St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-10-20

Richardson had altered the order
or caused it to be altered, | woDla
not appoint him.
On investigation, the following
facts were ascertainea: That cir.
Richardson had applied to the
Registers Office for an order for the
return of money for Cancelled en-
try; Tint Air. Bres. tie cierl; OF Col
Fremaux, had prepared and written
the order: that Richardson had pre-
sented it 10 the Auditors office.
and was informed there WAS no fpnd
an which this order could be drawn:
thai Richardson returned tie order
to the Hand O.fice, and Mr.. Bres,
! Col. tremauX' clerk, made the al
terations, SO that the amount should
be paid out Of the fund for sales
made prior to 1866. The Cancelled
entry upon which Richardson pre-
dicated his application fer the re.
turn of money was made subsequent
to 1865. Mr.. Bres stated to me
that he alone Was responsible for
the alteration, and did it without
any evil intention, as he though.
the State owed the money, and it
was immateriai out of which fund
it was paid.
The order so altered was pre-
scented to the Auditors Office, aud
Auditor Jumel noticed the altera-
tiOu, and returned the same to the
RtgIsters oince. Auditor JnmeI
sent for Mr. DTes, the clerk OF Col.
tremauX. WHO made the alteration,
ali.! inquired of a.ni his reason tor
50 DONG, when he made the same
statement lie afterwards made 20
me. Mr.. Bres further stated to ne
that lie alone was responsible, and
that Richardson lad nothing to dc
with the alterations, ensures and
Interilneatlous.
attributed the attack upon Rich
ardson to zeal in behalf OF Col. Fire.
mauxs son-in-law. iIr GranIienn
This order had been issued IN the
earl y part OF 1880, and the first men,
ton Of 1t 10 me by Col. Fremaux |
was in / february, 1882, thus keep
Ing the matter To himself for a pc
rod OF two years, ana III the mean
time keeping Dir. Bres i'll his en-
ploy until the date of his resisna-
ton IN March, 1882.
Mr.. Jumel administered severe
reprimand to Mr. Bres, with the ill.,
tlmatlon that such transaction
should not again occur. Mr.. Jumel
thought that Mr.. Bres did not real
ize the extent oil the wrong lie was
doing, and attributed it to gross
carelessuess and ignorance, and it
Is reasonable to suppose that Coz.
Fremaux SO interpreted his acts, as
he keps Mr.. Bres in his Office until
the date OF his resignation. and
from the fact that Mr.. Jumel, to
have no demonstration abolt tie
matter, called at Col. Fremauxs
Office IN person, taking the war
rants OF orders with him, and called
his attention 10 the irregularity.
The Daily States very clearly and
succ,nctly sums up tue whole mat
ter rs follows:
In brief, the facts are these: The
warrants alleged to be forgeries
were altered, not by Col. Richard
son, but by Mr.. Bres, u clerk IN the
State Land Office, when Col. Ere
maux was Registrar The forgery
WAS committed III 1850, and yet .
Col. Eremaux retained 5ir. Bres IN
his employ until he [Fremaux) re- i.
signed, IN 1852. or two years after
the forgery was committed and dis ,
covered. Col. sEremnux is q gentle
man of unbiemished character, and {
be certainly did not regard the mat
Ter as ii very heinoGs one, or he
would have discharged and prose i
:uted the forger. The net, in fact, c
rom the statements made, seems to
Iaro been done III ignorance c. its +
grave criminality, ana no doubt
Jcl. Fremaux. as did Auditor Ju- c
nell, took that charitable view oft.
OF the transaction the Governor
appears to be entirely ignorant, I'M $
il "a Registrar was to be appointed.
) hen 1t was brought to his knowi- s
dye AID Col. Richardson charged
With being party TO it. After i,
all investigation Gov. NcEnery g
vas convinced that Col. Richardson
vas III 10 degree guilty of the for
cry, and hence, responding to the t,
eouest Of a large number OF hou-
red and influential citizens. sec. \
Mid nn .lnrIt in n ,nn.,S,nro La.