The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-24
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMoORAT WEDNESDAY,, JULY d. 1878

lish this or make known my name before can
be summoned or | may not be able to appear,
because there. are persons between here and
Washington who would not hesitate to murder
me- am ST. very respectfully . g. KELLY.
P. s.-There is employed in the sergeant-at-
arms department of the Senate young colored
man named James D. Kennedy. and another,
believe, In the House OF Representatives, also
Nav st F either them who
On the back. written evidently after the letter
had been folded was the following:
The contents of this letter are private and
confidential. I will do oil that say therein on
these eonsderations tna g99u 90 PoI eTpos o
needed you will return this letter. ,,,,rv
The effect of the letter on Ray al and Mr.. Cox
| manifested itself in their countenances. Exam
mutton of witness was continued.
To Mr.. Cox-I testify to the handwriting by
comparisons have made have never seen
10 Mr.. Biackburn-Among the comparisons /
have made is that OF his signature signed TO
pay vouchers, which must have been written by
| him or have been forged.
JAS. B. KELLEY,
10 Mr.. stenger-I live in New Orleans. re-
| signed from the police force about two months
ago. About the latter part Of last month, the
| twenty eighth. / went to Lake Providence to see
| o man named Thos. Kelly. He was doorkeeper
| to Kellogg. knew him.
SAW Mr.. KELLY
on the thirtieth. He told me he was willing to
come to Neg Orleans and testify and pr9m nj e
| knew The day before we we're to start man
came up from New Orleans with c0lored wo-
man Kelly went to their quarters. and after
that saw him no more. understand that ne
went up the river with the man and the woman;
He told me that be had been treated badly. and
would tell all he knew. do not knoWthe name
of the boat they went on.
| TO Mr. Blnekburn-Before left the city I'M
derstood that there was q man here who was
nCip in n Kelly. that the
went. took the shortest route 50 as to get to
the place ahead of the man. The man who
He was an employee of the senate-doorkeep-
or, think. - =.
to 90 up after Mr.. Kelly: was, not authorized
to offer him money. l do not know who told
me the name Of the man who took Kelly. Major 20
something to do with the Senate.
FRANK o. MINOR
: of the detective force of this city. sworn.
To Mr. Stsnger-I reside in this city, and an
dete on segRspaSd ~ o5dgr r e9t
} enief Of police Of that city. This is copy o.
the telegram. The copy was read, as follows:
NEW ORLEANS. June 81, 1878.
Jas. L. Rufin. Cincinnati. Ohio:
Two colored men left Lake Providence, Lou
: isiana on the Mary Houston last trip. She lef
! this city on the twentieth Of June. One OF I'M
men is slight built, straight haired. gentee
Kelly, Is tall bushy haired, has small nous
! tache and goatee. musician playing corne
. in brass band. II Is important that tnese wv
D idence known, SO that they can certainly D.
found when wanted. ,,
= T. n. BOYLAN,.
8 Chief of Police.
/ had received information regarding tn
62s g Re6 Bsnean K ESSeysa Il
told me their names. received an answer 7
my telegram before / sent another This Is tn
The answer was read by the clerk.
CINCINNATI, July O. 1878.
To Thos. N. Boylan, Chief Of Police New Or
leans: =,
o0H' p''' 'l'0'"'' ~ D''''i JAMES L. RUFFIN.
: When received that sent an answer by tel
2 egraDh. This is my answer:
NEW ORLEANS, July 2, 1878.
+ Jas. l.. Ruffn, detective. Cincinnati. Ohio:
p Have you any trace of parties. Let me knoN
3 route taken, and to what point gone, answer
{ T. N. BOYLAN. Chief of Police.
Z The letter shown me is one / received Il
Z answer to my last dispatch. It reads as follows
OFFICE OF RuFFIN, SvELBAKER d. Co..
Independent Detective Police agency.
:. Cincinnati. July ], 1873.
Q Thos. Boylan:
4 Dear Si5.-Yours of June % to hand to-day
a contents noted. In reply will say that you
ayed R 62d Sf c9.E n III az 70
+ ing then they went up town and bought stra'
I | hats and shoes; then they went to ralIroa
!. to Washington, p. O. From there they went I
T a restaurant for breakfast; from there back
boat named s1d FIT eare fe ke RR9 gnd aBf
q but satchel. We followed in another carTiag
y TIL we saw them take the $40 train for Wa 81
+ ington City. Times are very dull here. he
4 member me to all the boys.
JAMES l.. RUFFIN,
: Per l.. Leper.
- Office northwest corner of Third and Mai
Il streets, Bank Building, room 40. ,...-
Several days after the receipt OF the letter
received the following dispatch:
= CINCINNATI, July,5, 1873.
e To Thos. N. Boylan. Chief of Police. New o.
n Parties left by Panhandle and Pennsylvani
). i''''il 0''0 A0N " '''-'''' Jas. L. RUFFIN.
JOHN A. STEVENSON SWORN.
q & To Mr.. Blackburn have known T. K. Russ
a have known him since 1865. knew hin
20 clerk. In 1s66-about that time-he was assist
I ing his father-in- a discharginG cieri
. They were discharging the steamboat Niehols
y Longworth. There was consignment OF Whif
- Ky to j Fl. Oglesby y Go. which fell short som
FIVE or six barrels, Claim was made on me fC
tem ysue eo on n'S With the house ' Of j.
10 Oglesby & Co. came to me and told me he ha
IL seen the whisky in the Delta. Warehouse.
% was told that receipt for it had been given
10 E. K. Russ. l went with Russ father-1n-laW
: him and accused him of the theft. He at fir
70 denied it, but afterwards he began crying an
10 took the receipt for the whisky out of his pool
~ ct and gave it to me- agreed not to prosecut
20 him II he would leave the levee and never WOE
70 The committee adjourned until 1890 tn
,e morning. .
20 THOSE TEXAS MAILS.
If A COPY of the Mall Contract and the Wa
at it is Followed.