New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-20
THE ALLEN.WOOD CASE.

| Is have large humble: Of friends, customers
ard acquaintance in New Orleans and through
out the etite Of Louisiana and az all persons who
| know me will bear testimony - the effect that
there is nothing in the composition of my nature.
I nor my practice or habits Of life Of revenge
| fUl OF malicious character. and in order to place
! myself correctly befofe All intelligent public. I
| cow present to them the certificate Of three able
! accountants all Of whom are well known for their
capacity integrity and accuracy. and beirg hon
} cradle gentlemen. I know that my statements
were and are correct, and believe that every in
teligent man who heard the evidence the trial of
Columbus Il. Alien, charged By the Grand Jury
! with havin. committed the crime of perjury,
| and particularly those who heard the able ex.
| position and calculation Of the evidence and
the ap2lic.ton Of the law {, the facts by Judge z.
| King Cut e,, one Of the lawyers for the State in
| his explicit. concise and eloquent argument, must
have felt, and now feel, convin ced beyond doubt
| that the @6t3: 80 wa. paid by me out Of my pri
vste Individual funds for the construct on OF the
Brook rice mill. aud that the not yaid by
| c. H. Allen nor by Allen Brothers. and. conse.
! auently. when G. Il Allen that he paid SAID
sum, or tia. Alien Blot aers paid said sum, he WAS
at Least moot grossly mist ken and did not aeque
himself as business man. even if he did not per.
jt:e himself. The statement Of the accountants
was taken and made up ov taem from the books
pape.s. accounts. bills documents and evidence
IL the case of C. H. Allen VI. James Wood in the
Fifth District Court and Supreme Court. and in
tho case of the Stats OF Lou:i Ana VS. c. H. Allen,
upon the charge Of perjury. in the Superior Crimi
nal Court. The statements in the cert fcate an.
nexed speak for themselves. and they cert ainly
establish the facts sworn 70 by James Wood r. F.
Arroyo, Jesse X. Bell Samuel Brook and B. J.
Vest in fact, Mr. T. Toca the clerk of c. H. Alien
al ynjt tod 1y,fpa hot W.
paid the amount stated. and that Alien did not pay
il; therefore it is sbshsd that did paw out of
my own private funds for the construction of the
Brook rice mill the amour. stated. say the
S5233 80, and tina: did further sussan said mill
and said Allen Brothers by paying out Of my own
personal funds the sum Of e6a3 over and above all
money and evidence of debt received By mo
from the earnings of the Brook rice mill he
having sworn that James Wood did not pay said
amount, nor one cent Of it; and it is further
established that could not be, and was not
actuated by malice nor any impure motives
in testityin. 20 the truth as a witness for the
State. Columbus II. Allen, By his sworn state
ments ard by taking advantage of any conf
dence and generosity, has had and kept ossession
OF the Brook rice mill since the twenty. third of
October. 1873, together with all its earnings and
profits and manages it in his own name without
balance sheet or account Of the mill or its earn
ings or profits, now amounting to over 500 900
and all the while have been and am his partner
and entitled to one half Of all. have no hopes of
getting rights and interests il the same except
by tedious litigation.
Thus it is plain tina: my confidence has been mis-
placed. my generosity and iberality taken advan
tsSe Of, and my purse depleted Respectfully
JAMES WOOD.
NEW ORLEANS, July H. 1875.
We the undersigned have carefully examined
the bills, checks and accounts filed in evidence in
the Fifth District Court 70, the parish Of Orleans
and in the Supreme Court, aud in the Superior
Criminal Court, and we find that James Wood |
paid S6233 SO for the construction of the Brook
rice mill and S648 over and above tho receipts Of
the mill, for account of the Brook rice mill
Given under our hands. day and date above |
w1itten. EDMUND BURK
JAMES GERHARD,
iyl3 3tlp RICHARD H. HALL