The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-20
LIGHT BREAKING.
Weber Tells Some More.
Onr Blunt and TWitchell In the 1O'iS'
IN. o. Democrat

n. o. Democrat.
Mr.. B-Who projected this fund ~ ~
ing scheme you have spoken OF: "
Weber-That funding bill spoke "
of was projected by Senators IW'tcn- NJ
ell. ]. Henri Burch, VIM. Harper u
Gov, G.. G.. Antoine, S. B. Packard II
and others, whose uamcs | forget; p
They originated the scheme t" fnnG =
$500 900. The assurance was tna1 d
was to be allowed to fund $l0,'Uo'n "
warrants if l would form quorum: y
I was told by them that if | did not
believe the bill would 60 through j
might 90 to Packard. | did go t" ,
him, and he told me it would s" ,
through. ! demanded Il guarantee
and they deposited some warrants
with me-.
Mr.. B.-What warrants ana you
get under this guarantee as collateral
Wrber-There were $4,000, worth
IS cents, issued to NJ. H. Tw'tche''
and others. .,co -o
Witness then produced S7269 ~
in warrants issued to the several Rad
ica| sheets throughout the State. -.
There was a due bill of Twitche1'
for sle4O which l have now IN suit
Chals. Clinton issued these warrants.
T have other warrants issued by Geo.
r. Johnson. These warrants and due
bills we're to have been given to me
in the latter part Of January, 1877.
$ Mr.. B. Who were the contracting
: parties with you ?
f Weber-The contracting parties
with me were Mr.. Twitchell, Burcb,
Harper and others. They stated to
e me at that time that they did it with
d the knowledge of Gov. Antoine ana
a Gov. Packard, and said that they
:. were interested also
~ IN THE SCHEME.
o. T had conversation with both about
il, my acceptance of the slO,oo col'at'
K erals.
NJ Mr.. Packard said to mo that he un'
derstood l was to receive the co''at-
j., erals to secure the funding of my
~ warrants. The Attorney General had
''s issued an injunction previous to my
OF interview with Mr.. Packard.
la Mr.. Steele, Gov. Packard's brother
nd in law, came to my room as the re
tie, preventative of Mr.. Packard, and ne
=, insisted Mr.. Twitchell should ge
nj possession of the warrants from Mr.
. =; Felix Herwig in the Custom House
10 so to close the bargain. He was de
ns. putty collector at the time. lie sale
en- that Mr.. Packard would do all that
asked. The warrants we're delivered
in nv hands first. and then deposlte'
mo with Mr.. Robert Morris. AS soon
ba- there was a quorum l was to get m
t. warrants casled under the genera
lick appropriation bill. l don't wish
av- be understood that l was bribed
to make quorum. The accounts We
IN to fund we're good accounts.
M Mr.. B-.Who else was connecte
uoe with this scheme to fund $500, OOO
ing: Weber, was told too, that NJ
OF Thos. C. Anderson was q party
TOR the scheme, and know it from 9TH
the narties, Mr.. Twitchell Informed n
fter that they had ring 10 the Sena
70 composed of a certain numoer, AZ
H. the same in the House. They did'
son have quito enough to make uoro
;na They informed me it was their p
:. pose to pass this item, and Gov. Pac
Jus' ard had said that there would be
'as'' trouble and
''n0l THE BOYS WOULD MAKE sOMETHlf
o"'' During the years 1875 aud 1876 \
'a'n' Anderson was member OF the 81
mess Senate and l was.
boy THERE WAS A COMBINATION.
rlVof of some eighteen or nineteen me
the bers. Mr.. Twitchell was preside
! and W. w. Wharton was secretary
trent T. G.. Anderson treasurer.
wned THE LEvEE BILL,
'"o '' appropriatipg several millions OF
slip lars. They got $4,000. Bechel y
more Secretary of the Senate. Gov. I
, the tome got $1,000. They passed
ccess, THE sTATE-HOUsE BILL
lrday, and got $2l, 900 for that. They
hnnie cot $1,000 for that. There were nj
little ten Senators, and Antoine and b
com. tel made the twenty.one. There
il nm HOUSE RING
also. l.. j. Souer was the leat
spirit and C. w. Keetiug was one
them. The Packard Legislature
Of, or not get their mileage aud per d
+ from When the combination was get
regu- up this $500, 600 they were an II
Il Hos. cunious set Of men. Mr. Packard
diges. he would see that it became q
ire the and the boys would get something
ladies, Mr.. Packard supposed that ! v
Unable ed some money and he sent Mr.. s
IN ",e to me. told him I wanted no
= en in sideration for farming a quo
n MOI. After the Packard government
trated. down they did not ask me tor
sary to unpaid warrants. Mr.. Twit
bowels, wanted me to return the war
ects OF and he would give me half as a
. assha promise.
nee in W nav ""v so to onun.cted will,
are also exp'esseu 'os'o' oo""'o"
: rene itics, was
nvalna- oovsr.Nr1v ADVISED by PACK
lpletely 'oN y, " r....o 4,,;,.. ;
are of and Kellogg: lnere arc tu'oss
conduct in the State which cant
excused, and I was constantly in
uection with Packard and kelloI
Gov. Cox-Wl'en did you ma
your mind to make clean bre'
it, Mr.. Weber
'onven' TO Mr.. Cox-I made up my