again. |
iolng down to the Parish Prison to inter- |
lew Alexander Newton, who is there i'm |
in order to get some points on his |
ormer pals, he met with an exceedingly |
7arm reception. Newton seizipg the occa.
ION to draw most elaborate tongue
icture of Barrett, sent him out of the |
risOn with flea in his ear, so to speak.
We think here is record enough to load
own any ordinary man. But Barrett sur
ives. and will yet turn up az the hero of
,me new adventure, unless he happens to
IL into the hands of Joh1 Maloy.