The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-11
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
THE BASS LEVEE MATTER SETTLED
ANOTHER QUESTION AS TO SALARY.
The transcripts i'm the Cases Of Turner
Edwards and Aleck Brown to be
Sent Rack for Correction.

The Transcripts i'm the Cases of Turner
Edwards and Aleck Brown to be
Sent Back for Correction.
Governor Nichols did not make his appearance
at the Executive Office yesterday, but trans acted
such business at his private residence as requir cd
his immediate attention. During the afternoon
the Attorney General sent to the Executive Office
his opinion in the question submitted to him 90
to whether. under the law passed by the last
Legislature, warrant could be drawn upon the
Treasury for the salary Of the Assistant Treas
urer Of the State. The opinion of the Attorney
General was, in substance, to the effect that the
Treasurer's salary, being
All FIXED ,BY THE CONSTITUTION,
was beyond the reach Of Legislative enactment
and could not be touched; hence th ere could be
no warrant drawn against it by the Assistant
Treasurer.
The State Board Of Engineers have decided
that they cannot, under existing circumstances,
agree to change the line Of the Bass levee, but
that the work as laid out must be completed,
when, should Mr.. Bass desire, he can make such
arrangements as he sees fit for the continuation
Of the levee, but at his own expense.
Yesterdays DEMOCRAT mentioned that the
transcripts in the cases of the
THREE CONVICTED MuRDERERs
had been returned to the Governor by the Attor.
ney General with the opinion that they were
drawn in due form. Since Friday evening, how.
ever, it was discovered by Attorney General Og-
den that the records did not show that the pris-
oners were present in court
DURING THE TRIAL,
and consequently the transcripts were not drawn
strictly in accordance with the requirements of
the law. Consequently the Governor will doubt
less have the transcripts returned to the Third
Judicial District Court FOR correction.
The names of the convicted murderers are
W stley TurnerM co. ored), alias Degree. Jackson
Edwards (colored) and Aleck Brown (colored.)
The indictment upon which Brown was con.
victed charges that he, on the LIST of January,
1877, in the parish Of st. Mary, did kill one Viii
liam Dudley, and upon that indictment he was
convicted on October Is, 1877, and on the ed Of
the same month he was
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
According to the record, Westley Turner alias
OF st. Mary on the 5sh Of September, 1876, and
on October S, 1877, the Grand Jury returned
true bill against MIN for murder. On the 18th of
the same month his counsel filed motion for
new trial. on the ground that the verdict Of the
jury was contrary to law and the evidence the
motion being refused two days afterwards, when
the death sentence was pronounced.
Jackson Edwards was indicted for the murder
OF James Edwards on the 8th Of October, 1876,
the Indictment having been filed on October a
1877, and the death sentence was pronounced on
Oc ober 6. After these transcripts have been ro-
turned to the Third Judicial District Court and
are sent back with the proper correction the
Governor will doubtless cause death warrant to
be issued in each case, and will fix the same day
for the execution Of the three men.
The committee to investigate the affairs OF the
Executive Office met Yesterday at their room in
the State-House. Present-Senator Grover.
and Representatives Jonas and Kennedy. After
The submission of a partial report bv the expert
the committee Adjourned until Tuesday evening
next, at Z O'Clock. wv