The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-04-03

A. NV MI IL tHct uIatuc ouClS Uc-
monstration, l don't know it.
@. When did you return these war
rants to Barron
A. In 1874; and I intend to test
the question in court.
Q. Was it tho day before you loft
the parish that you surrendered them I!
A. l don't recollect, it may have
been 4 week before. 49,.
Q. How long had you had them in
your possession
A. From tho time they were issued,
sometime in 1871.
Q. Has not Judgment been rem
dered on them declaring the contract
fraudulent and void I
A. l don't know exactly.
Q. How long after that did you
hold them
!, A. INTENDED TO test the matter iu
court.
Q. Did You take any appeal from
that Judgment
A. No, I was in this city when it
was rendered.
@. Were you not in the parish with
in twelve months after judgment was
rendered9 Was it not on appealable
casei
A. Yes.
Q. Did YOU take any step to ap-
pcalf
A. I did not.
@. You did not complain of the
Judgment Of the COURT
A. No notice of judgment was serv
ed gu mo
Q. Did you not know Of that judy
ment I?
A. There was no notice Of julg.
ment served which I was entitled to
have.
Q. Did you contest the suit !
A. I was not there to contest it.
Q. were you represented by coun'
A. Ileft word With Judge Chaplin to
attend to it.
Q. Then you required no notice OF
judgment
A. lie did not represent me; no ne
elected.
@. Was there not an answer fled
in the case by your counsel
A. l don't recollect, there possibly
may have been.
9. What was the expense Of get:
ting up that pamphlet you spoke OF !
A. / paid Gresham four hundred
dollars in currency and received l5OU
q. What was it about the map con.
tracse
AL will explain that. This map
contract was entered into between
three Democrats and two Republi-
cans and the contract was to this
effect: That the parish was to have
this map-it was not one map, bu'
four, and whom this was delivered t.
the psoper officer, the parish was t.
issue 5000 in warrants. Before tl's
map was delivered $3.50 of this wa
obtained from the parish, not by me
nor any Republican-if you desire
me to give the name will DO 90
That was tho only amount ever issu'
ed Oh that map contract. -.
O.. Who was the party who was in
strumontal in procuring this contract
from the Police Jury1 Who was il
that went to them and got it Z g.
A. l don't know that any body wen'
to them.
Q. Did you not 60 to tho Police Jar,
and tell them, that a. you were al
! officer IN the Land Office, yoa wert
the only party who could get it up
A. l did not TIL them that-but
was tho only party who could get I
up. It had to 10 got in tho Liant
O. Previously to getting mp thi
map had you not made some arrange
ment with Harry Percys
A. No, the contract was with FER
cy, Duplex and Mr.. Lemee, and wa
this: that the amount Of money wha
ever it would be, should be divide.
between US. 80
@. You were q party to itt
A. Yes; l was Register of tl
Land Office and making the fell
notes and giving tlhe record:
q. Who did the contract disclose a
the coutractori
A. The Register and Receiver.
@. You and Lemee1
A. Mr.. Bossier Was tho Recover
but Mr.. Lenee was. really tho Re
ceiver, he acted for him.
O. Was not tho arrangement mad
with Percy that he should DO pai
$1,000 for getting up this map, an
was not the contract price $50Oi
A. That vas just one fourth Of tn
smout-he was to got one fourth
that was his proportion. There wa
no contract made with him.
Q. Did not Percy do all tho work
! A. No, he did not.
I O, Who did all the work.
A. They had to furnish an i"d q
Mr.. Dsplsix would pat in tho fol
potes-Psscy had nothing to DO b.
to make tho map.
! q. How much work did you dol
A. I made the Index Book, and u
down and called ont tho lines On
8. 81 Nj. Marshall-1 uuderstau
II Won Is cay that there was $4,000
BE- given BY that parish for ''apsf
A. Not in money, but 10 warrant
; O. That Was money to the parish!
A. It might be, but not to any bod
~lft~i 81 jIs. is,rHtI ,
o. You say thsre were no schoo
in the parish inlS7l.
J A. Yes, there were 4 Of 5.
, Q. That was 1870 then, there wei
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