New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-16

days, and have been provided place on
it ct $S per day and expenses, and will &C
| oept it if nothing better turns up. will
commence to make copy OF my day book
as soon as l return to Washington.
The CustOmhouse at New Orleans never
treated me right, and to put me down
to 800 per month and give boy
$6O who had not been there but Q few
months. was moro than could stand from
men that I have in my power to send to
prison, and my. family has not had the
necessaries OF life for the last four months.
l have some cigars with me that were
bought OF F. Masich, and have his receipt
for the money; SO you see have not started
on FOOLS errand.
| will send You what money owe you in
few days. Excuse this AS soon az get
room will write again.
Very respectfully.
GEORGE w. FERGUSON.
r S.-Don't show this to anybody.
G. W.F.
While the letter was being read, and par
ticularly that portion relating to his being
promised q place on the committee, Mr.
Stevenson objected to it's further reading as
the members.
Mr.. Gibson desired to state, that, as the
chairman OF the committee, he knew of NO
resolution being introduced to give or sp.
point Mr.. Ferguson to the position he re-
ferred to; the chairman then asked the date
OF the letter; on being told, Mr.. Gibson
said. "Why that was before the committee
was appointed
Mr.. New said if Mr.. Ferguson could
make such false, willful and malicious
charge against the committee as embodied
in the letter, it should in justice appear
upon the record.
"And," Mr.. Conger added, "that each
member of the committee state positively,
80 far as he is individually concerned, the
statement is untrue"
No objections.
Mr.. Whitaker stated that he had not read
the letter or known of its contents; it was
handed to him by the chairman to read; he
saw it for the first time this evening.
j j. FlAtley, recalled There we're no
stsmps on the boxes of cigars seized at
Bailey's vinegar factory.
Dan. j. Hutchinson, sworn-TO Mr..
Whitaker-Was an inspector in 1873 and is
acquainted with the circumstances of the
seizure Of the cigars at Bailcy's vinegar
factory; the cigars were evidently smuggled,
ae there were NO stamps upon the boxes;
when witness arrived at the factory with q
search warrant, Mr.. Bailey tried to prevent
his entering the yard in which was the
cooper shop, where the cigars were stored
in dry goods cases, although Mr.. Bailey had
made the complaint to Mr.. Kinsella and
requested an examination of the premises:
offered to give Mr.. Bailey 500 if he would
tell witness the name Of the person who
owned the cigars; has never sscertained
who Mr.. Cassidy is; was on tho premises
about three hours; arrived there about
three O'Clock in the afternoon; reached the
CustOmhOuse with the cigars about dark;
there was no direction or marks upon the
cases or boxes of cigars.
To MIR. Copger-Mr. Bailey evidently
wished to prevent witness from making the
seizure.
To Mr.. whitaker-There was no case
containing $4,000 cigars. Witness (smil-
lng)-Ihat would have to be pretty large
case.
Mr.. Whitaker-And you did not leave be-
hind you when you removed the cigars q
case containing Sc, 900 cigars
Witness-l did not leave cigar behind;
am sure of that.
Thomas H. Wynn, sworn-To Mr. Whita-
ker-ls an inspector in the Customhouse.
The testimony of this witness was the
same as that given by Mr.. Hutchinson in
every particular.
C. F. Glsudin, sworn-To Mr.. Whitaker
ls an inspector in the Customhouse: rela-
tive to the seizure at Bailey's vinegar fac
tory witness knew nothing.
10 Mr.. GibsOn-Knows no member of the
Legislature in the employ of the Custom
house.
j. j. White, sworn-To Mr.. Whitaker
ls a messenger in the deputy collectors
office at the Cnstomhouse; was never en-
ployed at Mr.. Herwigs house as cook; his
salary ls *bOO per year; no boy named 10
has worked tor Mr.. Herwig around b is
house, or who did his marketing.
The committee, at ten O'Clock. adjourned
until this morning at nine o'clock,