The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-25
THE LOG WAR.
SECOND DAYS PR OCEEDINGs.
raIuey Tells What Intimidation Means.

Inc c0WWlSSlOu fUSI III H H., Speclai
agent Hale presiding, and the counsel for either
side being present.
The direct examnati on of the witness Gainey
was continued. The ill feeling of the citizens of
Ealcasieu was intensified against the govern
ment officials by the talk and conduct of the ap
praisers and umpire. Gen. Sewell. The ap-
praiSers and umpire associated almost wholly
with the log and millmen. the defendants In the
case, The umpire did use language calculated
to bring Mr.. Carter and the other government
officials into contempt with the logmen. Three
days after my arrival at Cacasieu offered to
complete the inventory of the logs if the log and
millmen would give me their assistance. They
Immediately rendered tn cir az sstance Short
ly after this heard of the appointment of ap-
praisers, and from this moment no tender of
assistance was made by the log and millmen.
DEPUTY MARSHAL GoyAN
made written report to me- stating the re-
sistance he and the keepers met with in the
parish of Calcasieu. The witness then narrated
at length the several occasions when his life
was threatened by the log men. He also testi-
fed that to his own knowledge tugboats had
attempted to take from the possession of the
marshal the logs seized by him.
Witness was asked to state what he knew of
Gen. Sewell's charge, said charge being that
Mr.. Carter conspired with one Jones. Jr In
Cacasieu, during the auc ton sale of the logs
and induced him and 9th ers not to bid so that
some friend could buy them in. and again sell
them to his personal gain and to the loss of the
government.
He replied that he knew of
NO SUCH CONSPIRACY.
was with Mr. Garter during the sale Had
there been such q conspiracy 1t would have been
to my interest to have put a IL end to 1t. The
hfpi,ar nrira thp no la ~
fees of the marshal.
Mr.. Jones told me that during the trial he had
told Mr.. Carter he was holding the logs at too
high figure Soon after MIR. Jones offered
Mr. Carter thirty five cents log for all the logs
take 1t. On one occasion Mr.. Jones asked Mr..
Garter for a private interview but / do not
Was constantly associated with Mr.. Carter
throughout the whole log business while | re-
manned in Calcasieu. and | never heard him
give utterance to any word that would lead me
to believe that he was actuated by any other
motive than desire to do his duty; on the CON
trary he invariably refused to accede to the
wishes of all who
SOUGHT SPECIAL TERMS
and frequently cautioned me not to allow my
self to be led by any sympathies into doing any
act likely to reflect In any degree upon myself
The witness then gave his testimony in re-
gard to what are known as the Dr. Lyons logs
showing that Mr.. Carter's order releasing the
same was sanctioned by the United States attor-
ney A proposition to offer an explanation of
the contents OF the order was then made.
Especial Agent Adams presidingl
My headquarters were at Gosport because
that place is some miles, nearer the scene of
always advised caution in action so as to give
no reason for complaints, and to be constantly
careful to keep duplicates of all orders for any
CROSS EXAMINED
To Mr.. Chamberlain-Live in the city of New
Orleans at present: been an officer for mum
per OF years In several States; don't know that
citizen of Mississippi: that il the last place ace
registered was in mississippi 1874 or 1873 re-
sided in Mississippi about seven years; since
that time have not registered anywhere have re-
sided longest In New Orleans since 1874: expect
t2go to jackson, Miss, to reside; haye no fam
consider Mississippi my home beca%se ,iA WAS
the last place where l was permanently en-
gagged as deputy United States marshal: was
States marshal in Mississippi. and remained
from November 3. 1877. until April Q, 1878. when
Hunt United States marshal November; 8 1877 p%
and by Col Wharton June l6, 1877 and by Mar. |
shall Pitkin May 10, 1877: was appointed super
Antendent In charge OF government timber by |
SPECIAL AGENT CARTER.
received commission; have il (commission /
produced. Was to receive S. per diem out of
the sale Of the logs or from the Department OF !
me Interior, as Mr., Carter, told me. Have re- |
etc, Have. received money for services
from from IS Special AZ Agent Garter; that coming
received while Superintendent In charge was |
Iron, tEp the sale of logs; Got pay from Col, Jack
money from Col. Carter on the fourth or fifth Of |
October, received this on account of the sale of |
,m3ss or a payment It was turned over by Mr.
were sold, some Of them. think. at 10 cents. and
some at 40 cents. These logs were bought by the |
government. l suppose for s and 10 cents: / |
prph tho
amount of logs but 1t was something like 800 or
from those as deputy marshal. except was not |
authorized to make seizures. / held commits
sion as deputy marshal during the time | was
In Calcasieu wit bout pay and without expecta-
ton of 1t from October g. 1877 for the purpose
Of making turn over Of the property sold by
the marshal to those who had bought it at the
IA recess of fifteen minutes was taken for
After recess Mr.. Gainey again took the stand
and presented In evidence a list explaining the
location of
NUMBER OF LOGS.
also the disratch alluded to In his direct ex
:, The cross examination was continued | lett
the parish October %, 1877; bad resigned the
emf under Mr.. Carter, be ordering me to turn
the property over t. Mr., Posthlewaite.
shaI Saa my danpqntment as deputy mar
tered there. but had resided In louisiana for q
year and half; About the first of April last.
made affidavit that was resident of Missis-
sippi. this being in the Sixth District Court.
Was not superintendent in Louisiana OF Tnired
States timber at the same time that was chief
deputy marshal In Mississippi. Did not hold a
commission as deputy marshal from the Mar
shall of LOUISIANA while | was chief deputy
marshal In Mississippi Held a commission, a
paper, commissioning me as deputy marshal
ia Louisiana, but exercised no functions and
did not consider m, self In the service of the
Marshal for tne District of Louisiana while
serving In Mississippi. and never received or
asked any pay from the marshal of Louisiana
while In such service
Witness produced two commissions, one
from Col. Wharton and one from the marshal of
In June and Que in November. 1879
The witness Neither is cancelled on its
Wharton. was by his verbal order when re-
ported to him that my duties at Calcasieu were
at an end. Since October 80. 1877. have not acted
as deputy marshal under the commission al