The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-03
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1877

custom for me 70 approve them, and then for th
Governor 70 approve them. Never saw III
vouchers for the Willis warrants, and did not 90
I prove them. They should hsvs required my sip
nature, though there WAS no law TO compel IL:
| Was the custom, however, In all suob claims
The Governor oouldn't have such warrants issue'
| In other than my name. He never reoeipted Z,
. me for the vouchers.
he had sort Of loose way Of transaoting
HIs MILITIA MATTERS.
> Sometimes he would pay them and refer them O.
me. Presume this is the way he got these. H.
; never turned these claims over TO me. Presume
II wss IN this way he endeavored to obtain bin
, money. The amounts were Justly due him. per
hap., but found fault with him because be
|, charged me twice with the same amount, Doni
know that they were cancelled.
The whole appropriation WAS exhausted. The
State really owed him the money, but the war.
rants were issued sixteen months afterwards and
charged TO me. The appropriation was exhaust
cd July IL, 1873. Gave Kellogg receipt for
s45sl the day gave him the receipt for the
vouchers. Don't know anything about the war.
rants for s20s or $50, issued TO Wills.
Mr.. Aldigs desired that Mrs. A. P. Field, the
aud there being no objection Mrs. Field took the
stand and testified In substance a. follows:
Am The wife Of the late Attorney General was
clerk in his office and did copying and drew up
husband received information that ar. Willis was
drawing warrants in two forms, one ~
| GOV. KELLoaas CLERK,
and another AZ clerk In the Auditors office
| When that was being tried All order went from
the Executive that no information should be
given az to that matter. A clerk came TO my hus-
| band and told him that Kellogg had done this
| copied the indictment. or information against
Mr.. Wills. Kellogg came to see my husband
and
| WAS HIGHLY INDIGNANT
because my husband was about to prosecute
Wills. Kellogg told him it was uucalled for en-
trely, end that he WAS very poor and ought to be
helped. My husband wanted to know If the
| State must assume to take care of all those who
nesded charity. some high words passed. and
my husband finally told him that he would send
| him tKellogg)
TO THE pENrrENT1ARy WITH WILLS.
Copies OF two indictments were then presented
TO the witness, who identified them as having
been pied by herself.
The witness continued There were several In.
diotments against MIR. Clinton for issuipg war
rants illegally in various instances. Two of these
indictments were then identified by the witness
who testified that both had been drawn by her
hui band and we're In his handwriting. George
Benhams name is mentioned In an indictment
which think have.
THE BErHAM WARRANTS
were particularly for q large claim. was pres.
ent when this was discussed by my husband. He
had rather . stormy interview in reference TO
that matter. Kellogg wrote asking my husband
not to prosecute these men. | have copies OF
the letters. Kellogg afterwards came to see my
husband while he was at court and Kellogg deeire
him TO cease the prosecutions. Letters we're
written BY Kellogg and published concer ming
this which be said was merely for the public. He
said that Field WAS l,gt ia fa
GOING TOO Fan,
for the good Of the party; When my hu'bapa
.ss ns I'D from oe e l. told him of the
Subsequently he told Kellogg about his clerks
receiving warrants from the Auditors office.
do not know that the Wills case was dismissed
from court. Have heard that the papers in the
case hade been
STOLEN FROM THE COURT.
After my husbands death desired to take bis |
that could not do So Think 1t will show copies
OF letters II looked through. / have some OF the
copies made in pencil. and may have some from
have some from Gov. Kellogg.
MIR. Dibble, after my husbands death, made
demand on me for the State paper which had
at my house. those which took out of the desk
in my husbands Office. These he said. were in
relation TO suits pending. and said
HE MUST HavE THEM.
In relation 10 the Board OF Audit vouchers.
there were several conversations about them
Ny husband came to me and ssid that he had had
. stormy interview with the Board OF Liuuda-
ton; that they were attempting to fund bonds
'An0nfHOn"
be said,
WERE FRAUDULENT. .
To Mr.. Keeting rep There was clerk in {
The Auditors office who gave the information TO
my husband. Kellogg admitted to my husband
n my presence that Wills was poor. Know
nothing personally Of him; he was reputed to be
liberty to give the clerks name. r
To Mr.. Aldige-There was come correspond .
nee between Mr., Field and Kellogg about Judge a
5raushn My hu band wrote him. In one let d
or he referred to having met Braughn in court y
vhile these cases were on trial, when Brauphn ;,
old my husband he had been requested by Kel. y
ogg to resign because he would not obey the
WISHES OF THE EXECUTIVE p
'raughn said he wanted me to charge the Jury u
that the evidence was insufficient to render Il
erdict OF guilty." My husband told me he had =,
,und Kellogg in conversation with Braughn in =.
IL private office at the Superior Criminal Vourt
To MIR. Keeting (Bep.) 1 did no. say that he 81
Did Gov. Kellogg that he would so decide he u
lated that Kellogg wanted him to decide in his :,
K elloggs) favor; these cases were tried by jury
nd others were not; heard that myself, and he RI
I'D my husband that
HE REFUSED TO AccEpE
} Kellogg's request. m
To Mr.. Ald'ge-Kellogg did not urge my hus- a
e wanted me- to take my husband us n on one
lip, and said as far rs money was concerned he ct
bed not fear on that score, that would be I'll
red. This was at the time the trials were
ending.
To Mr.. Keeting-The information from the W
udtor's office was all stopped suddenly, and I pl
rote many letters to the Auditors office after T.,
st asking for information. ~
The information from that Office was confden- BIZ
u, and would not betray 1t. just what trans pr
red In our office was carried to the Executive Ia
:. as we learned, clerk, whom Kellogg used as =.
spy to checkmate my husband pr
IN HIS DUTIES,
There was third party who asked me to get
y husband to resign: gentleman called and
ked for q private interview; he said IL my hus- -
nd would resign his salary would be paid up to
o end Of his term and all Of his comm ssons r,
,uld also be paid; l asked him to reduce his ~
OPPOSITION to writing, and he addressed letter re
WHICH NOW HAVE. in
replied to it, and have the correspondence now ST