The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-02

were made on orders from the Treasurer som
OF them In writing. and his removal was directl
due to his refusal to bleed any longer. Thi
explains and corroborates the evidence Of Mr.
b. Lambert, who held $4,000 In warrants which
| he presented for payment once when Du
| buelet told him he would have money
and second time when he saw in hi
| official report an Acknowledgement of
| large amount of cash OH hand On these oeca
| sions Mr. Lambert testitiBs that he remained il
the Treasurers office from o'clock in thu
| morning till 4:30 In the evening, waiting to SCI
the Treasurer. during which time various par
ties were called into his private room by Du
buelet. AT last WHEN he got to see the Treas
urer, he was told by him that the money was al
gone. He said he drew che ks in anticipation
of the sum-:
This testimony pointedly contradicts that o.
L. Dubuelet, the Treasurers cashier, who haC
previously testified that the settlements of tar
collectors had never been Anticipated by tn,
drawing of checks before the money was pait
into the treasury.
Mr.. John Klein, broker, another witness. was
also one of the unfortunates who had tc
languish " in front of the railing and could moi
win the open sesame to the sacred mysteries OF
that back room" of the Treasurer's. He had a
filed and placed ON record for payment, but
which he never got cashed though he knew oil
large sums Of money that had been paid in
after his warrants were filed. He pre-
scented himself frequently demanding pay.
ment, but was refused, the Treasurer
claiming that he had right to "use
bis discretion in cashng warrants In
the use of this discretion he was evidently
controlled by the d,guH,ent,m nd hop,it,e,p sole
ly. as is ILLUSTRATED by the following pleasing
recital made by Mr.. Klein: Says he, On the
10th of December, 1876, sold a warrant for st2ss
drawn in favor of John Young. to Senator Ian
dry and 1t was paid TO him after could not col
lect II He also declares that he does not keep
any warrants on file now and. failing in all his
efforts to have what he had cashec, he sold on
ut fifty cents
Gov. MeEnery and Major Richardson also re-
cite their sad experiences in an effort to get
some land warrants cashed. There was dues
ton OF law as to the payment of these WAL rants
which had to be referred to the Attorney Gen
eral Payment was refused these gentlemen,
when they placed their warrants in the hands
OF Mr.. Joseph Hernandez. with instructions to
do what he could with them. This gentleman
succeeded in getting them cashed, and was paid
therefor $3.50, the amount Of the warrants being
s2500 or 5000. Major Richardson thought the
charge steep but he was assured by Mr.. Her
nandez that he would have to pay that much
for getting the warrants paid. Think he men,
toned Dibble IA getting a part Of the money.
He was Assistant torney General" There
was point of law in this case.
But we must not neglect Mr.. Laurente Au-
Euste who. with 2. T. Herwig. seems to have
been the peculiar and exclusive beneHcaries OF
Ehe Treasurer's discretion" Almost every
witness testihes to having seen these persons
Ia the Treasurer's office. coming in and going
put ofthat mysterious back room" at their own
sweet wills. Mr.. Auguste was once broker
md collected great many warrants, but now
le Is the Treasurer's adviser and don't collect
tny more. He is now engaged in looking over
Ind advising the Treasurer in the Metropoli-
an Police suit matter. and is always
here at the office of his client. And
low we know what Mr.. Auguste is,
ind what he is doing. He is working at the
rreasurer's Office as the Treasurer's soli-
.itor. Am not licensed attorney. / know
Of law Am merely empl oyed giving
advice from my common sense. Mr.. Dubueiet
employs mo and pays me himse elf" These are
he words in which Auguste accounts for the
close and affsctionate relations ex-
Y.
lie lives on his salary as Solicitor to tho
Treasurer, never ges commissions on war
ants, and has never received compensation
rom any other source than the Treasurer's Of |
Ice while employed there.
So lives and thrives Solicitor Auguste. |
'volving an honest livelihood out Of his "eom |
non SENSE" and narrating cheerful anecdotes
0 the Legislative Committee, with one of which |
We reluctantly close his autobiography, for u |
eason at least doubtless though. to take 1t up |
gain. Says he, in u moment Of rerospection |
TO Mr.. Keeting One day last November q |
person came In with warrants saw the cashier, |
Who said he could not pay that day. but would |
he next. Then the party said If he paid |
nc thirty dollars he could get the money {; |
hat he was told SO. He had a 5000 warrant |
nd | told him If he would bring the man |
would borrow the money ard pay him. Then |
borrowed the money from Mr.. Herwig, deputy |
ollector AID the next day the warrant was paid |
nth that money. but he did not bring the man |
nd could not find him. This was Mr.. Water |
nan, and the money came in the same dav and |
IT.. Herwig was paid. This was ia November |
s7G believe. | was sensitive and ma d. and |
Or that reason paid the money