The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-07
THE CARR-ABBOTT BRIBERY CASE.
JUDGE MILTENBERGER DISCHARGES
ABBOTT AND TAKES CARR'S CASE
UNDER AMUSEMENT.


The Arrest Of siby Cheevers for CompH-
G1Ay In the Crime.
| It having been published that the case Of the
State vs.. Mortimer Carr and Isaac A. Abbott,
charged with attempting to bride a jury in the
superior Criminal court, would come up before
Judge Mtenberger, of the Second Recorders
| Court, on preliminary examination, the court
room was crowded with number OF business
| men, brokers, merchants, etc., as we'll as the
| idle and curious.
| At o'clock the two accused were placed at the
| bar, represented by their counsel, Messrs. Rice
and Luzenberg. Mr.. Egan appeared on behalf
| of the State. Mr.. Dslsheimer was present to
| represent O. B. Oheevers, who. it WAS supposed,
| was the States principal Witness.
| The first witness placed upon the stand was
j. KEARNs,
| member Of the jury, whom the accused, it is
| alleged attempted to bride.
| He stated: / was juryman who tried Morti-
| mer Carr for embezzlement The morning be-
| fore we went on the jury, went out of court to
| take drink with q friend. As we put the money
on the counter to pay for beverage, party of
| five came in and remarked that our money was
bad and insisted upon paying for the drinks
themselves. Mr.. Cheevers called me aside
Wnll6 III the Dhf-IO0M, Saying H6 nAQ something
| to say TO me. He said: "You are on the jury
you and your frieHd Also"
He then said that there was money to be used
for that jury, and further alleged that there was
$500 laid aside for that purpose. After other con-
versation Cheevers asked me to hang the jury,
| and, for an excuse, to say that wanted some In
structions from the Judge; and when the jury
should have come down and taken their seats,
he, Cheevers, if he had succeeded in raising the
money, would pass his hand through his
HAIR AS A SIGNAL.
On the Monday following the acquittal of Carr,
that gentleman (pointiDg 10 Abbott the accused)
met me in the Third District Court clerks Office
and handed me some money, saying. "Ihere is
/ small present l promised YOU" He then said,
"We have lothing ourselves, or we would have
given you suit OF clothes" / told him that
would not have accepted suit OF clothes.
In the cross examination witness stated that it
wa his intentiJn from the first to show up the
whole transaction.
MIR, PHILLIPS
was the next witness to take the stand, and said
was present in the bar-room with Mr. Kearns.
MIR. hearns called me over to listen to the con-
versation between himself and Oheevers. They
talked together for awhile, but paid but very
little attention to the conversation. Cheevers
asked me was on the jury, and said that there
was money to be used to fix that Jury, I did not
hear him say the amount OF money to be used.
did not hear any previous conversation. This
conversation was had before the jury to try Carr
had been impanelled.
was on the regular panel; did not get on that
jury; did not hear Oheevers say who was to fur
nish that money. Mr.. Cheevers was not in the
barroom when drank; he came in afterwards
Half an hour after that the jury was impanelled
was called, but was peremptorily challenged by
the accused.
The next witness placed upon the stand was
Aid +. o. Minor, but Gas the witness could give
nothing but indirect testimony. he left the wit
ness stand.
SHY CHEEvERs
was the next called.
AS this witness appeared to have been one of
the prime movers in this business, revelation
OF the whole affair was expected But as the
Judge informed the witness, by request Of bis
counsel, that he was not conn PEELED to answer
any question that would convict himself, the AS
sistant Attorney General told him to leave the
stand, saying that there was an affidavit against
him. His attorney. Mr. Dalsheimer, then had
the following placed in evidence: That after the
witness had been placed upon the stand and
sworn on behalf of the State, he was ordered to
vacate the stand by the representative of the
State, who said that there was an affidavit to be
made against him.
that If this was law, hereafter any citizen who
declined to swear ia favor of the State could be
arrested.
Cheevers vacated the stand without making a
statement.
WILLIAM CAIN,
known MIR. Carr for seven or eight years. / have
had relations with him. Mr.. Carr told me good
many things.
At this stage of the examination question
was put to the witness by the Assistant Attorney
General, which WAS objected t. by Mr.. Dali
sheimer, who represented the States witness,
Cheevers.
Mr.. Egan replied that Mr.. Dalsheimer's client
was not before the court on trial and had no
right to raise an objection of any kind.
The court sustained the Assistant Attorney
General, and MIR. Dalsheimer withdrew from he
courtroom.
The examination Was then resumed.
Mr.. Carr gave me money to do what could for
him with the jury; he gave me the money about
three or four days before the trial; he gave me
different amounts at different times for the same
purpose; | do not know what relationship exists
between Mr.. Carr and Mr.. Cheevers.
cRoss.ExAMINED.
received money from Mr.. Carr on four or FIVE
occasions; he paid it to me at the Parish Prison.
received not more than SIS at a time and about
$50 in all received that money to buy jurors,
but did not buy any jurors.
MR.. G. G. CAIN.
l am captain OF the Parish Prison. MIR. Carr
and Mr.. Abbott appeared to be very intimate,
Abbott would come to see MIR. Carr nearly every
day, and would have long conversations with
him. MIR. Abbott used to do some of MIR. Carr's
errsnds. / saw Oheevers OH the outside of the
prison, but never saw him on the inside, Carr
nao great many VISITORS.
2. BAcHEMIN,
commanding sergeant of the Fourth Precinct,
said: Carr and Abbott were very intimate; no.
ticed Abbott coming to see him about a week
after he had been arrested.
This being the last witness, Judge Miltenber-
ger discharged Abbott and took Carr's CAGE un-
der advisement.
Shy Cheevers was then ordered by the court
to be arrested, as affidavit was to be made
against him to-day, but as his brother who ia q
police officer, promised that he would be in court
this morning to answer the charges of completely
in the bribery, he was paroled by Judge Milten-
berger.
THE IMMIGRATION ASSOCIATION