The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-20
BULLY BILLIN GS.
AN EXPOSE DIP MOW TIE LOTTERY
COMPANY SECURED TEHE ENFORCE"
NvENT or AgT NO. o.

M alteays comes out There may be some de-
Y5.ya fhare may be- coneealment, o covering up
III al,a hidden rascality for the time being, but
asfser days pass the toes of the putreseent thing
fasipk ont and the body Is unearthed. During
9he Vear 1874. as win doubtless be remembered,
aa,ert WINS d strong opposition to Howards lot
issarv. and case after case under aet MOI was
EsF,i11sht ,p before the recorders and the unfor-
amnafa yendors Of Havana lottery tickets were
J ss,,ssieated In the Parish Prison. Exactly how
aanas ,rnanimity Of sentiment amongst the then
seaprdars was effected was not known ct the
alma hit Ii has leaked out and exhibits the
aapt TINT no less person than the present
.Hr,ags of the United States District Court ID. q.
ni,lings. was tho employed schemer OF the lot
apr company to manipulate such matters. Inc
Hpllowifg statement was made by well known
gasident Of the city yesterday to DEMOCRAT
reporter:
During the month of April or March, 1872.
aallsd upon il. q. Billings. now United States
District Judge, at his office 80 Customhouse
fssraet, To ask him to sue Charley Howard
FOB $4,000.
NfD declined to take tho case, saying that ne was
NH. Towards lawyer and had no money, and
aatat there was mo use undertaking 1T. then
arats t1r To leave his office and he detained me.
ssking me about politics, and who would be
RYttf 10 ON the Republican side against War
moth. told him did not know. and further
hf,ssa Tie representatives Of theRepubliean party
xyerS, hooking for Conservative man with Re-.
snshlifnn views. I turned around and asked
Him IL ha would not run for Governor. He con.
s9uted / told him Il would take 9 deal OF
work anh trouble To- have him Identified as
a attyI,5luii III i5stasii11. y y 3 aid
MONEY WAS NO OBJECT
no long as he was nominated.
Mp statement OF mine. IS necessary TO snow
ahe people Of this city the faot now already 60
tpIay,efHty known here of the work | did to
n rs8ape Billings whore he Is now and to make
AiTrl ii political leader. | state the above TO
SHOW Oh what intimate terms was With Judge
asnring 1sY4 judge Billings. being lawyer for
Charlie Howard through every means that
epa be brought q near on he seyer h.
anf ses o aeoo through billings inaVnee to
laayB ,
With Charles Howard. Howard was Ia a pri.:
gyt,EEs room In the Office waiting for the Judge.
sem BY Billings e bring the jnge W there
have hin enforce net NO . Mn1 ro sn5 sa 10
4aoWard Vas after he had held an interview
#and told Mr.. Billings that he could not con.
nj, halk mid do what Howard wished. In the
naSssntime was called out OF the office
by BILLINGS
mnd iii three or four days after that the act was
#drafprupd by this recorder. Some time later q
wit was taken out Ia the Sixth District Court
lftsgorp Judge Saucer. Every influence was
Thought to bear by Mr.. Billings: even g. lawyer
#as employed aud recommended to Y. y. HOW
spa who had meeting in the office of E. @. Bill
Nings forth purpose Of bribtng Judge Shucier
ILL., Nnfofee act MOB
After tinding that Judge. Faucier couldn't be
1aflueneed by any means. Mr. Billings got very
aaltry with the lawyer b. cause he did not effect
ggIist lie promised to do Then the lawyer asked
aUr hiA pay, saying he was entitled to It, and
& aalat II ere were no arrangements made that he
should MOI receive his money II he didn't sue
dsgsd In brihing Judge Saucer. | told Mr.. Bill
aipgs thought ! Gould bring an influence nj, nn e
nae he didn't want mo to have anything to do
with it Judge Sauoier WINS beyond approaeh;
#F5Hais nun Billings is now Judge of the United
Essnfes Court, and tho lawyer is a Master in
agalancery. He WIS made master to provide Tor
h4fn.
ITO comment on the above is necessary. 1t iB
ysaAt everybody thought ut the time but has
maEssr before disclosed before. Such are the
rstins used to keep alive that rotten institution
.SaAsb Lottery Com pany.