Louisiana capitolian., 1880-06-05
MURDER WILL. OUT.

MURDER WILL. OUT.
The exposures made by the un-
dauntable Major Hearsey, the gallant
editor Of the New Orleans States,
concerning the case Of Capt. Francis,
the Democratic Representative from
Plaqucmine who was kept out; Of his
seat during the last session Of the
General Assembly, have brought forth
q volume Of denials and denunciationa
from some of the parties whose names
have figured in Major Hcarsey's Wig
.orous editorials of last week.
a. It will be remembered, that upon
the statements. Of Capts. Brooks and
Wilson, the States charged Mr.. Co.'S
grove Of Natcllitoches, with saying in
reply to an inquiry in the presence Of
these parties, that Capt. Francis, the
Democratic claimant from Plaque
mine had not been seated this session
because of combinations entered into
BY himself and associates, Nth I. r.
Allan and other Republican members.
In order that our readers may thor
oughly acqnaint themselves with this
important controversy Involving the
reasons whereby the people, Of Pla.
quemine parish were deprived Of rep.
resentation in tho Legislature, We rc.
publish tho following: The. Fridsyi
evening States says: "
In connection With nearly two col
umns Of extracts from tho proceeding,
Of the House Of Representatives. rels.
tive to the contested seets Of Concor-
die aud Plaquemine parishes, tho
Democrat Of. this morning prints the
following statement of Capt. Brooks
with reference to the article which
appeared in the States Wednesday
evening:
ION the night Of tho adjournment =
recess was tsken BY tho Legislatsre .
short time before tho >s1jouznnest,
whilst awaiting .ths receipt. of: hills
which Wsro bei1g signed 81 tie gov
srnor. During The resses, CsPlsin
Brooks approached NJ. Cosgrovs and
asked II it wss not possible to bring
up tho case Of Mr.. Francis, Of Pla-
quemines, who was contestipg tho
seat Of Mahoney, and seat Francis be
fore the close the session.
"Mr. Cosgrove replied that it was
too late in the session, and that it
would bo impossible to get the mat
ter up and act upon it, but that he
would aid in seating Mr.. Francis on
tho first days of the next session.
"The conversation impressed Mr..
Brooks with the belief that the only
objection raised by Mr.. Cosgrovo was
the want of time and the pressure of
important legislation.
"Mr. Kavanaugh, ofSt. Landry, was
present. No reference whatever was
made by Mr.. Cosgroye Or MI. kava-
naugl to a combination with Allain or
other Republicans, and nothing said
which would fairly admit Of the con-
struction placed upon the interview
by the States.
"Mr. Brooks informs us that he has
made no statement rejecting OH Mr..
Cosgrove or other members Of the
Legislature, and did notauthorize the
publication in the States or any part
of it, and that he 50 informed the cdi-
tor Of the States upon reading the pub
lication, Wednesday,"
This isa very astounding statement
if it was made by Mr.. Brooks. So fal
as the interview between the editor
of this paper and Mr.. Brooks is con-
cerned, the facts are as follows:
Last Wednesday evening the editor
of the States while walking Oh St.
Charles street with Gen. Jastremski,
was stopped by Mr.. Brooks who said
that the statement in the States OF
that evening relating to the case OF
Capt. Francis was broader than he
could substantiaJe.
We then asked him to say what did
pass between Mr.. Cosgrove and him
self OH the occasion referred to. To
this lie replied, in substance, that on
the last evening Of the session he met
Mr.. Cosgrove and kavanaugh in the
Germ saloon. That he there asked
Mr.. G. why he could not seat a good
man, referring to Capt Francis, and that
Mr.. G. replied that combinations had
been made which prevented the seat
ing of Capt. Francis at this session
hut that ut the next session he should
bc seated.