The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-14
rs1rON's REVELATIONS.
Ttrey are LIKELY To Inplicate High 1stas
rsais al Iadical Times.

Tarey are ailteIy to Insplicate High orr
usats al Isadicai Times.
Edward Fulton. late tHH collector of the First
District who WAS brought back TO this city from
San Francisco on q requisition Of Gov. Nichols,
based on warrant charging l,Srn with defalca-
ton for over $4,000, was presented to Judge
Smith on Saturday last, aad pleading "pot
guilty" to the charges on file against him, gave
bai for s2o,o90 for his appearance to answer sueb
chsrges, whereupon he was released. Er. Full
ton reappesred ON the streets, and Was greeted
by his large circle Of friends with the usual cor.
iiality which has always been extended to him by
those who have always had good opinion of HE
fidelity 10 frends, and believed that In his pres
ent involvement he was emily epught TO be made
the scapegoat for The Gins OF other far more
wicked and designing aen.
MIR. Fulton's statement Of his case goes far TO
support this theory. Dc lie but just to give IL to
the pebble In advance Of the investigation and
trial ef his case. He Gays that he had some tine
before the installation Of the present State gov
ernneens adjusted bta accounts, aud recognised
his indebtedness 10 sle state for t9l,0 900, which
sum be had deposited with bis securities, 10 be
paid TO the Treasurer when be was ready to re-
tSANc bua ecetfc WNH WIG shA 'GpucStUtbs bubt
owing TO the long delay arising from Che suspen-
sion of the offices Of Auditor and Treasurer, dur
ing Che contest foe the government In this State,
he was prevented from this settlement. In the
meantime, called TO California BY urgent busi-
Francisco, his family, wife and Ave
children, remaining in the homestead
whch he had occupied for twenty years.
Before leaving he noticed ell parties
having any claims or inter sst in him whittier he
was bound. and his desire to be informed when
tl1is presence was needed for any purpose. He
was therefore surprised and mystified when
requisition was sent for him, es Telegram would
have sufficed 70 bring him back when needed.
Mr.. Fulton adds, that on his arrival here he was
astonisbed TO fnd that ths charges against him
embraced cem Of eco, 900. instead of the $4,000
which he had always recognized as his indebted
mesa. He utterly denies and repudistes this In.
debtedneas, and Gays IL has been made up against
make him responsible for delinquencies and mis-.
application OF the moneys received by the collec.
tors OF the Fret District, Of which he IL ignorant
He pledges himself TO make full dtvulgement
OF oil the facts connected with the administers
ton Of the First District Collectorship, whom
soever IL may affect.
From this statement IL becomes very obvious
that certain high officials will have TO answer to
duplicating them in the manipula.
ton Of the large receipts Of the First District Tax
Collector for their own purposes and profit. Mr..
Fulsons testimony may prove OF some benefit
and enlightment In directing the inquiry AZ to
the extent Of these manipuations OF public funds
by the officials referred to. Al the same time
Mr. Fulton will be required and expected to clear
his own skirts OF ell liability for the alleged tnis.
applications Of che money OF the people and to
justify the assertions Of his friends that he has
had no criminal connection with the palpable
frauds and enbezElements whnh are 70 dstinctly
traced to the administration Of this Office during
The last Eve or six years.