The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-22
TREASURY INvEs LEGATION.
There Was an Inside ana an Outside OF
flee, and Dubuclet's Friends
Went Inside.

flee, and DubuClets Friends
Went Inside.
The legislative committee having in charge the
investigation OF the affairs Of the State Treasury
met yesterday. Present: Senator White, chair
one witness,
MIR. r. LAMBERT,
was examined. He testified in substance that he
had business at the Office OF the State Treasurer
and had in December, 1875, $4,000 In warrants.
About the Gath OF December of that year he was
told by the Treasurer that there would be money
in the treasury. On that day he spoke to Dubu-
clet, who said that he would have money and he
the witness, waited at the Treasurer's Office I'M
til D. M. when the Treasurer told him that he
had none-that he had paid out all he had.
"He paid me warrant for s48,' remarked the
witness. land searched his pockets seemingly for
money, remarking that he had but little change"
Then the witness saw in the Treasurers report
to
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
that he had reported on hand 1856. or nearly
that amount, to the credit Of the general fund,
whereupon he went to the Treasurer and. calling
his attention to the report, asked him Whist the
matter was, and the Treasurers response was
that he had drawn checks in anticipation of that
sum. said did not understand thst, continued
the witness, and he said he had drawn cheeks en-
that, but had no money.
THE STATEMENT HE MADE
(ths report), was to the Legislature.
On the Gath Of December, 1875. went to the
Treasurer's Office at q. m. and waited until or
4.3O .. m. It was at about half.past that he
said he had no money; that he had paid ell out.
I waited inside the Office and in front OF the
railing.
Some par lies we're inside the inner Office and
| the door was closed He called different parties
| inside.
To Mr.. Keeting-Had originally $4,000 In war
rants and during the first three months $1,000 was
Dashed. After that / asked him for money every
day and went there to do it. Went to his office.
Am not positive that went there every day after
the Oath OF December until the 3Oth, though
think did. He said he drew checks
IN ANTICIPATION OF THE SUM.
/ told him II he did that the money was not his
to draw. I don't know what he meant by draw
ing checks in anticipation. l told him did not
understand that.
(The chairman reported that the experts had
found checks drawn in favor OF brokers which
we're not at the time of their issuance entered
upon the check book.
The witness continued, explaining the location
of the inside and outside Office, and said, going
in ss he did he WAS in the inside Office. Gould
not say positively that the Treasurer favored any
one. Saw
HERwIG THERE VERY OFTEN,
sometimes for two hours at q time. Mr.. Dupre
also called at the Treasurers Office every day
the old gentleman-and was in the outer Office.
Only Dubuclet's friends we're inside the Office.
Saw Isidore Newman, the broker, in there often.
To MIR. White-On the day alluded to stood
outside OF the outer railing, and the people he
called in we're on the inside OF the inner Office.
The chairman stated that the committee ex-
perts had prepared detailed statement Gas re-
ported In Fridays DEMOCRACY OF all the warrants
paid by the Treasurer in 1876, and would make a
clean copy of the whole matter for the commit
tee in few days. He would nuggest that the
committee adjourn over until Friday next at
o'clock p. M, and in the meantime hold private
meeting on Wednesday, and after IN examination
OF the expsrts' report they would be able to de-
eide upon the witnesses necessary to summon
The Treasurer had, he said,
PAID NINE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED
warrants and upwards in 1876.
On motion then the committee adjourned until
Friday next at IL m.