New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-21
THE ALLEN.WOOD CASE.

Is have large number Of friends, customers
and aoquainta nces in New Orleans and through.
out the State Of Louisiana, and all persons who
| know me will bear testimony to the effect that
| there is nothing in the composition of my nature
! nor IN my practice or habits of life. of revenge.
full OF malicious eharactes and in order to place
! myself correctly before an intelligent public I
now present to them the certificate OF three able
accountants all Of whom are well known for their
capacity integrity and accuracy. and Is being hon
Orable gentlemen. I know that my statements
were and are correct and believe that every in
tsigent man who heard the evidence the trial of
Columbus H. Allen, charged by the Grand Jury
with having committed the crime of perjury
and particularly those who heard the able e1
position and calculation Of tho evidence and
the application Of the law the facts by Judge R.
King Gutter, one of the lawyers for the State, in
his explicit, concise and eloquent argument must
have felt, and now feel convinced beyond . doubt
that the e6233 SO vas paid by mo out OF my pri-
vate Individual funds for the construct on Of the
Brook rice mill, and that the same not paid by
G. H. Allen no, by Allen Brothers; and: eonse
quenty. when c. H. Allen swore that he paid said
sum. or that Allen Bnthers paid said sum he was
at least most grossly mist ken and did not acquit
himself business man. even if he did not per-
jure himself The sta tement of the accountants
was taken and made up BY them from the books
papers, accounts bills dOcun ents and evidence
in the case of 6. II. Allen ~, James Wood. in the
Fifth District Court and Supreme Court. and in
the case Of the Stats Of Loui.i ana vs. &. H. Allen
upon the charge Of perjury in tho Superior Crimi
nal Court. The statements in the certificate an.
nexed speak for themselves and they certainly
establish the facts sworn to by James Wood P. +.
Arroyo jesse X. Bell Samuel Brook and B. J.
West; in fact Mr. T. TOca the clerk of c. H. Allen
admitted Ola the witness stand. that Mr.. Wood had
paid the amount stated and that Allen did not pay
it, therefore, 1t is est .bshed that did pay of
my own private funds for the construct ION of the
Brook rice mill tho amount I'D. say the
s623s SO, and that did further sustain said mill
and said Allen Brothers by paying on. OF my own
personal funds the of s648 over and above all
money and evidence OF debt received by ms
from the earnings Of the Brook rice mill he !
having sworn that James Wood did not paw said
amount nor one cent Of ii: and it 10 further !
established that ] could no. be, and was not
actuated by malice nor any impure motives
in testifyins to the truth as witness for the |
State. Columbus H. Allen. by his sworn state
ments and by taking advantage of my conf |
deBce and generosity, has had and kept ossession
Of the Brook rice mill since the twenty third Of
October, 1873, together with all its earnings and
profits, and manages it in his own name without
adequate bond and he has never rendered any
balance eheet or account OF the mill or its earn
ngs profits now amounting to over $50 900
and ali the while have been and am his partner
and ntitled to half Of all. have no hopes of
getting my rights and interests in the same except
oy tedious litigation.
Thus it is plain that my co fidence has been mis-
placed, my generosity and liberality taken advan.
age Of, and my purse depleted Respectfully.
JAMES WOOD. !