The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-13
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was to receive the collaterals to secure the
funding of my warrants. The Attorney Gen
eral had issued an injunction previous to my
interview with Mr.. Packard.
Mr. Steele Gov. PaCkard's brother-in-law,
came to my room as the rpprepresentative Of
Mr. Packard, and he insisted Mr. Twitchell
should get possession Of the warrants from
Mr.. Felix Herwig in the Custom-HO so to
close the bargain. He was deputy collector at
the time He said that Mr.. Packard would
do all that asked. The warrants were dellV.
cred In my hands first, and then deposited
with Mr.. Robert Morris. As soon as there
was o quorum | was to get my warrants
cashed under the general appropriation DILL
I don't wish to be understood that l was
bribed to make a quorum. The accounts l
was to fund were good accounts
MIR. B.-WhO else was connected with THIS
scheme to fund $500,00O?
Weber, was told, too, that Mr.. Thos. G.
Anderson was party TO 1he scheme, ana |
know It from other parties. Mr. Twitchrn
informed me that they had ring in the Sen
ate composed of a certain number, and the
same in the House. They didn't have quite
enough to make quorum: They informed
me II was their purpose to pass this item,
and Gov. Packard had said that there would
be no trouble and
THE BOYS WOULD MAKE SOMETHING.
During the years 1875 and 1876 Mr.. Anderson
was a member of the State Senate and was
THERE WAS A COMBINATION
OF some eighteen or nineteen members. Mr..
rTwitchell was president, w. w. Wharton was
secretary, aud +. @. Anderson treasurer.
The following measures were passed for
money Theyspassed
THE LEyEE BILL,
appropriating several millions of dollars.
They got sal 900. B,achtel was Secretary OF
the Senate. Gov. Antoine got $1,000. They
passed
THE STATB-HOUSE BILL
and got $21 900 for that. They all got $1,000
for that There were nineteen Senators, and
Antoine and Bechtel made the twenty one
There was
HOUSE RING
also L. J. Souer was the leading spirit and
q. w. Keeting was one OF them. The Packard
Legislature did not get their mileage and per
diem. When the inclination was getting up
this 100000 they were an impecunOuS set OF
men. Mr.. Packard said he would seq that it
became law and the boys would get some
thing.
Mr.. Packard supposed that ] wanted some
money and he sent Mr.. Steele to inc. l told
him wanted no consideration for forming
quorum After the Packard government
went down they did not ask me for those UNI
paid warrants. Mr.. TwtChell wanted me to
return the warrants and he would give me
half as compromise.
What have done and for which | have ex-
pressed regret connected with politics, was
CONSTANTLY ADVISED BY PACKARD
and Kellogg, There are things In my con-
duct In the State which cannot be excused,
and L was constantly IN connection with Pack
ard and Kellogg,
Gov. Cox-When did you make up your
mind to make clean breast of II, Mr.. Weber?
To MIR. OOx-I made up my MUD last year
to make a clean breast of It. 1t was after l
went out OF politics. | was
MEMBER OF THE RING
that got $1,000. received what they received,
did.
There was some question about the war
rants; an injunction had been issued. There
was an appropriation for them The claims
had were against the Insane Asylum, and
we're good.
received from Twit CheIl, said that he did not
desire to ask an opinion of witness according
to his code of morality about 1.-THE simply
wanted facts,
Weber with vehemence and gesticulating
excitedly)-I don't want you to say anything
about my morality. You have ruined me, and
now
WILL RUIN THEM ALL.
III am to go down, they all have to go down,
by God! striking the able with his tist.l |
say don't want you TO refer to my morals
any more. Ii / am rascal, they are all worse
rascals all Of them.
I was young when went into it, and the
men corrupted me, damn them want you
to know It..
There was quite sensation In the room at
the time, and there was Whispering that
required call from Mr.. Hill for silence.
Mr.. COx-CAn you state when and where
Mr. Anderson became q member of this ring Z
Weber-Andersun became member OF the
Legislature when this $50O,O0O scheme was
going on. He was not elected; he was voted
In Anderson WAS present In the caucus when
The scheme was discussed. He was member
of the ring or combination. lie discussed
with me about corrupt purposes. i under
stood they we're to nut through bad claims TO
large amount. Whenever any money was
vnu1a I HunG TN ppt niV norton tf the DtuDQbr
There were
NINETEEN IN THE RING
in the Packard Legislature. They were An.
derson, Twitchell, VIM, Harper j. Henri
Burch, Henry Demas, T. 7. Allain, Isaac Sui
Ton, A. J. Duinont, }. J Monet, I. b. Stamps
Thos. A. Cage, Saul Wakefield, A. j. Bryant
Geo. b, Hamlet, E. L. Weber, Ernest Alix
Dave Young, Percy Baker, Raford Blunt
There are lhirty-sx members in the Senate
These men formed for corrupt purposes
this ring. They met very often, but not many
at time. They sometimes met
IN GOV. ANToINEs ROOM,
and sometimes up stairs | was there fire.
,uuently. There was one more scheme con
sldered and carried out cOrruptly-it was the
election of the United States Senator. The
men got
Mr. Cox fnterrupting) don't want tc
hear about that.
Gov. Gid you tell your landlady at the
Cont Verandah, patting your breast, thai
you still had the Sherman letter?
Weber, am sure | never at the Cont Yer
andah Hotel told any one still had the Sher
Henderson letter; never, sir. Anderson
admission In the proceedings OF the Return
ing Board was that he was not elected The
Returning Board called me elected, but die
not Anderson.
Mr. Blackburn then filed In evidence the
sealed certificate of the death of one Jos. W
Jones in 1873, March 9, and the committee ad
iourned until Saturday. at 1919 a. N.