The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-26

PROCEEDINGS FACTS
ELECTED.
GaiHcY Ectwscs tn Tell AbDut the writs
Of seizure.


Tho al 3saecu High Joint Log Commission
met at ~ m. yesterday at the Custom House
Special Agent Adams presiding, and witness
Carney on the stand.
The witness desired to, and was granite,
permission ~ make statement relative &c
1894, received by him for the salo of logs the
money being turned over TO Mr.. Carter
To Mr. Chamberlain Received no none,
from Nj Carter, except such as was retained
from
THE SALE or LOGS,
and which diabursed in the payment of OK
penses accounting to him for the same This
is what ] mean by Mr. Carter paying me
money. There were several blooms" on the
different streams when arrived Mt Calcasieu.
Had sometimes one man Mt each boom, some
times two, and at one boom had five mon at
one time. Don't know whether or not these
men were there when went there. When
took charge some of them were there. Don't
remember Of my having a boom stretched
across ut Gosport. There was none there I'M
der the charge Of the marshal Made the first
seizure or reseizure Of sc logs on May % at
Jones and Norris mill, also seized GOO on the
same day and 1871 on thesucccedng day June
seized ID. 600 feet Of lumber at Norris mill
This lumber was
POINTED OUT TO ME
by Mr. r X. Jones, of Norris u Co, who
taken from the seizures
Decline to answer what made the seizures
upon. The records OF the court will show
had wrts Decline to answer how | made
seizures. The records of the court will show.
"a
them. Decline to answer upon whom served
notices as the court records will show that
will not swear that Tho records contain this
information, but believe they should De-
cline TO answer whether or not returns have
boon made by me on these writs, because it
has nothing to do with the
CHARGES AGAINST MIR. CARTER
Counsel for prosecution desired to put the
same question: and did
Counsel for Mr.. Carter objected as an an
tsWer had been made
Mr. Chamberlain stated that he had exam
med the records, that the writ was not there
and that only to-day an order of court Ind
been made. requiring the returns to be made
Mr.. Lewis counsel for MIR Carter. said that
had nothing to do with it.
Some excited discussion arose pending
which Mr. Sewnl desired to ,r hoard
MIR. Lewis objected
Mr.. SewoIl arose and intimated that MIR
lewis desired to
GAG THE INVESTIGATION
MIR. Lewis denied that statement. and
thought that the investigation instead of be-
.ng confined to the charges against Mr. Chr |
Ter was in a fair way TO take In Mr. Schurz
and tho Interior Department as we'll as
Everybody else.
MIR. Sewell replied that he did not care a |
, button about Mr., Carter or the charges: that
a b9is. Investigation was to go into the whole
matter OF the log seizures in Calcasieu
fAr Chamberlain said he would go after tho
sspot'ds, and he left the room
M. Lewis asked Mr., Sewell If he would
WITHDRAW THE CHARGES
vsgatn+t MIR. Carter.
MIR. Sewell said he would not that he had
proven them by thirty-four witnesses
DIR; Chamberlain appeared with u bundle of
records
The examination OF Mr. Gainoy was con
BY Mr.. Chamberlain you make re-
Sasrns on the writ?
Answer The records of the marshals Of
lice will show that, if the court records do
not.
Question How do You know that?
A.-Because it should
Q.-Why should it? What are your reasons
lot that answer?
Al decline to give my reasons. The mar
ahafs records will develop the fact.
Q.-Why do you decline to give your rea-
tsons2
A.-Be3auso the writ itself will show
|
got
Q.-Where is that writ?
A.. don't know. Suppose the marshal {
t+sts, ii.
O.. How long did you have it in your pos
session?
A.. From about May % to October "a, 1877
A.-From Deputy Marshal Goyan
p.-To whom did you deliver IL?
A.. To Deputy Marshal Postlethwaitc
Q-hld you nave but one or more writS in
H'ur possession? {
Al had two; one was No 1907. United
States We. Joseph Hampton d Bros, the
other No $3.50. believe, United States vs.. g
Hiram Gaines and others. had but one writ "
numbered s2o7, did not have an alias writ
S207 to my knowledge Some of the seizures {
were made on the second writ All my q
SEIZURES OF logs cut in the parish of CalCasieu
We're made by virture OF writ S2O7. '
Q.-pld you have an alias writ is your pos ]
session
A.-Don't believe had
BY Mr. Adams. Did you have IN official :
copy of the writ SOY? 6
Witness did not. :
Witness to Mr.. Chamberlain | made all =
the seizures under writ 1907.
The witness / want to put in my protest l
| refuse to repeat my answers.
Witness to Mr. Chamberlain i don't know Y
that | had an alias writ in my possession.
Don't know how many logs seized, the in I
turned into court will show | be- |
leve the inventories will show all seized !
the inventories were delivered to me ami by G
sisc transmitted by registered letter
TO THE MARLHALs OFFICE. t
Several deputies took some; took some J /
J inventoried some near Gospor and Lake
Charles.
o Do you remember who claimed the t
logs objected to by Mr.. Lcwisl
Al decline to answer.
THE witness was instructed to answer after
AR. Chamberlain had stated that the records I
would show return upon but about 5000 logs a
seized under that writ. I
Witness then gave the names of several $
parties and continued: | inventored about t
1000 logs. It may have taken me four or five a
days to take them. Believe l had six depu-
ties taking inventories. 1t took them about ]
1ne month S
James L.. Bradford was the next witness