The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-05

A FIELD DAY DEVOTED TO ExPLANA-
TuONs-KEILOGu RISES TO
EXPLAIN.

utbbIe Cornered with q Letter-Beek =
other version Of the willis Militia
Claim Matter.
The Auditorial Investigating oommitk.e met
yesterday, Senator Steven presiding snd nearly
all OF the members present.
II, q. Dibble took the stand and referring 10
his previous testimony. produced several Of his
letter books containing copies Of
HIS ADVISORY nsssTEhs
TO es.Auditor johnson. The fret was in refer.
ence 10 appropriations made under section Of
she approp fision bill, act 80 Of 1874 the niunc'
ton upon which, the Witness claimed. had been
confoundcd with that u the dill OF 1876. An in.
junction was placed upon tbe 1874 bill, ana the
case carried TO the Supreme Court, where 1t was
decided that section DR. the act Of 1874 was void
The Attorney General applied TO the Superior
District court for an injunction against the bill
Of 1876, praying for nm order restraining the
issue Of warrants under that bill. and while dis
regarding the pleas get forth Judge Hawkins
ignored that and assumed of his own notion TO
epjoin specified items which was very extrsora-
mary
or sats Pant.
the letters addressed TO Mr.. JOHNSON. The frat
lie dated March 3d. 1879, and refers to tho case or
Blackburn vs. Mofel, In which the witness ad~
vIsed the issuance OF warrants. There was o
balance In the treasury III the item OF printing TO
official journals outside the parish of Orleans,
which had not been enioined. 0no suit was
made In another case, and the injunction LET up
on, and warrants were Issued under IT,
The next letter referred TO the printing, and
was dated April O., 1876, and advising johnson
that he
SAW NO aHAsoN
why The New Ore ans Printing Compans'e wsr-
rants should not be paid.
The next letter bearing on these claims was
made for. The oh, riff and clerks of courts in the
The neat was dated April 10. and, FROM it's
tenor gave aobns on legal Ua,te blanche toissue
publican journals In the country parishes.
\ The next was dated September az, 1875. and
referred W the Iberville F'ieae.r claim.
The witness oontipued--Wtll have my secrf,-
Mry naakecopie,s OF these letters for the nomnit-
tee The seco nd section Of the approximation
bill VI dsT6
WAS NEVER EssersHp.
10 Mr.. Ke,sting-Regarding the testimony
Of the witnee d, Mrs. Field, wherein she st ltes
thst soM he she could not take the letter book,
letters that Were Of private character. but the
Revised Btatates required that all OF tho op lions
II the book should be leIt'in the office.
Motel would have been proper Just he re to
have sacked Dibble why he had not left the fden-
ticsl books he had with him, in the office OF the
Assistant Attorney General, as these book con.
tanned legal, opinions addressed to Johnson, then
q steto oii ,er.1
The witt iess contipued-I never saw the letter
book; new or looked In is.
TO Mr.. .Aldige--Never had q conservation with
Ma. sohnl ,on about the
prxovAr.or po,us
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ttswhAt no consulted nae about nh Lid priyata AZ
torney.
Attorney General Flelds' letterssook was then
presented by MIR. Aldlge, and on one page was
shown letter sgnedby Dibhle, which was hand
~od him for Identification.
The witness--Thet ia my letter but the sigma
tare is not mine ~ wss 10 lead pencil the letter
beck.
Mr. keeting stated that he desirtd to introduce
short*hAnd reporter. Mr., Clark, for the purpose
OF taking Testimony, and there was no objection
offered.
About this time Kellogg appeasod In the CON-
n,ttee room, end Il was whispered chat he was to
make q statement In rebuttal Of the evidence; |
pe@pg sWoln. sss'ea snAs n. ne hsd seen DOOR IN 4
w s vas snse.eu sae MADE
Al tne auotor oshes WHh saA ooueetors. ~ was |
s, oIeer ION ~ ~ h9rey run tne TAX
u, 49, ~ ~ a.s.a rna s. e a.. au . save
s ouer ~ .ne S.1 M a..s sna .ne treas
% ANA ,mn ~. a sne otaes ~
" ~ ny areMsufM so,u ane rev Gays ago mat
$500 ~ s.ue se ~ @ - S@m ~, ese .pnr or ave
sr., rhs, n -. Lara .sat so'a A'e sl''s herh
AnS sn .s h ~ w. - ~. ~ .y WI an
with vouchers from different nsrish ,uaoas a.
thair agent.
To MIR. Hill went TO Clinton and asked for /
theswarrant Tor judge Hsupt when he said he |
could not give 1t TO me, refusing to issue 1t, end
after that knew he had issued warrants
OVER MT VOUCHERS.
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sae, ,h,.,naS a1,hnnsh sna - i.a.a ... sea
in the treaaa ~ al the lima. 'A'-' was AA"nes
Az ny as,s ae"a s.,: ~ .s sne . Sae;
,;onsis IN Mr. Eec,,ng rosno,,s,.na .h sa' gaes
Sovernor from Jsnssrv ts5a sn mn,i ne w az