The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-20
CALLING ON CAsANAvE.
His Washington Trip and What He
Saws OF IT,

!, Says Of IT.
The famous G.. Gasanave, of Returning
Board notoriety. got back to the city yester
day. and shortly after his arrival u reporte
of the DEMOCRAT called at his residence ant
place of business on Bourbon street, near 81
Louis. with interviewing Intent
Il On lnquiring for the great rettlrner tho re-
porter was Informed that he could not be dis
turbed unless tho business was Important
The decreplt old eolored Individual who was
acting as keeper Of the castle was given to I'm.
derstandthat the matter was urgent and would
admit Of no delay, and while giving the as
suranGs the reporter looked suggestlvely al
an extra sized burial easket, and from that &c
q picture on tho wall which represented n
melancholy man In the act Of working an en-
balmlng put
| The old retainers face frightened. He
| foresaw q large undertaking, twenty i've car.
riages at least, and al extra pair of horses In
| the hearse. The job was worthy of the atten-
| ton Of even as great man as his chief and
he consented to deliver the reporters card
He took It and retired, and III u few minutes
afterward Casanave appeared.
1t was apparent that he had been disturbed
at his dinner, and Il was evident that he was
W
welcomed with by no means cordial What
is It p delivered In n voice which would have
inundated anybody but q newspaper man
After taking good, long look at the re-
turner, and making mental note Of the fact
that he had not lost any flesh on the trip, but
had probably gained D pound or two, the re-
porter responded to the what is 1t 7" by say
ing:
Il heard you had arrived. and / called
around to sec II it was SO"
(,aEanaVe- Well
Reporter wanted to have n talk with you
about this Washington business.
GasaDave-W hat do you want to know
Rep want to know whether Judge Gul-
lom did get $3.50 from Shelabarger and Will
son, rs has been reported.
That is correct; he did
Rep.-And Badger paid him 5000
Gasanave-Yes. and Badger paid him $500,
and that Is every cent got out Of the United
States government for all my trouble and
Rep-You mean $lT502
Gasanave@ Yes the S500rro Badger makes
$3.50
Rep. Do you know where t'.s money came
from2
Casansve-I do.
Rep.-That 10 one of tho things | want to
know.
Casanave You'll know In n day or two.
You'll SEQ it all in day OF two.
Rep.iow will know it shaIl2 [ call on
you for ii.
.Gasanave Yes. Ill give you paper with 1t
all. |
Eep.-Why not give me the paper now2
Casanave@I have not got 1t.
Rep-Tell mo what is In it2
Gasanave oh. you'll see 1t time enough |
when it will be published.
Rep,-Published where2
Casanave Why. in the Northern papers.
Rep Then you were interviewed before I
you left2
Casanavc Yes; and told tho reporter NIL |
That had been put on me and all the dirty
work Of Washington that ] had to stand
Rep 1t ls one OF the Northern papers then
That you intend giving me2
'Casanave- Yes. one of them
Rep, But | would like you to give me
statement personality
Casanaye- Oh, what Is the use, have made
me statement; you Will get that aud that is
VII you want.
The reporter worked hard, but Casanave
'ould not be Induced 10 60 behind his stnte-
nents 10 the Northern papers, or to repeat It.
ind the reporter withdrew