The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-12
THE BIRDS Gagged.
Arrival Of Ex-'rax Collector Fulton, ana
InUm. from California.

Arrival Of Ex-Tax Collector Fulton, ana
Lauti, from California.
Il. Fulton, Esq. late tax collector tKellogg) of
the First District, with L. +. Laun, arrived in The
city on Saturday morning from California, escort
ed by Capt. Frank Minor, special aid, and Mr..
l. mbard
On arrival they were taken to the Central Sta
tion, from where it ID expected they will be sent
to the Parish Prison.
Mr.. Fulton is wanted by the State authorities
TO explain "shortness" in his official accounts
or ABOUT $4,000.
and Latin is concerned in the alleged Carr-Laun
fraudulent bill of lading transaction.
The two prisoners almost immediately after
their arrival were arragned before ts proper tri
bunals Fulton before Judge Smith and Laun be.
fore Judge Miltenberger Fulton pleaded not
guilty to the following affidayits, which were
sworn apsinst him by Mr. w. a. Brainard, expert
Of the Anditoria Investigating Committee.
The affidavits set forth that Edward Fulton, then
Tax Collector of the First District. parish of Or
leans. and as such duly commissioned and au.
thorzed to collect moneys due the siate for taxes,
did Oh or before the 18th day of October, 1876,
and on five other occasions (speeifed in each
sffidavit). make his settlement with the Auditor
of Public Accounts. aud did furnish his sworn
statement that he had received and
TAKEN INTO HIS POSSESSION
for account of the State, public moneys collecte
by him for taxes du tho btate for the years 1872,
1873 and 1874, amounting to $2i ,56l Sc.
For taxes of 1860, 1870, 1871 and 1874, amount
ing to $6159 80.
For taxes OF 1873 and 1874, amounting to
sgD25 Ga.
Fer taxes OF 1873 aud 1874 amounting to
s1795 go, and for taxes of 1875, amounting to
s21 206 IS; thereupon to wit on the 18th day OF
October 1876, and various other dates set forth
in the different aidavlts, the Auditor did Issue
1t JF..TI1 .ly.nE Ia.
orders to pay over the same into the State treas
| ury
Edward Fulton, late tax collector aforesaid, bag
failed and neglected to pay over the said pubic
| moneys into the treasury, aud has fraudulently
converted the same to his own USE and has felo"
| niously embezzed the same. Ali against the
peace and dignity of the State. Wherefore de-
ponent charges the accused with embezziement
| and breach of trust
| After the plea OF not guilty had been entered
| by the accused, Judge Smith fixed his bonds at
| $40, 900, which bal was furnished, D. Herwig and
| J. Bertucci becoming Rureties.
Laun WAS placed under $4,000 bonds by Judge
Milton berger, but not being able to give tho re-
| qut ed amount. was sent to the Parish Prison.
| Lau' while trying to lily from justice, has
| travelled over thirty thousand miles. When
| his crime was first discovered and he WAS forcsd
to fly, he went to Mobile, from Mobile back to
| New Orleans, then TO Galveston, then to Austin,
| from Austin he came back to Houston, from
| Boustin he went to st. Louis. He left st. Louis
! aud travelled through Chicago, Philadelphia aud
| Baltimore; when he left Bait more be returned to
| Philadelphia, from thence he went to Liverpool,
| from Liverpool he went to South America through
| the straits OF Magellan.
| He then went to Lima, the capital of Peru,
| from where he returned to San Francisco.
Laun, while in conversation with Aid Minor. rs
| he was nearing this city, said that he WIS very
superstition, and that there was one thing that
| bothered him greatly, and that was that after he
entered into oopsr tnership with Carr he went TO
| Europe, and when he returned II was in tho chip
| Parthia and he WAS then going to New Orleans IN
| q car bearng tho same name. This he consid-
| cred an omen Of his downfall.