The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-19

Al didn't know anything about It: the wor
o.-How soon aiierward did II come into you
X.a.When you asked me in your office whe
thought anything about It.
OIL asked you that2
A.-You did.
Q. Was there anybody present when aske
you any question about printing!
ODD / eyer have conversation with 70
without third party being Dresent7
A.-You had one In your back room.
Q.-The back room on which foora
| Owe had no back room there
Ayes. you have
Q.-You mean the editorial room7
Q.-wbat then. was It that said to you In tn
conversation about this book2
Al don't remember exactly. and / don
think that the question has any applicatiol
| was never the intention OF the law to print sucl
a lot Of trash as that
A.-PRETTY NEARALL OF IT.
Q-You said that It's the same as the worl
done BY the Republican. Was that trash2
.A-That was done under different law, In
this book there is the case of Wales Vs. Wake
sn the 6xse ssF book ook Gfh he h fn
| that ever was printed.
Q;-Then. If Tho, law Of 1856 has not been re-
pealed. II is not the fault OF the State Printer
that the book Is so large?
Apart of It Is.
! ON what respect IA It his fault2
| A.-Well. It's his fault In making blank pages
| Q.-Will you point out Some pages which you
| consider unnecessary
| A.-Hers Is one.
Q.-But that contains the title OF the report
Ayes: but 1t could be dispensed with.
| Q-Do you say before this committee that
uNNEcEssARY AND SHOULD HAvH DEEM LEFT
OUT2
A.-No. sir. not ALL Some OF them are neces-
o.-Please indicate one which you consider
A.-Hers IL one marked b.
Find another.
GIN order to save time will you state that
all pages OF this character are ulrecessary2
Ayes. cir; and think that the head Of the
been printed without the fiy sheet. Then there
| is this: dndthe report Of the Inaane Asylum
ana q duplicate report Of i also; Il was sent
pages marked q think are unnecessarily
MQ.-lyu mean. to say that those six pages,
OF to condemn the state Printer
And 1t was
so SMALL THAT IT COULD GO IN BY MISTAKE.
had you In bringing this matter before the grand
jury as charge against me2
Al didn't make the charges. and I never
Q...Piease point out something else for which
you think should not have coarged..
report Of the Board OF Engineers for 1877
should not have been charged for
Q...-You say that should not have charged
Al think you we're in error in doing 80.
g. We're you ever pressman2
Ayes. sir.
Q.-Did you ever work cylinder press
Q.-Yon're practical pressman,
.o.-And you never saw this kind Of work
charged fort
A.-No, sir. never.
Q.-Did you ever have occasion to charge for
work Of that description2
AIN medical work thatI worked upon we
didn't charge for It,
Endorsement on tableau No. of the Engineers
re report was wrong to charge for it, and such
A.-No; 1 don't think It's fraud. I think It's
an error. And as you are not printer
YoU GOULD NOT BE ACCUSED or FRAUD.
Q.-Then how was It you went to the grand
Jury and laid Information against me for over
A.-Because you didn't conform to your con-
tract.
Q.-That's your opinion2
Ayes. sir that's my opinion.
Q.-Yon mean to say that these tableaux that
/ printed In the documents Of 1878 should under
the law OF 1855. have been printed solid and as
plain NATTER
A-Ies, sir.
noshoHhldi the State Printer of 1878 have done
Ayes; ii he was working under the same
law; but he was working under act 81 Of 1860.
Now, as far as this mater ID concerned. don't
want to accuse any one individually. but l ex-
ginning to end.
and the last four Legislatures have been trying
Q.You think the law is fraud'
Q.-And because that law is a fraud you think
hat every one who works under It is q fraud,
to2, and should GO to the penitentiarya
Q.-Then you don't mean that the man who
printed the documents OF 1867 should 20 to the
peLftentiary2
Al don't say so.
Didn't YOU, state to the Judge OF the Third
District COURT that tho man who printed the
documents OF 1857 should hava been
SENT TO THE PENITENTIARY2
Al don't think said those words. You
asked me IL pronounced II q swindle-
OIL asked you how about the gentleman who |
sw-r me that he should have been sent to the |
A.Yes, Sir: I answered your question. but l
.Q.-If the short. hand notes Of the reporter |
y the Third District Court say so. won't you |
hat to him.
At this point witness was Withdrawn to allow
Dr.. Ryland. member OF the House of Represent |
Ittve5 from East Fellciana. to testify.
By NIB. DUPRE.
Q.-Dr. Ryland state your official position |
his year and lat
Al am a member OF the House now. and |
vas last year.
Q-Have you any connection with the Insane
Asylum. az administrator or trustee2
A.-No, sir.
Q.-Have you any friends who are2
Ayes, sir.
Q.-Have you any recollection of a certain re-
port Of that institution being sent here to you |
asst wtnter2
Al have,
Q.-What did you do with It?
Al gave 1t to the State Printer who said to
ne that II would get an order from the Gov
,rnor he would print It.
Q-What did you then do. Doctor2
A.-The circumstances were these: A portion
II the report had been sent here by one of the |
,oard. You understand that the board makes
report. and the attending physician makes q
eport: The boards report had been printed
was Intended to cover the report OF The resi-
lent physician at the same time. Well. the
'oard's report had been printed. but the resi-
lent physicians report had not reached here in
n he rrrin tad Wi fna I'll