Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-09-04
Casanave and his Fraudulency.

and John Sherman had not compcn-
sated with an office for services render
ed i'm the electoral count, recently ap-
peared in Washington to demand re-
cognition. lie is an undertaken and
the keeper of livery stable in New
Orleans, possessed of some property.
In company with his returning board
pals, he was indicted some time ago
in the Courts of Louisiana for frauds
and periuries committed. Able attor-
neys were employed, who by n tech
nical defence ingeniously contriyed,
kept the scoundrels out of the peni-
tertiary, and saved the administration
from immediate and lasting disgrace.
For this service the attorneys were to
receive $4,000. The other rascals hay
ing no property that could be attach
ed, refused to pay, and the attorneys
seized the property of Casnnave. lie,
not content to be thus made n bcggar
while his associates in the Presidential
villiany, and forty of their family con-
| nectiuns, rs Casanave tcStiiics, are oc.
cupying positions under pay of the adj
ministration, repairs to Washington
and demands of Mr.. Hayes and Secre-
tary Sherman, who are the beneficial
ries of the crimes of this board, pcrpe-
trated under the management and in
spiration of Sherman himself, the
funds to pay the claim and save his
property from execution. A small
part of the necessary sum was contri-
buted by Republican officials, and the
Collector of the Port of New Orleans
was directed from the Treasury De
partment to pay another part, in all
$500. This was Sherman's contribu.
ton, but it being only a small moIcty
of the amount required, would not
save Casanave's property, who was at
this time informed by dispatch from
New Orleans, that more must be paid
or the sale would take place in three
days. With this information, Casa
nave called upon Judge Shellabarger
the legal adviser of the administration
to whom he had been referred, stating
that something must be done, II can't
wait any longer. The money must be
raised" Judge Shellabarger, after a
short consultation with Mr.. Sherman,
told Casanaye, says the Washington
Post, that it would he all right" that
the money would be sent to his office
I that afternoon. An hour or two later
Webb Hayes entered Judge Shellabar-
gers office and gave him $1,000 in
national bank notes, saying his father
had sent it aud that was all that could
be raised just then. 1t was too late in
the day TO transact any business invol.
wing the payment or transmission of
money; 40 Shellabarger told Casanave
to go home and sleep soundly. As the
matter would be arranged, and his
property saved early next day. For
the purpose Of attending to this busi-
ness, Judge Shellabarger arrived at his
Office carly next morning, (thg l3th),
and found Webb Hayes Aaiting
him. At once he accorded w
private interview, and the latter said
that his father wanted that 81 900 held
back that a detective had informed
his father that there was "collusion
and fraud" between Casanave and the
New Orleans attorneys. Webb said
further that this detective" had dis.
covered the whole plot, and had vol.
unfairly informed his father Of it.
Casanave was in conspiracy with the
attorneys to raise the amount named
| $4,000, which was an exorbitant and
outrageous fee for the services render
ed to the returning board. This was
early on the morning of the 18th, and
as Casanave was waiting upon Shella-
barger to see what the latter would do,
he was called in, after Webb had left,
and informed of what the latter had
told. He denied most emphatically
that there was any collusion or fraud
in the affair, and said that the amount
Of the fee was agreed upon before the
aftorneys went into the tcase il was