The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-09
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1877

government, and the sums OF 10000 80 went to
| Collector Casey, Naval Officer Dillingham; and
amt nut, making an aggregate OF about s30, goo.
| After the condemnation OF the sugars and be-
| fore the government qudated the amounts my
brother was murdered, as / verify believe, TO
prevent him from realizing the informers share,
| which was to be One-fourth OF the whole amount.
am prepared to prove that
FELIX HERwIa COMPANY
we're co-coneprators In the false differentiation
OF said sugars.
That Naval Officer Dillingham;, in July, 1874,
| took my brothers James and Augustus and my
self before United States Commissioner Grant
| and persuaded us to sign document addressed
| to United States Attorney General Williams
| authorizing him. In our behalf as heirs OF our
brother Robert, to renounce all claims to the pro
| rata due TO my brother az informer.
That strenuously objected to sign said docu.
ment, but my brothers insisted on my doing 20
for fear that would share my brother Roberts
fate in case OF not complying, and overcome by
their entreaties aud threats / consented, and
signed said authorization.
That on the same day, at the Louisiana Savings
Bank, No. 81 Camp street, saw
NAVAL OFFICER DIIIIEsHAM
give my brother James the sum OF one hundred
dollars.
That three weeks subsequent thereto, L. A.
Sheldon, then counsel for James Casey, told me
that he had authorized sMr. Dillingham; to pay
lare which amount my brother received.
That they were duly commissioned aud sworn
in az beat1nen at the Southwest Pass, but upon
reflection, and knowing that the river at eaid
that
SOME ACCIDENT MIGHT HAPPEN
TO them, as they were heirs ON the sugar estate
OF r. L. Bradley they wouldn't take any water in
theirs, and they are alive TO this day by reason of
their better judgment. For my share Of the
f-:ax
assistant janitor, and my noble duty was to keep
the secret session rooms" in order.
That after serving for one month in my olfacto-
rious position, Mr.. Felix Herwig, Special Deputy
Collector and Acting Collector, authorized Mr..
Tomlnson, appointment clerk, to take me before
+. A. WoolHey, United States Commissioner, to
sign paper the contents Of which do not know
OF to this day, as II
WAS NOT READ TO ME.
was peremptorily ordered to sign IL, and as /
had wife and three children in delicate health
dependent on me for bread and butter and q
the inclemenoy OF she weather, l yielded and
signed IL for the robbers.
That the first year served my salary was
5000 per annum. The second year it was de-
creased to $40 per annum.
That on the fifteenth day of July, 1876, Mr..
Tomlinscn sent for me, and in his Office read 4
document which he said was received from the
Treasury Department, ordering my discharge on
HeCuuus vi TeuuUtluu ia tu6 ueNbHTy lUECoy Dub
that Mr.. Herwig, Mr.. Ohamplin and himself, had
concluded to retain me in spite of the
ORDER or THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
IL would consent to work for $72O per annum, q
further reduction which, it being Hobsons choice,
accepted.
In spite Of this agreement have been paid by
monthly drafts at the rate Of 5000 ger anDum,
and on the thirty first Of July. 1877 I was mott
fed that my services were no iunger required
Respectfully, PETER BRADLEY.
Peter Bradley, being by me duly sworn, says
that he signed the foregoing paper: that he
knows the contents thereof, and knows the
statements therein contained to be true OF his
own knowledge. PETER BRADLEY.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9Th
day Of August, 1877.
@. M. BARNEY, Special Agent.
Gen. Barney will to-day
BEGIN THE INVESTIGATION
OF the charges made, and says he will sft them
to the bottom. He has already requested sew
eral gentlemen to call upon him and give such
information % they may possess, and will, 90 is
the custom and rule OF the Treasury Depart
ment, conduct the Investigation with closed
doors.
Bradley, the author Of the letter, is brother
Of the Bradley who was assassinated some years
ago, his sudden taking off being attributed to his
taking too lively an interest in the affairs OF
Federal officials then In Office, who wanted and
did secure the informerH fee In
THE COUTURE SUGAR SEIZURE,
and il Ia not unlikely that the Special Agent will
develope somerich information before the investi-
CATION is closed.