The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-08-28
Presented to Hayes and Sherman
by One 0asanave, Of
Louisiana,
Accompanied by a Meaning
Threat TO Show Them UP
If They Did Not
Come Down.
Seventeen Hundred an Fifty Dol
lars Paid to the President-Maker
After Considerable Delay.
Meaty Letter from Casanave to the
President.
he Protests Against Being Left to Hold
the Bag While the Other Fellows
Get Away With the Swag.
washington Cor. Chicago Times.l


Washington Cor Chicago Times.l
John Sherman, when he went to Louis
iana to manipulate the Returning Board in Mr..
Hayes interest, saddled himself down with a
crowd of Louisiana men who are continually
bowling for more rewards under threats of ex-
posure of his completely in their peculiar polit-
ical transactions The number of people who
have been cared for simply to stop their
troublesome mouths is as notorious as it is ex-
traordinary. In caring for the political rem
nants of the Returning Board the administration
has overlooked one Casanave He is a sad
dle-colored brother, and, perhaps, here lies the
discrimination. Some time ago the members
of the Returning Board we're prosecuted for
their fraud. They employed attorneys Jointly
and have since been sued by their counsel for
their fees in defending them, judgments being
obtained. As Casanave has never received any
reward from the administration, he has had no
money to satisfy these judgments This has
resulted in trip to Washington and cool de-
mand that Sherman put up the money for him.
How Sherman has partly complied with his de-
| mands is related in an extraordinary state
ment, in the form of an interview, prepared
aud corrected by Casanave himself just before
he returned to New Orleans. After tediously-
| egotlstical introduction, in which he describes
himself as "a pleasant and ndagreeablegentlema
| of culture and polished manners so character
| istic OF educated gentlemen of his nationality
| he is of French extraction and exhibits in his
! manners that fine sense OF honor go universal
| among his people, he soes on as follows:
SWhen these criminal proceedings were be-
| gun, Messrs. Anderson and Wells, against
| whom the prosecution was particularly and es-
| pecially directed, employed Messrs Cullum and
| Castillane, attorneys, to defend them. 1 as
| sented to it upon assurance from Mr.. Ander-
| son, y Nho showed me a letter, which he said was
| from Washington, and, supposed, W. itten by
| Secretary Sherman, to the effect that funds
would be sent to defray all the expenses in
| CURED for our defense After the trial, and the
| acquittal Of anderson. Messrs. Culium and
| Castillane demanded their fee, and, after re-
peated efforts to collect it, they sued the beard
| and got Judgment The other members having
| nothing, my property WAS seized and ad-
! vertised for sale by the Sheriff to pay tho
| amount The judgment was originally So 50OO,
| but 81 ,875 has been paid, leaving balance OF
| s3,125n
3Do the other members of the board refuse
| to pay this amount?"
swell, they have failed to do it."
@Are they not holding good offices in the New
Orleans Custom House?"
aYes Anderson, Wells and Kenner and all
| their family connections, numbering not less
| than forty persons are drawing money from
| the United States Government, besides the
| stealings, which, if what everybody says ia
true, amount every month to as much as this
| judgment"
SHow did you happen to come here about
this matter? 1 should think that the other
| members having such good places in the Gus
| tom House, would not care to have this case
brought to the attention Of the administration Z"
Before coming here called upon Anderson
and Kenner, who refused to pay anything. !
| went to Wells' Office frequently to see him. but
could never find him. He has been absent
from his Office long time, and it is diff
| cult to find him. Seeing that could get no
assistance from the other members, and being
| pressed continually for payment by the attor-
ney who threatened to sell me ont at Sheriff's
sale, if did not pay speedily, thought
would come to Washington and seek relief
from those had helped into the high and
lucrative Offices which they now hold This
is what brought me here. could get nothing
| out of the officers in Louisiana. Therefore
came to try those higher up, but no less the
creatures of the Returning Board. / had
| great confidence in my mission here, re-
membering the ancient Spanish saying that il
is not much to give leg to him who gave you
the fowl"
"How many appointments have Anderson
Wells and Kenner of their family connections
and friends in the New Orleans Custom House?'
"Not less than fifty, including sons, sons-in-
law and fathers s-in-law and their sons
sTo illustrate: There is Anderson, deputy col
!ector, salary, 5000; Anderson's son, clerk,
salsry 81, AGO; Ben Bloomfield (Anderson's son's
father in-law), auditor, 81, 800; Geo. Bloomfield
son o. Bon, and brother -in-law of Anderson's
SOM, clerk, 81, 200; r. Notilie friend of Ander-
SOM, salary, 81, 400; Louis Demaraise Qriend OF
hnderson), salary $2,500; William R johnson
;iriend of Auderson), 81, eco; and Louis E. Sal
les, also a friend OF Anderson, $1,000 per an.
NUN. Mr. SALES has charge Of the dead-head
and sinecure roll which has drawn from the
treasury from 81 800 TO 5000 for each month
since Anderson and Wells have controlled the
New Orleans Custom House, and this fact mus
be well known to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Then there are Louis NJ Kenner, deputy nsva
officer, salary, $3.50; brother alexander
feuner), clerk, sl,G00 another brother (Dich
l~enner), $500 per annum. Wells is surveyor
cf the port, at a salary and fees amounting tC
Upward of 81, GOO; his son (Alex. Wells), deputy
surveyor, at q salary of 81, 800; r. r. Robinsof
tson- in-law of Wells) salary, 81, 600; s. s. Wells
r'nl), salary. 81 ESQ. and others of the family
runEectons."
EWho have you seen about this matter of re.
levinG YOU from paying this judgment?"
Il called on the President in company witt
slsn. Sypher the next day after my arrival He
treated me courteously, but made no offer to
relieve me and remarked that he had nothing
10 do with it, but advised me to SEQ Anderson
who, he thought, would settle it. Gen. Syphel
suggested to the President that he convey his
| ahaa in IN Mr
tloritative form. which would no doubt induce
Anderson to pay, but for me tCasanavel to re-
tIrn TO louisiana with the Presidents verba
message would be useless The President tool
alarm at this suggestion and retreated behlnC
toe Cabinet, which was about assembling.
al'o' called on Secretary McCrary, who ex
pressed much sympathy for me and said: Il
WAS able would pay this Judgment myself
hut am poor man and live entirely on m,
salary 1t should be paid at once OF cours
/ was very grateful to tho SecI etary TO
these kind expressions. I next saw Messrs
Shellabarger and Wilson, to whom explaiue'
nv case. They advised me to see Assistan
Secretary Hawley, which did in company wit
Gen. Sypher. Mr.. Hawley referred me to Mi
Srallabarger, who, he said, would attend to il
| raw Messrs. Shellabarger and Wilson, VIII
assured mo, on the promise of Mr. Hawley
that the money would be raised on the retur
Of Mr.. Sherman, who was then in Maine an
wculd be home in a week. / waited contente
week, believing it would be satisfactorily al
ranged. / called on Mr. Sherman on his re
turn, who received me very cordially. state
my case to him, explaining how my propert
was about to be sacrificed and showed hifn
copy of the Sheriff's writ. He answered this
l.s knew nothing about it, and that he did nc
see why Anderson did not settle this matter
but that the money ought to be RAISED
and that he wonld give me sl0I
which he attempted to take from his pocket, re
rarking, at the same tina, You go and sc
some OF the leading Republicans and cole
something from them My reply to him was