New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-06

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1ere with my duties in the Custonho1se.
John DAILY, sworn, testified - follows:
Havs lived in New Orleans all my life;
I'm stone-cutter BY occupation; vas EN-
ploysd to work on the Castcmhcuse IN 1873;
i sSsa g the he, p;y so . aIc oes SssE
was engaged to receive g per day; signed
once; the pay rolls were Afterward filed up
.: % per day; only saw the pay rolls one
month in 1874; was employed by Mr..
Harmon; about ten or twelve st0ne-cutters
were first employed; this number WAS after
ward increased; several Of them signed -
did and received the Same pay; knew
there were men at work there that got more
pay rolls were made out for the same or
larger amount.
To Mr.. CoDger-Thought was working
for the government; was paid by Kursheedt
& Bienvenn; heard that Kursheedt Il
Bienvenu had the contract from the gov
ernment; they paid the workmen, except
one time, when the men were paid by the
government; Mr.. Hannah was foreman of
the stone work.
At Mr.. Congers request, Mr.. Bienvenu
was admitted to hear the testimony.
Some of the men only received 81 IS per
day; they were paid at Kursheedt & Bien-
venus Office.
John Gibbons, sworn, testified ~ follows:
reside in New Orleans; my business is
stone Gutter; was employed on the Gus
tomhouse in l8734I5; in 1873 received
g. 50 per day; l received part of 1874 and
1875 q per day; slgned the pay rolls in
blank; l Istterwsrd saw the pay rolls fiiied
ont before the grand jury for % per day
during the years 1874 and 1873; did not
rolls in Kursheedt 4 Bienvenu's Office; I
saw the names of other workmen on the
pay rolls down for % per day, who told me
they only received ~ 80.
George Baron, sworn, testified - follows:
reside in New Orleans; my business is .
stone cutter; have worked in the Custom-
house; commenced in 1873; l worked FORTY
one days in that year; worked in 1874,
again, about five months; was paid the
fret year g; l saw nothing on the pay
rolls when / signed them; saw the pay
rolls again before the grand jury; the
amount opposite my name Was the same -
l received, g per day; saw but one pay
roll and that One was right
Philip Baron, sworn, testified - follows:
l reside in New Orleans; I was employed
to work ON the Cestumhouse six months, in
1874, to polish the marble; signed the pay
rolls in blank; afterward saw them before
the grand jury; received e8 every five
days; my name when filled mp showed -
per day; was ssked to come here to tes-
about sixty men were employed in the
same business a. mysel!; Mr.. Harman en-
pioyed me for Kulsheedt & Bienvenu;
they paid me in their office; l signed the
pay rolls every time in the office Of knr-
sheedt & Bienvenu, except the first time,
when signed them in the CustOmhouse.
To Mr.. New-The pay rolls in Kursheedt
& Bienvenu's Office were the same As the
one l signed in the Customhouse.
To Nj. Conger-I wss hired by Kursheedt
4 Bienvenu and signed the pay rolls always
in their office; they told me it was contract
jeb; all the time worked l worked for
them; worked ten hours day IN 1873 and
the other years eight hours day; ought to
have received more for ten hours work than
eight hours work; suppose that if had
been employed by the government direct
would have been paid ut the Cust0mhOuse;
Kursheedt e. Bienvenu tried to c0mpro-
their lawyer, but the amount was too big
and they wouldn't compromises; We then
went on with the aftidavits; the case u
before the grand jury now.
John Tanney sworn, testified as follows:
/ reside in New Orleans; am Q marble
cutter; was employed on the Customhouse
in 1873; signed the pay rolls in blank
forms; was paid in that year $3 25; did
not see the pay rolls of 1873; in 1874 was
paid 81 per day; saw the pay rolls filled
up before the grand jury; they represented
that I received 50 ;.er day.
To Mr.. COnger-I was employed by Mr..
Harman and was paid by Messrs. Kur-
sheedt e. Bienvenu at their office; l un-
derstood they had the contract; WAS paid
81 per day, but ubsequently was paid an
extra dollar day, making it % per day,
the same amount 40 the pay rolls showed
ct the grand jury room.
At this hour, Ais P. NJ, Mr. New moved
that the committee adjourn until 10 A. II.
tomorrow. It being suggested that an
evening session be held, if it be only from
seven to eight or nine O'Clock, Mr.. New OBJ
served that he made his motion for . rea-
son.
Mr.. Stever SON seconded the motion,
which was carried without . dissenting
voice.