The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-01
PRICE-FIVE CENTS.
THE FOWLER EMBEZZLEMENT
Barnett Il CammacA ON Trial before Judge
Evans.
The Papers Sent Before the Sunerior
Criminal Court.

o'clock, the court room was crowded with
people anxious to hear the testimony elected
and to find out what disposition would he
made with the two prisoners
! At ii o'clock Judge Evans called the case
OF Jules Dumas VS. Morgan Cammack and
William H. Barnett, charged on two separate
affidavits with being accessories to the breach
OF trust and embezzlement OF some $40. coo
embezzled by Joseph W. Fowler. while in the
employ OF the Louisiana State Lottery Com
pany,.by cashing certain checks amounting to
$4,000, drawn by Fowler after he had eloped
with the company's funds, and harborng and
assisting said Fowler, fugitive from Justice.
in hiding himself away.
| Judge Braughn and w. r. Whitaker an
peared on behalf Of Mr.. Dumas, and Messrs.
Phillips, Randolph and Degrny for Barnett a.
Cammack. At II o'clock, both sides being
ready for trial, the case was opened.
Several witnesses in the employ of the Lot
terry Company were examined, who testified
that Messrs Barnett and Fowler were init
mate friends up to the time of his escape and
some years previous.
For two years back Fowler had made false
entries in his books to the amount of fully
twenty thousand dollars, having had during
that time full charge of the combination plan
tickets. The following witnesses have been
examined : Jules Dumas Joseph Madden, M.
A. Dauphine, Thomas Devereaux, Frank A.
Lee and H. Peralta.
Mr.. NJ. w. Cloney No. 80 Howard street
am employed in the Sheriff" office as keeper.
On the evening OF the 10th inst, received
orders to seize Mr.. Joseph w. Fowler's house
on Erato street, on repairing to the house 1
found no one in charge except the servants,
and waited until Mrs. Fowler came in, which
was few minutes after, when presented the
writ and took possession of the permises
Mr.. Barnett afterwards, and mp to few DAYS
ago. visited the house TO- see Mrs Fowler.
about every other day, and on several occa-
sions, as many as twice day, remaining in
the house about an hour one time, and on
other occasions less.
Joe Madden am employed by Mr.. Du-
mas, the special for the Lottery Company, and
receive SIS per week for my services. was
sent up town to watch MIR. Fowler's house.
On the 23d inst. / saw Mr.. Barnett go into
Mr.. Fowlers house ut twenty minutes past II
Ill
in the evening, rnmairiug in the house about
five hours and a helf | saw him again about
9 o'clock in the night; he came out of the
house in company with Mrs. Joseph W. Fow-
Ter and her mother, and went down to Mr.
Barnetts house on GirOd street. between
Carondelet and Baronne. l also saw Mrs.
Fowler 90 into the brokers Office OF Messrs.
Barnett Cammack, No. Il Carortielet street,
a day or SO after Fowler's escape.
A. G. Golden-I am paying teller in the
Hibernia National Bank. On the 18th inst.
paid a check signed by Fowler, and payable
to bearer for $500, which almost positive I
cashed to Mr.. Morgan Cammack. and Cd the
next day, the 18th instant, I cashed another
check drawn tie same way tor $1,000. I am
positive that l paid the last one to Mr.. Nor
gan Cammack; both checks were dated the
18th of December, and were signed by Joseph
w. Fowler, in his own handwriting.
Mr.. Vincent, Of the well-known firm of
Vincent & Co., auctioneers, was next called,
who testified substantially that he knew Bar
nett one Of the accused at the bar he was
Employed by me for about five years, in the
capacity OF book-keeper, until about wear
business with Mr.. Morgan Cammack; on
being shown several papers found in Fowler's
lesk, he recognized letter written on the
back of one of his bill-heads as being in Bar
letts handwriting, which was dated March
'th, 1873; at the time he was ia my employ
The letter was written about certain t1ansac-
lctions in bonds and warrants which Barnett
invested half with Fowler.
John q. Devereaux, cashier of the Hiber-
lia National Bank, presented q copy from
he books of the bank, showing the amounts
hat had been deposited by Fowler, and the
lmount of cash drawn out at different inter-
'ais, including the two checks drawn out by
Morgan Cammack for $500, which were Of
cred in evidence by Judge Braughn, and
which leaves him balance in bank up to this
lay Of one dollar and fifty cents, which he
las not drawn check for as yet
Special officer Jules Dumas's testimony was
$ follows Second day after Fowler had
disappeared with the money, I obtained
variant and in company with Special Officers
)evereaux and Mooney, repaired to his late
omlclle on Erato street, where we saw Mr..
'arnett. Mrs. Fowler was not in at the time
nd he (Barnett) did not want us to 90 in I'M
ess she was there, and seeing that we were
bout to enter. he concluded to go with us.
he day after Fowler had eloped.
called on Mr.. Barnett, knowing them to
e warm personal friends, and inquired if he
ad seen him. He answered that he knew
here he could be found, and wanted to
now what was the matter, but refused to say
mere ne was or Wnere ne was likely to be
,und. / also saw him at the house in nv
earch after Fowler, and arrested both men on
warrant, in company with Court Officer
[ooney, the day made the atiidlvits, at their
ice.
Officer Mooney saw Mr.. Barnett at Fowl
g house when we searched the premises for
i'm. assisted in arresting Barnett and Cam
ack, having received a wsrral, from Judge
cArthur to that effect.
After examining the last witness. judge
raughn submitted the case without argn-
ent.
MIR. Philips, attorney for the defense, argued
at Mr. Cammack was innocent of the
arges preferred against him. having received
e check from Mr. Barnett, and asked the
urt to allow Mr. Cammack the privilege of
aking statement which would show how
happened to get the check. This was over
led by Judge Evans, who stated that Cam
ack was accused, and according to law, could
IT say word or make any statement what