New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-06
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SENATR CEAMEgR,

| EXECUTIVE SESSION.
| SENATE CEANEaR,
! New Orleans april d. 1875.
On motion the Senate went into executive
session.
The rcll being called, the following Sen
ators answered to theirRames:
Present-MessIs. Allan, Anderson, Black
! burn, Breaux, Brewster, Burch, Cage
Chadbourn, Detiese, Eustis, George, Ola
Greene, Goode, Harper, Herwig, Ogden
Pollard, Robertson, Stamps Steven, Sypner
| Weber, Wharton, Whitney. Young-2C.
Absent-Messrs. Alexander. Blunt, Du
mont. Grover, Kelso, Kelly, Landry, Mast
cot, Twitchell, White-l0.
The President laid before tie Senate the
following communications from tie Gov
| erno,:
S1ATR OF LOUISIANA, }
Executive Department,
Sew Orleans. april %. 1875.
| To Vie Honorable President and Members OF tie
| senate:
! l transmit petitions for the pardon OF
| George johnson, sentenced by the First
| District Court for the parish OF Orleans to
| five years Penitentiary. for kidnapping a
colOred boy and taking him to a plantation
and Offering him 10 the planter as a field
hand. II the Senate concurs | will partcn
| this man.
WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.
Governor.
New ORLEANS, April 20, 1875.
To His Excenency William P. Kellogg, Governor Of
Louisiana:
SIR-GeOrge johnson, e labor agent, was
| convicted in the First District Court on
Wednesday last of having kidnapped a col
ored boy, and taken him to plantation
where he offered him to d planter as a field
hand. He was sentenced to five years in the
State Penitentiary.
The circumstances in this cas- point TO
ward a conspiracy on the part Of tnose who
testified as witnesses.
We, the undersigned, therefore invoke
the executive clemency on behalf OF said
George johnson, as previous good character
can be abundantly proven, and the con-
spiracy on the part of the witnesses concln-
sively established.
J. T. NEWMAN. NJ. d.
c. II. l.. PIERRE.
i Join prayer OF petitioners for executive
ciemencv.
p. B: S. PINCHBACK.
JAMES LONGSTREET.
New ORLEANS. April %, 1877.
E.s ,Excellency William P Kellogg, Governor Of
Louisiana:
/ would respectfully state that have
known George johnson for several years:
nave had much business with him as a labor
agent, and have always believed him to be
of good character. l join in recommending
him to executive clemcney.
Very respectfully,
B. c. WHITE, N. d.
In the case OF the State vs.. George John.
son, convicted Of having abducted male
child under the age of fourteen years. The
nature OF this case required an example to
terrify others in like cases. The jury found
him guilty, and can not say he is not; but
can say that the witnesses were not Of the
most reliable character, and the case pre-
sented no feature Of aggrevaton.
On the trial the prisoner was shown to
possess good character. He was labor
agent. No force or device was shown TO
nave been used. The act was done in open
daylight, and "a presence Ct many people.
The witnesses were ignorant, and thous ht
preiudiced, colored steamboat hands; and
al they pretended TO know was that they
saw Johnson go up on deck with the boy,
talk with white man: AM come away
with some money.
johnson addressed me letter from the
Parish Prison asking new trial. and l
failed 10 &c. ]. before sentence was passed.
e. ABELL, Judge.
STATE LOUISIANA
Executive Department,
New Orleans. April 20, 1875. }
TO tie Honorable President and Members Of tic
Senate:
submit for your advise and consent tie
following appointments:
NEW ORLEANS.
J. w. Jones, notary public.
WEST FEL1CIANA.
p G. A. Kaufman, sheriff
L. 5. McCundle. coroner.
/ also beg to withdraw The to,.o1iEg
nomination:
MADISON.
w II. Dnkgraye. tag collector.
WILLIAM =. KELLOGG,
Governor.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department,
new .; leans, April %, 1875.
TO The Honorable President and Members Of the
Senate
submit for your advice are corseEc the
following nominations:
IBERIA.
Laodice Fongelieu, supervisor 0. -egis,ra- |
tior.
CAMERON.
James Welsh, supervisor OF registration,
lmogene Connor, clerk 10 supervisor OF |
John 7. Lindsey, clerk 20 supervisor OF
registration.
WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.
Governor.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department.
New Qrfeans, april 70, 1875 |
20 tie Honorable President and Members of the |
Senate
/ submit for the reconsideration of the
Senate the question Of the confirmation of
pardon issued by Governor Wells, in 1867,
o James Hanly alias Timothy Kelly, a
ormer employe Of the Freedman's Bureau.
Who shortly after the war, at a period when
political excitement ran high. was convicted
# the alleged crime of perjury and sem
eneed to five years irS.plison!nent. think !
he Senate at its ,ast regular session in de-
iinlng TO confirm the pardon granted by
'oVe..hor. Wells acted without full infor.
nation OF the facts, and l therefore submit
he question for reconsideration.
WILLIAM p. KELLOGG.
Governor.
STATE oP LOUISIANA |
Executive Department, : 1
New Orleans, April %, 1851 |
. the Honorable President and Members of the
Seuata: |