The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-10
received these bills in the morning at my office,

received these bills in the morning ut my Office
No. ~ Carondelet street.
The conversation had with Carr was to ask
him TO send me those bills, and the next morn
ing Carr came to my Office and handed the bills
TO me, saying, "Here they are"
There are some bills Of exchange attached
and the captains Of the ships heard OF the bills OF
lading and pronounced them forgeries. had ad-
vances on these bills OF lading, and this exchange
was to meet these advances. l received them
both at the same time. had advanced the full
value Of the bills,
ABOUT 5000, ON THEM.
As soon as my advances on bills were adjusted
My house lost about $4,000 on these forged
bills.
CROSS. EXAMINED.
The telegram was shown to Carr the same time
saw it. The first time discovered these bills
we're forgeries was coming from Mobile. ia
the two vessels, and thought they could not
carry 80 much. heard afterwards that there
was
NO COTTON ON BOARD.
went to Mr.. Carr and told him. got Informs
ton from Mr.. Carr about these bills.
MIR. Carr informed me these bills OF lsding
were forged as soon as he discovered they were
forged. This was about February ID. He
turned his books over to me, except the check
book, when the firm was started; there Was no
ledger; they remained in my office; was not
acquainted within q week OF the time Of their
failing Of the circumstances. do not know what
time the Mobile train gets in.
4. MAILER
WAS next sworn: was employed in the house Of
Carr g. Laun as corresponding clerk. They had
q regular set of books, but there we're no entries
in the ledger. Mr.. Laun was away when the
book disappeared.
The books we're in my desk and the door was
open. The check and order book disappeared.
Shown the two bills Of lading. Says, "These
are the forged bills. Mr.. Carr was in possession
of these bills after Mr.. Laun left for Mobile. Mr.
Laun gave them to him: 1t was on the 7th or
half.psst 8 in the afternoon. Mr.. Hellman
came in in the morning and asked whether
those bills had arrived from Mobile. l said yes
and Mr.. Laun interrupted and said No."
LAUN TOLD CARR
not to give the bills on that day. Laun told Carr
to send dispatch to Mobile and Carr did so. The
dispatch was: "Send US following dispatch
Bills of lsdipg on the way" Carr wrote it out
in English and translated it into German. The
answer was: "Bills Of lading on evening ira in. "
Signed, "Csrr d Laun, Mobile"
The Mobile train came in about las in the
morning.
At the time the dispatch was given to Mr.. He'll
man, The forged bills OF lading were in the pos
session of Carr.
The same day the discovery was made I took
the books over to Mr.. Hellman's.
CROSS EXAMINED.
It was on February IA when we took took over
the books; it was the next morning after Mard
was not needed; we took only the books we need.
ed first. am for myself was liquidatlDg Carr
& Lsun's business. MIR. Helman paid me-. l
held claim against Carr Il Laup, and had an ar
raDgement that whAtever came in from the so-
counts
TWAS TO GET TT.
first knew that Laun had these hills of lading
in his posse ssion on Thursday, February 8, in the
morning. / did not tell Carr that those bills
we're here.
bile, and that the bills Of lading were already
here.
Rsdirect-Mr. Laun told me he had given the
bills to Carr; does not know who brought our
mail that morning.
evidence the original affidavit made by Mortimer
Carr against George Laun for forgery.
Aud next the bond for Lauu's release, signed
by Mortimer Carr, given before the First Magis-
trate's Court The State rested the case at
o'clock .. M, and the defense also rested their
case without introducing any evidence.
At 7:20 the Assistant Attorney General
OPENED THE ARGUMENT.
He referred to the character Of the testimony,
some of it positive and some of it crcumstantial.
He spoke of the consultations between Laun
and Carr regarding the forged bills. He then
read one Of Oarr's letters in which Carr admits
he was unable to meet his contracts. That he
spoke about the anxiety to get money, not to
purchase cotton as he alleged. but to cover his
that he tCarr) wanted Laun to come over from
Mobile, and he could not carry on the business
here by himself. Laun had no money, and
therefore it was necessary for Laun to be here
to manage these forged bills.
The testimony shows that Carr received adj
van from Mr. Hol1rna n tn the arnnuDt oP
100000,
of the forged bills when he put only $4,000 in
business. He then entered into careful scrutiny
of the testimony in the case.
Ohas. Fl. Luzenburg followed for the Defense
He said that il the accused was guilty he de-
served the severest penalties, but he thanked
God that it was one thing to be charged and one
thing to be proved SO. He referred to the neces-
sity that exists for legal proof to be adduced to
sustain q charge Hs cautioned the jury that
they must on their oaths as honest men be con-
brought to consgn the prisoner to felon's cell
IN THE PENITENTIARY
for long term of years.
He then explained the letter of Carr, following
which he reviewed the testimony of MIR. Holman
and that of l.. Mailer.
Then in caustIc terms he spoke Of Laun's tes-
timony, self-confesssd forger and a perjurer.
The Assistant Attorney General closed for the
State, and at O ,lock Judge Whitaker charged
the jury at length and they retired.
After being out for fifteen minutes the deputy
sheriff announced that they had agreed upon q
verdict, and the Judge took the BENCH When
atked, Gentlemen OF the jury, have You agreed
upon q verdict" the foreman responded that
they had; and when the clerk read
mot GUILTY."
a buzz ran through the courtroom. The verdict
was ordered to be recorded, and jury discharged
from the further consideration OF the case.
Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's.
Read Nayras invtati on to the China Palace.