The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-11
GOVERNMENT SPECIAL AGENT N. 4
GARTER GAGGED,
To the Editor of the Democrat:

To ths Editor Of the Democrat:
My attention Is called TO the fact that this
INSCRIPTIONS government agent Is at last
locked up without bail In iatl on q charge Of
conspiracy.
Schurz, Williamson d Co., ito find ball.
Carter says he Is still In duranee, hemmed in
by
POPULAR HATE
and yellow fever, and the District Attorney
does not hurry up his rescue. Only recently
this man was removed from his mower Iii
Caleasieu with the entire crowd Of deputy
marshals and keepers. They were hurried
away from that oppressed district and also
the military were removed. So much for the
investigation; and although the report OF that
one-sided COMMITTEES will never be made
known until called for by Congress, it had the
marauders from That district. : ~N>NN>,eN
Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Hale, thespecfal agents.
Schurz to investigate Schurz,' tried OH artful
dodge on me.
was asked to go on board The revenue
cutter Dix, to arrange the manner of con-
Quoting the investigation. This was to be
private meeting but during the settlement
counsel appeared and were admitted to the
deliberations. 1t looked 10 me o. preconcerted
arrangement. Mr.. Hale and Mr. Adams
pressed upon me the necessity Of holding the
kuNbSblEHtlDu Ou UDstIu bn6 DIXs l. ODlGREtl on
the grounds that the people would look upon
it as further acts OF intimidation, and par
tiGularly us the witnesses were to be- brought
on board one at q time on an armed gunboat
with armed men around that 1t would be
nothing more nor less than further acts of
intimidation.
Messrs. Adams and Hale reluctantly consent
ed to my demand that the investigation
should be held In public, In q public room, in
the town OF Lake Charles.
Asg,
investigation must be held with closed doors
To this again determinedly objected. No
Star Chamber proceedings for me. The peo-
pie were openly outraged, and openly they
must be vlndicated. The commissioners de-
INJURED; they did not like the open system OF
inquiry. Upon which I declared you can
have your Investigation with closed doors il
you are 50 disposed but you will hold the in
quiry without my presence. I shall have
not th to do With 1t and will write instantly
facts and my reason for withdrawing from
the investigation. At last it was eonceded TO
investigate with open doors.
Then another suggestion was made by the
CATION we were to be confined to the matters In
question, and not to go back upon @ mans
character. Mr.. Hale adding, for instance
anything that happened fifteen years ago /
paused for Q minute, and reflected, know to
what you allude. [ then agreed not to make
had papers In my possession that reflected
upon both Carter and Gainey.
The time will come for further inquiry as
regards the financial management of the
funds-how raised and how disposed Of.
Carter had the advantage of the support Of
Judge Billings, District Attorney Lacey and
Marshal Wharton, instructed, it Is said, by
Attorney General Devens. Sehurz and Gen.
williamson.
I will here relate an incident that occurred
at Lake Charles:
During my soiourn there in pursuit Of my
business OF appraiser, tried to inspire the
people with hope They were broken In spirit
by the overbearing acts Of Carter and his
band Of marauders. ] tried to impress them
with the uniform fairness of our courts, and
that they, would have justice melted out to
them by the court they had appealed to-.
"Why," said O. prominent gentleman hold
ing an official position at Lake Charles, sit Is
Judge Billings to hear our case" said yes.
NJ y friend replied In these words In relation
political history:
WHAT justice can the people Of this remote
section Of the State obtain at that mans
hands He 1t was who wrote and advised
that Infamous order for the inebriated judge
to sign, that consigned the people Of the
whole State to a wretChed condition, causing
bloodshed and ruin, No, no; there is no hope
for us in that court"
Subsequently the result was, the acts of the
appraiser were ignored, Commissioner Cham
berlain, deprived Of his com mission, the peo-
pie by q iugg1e, denied the right to bond, and
Carter upheld In all he did against the people
OF CalCasieu.
I revert to these facts with sorrow, and now
that Calcasieu is cleansed Of these devils,
Carter is sent elsewhere to meet the just in
dignation of an injured people.
IT, SEwETJ,