The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-04-03
fore?
A. Yes, private schools.
q. You mean then, that the

u. lou mean linen, tnaC tnerc were
no public schools, common and free
schools I!
A. ! don't recollect: what meant
was public schools. There may have
been some in 1860: l don't recollect.
q. You id D't mean to say that there
were no ed ucation privileges of any
kind in the parish?
A. No.
@. In regard to these % men you
say were killcd-were any of them
killed for political causes
4. I stated did not know.
Q. By whom were these colorcd
men killed
A. | cannot tell you.
Q. Were they killed by colorea
men?
A. l cannot tell you some were
killed by whites.
Q. By whom were the white men
killed.
A. That is impossible to tell. A
good deal of the killing was done at
night, and when there was no wit.
ness.
@. Were the books of the parish "a
kept that the amount of tho debt
could not be found !?
A. l cannot tell you what the debt
is.
q. Ia there no means to ascertain
that? ... a
A. I think that has been attempted
once or twice. don't think they
have come to any final conclusion.
Q. That is a singular way of keep.
ing the books: a'
A. That may he. ] cannot tell you
the debt Of the parish.
Q. BY Mr.. Marslall--What inter
est did you have in tho Grand Ecore
or Bird &c contract?
A. l don't rccollcct any. l might
have had, but I don't recollect.
Q. Were you not q party to that
contract, either expressly named iu
the contract or interested in it?
A. l don't think was interested
l never had any thing to do with
the receiving of any of the money.
@. Were you not a party to a suit
to aunul that contract on account O1
traud'
! A. In WHAT =.
Q. Was not there a suit brought by
the parish to have that contract an.
/ nulled
A. l believe SO. ssl
q. Were you not q party defen
dant to that suit:
A. l don't know.
@. Were you not a party to a suit
to annul the map contract! e
A. l was. ....,.,.. .a-<f
@. Were you not party to q suit
to annu,l the Immigration Bureau
contract I
A. Yes.
@. Were not all three Of these con
tracts declared null and void by sol
emu Judgment Of Court.
A. cannot tell you; I know julg
ment was rendered against tho de
PENDANTS. -.
@. Do you not know that thes.
contracts have been declared null an(
vOid3
A. l know this, that they have beer
annulled-as to whether they were
annulled as fraudulent, l do mo-
know.
O.. They have been annulled b!
Judgment Of Court, any howf
| A. Yes.
@. Has that map ever been deliver
ed
A. I don't think 1t has.
@. Has any money been paid Of
account of the maps ~
A. Yes. s'-
O. How much?
! A. Twelve hundred and odd dol
lars. .
@. How mucl, of that did you get
A. Not a cent.
! @. Not a part Of it 7 -
i A. No, not cent. can tell yo
who got it.
@. You saw the petition Of thi
case to annul the contract :
Il A. I saw one-it was sent to me.
i Q. Did that petition charge fraud
| A. l don't lecollect.
Il O.. You have been a lawyer. Wher
a suit is brought against, or an al
tempt is made to annul q contract
which you were party, would 20
not remember it was sought to annu
a contract /?
| A. I don't recollect.
@. Do you not know that fraud wa
charged in the bill7 ~
| A. l do not know from positiy
knowledge. don't recollect havip
, but one copy.
Q. By the Chairman--What di
|, you understand to ,be the ground W
on which that contract was aDnulled
A. That the parish had no right t
make these contracts, and that .he
were illegal. So h'5h ','''. 80
10. DID you not understand that
| was on the ground Of fraud F.! ..,
6 A. l did not. They may have a
lleged that in the petition. - -
@. BY Mr.. Malr-With regard
the Map contract, and the ln'!nigr'
ton Bureau contract, was it n
charged in tho petition served apo
YOU, that tho contract was illegal an
0 fraudulent; and did it not charge con
/. plicity between you aud the Poltt
J. Jury! As q lawyer aud a Judge,
I q suit involving yonr integrity an
= honor to the extent Of charging 20
with fraud and completely, IS it lQ
. sible that you could have forgotte
the fact that that charge was made
A. l might have forgotten tho all
. CATION. know this much, that sue
lWere the terms in tho petition.