The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-25
MORE INFORMATIONS.
The Attorney General Still Filing.
Who is Martin I!

The Attorney General is still engaged il
the business of filing informations befor
the criminal courts. Saturday mornin,
he filed one before the Superior Distric
| Court charging G. W. Lowell, Chas. W. Gin
| ton, A. Dubuclet and P. G. Des,onde, will
misdemeanor in Office, in funding, while act
ing as members of the Board Of Liquidation
an alleged claim against the State.
The Auditor, ia his letter referred to, SAYS
that the benefciaries for whom the vouchers
we're drawn are fictitious persons, and among
them he mentions one J. Martin.
Bail was fixed at $40, 600 each.
The Attorney General also filed an informa
ton before the First District Court, contain.
ing two counts of obtaining money under
false pretenses against E. F. Herwig.
Bail was fixed at $4,000, which was promptly
furnished.
The information alleges that E. F. Her Wig
did present vouchers tor fraudulent claims
-tbe vouchers are the same specified in the
Auditors letter-and obtained the money
therefor. The first count sets forth
that in this manner he obtained $244O IN
1874 And the second count sets forth that
in the same manner he obtained $40 in 1875.
The charge is based on the funding of
the Sl3S,0OO Of Pinckney Smith warrants
for the account of the great unknown San
ford.
Gu this Martin published card announc-
ing himself as bona fde and live indi-
vidual, and now from interested parties of
the other side emanates the following testi-
mony of L. F. Monroe, delivered before the
committee of experts
Q. What was your employment in March
and April, 1875?
A. Clerk on the committee to examine
books, accounts, and other official documents
of the Auditor and Treasurer.
@. What Office or room did you occupy
in the discharge of your duties?
A. The Office of the Committee on Auditing
and Supervising the expenses of the Senate
Q. Were you familiar with the persons en-
ployed in office?
A. was.
O. Who was the chairman of that committee?
A. Senator E. F. Herwig.
Q. Who was clerk of that committee?
A. Mr.. Geo. p Belts.
@. Examine the vouchers of the committee
mum bered 1879 in favor of J. Martin for $500
and No 81 in favor of the same for Sl6O
Do you know such person as clerk of said
com mittee?
A. do not know any person of that
name
u Gould ne nave been employed as clerk
IF the Committee on Auditing and Super
rising the Expenses of the Senate in Febru-
ny and March, 1875, without your knowl-
,dge?
Ans. If he had been in that Office or en-
,loyed by the committee 1 should have
,nown it.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9Th |
lay of July, 1875. L. H. GARDNER
The following from Senator Herwigs card |
3 submitted as bearing on the matter, and the |
'ublic Can form their own opinion about Mar
in.
Without entering into detail, I beg to say
hat for each and every voucher issued by |
nyself. and specifically those mentioned in |
be Auditors letter, I hold the certificate
f service rendered or labor performed,
rom the proper officer, chairman of COM
nit:ee, Sergeant-at-Arms, or President
f the Senate, as the case may
%; and, holding these, having in each |
Instance the law of the State as my authority
'r the issue of my vouchers, together with a
aceipt from each person to whom my vouch-
r was delivered, fail to see that it is mat
II of much interest to myself whether the
rgus-eyed Auditor knows of the existence of
1ese parties or not.
In the case of Mr.. Martin, whom 1 happen
} know personally, the Auditor is clearly at
ult, and l presume in other cases it is the
me. However, as to the facts, you can best
Itlsfy yourself by an examination of the
,cords of the committee