The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-08
4 cuR1oUs corrox c4sE
Laudanlct Williams nndt Ruling Family
Some Interesting Disclosures.

Az b. The arm OF BohOcq, NODiOm Co. DOR
mcrly wealthy and lcadingc1tton house In Now
OrlcinD against the United states, for the sum
Of $,QG,OCO tho value Of ISL bales Of cotton be-
longing to them, which, it was claimed, had
been seized and sold ny tho United Statos dur
Ing the war after II had closed. This suit was
instituted in the Court Of Claims, aud was de-
cldcd IN favor Of the claim nts ON May Il, 1874,
upon false testimony, as 10 now charged by the
Government. Several circumstances have oc-
cufrod recently which go to show that the Gov
eminent has obtained information deemed to
be trustworthy by Attornoy-General Pierrepont,
which has induced him to believe that the claim
was fraudulent one, aud he las ordered the
United States District Attorney at New orleans
to prosecute criminally the paItlos who managed
the case, or some u them.
These parties reside and do business In wash
ington and in New Orleans, and one Of them is
now In the Parish prison at New Orleans, having
been indicted by the Grand Jury I'm attendance
upon the present term Of the United states Cir
cult Court for Louisiana, Judge W. Il. Woods
presiding. The Othets have, 10 Is believed, given
tond to appear and answer when their cases are
called for trial Tho party in prison l. X. Stew
art nennee, attorney 80 law, OF New Orleans Tho
0'l crs are n bert n. shannon, United States
Commit -i1ncr, q New Orleans, who took the
.ti'nany in che case ~ Be'locq. Nohl0m & Go.
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''''''' i 'o""N "'"n "uo sce-"S l." D"''
'''h nlP'N'u 10y 'h' p'r". III n'F'"t INC sun
~ '"''-''' 'I',' ''" W. III u''"- ,no VIZ.
"u''n "''o'nel Oh tre''er I'7pe'."'i,'F "'uIu
t''"se u PERFORM being poor anu having
"iN.l'l pr'''''' "' t"o o'r' ne seen' 70 naV'
Nei"r 10 me 'e"uii'l'h OF large rec ana 10
n"N' j." o." nl- '"I nus "hh pI"ies'lonu eN'e'l-
ence' such rs they 'ic' III Tie service oI unscfu-
pllolS mon ENGAGED IN engineering clal"5 OF
TINS fraudulent character against tue United
s'a'fs'
inc htm ~ b'locq' Noolpm X 90. went into
Vonnt0Y nhrnoicy shortly nIer the waf
o,"se'' anu mace surrender OF tHeif assets 70
hohN feNchHNl ana Geo. ~ trerct' OF New
dreams a. syhaics or assisnees APPOINTED oy
'he court 10 hqdldate the audlfs oi the hrm.
Among the assets WAS thls claim upon tAe 'lv-
eminent ior s-"'Ji. As u was o.lla'-d o' the
sfnules 20 be OF very doubtful valiaity' thcy en-
t'fei mo c lnirl Il win one +. J.. b'Fnafd md
one AuOipne b'uehari uoth OF N1W Oseins'
'"e v""ul'lvh7 VI "Hlrh Wfre 'he7S' lnal Dot
nara ana b'uch ri Were 70 "t'N' charRe OF
the cram aHu press II 10 successful conclu-
a low 'nem tW9-'hrii OF Wh teVer sum was re-
c'NfFed Io.H Jus Governments tIe "thef luirl
GONG I" inc es arc OF bih''i Noplom q o.
Il rd ana po"c' 'rl were not lopyi-t. or
c'"lH' agents ny pF"leaSlDu' nor h"Fe's; they
seem 70 nave gone INTO ihls particular case
h'l'N as spe'Hl .''n' ana II - p''nApl the
oN'y c'"" 1--iNsI inc government WIN "Llch
."v'' hHHe' are 60 hn'ct'u' herh"ri Is uean'
D'ucn''u Is s'"I n'.uE' ana IS We" eho"h "oouV
Washington anu va Ne" Orleans lou haFd' by
a+'eeWeht WIZ b''huu anu tue -yuu'cs' was 20
nANe' ann ulu Ne' tue 500 ana exclusive
cN'lse OF tho uiAt'er al "aSplh'toh' anu me
embioNmeht OF couhsel ana any otuer persons
whose s''''ces mn u'e'e neeueu III conuucllhS
inc 'A""on On ne var. q tue .'".i"'"'s' no
ehuFo cost OF me IMITATION was u De borne by
H,U0h"'" anu !'e'I"ld'
- 'he RECORDS OF 'ne SUN u appears mat inc
l''Wlht-hauled hwy rs nave y ron connected
"ith ~ ~ :. Oenhee' h'oer' H. shannon anu
Cn'Il's VI. Hln'rson % new O'e""S He'rs'
Nl.r' H. NJ , lr"Nle' ~ = Il well mn = NC
N''o VI ""e''n-' 10" anu 'u'' '"e Nou!' %
'',a " ,'',"' - 49, y, e'','''-
W. wy VI 5000, NV O".0u 7''.Vs
~ ~ ., - So, - $40 ~
80, ,,'-f.n'' -,-. -
sponsole Tor the failure infer from the records
ana from the teslimony OF boueh-rd' delivered
III tuo 0-'"'u bl-'tlVt N3"it VI ~" orleans
G1udne m ssOfl. In the suit OF Rouchar1 not nor-
V"ueS '''''f' VI" ''7 '"'s -. "'uN Ni 'HV. "9i-
centlv decidcd nv tho snorene Court Of J.,nia-
~, alv,r.olv "a ,,i,tptir, that bo md bts c,,,,
II ''ep 10 i''''''n'' ."a' u' ""u WIS ouun
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Ohlteu states ana adNlaei DouchHi 70 employ
Judge Louis Dent to manage that part OF the
business, IL being supposed he could induce
Att orney General Williams not To appeal the
case. Accordingy' Judge Dent was retained,
and his fee stipulated at 5000 In the event OF
no appeal being TAKEN as APPEARS by copy OF
the contract dated Washington' May 3, ISL be-
tween him and Bouchard' nled In the suit OF
Bouchari aet. Bernard and Peychaud, above re-
ferred to- As no appeal was taken the judg-
ment Of the Court OF Claims became nnal, and
the amount for which tho United States was
condemned IsA1oJ) was paid out OF the Treas
ury OF me United states 10 Henry feychaud,
syndio OF the estate OF Bellocq' Noolon Co,
and by him distributed as iollows' as appears nv
document MED In the SUIT OF bouchard agt'
"o' ""'N' S'-SN " 49, ''''' ~
| nard, testatriN OF her minor children. IN which
thoy o,L rourlodra : q, hava racstval from II p,y
| wv 49, - ~''N 800 80 . -