The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-01

were all in the same business In CalnasteU-
connected In the log business-it would be to
the advantage and convenience q US tnaI WS
advantage as the society Of the officers and peo~
pie at GospOrt. In my conversation at that time
with e&en, Sewell. had
NO OTHER OBJECT
in view, no intent, nor thought than for the real
interest OF the government and such conve-
nience as our all being together in the transac-
ton Of our business could afford or guarantee;
Question-Did you ever say TO Gen. Sewell
that it would be to your and his material profit
to corporate together? f~
Answer-I did not use the word profit" I
may have used the expression that it would
have been to our mutual advantage 10 be to-
gether at GOsp0rt, for the convenience Of the
business In which we were then enga9ed.
Q.-Did Gen. SeweH state to you that you did
wrong to take him apart from his frieAds. the
Al believe that seweli did say something
about his disinclination to stop at q poink where
the United States troops were camped. and
think he assigned some reason about thesean-
dal By the of troops In the State by tfe gov
ernment; and that he did not care to stop there.
never did, as
AS GOD rs NJ JUDGE,
at either Of these interviews or at any other
tiIne make any propositions or proposals 0f q
| criminal nature to Gen. Sewell, or TO any man
business. Gen. SeWen, at the interview at
Walsh's, while he was somewhat distant to me.
posed we parted without the slightest feelfF
| on his part toward me. Never said would
my influence against sewell at Washlr
nor is 1t true that / proceeded to carry sra
threats against Gen; sewell, as neigRsss-
| any threats against him. 1nn
! Witness then proceeded to n
DENY TIE SECOND CHABG,r
made by Gen Sewell and eontinr @A'
BODY BODY else else to- to obstruct Mr.. seGsI---
95fifGEs S IN shs ds SfS9f$Fss 5$ss 6 NG
instruct any one else to do "
not + ne. It Is not true .tfFlia.
sentation OF the value Of Il
Judge Billings and DistriS
set aside the appralsenas rsORT WILL
| appointed appraisersf. June l. 1878, for
me, since these ehaanagement OF
n9GSF n9on the maaG snbiecf eey( GERS & co.
aPFangSSd sGI Sd at asti1Atssirely renovated and re-
is not true. d, The cuisine ls aesPeg3iad- p s3a1s
during the auhe hands 40 @ Oh rroer nr9srci,ss Sass
| general We will say that
at Lake Oharared to "a u I1ntain f the past @
any purpose and per: n1 summer To-
+ Elcongpire witas fQ2l1in1 NV
Witness nnd sb :! - testified relati g 20
HIss31 part tRa9 made vshnta6 That 6e e,batO g
@ Mrss rs'5fHes J1Fes says you winked ands
your head ar1him, as much as to imply to
not to bid Ob his logs7
Al have no recollection Of winking or sEa5
never @ ' aut6ori1sd Mr. Mix Or anybody g6 Spe eise
against me at thelsale. Did not do anything 70,
prevent competition between the
LOG AND MILL MEN
at the SALE On, one day--the first day-.I re-
trained from biddings and very desirable lot
| of logs at one oil the mills near the lake was
sold for twenty cents but one person bidding.
| Notwithstanding there were about 800 peopIes
there, and during the whole saIe there was no
comp rtitton whatever between the mill and the
| log men.
| The charge that instructed Gainey 10 seize
the tug Alert is not true. | had nothing to do
| with her seizure By instructions or otherwise.
Had nothing to do with the
ARREST OF CAPT. HORN.
| never said, Send Capt. Horn to New Orleans
| in irons.'s
The balance Of the testimony was denial CT
| the charges against Mr.. Carter.
| Adjourned until 10 a. m. to-day.