The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-06-16
MORE OF MYERS.
He Continues to Steal the
School Money,
Mr.. Lusher on the Situation

L.. Y
OF the School moneys of this parish, a
year or more since. With q man OF or
binary responsibility, this charge w""Id
have been sufficient to have rendered
him eager to BE- at once tried. Net $"
with Myers. Time was what he wanted;
in which to cook up vouchers from school
teachers who never taught school, and
rcccpts from builders who never con-
structcd Il school house. II. {. Myers
plavcl his "wholr hanu,' even t" having
his particular fricnd, ''trayile Tommy,
rob the Clerks office Of the indictments
against him. in Other words, Myers
whole conduct has been that of guilty
wretch eulcavorinS 10 escape punish
nicilt.
But this is not all. Myers did not
stop stealing the school funds. Since he
has been indicted, he has robbed this
parish Of every dollar due it for school
p%rpo>rS, up to and including April 1871
We append an interesting correspond
rnce upon the subject, which will e tai
to show that Myers is a greater scoundWi
than most men supposed him to be.
If Myers escapes punishment, then in
deed are tn" times sadly out of joint
and if the Courts are powerless to pro
trct our school monryS-.-tlc most >acre'
funds in our State from spectators, it is
time to apply the rigorous and stern
justice of Judge Lynch as Il protection
CAMrrE, NatrhtoclleS Parish, |
May 10th, 1917. !
HON. r. NJ. LuShrr, State Sup't, Public
E'lnration, New Orleans, La.
DEAR SIR:
The legally elected government o
LouiSiana being at last permanently cs
tahli>hr" with its several departments
legislative, executive and judicial, il
successful operation. vent nr'' to slbmi
an inquiry to your consideration, AM
respectfully beg Il reply ut your earliest
convenience.
As your time is. without doubt, nue.!
orcnpjrd at present with duties pertain
ing to your Office. will state the inVui
| ~ desire to u.akr, after informing yo,
that write this letter at the request OF
a number Of gentlemen who We're enyay
ed last year, like myself, in public Sclo"
teaching III this parish, and expect t,
continue at the business under Your ad
ministration.
You are not perhaps Snorant of the
! fact that the State is indebted to tn,
teachers hvrr for services rendered by
them during the last year; indeed, tol
the quarter ensuing from the first Mon.
day in September. 1876. not one Of them
50 far as know and believe. has been
paid. They taught nndrr contracts en-.
tered into with II. {. Myers, the tI''l
Treasurer of the School Board. who had
for several months previously, ca>hcd
! their warrants in New Orleans with d
kind Of punctuality.
They Understood perfectly well that
in refusing to make any hnt quarterly
contracts with them. his motive was t
have the schools in operation Mp to and
beyond the time of the election, for tn
promotion Of PARTISAN ehGS, and that il
Il certain contingency, they might Eav,
to look clsrv|r," than to him for com
prn>Gtinn for their services We're they
pot justified in believing that, should
the then pending election result in q
change of orr State government, their
claims would be recognized as valid by
the new administration, and paid ont OF
the first school funds available for the
purpose? l confidently believe they
were.
Now, Sir, a merchant of this place re-
Gently Went to New Orleans to buy goods
with number of school warrants drawn
on Myers in his possession. On his re-
turn home he told the writer and others
he called on you while there TO learn, il
possible, when said warrants would be
paid; that you replied, the holders OF
such warrants would have to look tC
Myers or his surities for their pay. TIL,
inquiry | desire to make, and do now
make is: Were you correctly understood
by him, and reported; am one of /;
number of persons here who do no be-
leve it,
May trcspass, dear sir, on yonr time
and courtesy, so far as to ask q few
lines from you for my better understand
;y.r ,f thiS
If the great State of Lo'lisiana-stil
great, in spite Of spolations inflicted or
her these many years by thieves and rob
bers, elects to withhold from those who
have labored faithfully for the education
Of her children, their meagrc salaries
thus making them responsible for the
acts of her dishonest criminal, agents
if it is expected we shall go on at reduc
ed salaries, at our tllankless calling Oh
liviouS of past dues. the times are sadly
out of joint to say the least of it.
Very Respectfully, yours,
EDWARD BARNARD.
Hon. r NJ. Lusher, State Snp't Pub
Education.