The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-06-05

as such ut the residence of the Collector
Of the Port worked there about twelve
| days once altogether eighteen ut differ
ent times; was paid by the Customhoust
during that time. During the time b,
was SO employed another night inspec
tor was appointed to do his work. bm IN
twitnessl mn not pm him; was not paid
extra by Casey FOR the work done ut his
house. Witness duties were at the
time those of rOuptdsniau on the levee
When witness was doing the work foi
Casey, his substitute was paid by the
Customhouse for attending to witness
duties. witness also got his regular
salary, but being entitled to fourteen
days leave OF absence every year, wit
ness employed his own time to oblige
Col. Casey.
GEORGE w RUEFF,
a resident of this city since 1853, was
next examined; lives corner of Chartres
and Montegut: is employed by Mr.. Bon
zano, Is by his position often in contact
with the CustOmhouse officials. meets
them as often as ten and fifteen times n
day. Has heard it Iumored that the
employees were assessed for political
purposes, but does not Know it. OF his
own knowledge; may have heard it from
the employees themselves, but has paid
noattention to it. it being no business Of
his has even heard employees state
that much remembers j. s. or !. NJ.
Marsh state that bo had been assessed
Marsh stated he was discharged for re-
fusing to pay political assessment
this dates back some three years
Marsh WAS u calculator i'm the Custom
house. Was often present when Gus
tomhouse officials were paid saw pencil
marks on the checks. supposed they re-
ferred to the raising Of campaign funds.
DONALD M'MICKLE.
Has been employed as II Deputy Mar
shal, was paid 500 n month, should
have had three months pay according to
promise only received one months
pay. sold the two other months for $50
Witness duties were outside tho Gus
tomhouse. He was sent to the differ
ent supervisors Offices from Canal
street to Toledano The supervisors
were State Supervisors of Registration.
Witness duties were to watch the
Offices, instruct the supervisors as to
the way of disposing OF certain parties !.
was used rs q general instructor; is not
aware. however, OF ever having render
cd any service to the United States
Government. Witness was paid by
Mr.. Herwig.. in the Customhouse,
1913 less per cent, which was
retained as an election fund.
The $50 were paid in December
H. B. BLANCHARD,
State Registrar of Voters. gave him an
order on Herwig. Sometime in Jan
uary, 1874. witness signed blank
brought him by Blanchard.
Witness last appointment as post road
agent was procured by Blanchard, who
instructed him as to his work among
the supervisors. After he got to work,
all his Instructions reached him through
+. Herwig, Deputy Collector OF the Port
and State Senator. He wanted tho
registrars Of the different wards to push
in false registrations. Murphy was
registrar Of the First Ward and Davis
If the Second Ward. These are the men
for whom witness acted as clerk when
needed. and he saw that the false papers
were issued. In the First Ward two
hundred and sixty false papers were is-
sued, and three hundred in the Second
Ward the papers, when made out, were
Kept by the registrars The votes of the
,wo wards showed that the papers were
lsed. Witness is under the impression
hat when he sold his vouchers to
Blanchard, his order for the money was
addressed to f. Herwig. Deputy Collec-
or Of tho port. Witness connection
vas entirely with Herwig and Blan
hard his commission stated that he
vas employed on some kind OF post road
loes not know what kind Of a Custom
rouse office it is; was paid by Mr..
3lache, in Mr.. Herwig's office, upon
Ierwig's order; witness signing the
'oucher: was at the time with man by
he name Of Long, also on the post road
1erwig told Long that his name had
'een left off in Washington City. Jos.
,. Murphy was Registrar OF Voters Of
he First Ward, and VIM. l.. Davis in the
second Ward they prepared and used
alse registration papers at the election |
p. r. BECHTEL.
olored. Secretary Of the Sanitary Com
ANY, has held that position for over q I
ear. Has been employed in the Gus
omhouse since 1863 under Kellogg, |
'erry Fuller and Casey. Is also Secre-
ary of the State Senate. Left his en-
10y in the Customhouse March Is, 1876.
Vas at the same time Secretary Of the I
euate and Of the Excavating Company.
his position during the ses-
ions OF the Legislature. Does not
now that Laroussini is employed in
Company.
PATRICK F1NE0AN
ecalled Worked at the elevator, i'm the
'ourth District; seized, some three
ears ago, lot Of cheese and some
asks of wines; does not remember his
hare of seizure; there was horse and
agon seized and sold; never got
1are in the proceeds. Witness found
so much trouble to get paid for his
lare Of the seizure, that he had to give
up. The seizure was reported as two
,izures, one for the wagon and the
her for the seizure made on the ship.
THOs. f. CRANMER
in the weigher's department Of the
is not now but has been
nployed by the st. Louis and Chicago
abroad: whilst in the employ Of the
actually discharged the
lties of both POSITIONS. was paid a
gular salary; was employed as So
,itor by the railroad to solicit travel
Ter its track; his duties did not inter {
re with his work at the Customhouse.
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