The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-06
THE AIIDITORIAL INQUIRIES.
IMPORTANT WITNESSES EXAMINED
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

A Prolonged Consultation with the At
tOrney GenerAI-New Facts Envelopes.
The Auditoral Investigating Committee me
at l O'Clock on Thursday afternoon and wer
called to order by senst,r Steven, there beinl
present, besides him, Messrs. Aldige, Leeds an
Desmarals.
The chairman read an anonymous communi
cation, signed sgt Martin" to the effect that tn
ex-diyision school superintendent called upon tn
parish school treasurers OF the parishes OF 81
Martin and vermilion to give him public money
which they did, taking his receipt therefor. ant
that be used the money to defrsy his travelling
expenses. Referred to Senator Ogden's com
mittes.
Sergeant Slabowski, Of the OK Me.ropolitans
was called as witness, when the committee
went into executive session and remained with
closed doors until p. M, examining in the mean.
time Corporal Brennan, ex. Metropolitan, in re.
gard to
THE STOLEN BOOKS;
also John Fahey Deputy United States Marshal,
as TO his knowledge Of the books being at one
time in the Marshal's Office
Subsequently Attorney General Ogden was
called in to consult with the committee, first az
to their power to compel the attendance of wit
nesses, and ALSO to impart to him important ill.,
formation which%he committee deemed of suffi-
Client importance to go before the Grand Jury.
The committee then adjourned until II o'clock
this morning, when additional witnesses will.
perhaps, be in attendance to throw little
light on the subject under investigation:
Among the subjects soon to be taken up by
the committee will be the facts connected with
the non-appearance Of nearly all Of the delin-
quent lists. or rolls from the parishes, as we'll
as in some cases from the city.
1t will be remembered that during Kellogg's
administration he was constantly
CHANGING TAX COLLECTORS
to suit the whims or wishes Of those of his horde
who ''had points on him." 80 to speak, and gen.
orally 70 lowing each OF those changes would be
legal fight for the possession of the tetinuuent
lists the outgoing collector fighting for its reten-
ito 4 aud the ipcomin gcoleotor for it's delivery,
Generally the tout" in such Gases desired to
COVER UP HIS FRAUDS
III carrying taxpayers on his lists and reporting
them as delnqusnts when they had paid their
taxes, which the delivery OF the list might show
This was notably the case alleged in the legal
war between Ksrrigan and Yates, Of the parish
OF s.. James, the friends Of the latter, Hunsaker
among them, reporting that Kerrigsn had pur-
sued the course Indicated; and in Madison Parish
tarkin, as late as December 10, 1876, reported
that his predecessor, Dckey did not credit the
delinquents OF 1876 with the amounts they had
paid to him, Larkin alleging that many of the 60
called delinquents
HAD DIoKEYs RECEIPTS.
The committee will have full inform alton upon
this point, even though IL must be had by the
inspection of each receipt given by the ex tax
collectors in the parishes, as under the existing
law the collectors were compelled to file with the
recorders a copy Of their delinquent lists, which
can be compared with the receipts issued.
Another matter to be investigated will DO the
question as to who were the bona .1tde collectors
In the parishes. Rumors were rife, even when
Kellogg made appointments, that in many cases
the parties appointed were mere figure-heads,
and that the real collectors were members oil
Congress, State Senators, Representatives., or
some OF the smaller politicians, who generally
permitted the collector {pro tenn to do the
work and they would
POCKET THE COMMISSIONS.
In this connection, the following letter from the
ex-Collector Of Bt. Lsndry. in the ossession of
the committee, in reply, seemingly, TO one writ
ten, affords little light upon that subject:
OPELossAs, La, December 8, 1875.
Hon. Geo. B. johnson, New Orleans:
Dear iSir--Yours by mail this day has been re-
ceivsd; contents noted. You will please TO do me
the favor to call on Gen. Anderson to settle any
amount due against me on Tressurers books, 90
forwarded the funds by him when he went to
the city. Do me the favor TO call on him as soon as
you receive this, as would dislike very much to
be reported ae short in my account. will leave
here on the 10th for the CITY, when will see that
all is right.
Very respectfully,