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

0ypnor that money t0e tno0 W. ais0 -
pected from WashingtM. 80
tho Customho1se pay rolls Or anytnlng
else; send for FerguSon-he got ne i1So
this sorape By giving my name, weleo 1e
had no business 70 do; ve we're een 20
three quarters Of an hour signing the po-
peFs; there Were perhaps . huoofod eno
fifty or two hundred Of the1; We 0isguiseo
our handwriting; don't know who pcad
To Nr. Conesr g. We only wrote the
names ON the bottom. tho same - tho
10 M. Darrall II never signed any
other rolls except at that time; it WAS in
Sypher's Office, 8 little room on the third
floor Of the Customhouse; MI. Brown,
believe, was cashier for Colonel Morse
ment Of the Customhouse; he paid the
money on tho vouchers; between !0O and
700 men were around the door when We
were inside; do not know who paid them,
or whether they got any money; tney
worked on the outside; General Sypher said
to them, "Well, boys, can't do anything
for you now-the money hasn't arrived"
evening, and we al went; there were 500
or 600 or 1000 of them; they were on the
steps, on the stairs, along the street-all
over; can not remember any Of the names
signed; know Of no one in the Custom
house connected With these pay rolls; re-
side ct No. % Marais stree; the last saw
Of Ferguson he was going to the conten-
nial; we were in the room from ton IN the
morning till four In the afternoon, and dar-
ing General Sypher's absence; l saw him
aiterward give persons yellow envelopes
with money in them; on election day he
gave me the $50; No went to Swans to get
drink; all his pockets were full OF money;
he wanted Swan 70 take some, but Swan
said he was Q Democrat. and refused; We
were three quarters OF An hour sign,ng tine
Fatrick Finnegan sworn-Have resided
IN this city twengy.nine years; am laborer
in the sppraisers Office under Mr.. Jack
son; was employed about twelve days
ON the residence Of Collector Casey - tin
or Ooppersmith; perhaps eighteen days EN-.
ployed altogether; for that time received
pay from the pay rolls Of the Costomhouse;
witness placed man in his place IN ne
time; he was there as . regular night IN
spectoe and was working under him; no
considered his employment BY the collector
nothing ont Of the govornments pocket;
he has been in tho employ Of the Custom
house three years and i've months.
To Mr.. New-I am roundsman ON the
levee on night duty; tho other man was "a
inspector; he discharged my duties wni.e !
VS. 1t work for Mr.. Casey; somebody haa
to take my place and make return of the
Same in the morning; l know that he re-
ceived pay, because all government officers
are supposed 60 be paid; there was NO talk
between me and Mr.. Casey relative to extra
pay for the work done during the eighteen
davs. :,
To Mr. Conger-I was asked to do the
work; the days were my own; fourteen
Az. - el,o-aA %hA ;usueCt0ra mar vA0r for
which they receive pay without work; the
eighteen days ran into two years; the house
was not finished the first year.
George w. Rueff, sworn, testified - fol-
lows:
To Mr.. Riley-The last twelve or fifteen
years have worked for Mr.. Bonzano. Cue
tomhouse broker; have business inside the
CustOmhOuse ten or fifteen times day;
have heard it rumored that assessments
were made on employees of the Custom
house for political purposes; may have
heard persons say they were taxed, but ss
it was none of my business l did not pay
much attention at the time; one man named
Marsh, who was discharged, came to the
Office and complained about the assessment,
and said he would not pay IT.; this was two
or three years ago; Marsh was calculator in
the Customhouse; believe he left tbs city
some time ago for Chicago; can not remem-
her sn1 other names; I have very often
been present when the employees Of the
Customhouse were being paid; have seen
pencil marks made on the checks, and as it
was about election time, l supposed the
pencil figures referred to political purposes;
Mr.. Marsh called my attention to the marks
ON his check and objected to being sssessed;
he said he expected he would be discharged
because he would not submit to the reduc-
tion: do not know who made the marks ON
the checks; do not know that the cashier
spoke to any one of the employees about the
marks.
wsees had been reduced; he left the city
because he expected . position in the
Chlcsgo customhouse; he was IN old man
IN old cripple.
Donald McMickle, sworn, testified - fol-
lows:
To Mr.: Riley-I have been in the employ
of the United States government as deputy
United States marshal; was ON the post
roll in 1870, and received @93 per month; l
was promised three months pay, but l sold
q portion of it; was appointed . supervisor
of registration IN this city; my duties con-
sisted of being principally an instructor to
the others in my district; occasionally
filed the position of clerk when necessary;
did not render any duties to the United
paid by Felix Herwig, the deputy collector;
/ was paid &93 per month, less three per
cent; do not know what the reduction of
three DER cent was for; sold my last two
months pay to B. P. Blanchard for $50;
Mr.. Blanchard was then State registrar Of
voters; in 1871 l signed blank voucher
for Mr.. Blanchard, and was told If l signed
it would receive another month's pay;
signed it; when Blanchard put me to work
he told me my name would be put on the
nav roll at tho Cuet0mhOuse; after that
received my instructions from Deputy Col
lect0r Herwig, who was running for State
Senator.
To Mr.. Conger-I don't know what the
post roll u, but there is always great deal
Of talk about the post roll at election u9es; 4
I was paid in Mr. Herwigs Office; at first
refused to sign the post roll, dem manding the
same az the supervisors of registration
received; Mr.. HerWig said, "a[ac, that is all
right, sign this and you shall have three
months pay;" Mr.. Herwig did not employ
me; Mr.. Blanchard employed me in the first
place.
P. z. Bechtel, sworn, testified as follows-
am secretary of the E xcsvating Company;
have occupied the position nearly year;
was employed in the Customhouse from
1868 to 1876; have held the position OF
secretary of the Senate; never held . posi-
tion in tho CustomhOuse when holding any
other position; had to resign; sOmetimes
was reinstated after the adjournment OF the
Legislatures; my work for the Excavating
COMPANY was after hours in the evening.
Patrick Finnegan recslled-I made .
seizure 1t the Elevator three years ago of
horse and wagon; the latter was unloading
eome wine and cheese ut night, which were
placed on board vessel there; the goods
were not entered; the horse and wagon and
goods were sold; no part of the proceeds OF
e %I,o eolo ~ara turun6 over tn me: James