The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-10
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1873

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(as do all our cit'zsus) know that these unfor-
tunate avenues visited earlier, ana
scourged more severely, than the rear portions
attention at my hands. And snch was the tes-
timony of mum bers who resided on the streets
so repaired, and who had themselves soicited
the work, to whom this committee. by US un-
seemiy haste in a6journinR, refused TO listen
and yet they falsify the history OF the eploemio
to give me cowardly blow. and endeavor to
exotic against me the bitterness OF an athtctsd
paople.
This committee claim that they were not con-
vened for whitewashing purposes. Of this
acquit them for their record shows. in my
opinion, q far greater psrtislity Hor tne soos-
bag than the whitewash brush.
/ therefore charge that these gentlemen
have from the creation of the committee pre-
Judged this case; that they have rejected com-
petert evidence and distorted what little they
consented to receive; thet they have played fSse
and loose in their rulings as to the scope OF
the investigations, and have conducted them.
selves throughout in spirit of shameless ana
open vindictiveness, and have at length pre-
seuted o report which might as we'll have peeh
given to the public Immediately upon their or
ganization, so little have they been guioeo oE
affected by the evidence.
[ submit herewith communications from
newspaper reporters who were present as a,i
the sittiugs of the committee, and OF Mr. VIII
liam Beattie, the stenographer who took notes
| of the testim ony, and regret sinoereiy thsI
| wss prevented from elicitiDg before the com
mirtee the testimony of his Honor the Mayor
| as the chief executive of the city government,
as we'll as chat of the City Surveyor; but being
| prevented eubmit letter of Louis d. Pille'
Esq, ex,city Surveyor, whose opinion Is
| worthy of attention.
| Mr.. McCaffrey then road letters he had
received from the reporters who had attended
the trial, and which are printed in the ficial
minutes promulgated Friday morning.
| Mr.. c. Donnaud, of the City Item says that
the rulings of the committee were, at times
| "very arbitrary"
/ Mr.. A. Pierce. of the Exponent, Gays:
wss present at nearly all the meetings OF
| said committee, and was surprised at the pal
| pable portiality exhibited by all the mem D9rs
! and rulings at each meeting presented the aP,
| pearance of being the results OF preconcH,Veo
| intention to report adversely to you. Ineit
refusal to accord to you the rights asked HeF
! by you was celt Ainly arbitrary, and the sud
| 50 close of the investigation was consisten'
| with the evident Animostty to you which oe-
trsyed itself at all times.
Mr. L. A. Burthe Gncorrectly called Z1ntz
| in the DeMocrat) of the Picdyune, says:
In my opinion, these gentlemen, though
prompted by the beat of motives, believe, alo
not strictly, as they should have dons, oonnne ne
| themselves to the rules generally folio wed In
! taking evidence. Any person charged WIN
an fence or misdemeanor should, by al
means, be given all the facilities to detend
himself. and is entitled to bsing forward WIZ
negses and Isbut evidence elected by the
prosecution. This, think, was not granted
| "a fully as it should have been.
| Tbouph would not undertake to criticise
the proceedipgs OF the committee. still can
say that according to the rules OF evidence,
and the committee was one actinG IN ieHai
| capacity, you were not gwen the laGlities W
| defend yourself to which you were, DeileVe
entitled.
Mr. William Beattie, the sbort-haud writer
who took the testimony fo' the Committee
ssys:
| "In my opiaion, the manner in whIcn
| tbe in vestig CATION was conducted evidenced the
| fac. that the committee were inclined 10 TO-
| psrd with favor tho testimony eiclteo 10 sus
| lain the charges against you while On tne
| other hand, hat given by those OF your VIZ.
| nesses who were SLOWED to testify seemed 10
be- in measure, ignored. IN yout y;t,ee asE
| nothing that could be considered sS aosp oN'
| polite and courteous. .;r4L.
In conclusion, permit me 10 ssy InSs "a Suouo
are suy missing links in the chain OF evidence
| il is due t. the fact that at certain ste9es oL
| the proceedings was directs to cease tsklp9
! notee.
Mr.. P,iie, one Of the oldest aud moSt esteem
ed Surveyors of this city, sent letter stsU"e
that ever since 1882 he has seen the SsreetS sno
many of the co a ares in the rear OF the city NIL
ed with garbage from front streets' AIter
citing instances of large ponds, squares and
many streets beinRiflled in 1854, 1855 ana l9oO'
he says: "No complaints were' at those times
made against that kind Of filing and Sm
ignorant of any epidemic during said years
1854 1855 and 1860"
Mr.. DHemeoourt City Surveyor Gays:
"I fully concur with Mr.. Pile in the above
| statenent relative to the garbage question
| adding that it is also to my personal EnoSi'
| e5ge that the St. Bernard canal and the St.
| Anthony canal have also been filed mp Wltn i
| 1arba1e under my snperintendenoe. The hfsS
| 90 frora Goodchildren (noW St. Claude street
1 "a CIaiborne street in the year ls44 sna we
u sSaoed frona Claiberne Go Josephine streets