New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-11-06
A Stntement from judge Myers.


M. Cosgrove, the vindictive editor of the
Natcbitoches pindicator, having charged
Judge Meyers, in the columns of his paper.
with being defauter to the parish school
board, the latter named gentleman has pub
lished. very sharp reply, which concludes
as follows:
If you are really serious, my friend, in
making the charge that l misappropriated
or misused $4,000 of the school funds
don't you think it would be well, and is it
not about time to intersperss your charges
with small quantity of evidenced You
are aware, my friend, that the public is not
justified in taking as conclusive a simple
charge or statement unsupported by proof.
and would not advise such a precedent.
understand from your lecture that you have
the proofs as strong as holy writ in your
possession about that $50 900; if so, let the
public have the benefit OF it, as it ia its
property. You will let us have the dates.
time, occurrences, and the manner that this
money was "gobbled," or some species of
tangible proof Then it will be more salts
iaatory, 1t strikes me, to every person in
terested.
! must object, my friend. to your uncer-
tain estimates. You first had it that ille-
gally appropriated to my own use $4,000 of
the schOol funds; then You increased ID to
$4,000; shortly after ward | find you 90 M
to w. 200, then $25,OOO, and now you say
$300 Such speculati0ns are too uncer-
tain for the public to keep the run of the
real amount. SO you see you should make
make up your mind to some certain amount
stolen, then prove it.
Now, my friend, shall join issue with
you, and deny your charges and statement
in toto. Issue being joined, it now devolves
upon you, or any other person who feels
disposed to intervene, to prove the affirma-
i've, or admit q non suit. Now. my friend,
prlated to my own use, one dollar of the
school funds, and l here challenge you, or
any other person, to prove by any compe-
tent evidence land will not raise any tech
nical objection) that the school funds appro-
priated this parish have been msapplied or
misappropriated in any manner. This is
businesslike and proper.
All this matter can be discussed in a
logical manner, that is, you prove what you
say, and II l do not disprove it by legal
counter proof, then will admit the correct
ness OF your charges. Although it is un-
usual for the defendant to introduce his
evidence first, yet am sure you will waive
your objections, and let me offer the follow
ing:
New ORLEANS, December 2, 1875.
On examination of the books of H. c.
Meyers, treasurer OF the board of school di.
rectors, parish Of Natchitoches, l hereby
certify that the accounts of receipts and
disbursements have been examined by me
with the vouchers thereof, and finding the
said accounts correct, they are hereby ap-
proved and adjusted by me to date in ac.
cordance with section five of act No. SO, au-
thorizing the improvement and extension of
the pubic schools.
Approved April 8, 1873.
WILLIAM G. BROWN,
State Superintendent Of Public Education.
The original Of which have in my pos
session.
One more, by your permission:
Oy1IcE OF STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC,
Education, New Orleans, October /, 1875.
l hereby. certify that l have this day
examined the books of Hon. II. C. Myers,
treasurer of the board of school directors
for the parish of NatchitOches, with the l
vouchers thereof of receipts and disburse- |
mente, and finding the same correct, his |
account ID hereby approved and adjusted in |
accordance with section five of an act, en- |
titied IAN act for the extension and i'm |
provement of public schools. Approved |
April 9, 1873.
WILLIAM G. BROWN,
State superintendent OF Public Education.
This being done, specially call your at |
ton to the law under which these settle- |
ments were made, it being act No. 81, |
approved April y, 1873. My accounts have |
been adjusted in accordance with that law. |
In conclusion, my friend, will remark that
am at home and ready to answer your
charges before any court of Justice in the |
land, and is it not strange that have been |
allowed to go unmolested by the law, if |
what you say be trues
NO, my friend, your charges are vision
Ary' not real. and whoever write the ar |
ticles do 90, not because they believe them |
True, but to injure me, and upjustly too.
No one has taught school in this parish but
what has been paid in cash, not scrip, as
was the custom in ante bellum times. If |
you know one who has not been paid name |
him.
Your little joke, my friend about the
hemp rope, Pierson's indictment, etc.. and |
~ that nonsense, we have time enough to /
discuss, but don't lot us lose sight OF our |
argnment about tho go, 900 stolen, and also |
aon't forget to produce your proof.
Iour friend, b. c. MYERS.