The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-13
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Gov. C-Was there not civil suit tnsti-
tuted against you for having misappropriated
some public moneys?
Feliciana for having misappropriated as
school treasurer the moneys / received In
1872-3-4-5-6. failed to turn over the voueh-
ers. They refused to receipt for them, and
that was the reason was sued. The amount
was something less than $4,000
Gov. C.-Who represented the school board
In that case2
Weber~Gov. WicklifEe represented the
school board. 1t was a suit to make me ae-
count for public moneys.
Gov. C.-That suit Is still pendingE .
Weber-The suit is still pending l think 1t
will be settled. Mr.. Lusher
is UMPIRE.
had my lawyer up there to represent nae
Ny proposition was for the board to appoint
two and two, and Mr.. Lusher to act as the
umpire.
Gov. C.-Have you ever returned to that
parish to look after this suit and settler IL upg
Weber, did not go up, there because my
wife was afraid Ny brother having been
killed, and IS had mentioned the names OF
several gentlemen as connected with IT, tney
might, she thought hold me responsible al
did them injustice at the time. made that
affidavit to reopen the case and
TOgAVE THE BOND
had given, which was drawn up. by the
parish attorney. He induced me to sign 1t.
Gov. C.-Was there not publication made
| by a meeting, in which several parties We're
ordered to be expelled from the parish by
publication, and did you not answer thisf
| Weber-Thpre was meeting held In the
parish, in which the citizens met together ana
at which it was charged that an improper
police jury had been appointed. / cannot re-
| call whether [ answered 1t or not nave g.
letter here frOmJ. Barrow, which shows that
the Webers were not included IN the list OIL
parties to be expelled.
Gov. C-Did or did you not make the house
of Gov. Pinchback your home during the
time there was no quorum in the Senator
Weber-When there was no quorum, for
three or four days made Mr. PinchDacks s
house my home.
i Gov. C.-Did not parties go there to see you
and were refused admittance?
| Weber, understood that Gen. Badger
came there and was refused admission.
Gov. C-TO come back to your DESTRUCTION
of the letter OF Secretary Sherman to j.. H.
Anderson. What was your motive in destroy
ing it before anybody saw it? You said yes
tprday, believe, it was to save the reputa-
tion of your brother. Did you notf
Weber-My motive
IN DESTROYING THE SHERMAN LETTER,
without showing it, was to shut the matter
ID | did not want it made public.
/ Gov. C.-YOu had had a serious CONFLICT WltR
your brother at one time?
Weber-Yes, sir; ne and fell out once.
had serious contest with him in 1872. may
have published serious structures on his char
actar I don't remember that | charged him
with dishonesty however. | don't think that
! published in my paper charge that ne .ss was
and don't think it was published. Ii 1t was,
I don't see how, for l would not allow such
, thing In my paper, the Dunn Leader
To Mr. Blackburn
whose instance you were summoned before
/ the committee at Washington?
n Weber, do not know ut whose instance L
. was summoned before thu committee. The
' | IarXnn tat told ma there |
r moned
the Republican member of the committee.
This was when / went to draw my pay.
| Mr.. B.-Dii you ever see published the let
, ter OF Mr.. Sherman to the committee at Wash
ington, to which there was affixed a list Of
witnesses he desired to be summoned to sup
port his case?
Weber, never saw the letter of Mr. Sher-
man with the names Of witnesses on it.
never saw this publication.
Mr.. B.-NOw can you say when you went
to Washington you knew by which party you
| had been SummOnedf
Weber, don't know which side was called
on, because did not know. | have told you
what the Sergeant-at-Arms told me In my
answer to your last question.
Mr.. B-Wbat cause did you ascrIbe your
brothers death to before the committee In
Washington?
Weber-In Washington l stated that my
brothers death was
= NOT ATTRIBUTED TO POLITICS,
but because of the publication of an article
which threatened to expose certain tax col
lectorS.
Witness here exhibited three letters which
he desired should not be given to the public,
ON which he based his opinion that his broth
er's death came from the publication of q
threat to expose certain defaulting tax coll
lectOrs. The letters were retained to be read
In executive session.
Mr.. B-What position did your brother be-
ir+ +bfnvD rich - Far+
Feliciana?
: Weber-My brother was collector of the
parish, and was removed the day he was
! killed. ! think / have letter, as have saids
from John j. Barrow, stating that the resolu-
tions containing the names of parties to be
expelled from the parish did not intend to
mean the Webers
!, [The letter was produced and fled.I
i Mr.. B-Please tell us the reason you
thought an application to Mr.. Sherman in
Washington for a position in the Custom
House here was better than applying to the
e Collector Of the Port here?
| Weber-In my letter to Mr.. Sherman ask
D ing for position, the reason stated that an
. application to
: MR.. SHERMAN WAS BETTER
/ than to the Collector was because Mr.. Sher-
man was considered here as the Presidents
s friend, and all the positions were given out
lby him, It was becauseof his influence when
down here with the visiting statesmen that
| thought this. 1t was 80 reported here.
Mr.. B.-Who projected this funding scheme
: you have spoken Of
:. Weber-fhat funding bill spoke Of was
= projected by Senators Twftchell, J. Henri
II Burch, VIM. Harper Gov. G. @. Antoine, s. B.
Packard, and others, whose names forget.
e They originated the scheme to fund S500.000.
o The assurance was that | was to be allowed
to fund $4,000 in warrants if | would form a
= quorum. was told by them that IL I did
s not believe the bill would go through might
q go to Packard. 1 did go to him, and he told
e me it would go through. demanded guar
It antee, and they deposited some warrants with
, me.
Mr.. B.-What warrants did you get under
this guarantee as collateral?
a Weber-There were $4,000, worth Is cents,
Il issued to M. Fl. TwitchelI and others.
lOl Witness then produced kS7269 10 in warrants
d issued to the several Radical sheets through
out the State.