The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-30
THE TREASURY INVESTIGATION.
DUBUCLEr DENIES THAT ANY FAVOR
ITISM WAS SHOWN

ANA Says the Taxes Have not Reer
: Turned In so Promptly I'm Ten Years.
q Inc Legislative committee to examine into II 4
AFFAIRS OF the State Treasury met last night Ser
ator White, chairman, and Representative Kee,
, ing being present.
MIR. II. Dubuclet, cashier in the Treasurer.
Office, reoslled.
10 Wr. Keeting Regarding the former test,
monysf Mr.. Lambert. and his not being able to
HAVE HIS WARRANTS DASHED,
would say that the report shows that the NOR ey
no referred to az being in the treasury, as show
by The report, was to the credit OF another fund.
He said before this committee that he ownt
$1,000 in warrants, those alluded to; and befoi o
the Aldige committee he said it was $4,000. He
stated before this committee that he purchas ed
them at sixty Eve cents on the dollar and these
very warrants we're
CLAIMED BIZ MIR. HERNANDEZ
as his property.
Referring to The former testimony of ex-Tax
Collector Dumas, in the matter OF myself send.
ing parties 10 him to have warrants csshed, and
That suoh was repeated at almost every settle
ment would say that he oalled at the Office,
when invited him TO bring the parties that had
used our names, and he didn't do it, and from
that time he did not off any more warrants.
Referring to Mr.. Kline's testimony wherein il
was claimed that one CT his warrants amounting
| to 1928 was held long time, he had my prom
ise that it would be paid when the amount was
collected He sent for 1t the day it was paid, and
at the time said to his partner that he was
wrong in Withdrawing il as
/ COULD PAY IT SOON.
1t was sold and presented the same day by Sen
stor Landry. / remarked to him that | had
promised to pay it, and as l had promised
would insist on Mr.. Kline being present. Mr..
Kline was sent for and came, objected to the pay
ment, but said had nothing to do with outside
transactions, and paid ii in his presecce
Referring to the testimony OF Geo. Herbert |
everything is correct although he ought to have |
explained at more length. He says shat some |
one had received certain amount of money In |
the Treasurers Office" referring to the warrant
purchased from or collected for him by Mr.. Nor
GROSS. The Treasurer sent for Mr.. Herbert i'm
mediately, and told him to
WAIT IN HIS OFFICE
until Mr.. Norcross could be sent for. He came
but Mr.. Norcross could not be found that day,
and the Treasurer told him to some next morn
ing, and after that they arranged the matter be-
tween them exclusive Of the Treasurer, and he
wrote the Treasurer that everything had been ar
ranged satisfactorily between them.
Referring to the overdrawn drafts or checks
the witness explained how one for s10s5 was
made by mistakes in entries to the credit Of differ
emit funds, when, before the error would be dis
covered in checking, the over. check might issue.
As the settlements of tax collectors and the ,
payment to them OF warrants. az
n hu .ff hr
witness stated that it .
HAD NOT BEEN DONE, y
except in eases where the warrants we're those :
sent by parish officials for salaries. In many in
stances these officials would send their warrants +
TO the Treasurer and reguest him to pay them to b
The tax collector when he made his settlement l
10 it was too expensive for the officials to come
down and collect them personally. In the La.
nier case, where it was thought check was is
sued before the deposit was made, the witness
stated that MIR. Lanisr had received the check, n
md, coming to the Office late, had just time to n
make the boat, when, as q matter OF accommo-
lation, caehed the check. h
To Mr.. White-1annot form any idea of the :,
AMOUNT OF warrants on file in the Office in 1876
waiting payment. =;
Mr. Wbite-We will take the statement made y
~ the expert that nearly two thirds of the whole
mount OF the general fund warrants for that
ear was paid to four persons. Those four have
'een before the committee and testified that thav
ave been to the Treasurer's office but rarely.
Tow, others owning warrants testify that they ri
AVE been there VI
DAY AFTER DAY, II
nd could not get their warrants cashed. How n
Vould you explain that d.
The witDess-There was complaint always
gainst back warrants or warrants Of previous IL
ears. You have heard none this year. 1t In Ii
7here the taxes have become delinquent and the ri
objections are small that the holders complain. Ii
Mr.. White-Mr. Kline think, testified that he
lad list on file, and that he sold them, and / Ia
Ind that on the very day after he sold them a,
even Of those same warrants were paid to these /.
cry people, Messrs. Newman, Norcross and r.
How would you explain that2 =
Witness suppose | had no money one day, :,
nd might have bad it the next. tc
Mr.. White-I find twenty-seven warrants in 81
hat list, and the Only ones paid were those he ~
odd to the parties named u
Witness-Tnese we're all outside trans ac'ions a
make the cheek to the parties in whose favor
he warrant is drawn, indorsiDg on the warrant 81
be name OF the party presenting the warrant p
ut do not know what becomes OF the checks after t
hey are outside Of the Office. 10
MIR. White read list Of warrants. numbers
1885, Sill, 1873, 5738, which he said were found III
} have been paid. nj
TO THos. C. ANDERSON, Va
nd Endorsed by hority of the State Treas. II, ~
rer, paid June 5, 1875, but no check was given;
aat Mr.. Dumas made q settlement on that day,
nd the warrants were paid to B. Bloomfield &
o., tue cHAlTHAu asking IL tnas was not BlnRu-
n coincidence.
Witness-Do not recollect any such indorse- sc
lent on warrants unless they were shown me. tn
s not singular that they should have been
aid on the day Dumas made the settlement. oh
Mr.. White continued Warrant 1881 ia indorsed:
A. Dubuclet promised to'take this in settlement RI
ON John Kerrigan in the presence Of Geo. E. a.
ovee and F. Dubuclet;" is that not singular? -"
Witness-I deny any such thing; that any such :,
romse was made in my presence. 81
Mr.. White-Warrants (1875l Nos 2503 and $780, III
aid April %, 1876, are Endorsed, 81 have re-
lived the amount of these in cash from E. H. Ks
ruber' (collector). tri
Wltness-Yes, that warrant was paid in cash.
MIR. Whte-Mr, Batteneaud testified that he "a,
as a general collector Of warrants; that he held NH
certain amount and collected within few dol
RS of the entire amount. while others testify =.
at they were at the Treasurers Office every day n
I'd VII
COULD NOT COLLECT.
on,t vo, tbink that o singpsr goo,2 cir
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