The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-29

and asked about it, and in that way found it |
out
Other stub warrant books were then placed
took them to a desk in the room to examine
them. but before doing SO remarked, In an
swer to q question by Mr.. Aldige, that he (the
witness) left the Auditors office of his own
accord and on account Of private business.
Mr.. N. y. Folger was the next witness
called: Was appointed tax collector OF the
First District by Kellogg; first took his scat,
was there three years until was removed
that was, as heard, because | wasn't q good
agreed that should give a certain portion of
my percentage to another purity; presume
Gov. Kellogg knew of the arrangement that
party
WAS JAMES CLARK.
Cannot tell exactly what the office yielded: it
was very heavy for the first two years. The
commissions were ten per cent on back taxes
five per cent on licenses and two and half
per cent on current taxes.
| decline to state what portion was to be
given to Clark on the contract. Mr.. johnson
was my deputy; he came to me and sought q
situation, and appointed him and found him
O very efficient man. When / took possession
the back rolls belonging to the office were
turned over to me. | had also the delinquent
rolls. and handed everything over 70 my sue
and within month or two got o quietus tai
lying with the settlements; don't know
whether my successor settled or not.
received orders several times not to make
settlements and when the government re-
quired funds | frequently paid in, taking
receipt on account. Never paid d dollar to
| the Auditor or into his hands. Expect there
must have been something Of that kind in
1878; remember that Clinton received money
for month or two; then when he advertised
for the warrants / would sometimes, in nv
Office take vouchers from the judges OF the
Supreme Court
AND GIVE THEM CASH,
and then turn the vouchers in as cash also
some Legislative warrants that we're made
receivable for licenses, but no purchase Of
warrants was made In my office with State
funds took charge of the cash myself, and
made up the deposits for over two years per-
sonally
To Mr.. Steven-The "quietus" was the
cancellation Of my bond and was in Novem-
Der or December. / went to see about it sev-
eral times, and was put off several times,
and after that 1T was sent to my brothers
store. Think the last month was In my set
Element was $4,000. When left the office
| / was free to all.
Mr.. Brainard recalled recognize in these
stub-warrant books of 1876 number of ir-
regular warrants issued, three lots, one Of
which know, personally to have been fraud
ulently issued. Warrant stub-book No. Of
3848 to 1866, inclusive, for 500 each and 1867
for $67 making total of $3.50 in favor of
the Plaquemine Sentinel for printing and adj
vertising done for the State, was drawn upon
the general fund, series of 1874 appropriation
to parish official Journals section Q, act LIT Of
| 1875, and the voucher will show that the bill
| was for 1873, and should have been drawn
against the 1874 and not the 1875 fund. /
know this from the fact that at one time the
bills were left with me, and could not obtain
The warrants, when after that james Lewis
(coloredj got the warrants.
| Another lot, (same book April 20, 1876, war
rants 1896 to 1866, for the Avoyelles Republi-
caa, $2674; warrants 1867 to s697, for s26S3, for
the North Louisiana Joarnal; warrant 3698 to
3736, for $2S62, to the Iberville ReDubhcan
| PER W. W. WHARTON.
Warrants 3737 to 3763 for S2653, for the
| Tangipahoa Advocate per j. B. Wands. 1864
to 1928 for $59S3 10 TO the Coushatta Times, all
being of the general fund series of 1874,
tfon Q, act II Of 1875, and should have been
drawn against an appropriation for 1874 in
stead Of 1875, but that appropriation had been
exhausted.
Warrant book No 8, Of 1876, shows warrants
5456 to 5465, for $3.50 each, and $780, for 1896,
total $2736, for the st. Martinsville Echo,
being the general fund.- series of 1875, per
Hernandez, and that being an appropriation
for official journals, outside Of the parish OF
Orleans, for the year 1875, which was exhaust
ed and the warrant drawn against another
appropriation.
| TO Mr.. Keeting-Cannot remember any
other particular instance except those named
There should be in the Auditors Office q
ledger for the years 1912 (eombined) foI
1874 (combinedD, 1875 separate and 1876 sepa-
rate.
Mr.. Beattey, stenographer, took the
stand, and testified that he was appointed
stenographer to the Herwig committee, but
never received any money for his services, al
though the amount appropriated for contin
gent expenses, $1,000 had been warranted for
It was at first enjoined. He believed attempts
had been made to coerce Clinton into issuing
certain warrants. Clinton had told witness thai
Twitchell and Souer called on him and wanted
him to do something in relation to a GER
tain funding Of bonds IN New York.
Ernest Herwig had the documents Of the re
, port; they were long time in the possession
Of Joe Herwig, where witness was told to taxi
them, when his office was on Common street
!, Mr.. Aldige made statement in connection
with the captured Herwig papers, stating
that they were captured while being taker
J from the State House, and not as they were
going to Mr.. Herwig's house, as had been re
: ported.
: The committee then adjourned until P. M
, Wednesday.
, above relative to the settlement of the ia,
collectors with the Auditor in person, it il
positively known that when making their set
Elements, in some cases at least, a portion o
the tax collectors commissions were deductet
to
MAKE A CAMPAIGN FUND,
) and they stood it like little men. In one in
stance, Kellogg himself compelled Tax Col
lector Carey to give him, Kellogg, a check 70
$500, and subsequently Antoine chopped oi
Carey's head.
: In connection with the militia ~ warrant
issued to Wills, referred to in Mr. Brainard'
testimony, it is known that q row was kicke
,, up by the late Attorney General Field an
, Henry Street over them, and pending ven
, tillation in the papers, Kellogg had them can
! celled, and showed them to couple of In
quisitive reporters one day in 1875, when he
WAS INTERVIEWING STREET
r The other warrants, over $4,000, were issue
( to Wills and if the books of certain bank
Q this city were examined, it would be foun
that exchange on Chicago was taken for th
3 warrants, and that exchange was sent to Ke
!, logg at Chicago; and further, it might b
i; found that other warrants were issued in tn
n same manner, but the
;, BOOKS ARE MISSING,
. and definite proof cannot, therefore, be ha
just now.