Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1879-11-22

Intending to be just to every one.
we publish the following letter and
statement Of the cx.>l,erif V. Miles.
EDITOR "I.E LorIsIANAls.'
In last issue Of your paper yon state mn
der til" article The sheriff. Office" that
| had collected tints to the amount of
S42.20.
Permit me TO correct YOU as to the above.
The fines | have collected are as follows,
tu-wi::
State If La, vs.. Hobt. Forccman....Sl 81 90
Harry .jo>eph..... 10 90
H"Eiils Nelson. ) 90
Henry Jackson. wife, ............ 90
!.arty at Burnsid"'s, {namc torgot'n), 5 90
Total amon't,.- S3l 90
deny having collected any fines above
this an,nuat OF :3l,ua
According TO law, the sheriff is allowed
SIX months before making Il settlement
with the Parish Treasurer, of all iilies!co
lrctcl.
As TO The sun of $1,000. | would state
that it was used by me with the consent
OF the prisoner, provided ! would make
good to hi. LAWYER. This money is now
in the hands of Mr.. Granl.ury, at the dis
| l"-al of Mr.. bugIt, the lawyer of the
prisoner Vim. Payne.
V. MILES.
Well.
But few words. Mr.. Miles.
LIST. The amount stated in the
article, The Sheri.V's Office, was not
5000. but So 20.
\ little more or a little less is
not Il matter of importance.
I'd. The article did not say that
Sheriff Miles had collected the mon
ry to his own profit, but merely
stated that sheriff Miles, according
to his contract with his chict dcpu.
ty \. ~l'laisanee, was not author.
lied, himself, to collect the fines.
And sheriff Miles did.
True it is that the law allows the
sheriff six months to make Il settle
ment with the Parish Treasurer.
But. If this is true. if it is also
true that Mr.. Miles is no more shrr-
if since fifteen days. we have not
yet heard that the Parish Tr"a>u-
rcr has received the $500 collect.
cd by sheriff Miles and due to the
PARISH.
81. VI. Miles omits in his state.
menttwo other fines which are recor.
ded in the Clerks backbone from
Me Ellis Nelson, -. -, and an.
other from the same. s. 90.
NJ. Miles did not collect them.
No body collected them.
But who Is responsible for them :?
Is it Me Ellis Nelson!
liil. AS to the sum of $500. so
gencronly tent TO sheriff Niles by =
friend prisoner, and which is now
in the hands OF NJ. Grandeury at
the disposal of VI. Duguc. the law.
Yer Of the prisoner, it comes little
late and 10y 4 way which is not ab.
Solu;cly direct. But the proyerb
says: Better late than never.
Now, let MS give room TO the
following letter OF NJ. j.. l.. Gaudrt.
who was one of the attorneys OF
VIM. Payne:
ST, JAMES, Nov. 10, 1879.
Mr.. Editor,
Having heard that Mr.. Miles had
denied the statement made by you
in the last issue OF the LouiSinnais
relating to the charge of having r..
crivrd the sum Of $1,000 from vii.
liam Payne IL prisoner then confined
in the jail ofthe Parish, which sum
was to be turned owe to his attol-
nrys, Mr.. Dngu6 and myself. |
shall claim the attention of the pub
lie to state the facts of the case.
On saturday the 18th. day OF Dc
tobcr 1919, William Payne called
upon me tor receipt for $40, which
he stated had been handed to Miles
for Mr.. Dusut and myself, | an.
swered that no such sun had eve
been paid by Miles. He appeared
ve,y much a>toni>hel that the
amount had not been paid to us
l.. .,, .t l.,.l i.., " Nrl,,J