The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-16
THE LOUISIANA ROBBERS.
STATE OFTICERS TAMPERING WIN
the PUBLIC FUNDS.
oov. Kenoaa and his Associates implicated
Committee Of the House Recommending
the laovernor'a speedN ImpenchInent.

Gov. Helloaa and his Associates implicated
A Committee Of the House Recommending
the GOvernor's speedy Impeachment.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 15.-The report of
the House Commission appointed to investigate
the books Of the State treasury shows that ti9s,-
900 Of the interest fund had been diverted, but
was subsequently restored. After a long sc-
count OF the details of transactions ut the
treasury the Commission say:
No direct loss TO the State can be traced from sn
.nssc ana in si5ness TO the Treasurer
hand on tho st Of January 1870 Was III conformity
WIN the books The lny,stgation reveals, however,
perez WITH BY the his9est officials Of the state The
SeR 70 ea UPON " the fss Pr'e wm
ru Kellogg Goyernor Of Lou.ania BY Henry c: Dib.
time acting as Attorney Generals by jacob Hawkins,
% @ sa shaw D tSe tom o. for ore h r' Nero o.
pohisn Sara Of Police az by J. H. Ogesly, thu nsct
ireasnrer succumbed. But Sit6oush your commission
sdn 70 o1K uP2n .ns ss M 10
MT boieve that he can plead Il In exlenuation
from INC duties Of puOlic once counicnsnced DANGER
the door 70 violations OF the law w unprincpled men
who would thus abuse discretion snd power at their
hSd Il Inc gGil, Of Antoine Dubucet, believe he was
IS n gy hT an 5GFes re@s
HIN the entire odium Of the transactions.
denee ests6s the TACT i6ai Antoine DaSScei, VIC
IA. tnu, aisposod q the state funds without state
origin. tor o. tue whole scheme than JACOB iIawkins
VINO u. hi inn nee TO enco9f ee et n nefrins deed
tln lienIy C. Digble then acting Attorney-Gencral'
VINO adylsed unlawful acts when he should have guarded
lhe interests OF the statei less gullty than J. H.
II Ponce and rcsidcui Of the bank depository Of state
iInas sho lent ne Official 40 70 diversion Of fund,
app pocuniary coinpe Il t0duO for
ss fund. bS i6e State r. sSsareT ''0 OO' VI e
After careful examination OF the facts Of each case,
and after weighing mostly and deliberately the eva
dricc adluc,d majority OF your Commission have
"rhey satisfied that Antoine Dubuclet has vio-
lated the law and that be should he inpeacned tor the
First because he did in the month Of October 1874,
II SaSS !sRSr SO 81 ne YeS f s A1S 1Ps
follow ng checSs against the state funds 70 VT Here
follows list Of the cheehs, numbers, amount dates
drawu,&c.l
The report concludes a. follows
90 TIE mai q your eommlsso9 are satisfied that
y wOated tue law AID should he impcachef, because
DubucIet State Treasurer to divert from the nteret
tqad n pct@o.n iSt I'm St sS,0Io ana H. Js1I
saA's Agai,S, h O. eli9s 9i Aet
O. ne Revised statutes. The majority Of yodr comms,
SATISFIED tna Henry {. Dbbe VAS grossly yio,
acting as Attorney General. he adyisei me st,te
,sursr Antoine Daeneet To- diver! from The I'M r
October 1871 The sum OF $500 IN "a iulry, 1870 ie
s7i known A. the Fuadlns nil section $40 Of me
srI. OF pp mme CIV dssxa
.hr law requires against VIM Pt kellogg Governor Of
eai % si rf'olni n, hsy C. pSs A' ss,
once, that A. Y. Field, Auorncy-Grnersl be ~.
struCted TO institute criminal proceedings against Al
red Snaw aud j. A. Ogieepy for yiu alton rs IGrfic
ghti,H Of section VI Act OF 1874, known as tue
Hu1iine oilL anu at means b, devised 20 e9u2cl j;
Police the sum of $500 legally charge hv him
mission anu interest the lnan cf 5000 made
by Treasurer ~ the interest iund
10 the Metropolitan BOari Of Police.
RESPECTFULLY submitted by
JVLKs ALDiGy. Chairman.
FKLIX NOOguiEs.
ha r. ~ tha ~, nfastt tn I'M inf n
the books OF the state Treasurer was received
and ordered to be printed.
The resolution authorizing the Sergeant at
Arms to appoint one hundred assistants was
passed. II Is understood TIA 4 there was meet
Ing of prominent White League officers last
nisht to detail one hundred men In anticipation
OF the adoption OF the resolution by the House.