The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-19
TIE LOG WAR.
FACTS BROUGHT OUT NJ THE INyEs-
TlG.ATION - PLUMBER AND LAW
LEssNEss ny THE WHOLESALE.


Gem Leonard Sewel returned to the city on
Friday evening from Calcaseu, whore he has
been engaged for the past several weeks In
prosecuting the Investigation. conducted by
SpeeiaI Commissioner Adams, of the log SELF
ures in that country Yesterday he called at the
DEMOCRAT office. and In response to Inquiries
made the following statement OF the results OF
the inquiry as far as 1t has proceeded:
The ing of testimony was finished MT Lake
Charles several DAYS ago and the investigation
concluded there
TO DE RESUMED AGAIN
in this city. The testimony Gen. seWell pro
poses to adduce here is mainly documentary
and will be confined to the examination OF the
marshals accounts and Of such witnesses rs re-
side In New Orleans and whose presence at
Lake Charles could not be secured. carter.
however will endeaver to have his own testl-
mony taken here as we'll as that of dainey and
other witnesses in his favor. This proposition
Gen Sewell will oppose Garter and the wit
nesses he proposes TO have examined here we're
| all at Lake Charles pending the Investigation
and could have given their evidence there had
they desired to do so. But this they did not
choose to do. and to avoid doing 80 was the
| SECRET OF THEIR FLIGHT
| from Caloasfeu Their object In this Ia to
avoid the possibility of rebuttal. For this rea-
| son Gen aewell will object to the taking OF any
| Testimony here that could have been taken in
Lake Charles as well.
| Commissioner Adams. SAYS Cen. we'll. gave
the widest scope to the investigation. In spite OF
the exceptions Of Carter's counsel. Gen, Sew
oil claims that the evidence sustains every
charge that he made against Carter and bis
subordinates, and discloses systematic course
| IAwIEssNEss. OPPRESSION AND HtAcKMhh
| that exceeds even his own anticipations.
It has been clearly proven that logs have been
Unfortunately seized. including many on
lands known to be patented and owned by indivi-
duals. nil of which have been sold at marshal's
sale It was shown that Carter induced persons
who came. with the money In their pockets to
purchase logs at these sales. to allow him
TO BID THEM IN AT NOMINAL PRICES.
say at from five TO ten cents log he agreeing to
resell to them at a slight advance. say at from ton
to fifteen cents. But after the sale and when
Carter had come into possession of the logs ac-
| oording to the conditions of this agreement en-
tered into on his part with no other intent than
to defraud the government and for his own
gain, no repudiated II and demanded sixty and
seventy cents apiece Tor the logs In some IN
stances he got this price and Ia others thirty
cents. and the bal ance were sold In lump to
the parties to tho
sO-CALI.ED COMPROMISE OR confession or JUDO
MENT
at reduced prices. The logs bid In by Carter
were released by him Ia violation Of the order
price in single instance. nor Is ttere now in
tho marshals hands one cent to represent the
bia off T BY VII the etgvea n agent w
| II has also been established that no account ot
logs or moneys received have been kept, and
that property seized by order OF court has been
released
4 WITHOUT PROCESS or FoRMALtTy or LAW.
but on the arbitrary order of Carter. On one
occasion Marshal Wharton refused to release
referred the matter to District Attorney Lacey
VINO instructed the marshal to obey in all things
the orders of Carter The marshal then re-
the orders oftbe District Attorney who in these
cases il but the attorney Of paintift having
no right to control the actions of the marshal
whose duty Is laid down by the law. and defined
by the orders OF court.
1t has also been shown that the release oflog:
under seizure has been
OBTAINED FROM DEPUTY MARsHALS
by the payment to them of commissions. Those
, commissions ranged from ten cents to twenty
five cents a log. One Nix was proven to have
offered to take commission of ten cents pei
!, log for his Influence" in securing the release
! Of certain logs. The process by which ne pro
posed to make his influence available was u
insert the number ana description o, any log log
,, Carter for the release of other logs. In on'
instance his offer was taken and the commits
sion paid. and when the congressional commit
! tee reaches here case of forgery Is likely to b
, developed. It was also proven that depuf!
, marshals and keepers were allowed by Carte
. they did make bargains and contractsiunder hi
instructions.
! AS for the compromise, resulting in the
CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT,
SAYS Cen Sewel that is a fraud, n trick, con
2 cocted by Garter to relieve himself and the De
! partment Of the Interior from the desperat
scrape in which they RE involved. Tho bene
= fciaries of it are Allen Perkins ana r. Glll 9
. Platz and it was negotiated by Charley Bamp
ton Garter s idea was to forestall and check
: mate the
AcKLIN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
d of investigation. This confession covered q
the logs on what liz known rs the west fort
d we're handed over on Il basis Of 10000 for $1,000
70 on condition that certain parties
~ pURPoBTING TO BE INTERESTED
=, In them should mako this confession of Judt
a. mcnt, so-caed, reserying the right to TT
a. ring" the members Of which are known an
whose names have been published in the DEM'
ar Graf, to secure the release Of some 5000 logs
q which they lay claim. Charley HAMPTON neg
"a tiated this compromise. threatening, II the on
IN on the basis Of $4,000 WAS not taken that the o
a could be purchased afterwards only at u larl
~ price. This confession was made by some Gig
persons, given out to be parties OF interest.
these the three Reeves brothers
HAD NO INTEREST WHATEVER
ba in the logs. Gen Sewell has letter. signed
'0 G. W. Reeves in which he states that he sign
ut the so. called confession at the urgent redue
70 of G ?. Hampton. who stated that it was q ms
ho ter of considerable concern to him. MIR. Ham
bbe he ton told me that as had no logs and was y
n' connected with the log business. my sig nj
ia the document he wished
on couLb NOT AFFECT ME IN ANY Way.
SO. but would do him and others q great serv
At this appeal then signed to my great
en- greet, what is called a confession OF ludgme
10. without owning y single log. or being II q
otIrn fnI Iu intprpStaf the
he business, and never have been. Ny bro
,e. ers. William and James M. Reeves. are sitnat
no lust as am-they own no logs under seizr
la. and are In no way connected with the log bu
-, ness Of this parish" j.,
So much for three Of the mon who made Il
confession of judgment
.. prcKrr 1EnJEu. ANOTHER OF THE s1GNERs
,ed .S@.aaa 10. 10 a1ao oio,ed II at tho ins
ooo cation of Hampton against his will and und