The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-24

handed II Ii me and asked. what do you think
Of that?" / read II and found 1t was copy OF
the protest OF Weber. lmmeoAa'eV pro-
and said was satisfied D. A; Weber had not
made II. We had an animated discqsslon about
! II. when took II and started for WebetFs mousse
! I met him on the hill, showed MIN tne pepper.
and told him bad been denying its authenticity.
| remembering what he had said 70 me- he saln;
when tod 3 you nag tdr nod ~ 40 Turned
and walked of. and never spoke to him again
know some Of the parties who maze aqa t',1a
GRAFT. About the time they were published two
OF the men denied to me having made them,
was julius Green rem tf e f Gpq aetinai
u9 10 Mr. Cox-so far as know. the white lead
ers Of the Republicans In the parish were natives
of the State. Teachers of colored schools have
| been ostracsed, but not on account q tnelr en-
plOyment; 1t WIS on account 0l Ihei[ p,u otitl
/ teacbiug colored schools there now, VINO are re-
ceiyed In society. The two white teachers we
Ind there were not only illiterate, but were de-
| nraved and profane; one of them was run out
Of the parish by the colored people for prosti-
tutng his scholars There were no Eep4toi,fe4tn N
Gil the position Of Judge OF the court. tnlnK
/ that was principally concernsn III RelIlns up
the movement which resulted III
THE RESIGNATION OF THE POLICE JURY.
The day the demand was made there had
been d notice published that the jury would re.
4 distriet the parish roads. and the presence Of
delegates from each district was re9a a % ia
There were about fifty men present. After the
meeting had assembled Dr. Dedrick read very
courteous request for the resignation OF the
members of the jury. was. asked BY several
why the designations were demanded, ana re-
Piled that the people had latin neither Ia
J their competency nor honesty IWish w "@Ae
The first step that this jury took was TO pass @
resolution making their WaFIan tara ana rd dhgr
censes. They then went into the work OF butld1,
ing bridges. and the president. an illiterate and
Ignorant man, was authorized to contract Tor
them. He contracted for s1750. / let the bridge
| be- built but when 1t came to payment, as att0r-
Of the parish eploined the Issuing Of the ne
: Republican judge. proved ON the trial that
J the material II. the bridge cost only sio0 that
and other members of the Jury other, amounts
> for awarding the contract During the follow
ing sx months dsW out bane or i neen and md
! every one Of them was sustained by HeDubli-
c4 a ' a. Weber was killed not because of his
politics, but because Of publications in his
paper. ,orv u.Dn
TO Mr.. Stenger-I was appointed to position
in the. Custom House in May, 1879 ana re-:
manned until February 2, 1873 ana have not
Mr. s'i Stsngsr-This sheet a roll of the Custom.
I
} uary Is. 1873. and removed on February 81. Ii
that correcR
. A.--No sir. 1t is not; was removed, as have
stated on the second. and got paid only up tC
t Mr. Cox-You signed receipt. did you not?
Q-Was It for the amount received?
| Ayes. sir.
To MIR. Cox-I live in New Orleans and am
thirty-fve years OF age. In November, 1876,
was supervisor of registration. l assisted IL
drawing up affldavits ut the Custom House.
Witness was here shown number OF ,affida
Wits. but failed to Identify any OF them as having
'e J. r. Harris = was the man who asked me t.
. draw up affdavits. The only INSTRUCTIONS
, form of an affidavit. The modts 0pe'dndi was
/. to ask man where he lived and to tell me wba
I he knew about the canvass or election. Lwoult
y sit and write down their statements and reaf
/ them to them. l put down nothing but wha
: lhey said.
! Everything so far as l saw was perfectly FREE
! "T 10 Mr.. Backburn-I was engaged should
. suppose two Or three weeks preparing these
: afidavits. am letter carrier. ! was ap
: pointed on January Is, 1873. I could not tel
f hEm with ua Regular set Of questions
q There was sort Of form Of affidavit given y
I me which 1 referred to at times; l endeav
= ored to get at state Of facts which existed.
, was endeayoring to get out Of them all l coult
! that would help the Republican party. II II
|
! made which would help. the Democratic part
and damage the Republican par y think that
u would have said that the affidavit was not wortl
= taking and would not have taken 1t.
y To. Mr.. Cox-No case of the kind ever oc
v. cured.
u taking the affdavits was to make
= A STRONG CASE FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
q The Democrats did not have o chance to ex
Q anime witness. never saw any OF the VISITING
statesmen that | remember in the rooms Wher
e@ III XsFe Dsng 6adn sf a@
. native of Massachusetts. l came with Gen.
. T. Butler.
+ left the place in 1867. / left because l got
y better Job and for no other reason. remem
d Der that four or five barrels Of whisky wer
. | missing from q cargo my father in-law wa
~ discharging, but | knew nothing about it.
did not know that they were found stored In m
! name. This is the first time 1 ever heard c
=. '''O- " ~ JAMES B. MARBLE.
g To Mr.. Cox-In November 1876, I wa
q q employed in the Custom House taking dow
e Witness selected from bundle OF affidavit
u one made by Thos. Stewart ana identified 1t a
% being one drawn up by him.
z To Mr.. Cox-Witness related bis mode Of pre-
Z ceeding in making out the att1davtts. 1t wa
J. substantially the same as that followed by tn
y preceding witness.
III at the time was making out the afhdavits.
10 was detailed to assist the Republican Executiv
J. Committee. My pay as an officer Of the polio
force went on. Ido not know how came to b
10 detailed am now employed in the Custom
n House, II found that witness could not civ
l9 have taken his affidavit. I understood thf
4 copies of the af1davlts were made for the visit
e Mr. Cox-T procured Mr.. Potts to issue sui
la ppnas for Mrs. D. A. Weber and J. Goudrair
r Of Donaidsonville and Ascension. Mr.. Goud
% rain wrote letter stating that he could n!
30 comply with the summons on account Of hi
N N business. Mrs. Weber urged the reasons &c
~ which she was excused by the committee
u. Washington. When we came here asked fc
le a summons to be served personally on then
10 Mr. Dunbar. one ofgthe sergeants- at arms, wei
+ up. would like him called.
fe MR.. DUNBAR SWORN.
Iserved the subpoena upon Mrs. Weber. ST
n. said It was impossible for her to come her
She had three children sick with scarlet feve
and she would not leave her children. If 1t WI
"a, not for that she would come.
or Mr.. Goudratn lives nine miles above. T
1g said he would not come that he could not lea
or his stora and Il he did come and told all /