The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-11
CUSTOM-HOUSE NOTES.
THE BRADLEY HIVES rIGATION DOES
NOT PAN OUT WELL.

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THE BRADLEY HIVES rIGATIoN DOES
NOT PAN OUT WELL.
But There May BE Developments Yet
THAT Will Ast0nish the Ma tiyes.
The mild hint in Fridays DEMOCRAT, that the
champion Parish Supervisor, James IL. Ander.
son, was carried 40 clerk on the rolls of the
Custom House, was the occasion Of son,e COM
ment among the ''outs" about the Granite Build
ing during the morning, and some OF them went
go far az to say that some Of Tomandersoh's
friends might also be found in the same position
If THE ROLLS WERE EXAMINED.
II was asserted, too. though not directly, that
other leading Republicans were represented in
the same manner, or had been, by parties who
had performed no service whatever and IL may
be possible that an investigation will be made
into the matter in the interest of civil service
reform.
| As matter of course sfter the DEMOCRAT had
developed
| THE FUNGHAI-ANDERsoN FRAUD,
that IT, the fact Of Jsmes u. Anderson having
been ON the Custom. House pay rolls up to the
first OF the month, some Of the other pa pers must
tahe IL up as q news item aud slash IL around
with an explanation that carries on It's face an
effort to conceal the stated fact.
The Times reporter, in his yesterday afternoons
report, says:
The report published in one Of the morning
| papers that James II. Anderson the East Felioa-
ma supervisor, il stll carried the roll OF The
Custom House ia denied at the Collectors office.
| He went out under the reduction made some time
ego.
| Before this had been published the DEMOCRAT
| commissioner waited upon the Collector, who. in
explanation OF the Anderson matter. said that
WHEN tire late reduction was contemplated he
went over the pay rolls, and finding that Ander-
son had, az was stated to him, been on leave Of
absence for some months, he drew his pen across
his name,
ERAsIFG IT FROM THE LAST,
supposing that If his services could BIO dispensed
with no long they could be dispensed with alto.
gether.
Mr. Champn, the Special Deputy Collector,
does not deny that Anderson has drawn pay. nor
does he deny that Anderson has not been here
for months, but states that he has a leave OF
absence from the Treasury Department, which,
in Mr.. Champin's estimation, covers the case en-.
tirely. The Collector, IL seems can give leave
Of absence to an employee, not to extend over
fourteen days, and to remain away from his post
Of duty the employe must secure an extension OF
that leave from the Treasury Department.
Perhaps such an extension has been granted
Mr.. Anderson, but even in that event it dor not
relieve the officials here from the responsibility
of ascertaining whether or not that leave had
ACTUALLY BEEN GRANTED,
and II not to see that his name was not carried
the rolls longer than such fact was ascertaned.
Mr.. Champlin states that Anderson was not
kept on the rolls through Mr.. Darrsli's influence
but merely as q regular employe. In connection
with this, the writer knows from Anderson's per-
sonal assertion that he had pap ras, written
agreement or promise from DarraIl, that II he,
Anderson, would consent TO and make certain
report as supervisor, he, Darrall would secure
for him the appointment ss Naval Officer at this
port
Subsequently Anderson complained to the
WI ter that Darrall and Kellogg, who was also q
party to the agreement, had failed TO keep their
promises, and that he was ready to expose
THE WHOLE BUSINESS.
Subsequently 1t seems he was placed on the
rolls again in ORDER 1t is ssid TO keep his mouth
closed and on the rolls he remained until the
list inst.
The Collector States that he Is the only one
who has been drawing salary without rendering
services. The Collector states also that the pay
rolls are open to inspection, which is another
new departure from tho old system, and one
which would, with other rules established by the
Collector, indicate that
THE STAR CHAMBER SYSTEM
had ceased to exist IN the administration Of Gus
toms matters, where the public interests would
not be jeopar died by an inspection, when de-
sired, ofpublic documents.
The Bradley investigation continues, but has |
not as yet PANIED out to gigantic proportions |
II il said also and by those who ought to know,
that 80 far no direct proof has been elected by |
the special treasury agent in support Of the
charges that
HERwIa MADE IMPoRTAT1oNs
of either rum or brandy, and examination OF
the records for years past indicate that there has
not been an Importation of 30 large an amount |
as FIVE hundred barrels of rum or brandy for
seven or eight years.
One party, who was named in the Bradley pa |
pers, stated on Friday that his name was used
without any authority, and without his knowledge |
even.
Another psrty whose name was mentioned |
seemed to think that Bradley could
PROVE SOME OF THE CHARGES
even by evidence OF record, and would do 40 IL an |
opportunity was given.
The ''outs" are waiting impatiently to see how
the investigation pans out, and as general in.
vitation has been extended by the special agent
to those who have information to produce il some
thing may yet be unearthed as to the past history
OF Custom House matters.
Tomanderson's prolonged visit has very Sc
rious effect upon some of the "outs," aud they