The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-02
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
THE sIPUERs- Rs-LrGHTNISG REPt tIRS Td
IIGHTHDt tsEs.
The Way the Money Goes How Cam
paign Funds are Raised.

The committee was called to order
Gibson, its chairman. aud
EDWARD \. DAVIS. ESQ.
cashier of the st. Charles Hotel. took
the stand.
Witness answered in the affirmative
as H. his knowledge regarding light
| house contracts. In 1874 he was called
upon by !. H. Sypher in Capt. Moss
office. Superintendent Of the Custom
house building, and requested to take
aud sign contract FOR repairing light
houses, read the contract handed
him. found It correct in form
being $4,000 Witness signed contract
and gave it to Sypher, A few days after.
being then employed in Morgan's office,
Sypher called on him and requested
him to- go 10 tho Gnstomhouse and col
lcct the money. the work being done.
Witness went to the Custolnhonse, col
lected the money. and turned il over to
Sypher The money handed Sypher
was five $1,000 notes, thus collected Mt
Syphers request. Witness does not re-
member who drew the check. Captain
Moss was sSuperintendent. aud Sypher's
brother his assistant. Witness has
never received any money from the
Syphers for this contract signed It out
Of courtesy for the Syphers didn't
think ut the time that there was any
thing wrong in tho transaction, bW
Herer did mn lcDrh, and when some
five days after when the money
was. counted. began to think some
thing was wrong, mentioned the
facts Of the case at the time
to Messrs H. ! Sage aud Tupper. Wit
ness has never seen J. II, Sypher since
he handed him the money. At the time
witness read tho contract. but does not
remember now its terms. or whether
any other persons were parties to the
contract Witness knew Sypher slight
ly. had never heard anything against
him. and had no reason to suspect him
Of being dishonest. Witness rcserred for |
\. J. SUpher one hundred and hrfuiU
doHaVs fer signing the contract aud |
drawing the money, had written to J
". Sypher about the matter. btt re-
ociyed no answer. The money was paid /
by the United States officials, as the
check will show Witness does not
know to this day whether any work was
performed for this money. but has heard
It mentioned that it was used for
ELrCTIoNrEmNG PURPOSES.
The five thousand dollars were paid
ly the cashier If the Collector Of Gus
ons
The next witness sworn was
MATHEW CuNiNeHAM
Witness has resided IN this city twenty
me years: is u plumber by trade is n
special Deputy United States Marshal
was in 1872 working Mt his trade. has
eceiyed small amounts from the United
states Marshal fol. his services as q
lcputy has not received nor has he
igned o receipt for salaryin August and
september. 1879 has never authorized
my ono to sign any payroll or voucher
or his account. knows OF no one of his I
lame working in the Customhouse Mt
hat time. does not know that the Gov- I
rnment holds vouchers in his name for :
'nvments Of wages in the above men {
ioned months. Witness does not {
now certain number Of parties men
toned as being on the pay-rolls ut the
amo time rs himself. was appointed n $
ember. 1872. and was paid only for his {
erviccs rs such. t
CHARLES GEIsEB |
eing sworn. testiiles that he is naiyeS
+ this city and draynan by occttpa- {
ION is employed rs such in hauling
oods to and from the Customhouse. and
he bonded warehouses. among others a
rom store Of Mr.. Moyion 's. on Grayier q
trect. to warehouses No g. The cases Q
aiken from the store on Grayier street e
ere HUht. and when. two or three days q
ltor. they were taken out again. they s
;pre much heavier and i0ohed ~ if HcB
nj breu men, Witness had no spceial q
about the handling Of the :
asses from his employers, except q gen n
raj one to hurry up. There were no t
given in writing. Witness |
lways found the warehouse people /
sady TO receive or deliver goods when =
yer no called Mt the warehouse. Has n
o exact knowledge Of the class Of goods
acked in the eases believes them to
ave been tin goods. Witness never
ave any order or had any receipts
gned for goods when delivered or
lken from the warehouse. The doors
The rem Of the warehouse were always
pened on his arrival, and closed hur I
edly when he was through with his
orlt, whilst when the goods go regu-
lrly by the FRONT ENTRANCE, draymen 4
re made to wait their turn for hours
)metimes. The goods were usually
auled in the afternoon, but at no un- II
5tlal hour. E
At the close Of Mr.. Gcser's testimony r
en-. Gibson announced that the princi-
III witness summoned TO appear to-day /
ad not received his notice in time to be
resent before O'Clock, and suggested
nat the committee take u recess until
nat hour A motion to that effect was
'ade and the committee stood adjourn Y
| to | o'clock.
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