The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-09
CLOSING The EVIDENCE.
An Interesting Seance Of the Held
enhain Investigating
Committee.
A Lively Discussion Respecting Held
enhain's Charges on Saturday.
The Accuser Backs Down and Amends His
Language-The Case Rested.

Language Case Rested.
Yesterday thore WINS u full meeting OF the Iegis-
lative committee appointed to investigate Rep
resentative Heidenhain.
HON. I. W. PATTON.
Mayor. being sworn. said:
To Mr.. HeidenhaIn-On Tuesday morning
sue ,eeding the day wrote to the Speaker OF
aud asked mo to call a meeting Of the commit
tee Of the whole. said / saw necessity to do
SO. He ngain asked mo. saytng he wanted TO
ter with which the committee of The whole had
nothing to do. would call 1t next day. He then
said something In relation to en- Offer AT the
time agreed upon Nil the Council except Major
BehAn were present. SO told him II would be
tnnassIb!s to hold the meeting ia the ABSENCE
Of Major Behan. l then said: Mr.. Heidenhatn.
an Admin'strn,2r approachedd you corruptly?"
ard he sald, On: NJ. no. no. -. .u
M. MAYOR. Keep 1t private will come and
Al have no recollection OF your saying 3d.
recelve no such proposition to keep 1t quiet uu-
less IT was necessary to discover evidence. Mr..
Heidenhain came to my house OF his own mo-
ton. and much to my surprise asked for the
meeting Of the committee.
SENATOR EDWIN HARRIS.
being sworn, said:
To Mr.. Helenhain-I met Major Behan Sat
mo II l bad seen tn, city charter. and what l
thought OF 1t. l said 1t was u cumbersome
document. which would probably have 70 be re-
knowledge had Of the Heldenhain affair was
through the public prints was told by the re-
porter Of the German Gazette That Major BehAn
aatd that Witness Mr.. Ogden and aDot her mem
ber had been told Of the corrupt olTsr. said
there was q man OF my name n the House and
har Ar,nr uUraei that thfH nrahubl9 a
had no knowledge OF It.
DIR. W. q. AUSTIN.
being sworn. said:
Il went to the postofllce Sunday mornipg,
Wash Marks. We walked along Canal street
and coon met Mr.. Heidenhain.. 1 don't know
whether asked Mr.. Il: or whether Mr.. Marks
asked him about how the Legislature was get
Mr.. Marks made some inquiries respecting
the city charter. and We talked along iestingly
az Mr.. Marks and / bad frequently loked be-
fore that things had come to u pretty pass
when ~ ak On" o brbeg 81
denhain pald. Il can't be bribsd." Heidenhain
also said. You Can fix Il ta!ludiEg to the char
said be was In favor Of the present administra-
tion holding on q reasonable time. Heidenhnin
said to ne can b bousn, or bribsd
along CANAL street toward Royal. On the axay
Mr. Marks said: MT He,hsnhan I would like
t. ses me- MARKS as sh me e eH
Before Mr.. Marks said, Doctor please excuse
us want to speak to MIR. Heidenhain private-
IT," was preparing to 20. They then went
Hsidsnnain- Doctor. didn't I refuse to accept
an invitation to drink from Mr.. Marks?
70 Mr.. Munday-Mr Heidenhain and have
had no conversation about this matter;
Q,,What led you 70 allude to tho brtbin9 OF Il
member OF the Legislature by a city admins
trattOn?
Ave were In the habit of talking that way
iokingIy. There was no attempt whatever at
By Mr.. Marks-Dld say. when we parted.
that ! waited TO talk privately to Mr.. Heiden-
Ayes. and you said before that you wanted
could convince him OF some things.
Mr.. Marks WAS attempting to bride Mr. Heiden-
hahn. Mr.. Marks's reputation Ia this city has
always been above reproAch or suspicion.
OPENING THE BALL.
BY Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. last. Doctor. /
a6oAt that q member Of the city government
had received Il consideration from a corporA-
tion: Do you know Of any such runor2
saying that II there were charges against the
City council or any member Of 1t that they
should know what they are. and proper com.
mittee be appointed to Investigate them. that
they may have An opportunity TO vindicaie
themselves. But he protested against the ac-
CepfanC6 OF rumOr6 A6 evidence.
Heidenhatn do not charge that any men,
Der OF the Council had received bribe. only
ca, IL 10 common rumor. and want to know
If ne has en entered bu
against the question. adding that II there were
sush charges he desired an Investigation
were really made. he wanted the, House 10 40;
point committee to investigate the matter and
send for persons and papers.
RULED OUT.
Mr.. JofYrion: OF the committee. then stated to
Mr.. H.idenhatn that he had informed him on
that such evidence WAS inadmissAble.
as 1t was foreign to the subject under investiRa-
ton.
the Tines that Mr.. Heidenhain charged b be.
fore this committee on Saturday that certain
had RECEIVED apiece for
charges pending It is the duty OF the LeRisla-
ture to inyestieate The M y i the LsgsIa;,
M. Heidenhain-No I did not say what was
IN hat report End e correct T.
was a. rumor to that effect and | wanted to
Mayor .Patton-It. Is stated that he made
Distinct charges. and desire to know II he did.
Heidenhain repeated that he mad n distinct
charge and was misreported Ia the Times.
other papers. and finding that they represent
cd Mr.. Heidenhain as saying that those rumors
were af1oat. and II he could prove them It
would tend to impeach certain witnesses t1sti-
mony for veracity I'm which version the COM
mittee said they agreed. as far as their reeol-
LECTION could serve them). the subject ceased.
By privilege.
MAYOR PATTON
made the following statement: The morning
Mr. Heidenhain called on me he told me he was
the member cha Red, l asked him how he knew
that as did not know VINO the party was. and
he said Mr.. Houston told him SO. When asked
hf u II l understood him to say that corrupt
offer had been made by an administrator In con-
nectlon with the city charter. he replied; No.
did not FAY that: doD't mention It. and I'll tell
you what meant" or something to that effect.
HON. WASH. MARKS RECALLED.
In relation to the use OF the word bribery In
The conversation with DR.. Austin and Mr.. Hell
denhain. don't recotect 1t. do recollect DIR.
Austin sa ying, Well. 1t looks bad to sea q mem
Der Of the Legislature and an Administrator
In the conversation with Mr.. Heidenhain on
Friday night, on st. Charles street. he asked
me to recollect II he did hot cay he could not be
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