The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-03-16
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C05nmereidi Of the 18th Of February signed BY
isAnti-A lonoplist,' p "a which be seeks to log
of the heads Of certain candidates because
they saw az 10 exercise the right to vote IS
they pleased 10 the late primary election for
Governor, .notWiihstauding be gives them
credit for having made Efficient officers In the
past. Let us see how mich consistency there
Is IN the gentleman's arguments
While haseeks 10 iog=oH eertain candidates
heads for having voted for Atclfenry, he-Feils
the face OF another who voted for Nichols.
Why Is this thus3 il Is because the gentle
man has been blinded as to the wrong-doings
OF this particular candidate, or does he know
Of them and Is seeking TO cover them because
this candidate advocated the candidacy Of
Fra1cis 7 Nichols2 That II is preposterons
for any ono 70 set up as candidate for Clerk
OF Court against the present incumbent, we
hold that Of this candidates. home, where be
IS known, shat there are hundreds Of men
who are Just as qualified TO ill the Clerks
office as Dit. Mayo, and whose characters are
without 5lemish.
Let us see If Mr. Mayo can undergo the
test 1t seems in the early part OF April, 1885,
Mr.. Francis HILBERT, ST., and Mr.. Emile Cor
beilo, both of this vicinity, desired to 20 into
the log business, and knowing OF a certain
homestead near Underwater In the name Of
Mrs. Clementine Breaux, that could be
bought out or commuted by Mrs. Breaux
a proposition to give her something for her
claim provided they could use her name Ia
committing the homestead. She accepted
the proposition, and together with the two
parties, went before Mr.. Thad Mayo in his
official capacity, and employed him to com
mute this homestead. He made out the pa
pers, and they gave him at the rate of Sl.E5
per acre, or one hundred dollars. to cover the
purchase price of this homestead.
Now, the gentlemen being anxious to com
msnee hauling called, on Air. Mayo every
week or so, 10 inquire for their land papers.
Finally Mr.. Mayo informed them that he had
their certificate, and Il they would bring the
lady, Mrs. Breapx, before him as Clerk, she
could give them a title to this land. They
Immediately brought her before them, and
upon his representation t0hsr that he had her
certificate Of tiiS homestead, bhe theTeupOn eni-
plOyed Mr.. Mayo TO write up the act of sale
conveying this land to these parties, which
he did, knowing ct the time, that he had
never forwarded the papers nor money to the
land office, and that it was government land
at the time he was then passing the sale. An
abstract Of which reads as follows:
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF CALCAsIEU, )
Be it known, That on this 22d day Of May, 1888,
before me, Tha5eus Mayo, Clerk Of the District
Court and x-0tioio Notary Pablo in and for Cal
oasieu parish, LA, duly qualified, personally ap-
penred Mrs Clementine BTsaux wife of Martin
Lebleu herein aided and authorized by her said
husband, who declared that for and in consjdera-
ton Of the price and sun Of forty dollars cash In
hand paid by Mr.. Emile C0rbell0, Of said parish,
sb6 does by this act and these presents, grant,
bargain. sell, convey transfer sud deliver unto
said Emile COrbellO the following described tract
Of land situated in this said parish, to-Wit M
Of NEt of Sec. 3, in Tp.r9 s. X. Z West contain,
ing 80 acres more less being the same land puT-
chased from the Z. S. Government under act OF
june 10th, 1880 to have and TO hold the above
described lands To him the said purchaser his
heirs and assigns forever warranted and defended
against the lawful claims OF all persons WhOmsO
ever. Certificate required by Art 1864 r. G. C.,
OF Louisiana, Is dispensed with by the parties
hereto. Taxes paid per declaration Of Tax CnIIec
tor. Done, reed and passed at my office in fhf
parish of CRlOasibU, La, in presence Of Jos S. lie
bleu and A.. Mayo who sign hereto with said par.
ties, who not knowing how 10 write. make then
ordinary mark, and me Clerk, etc, the day and
date hrst above written.
C. n LEBLEU,
Signed, mark
his
MARTIN n LEBLBU,
mark
EMILE CORBELLO.
Jos. S. LEBLEU,
| N. MAYO.
Signed THAD MAYO.
Clerk Of District Court etc.
| Recorded June 18th, 1883.
|. Deputy Clerk aud EEs0 HiGiO Deputy Recorder.
On the eighth Of June, 1887, one of tn
| parties asked a certain friend why it was tina
be had bill Of sale to this land, and wa
paying taxes on it, and yet it was maFlet
Cancelled on the map all of which be in
formed Mr. Mayo Of. Mr.. Mayo infOTmci
him thai. it was all right; that he had the Ger
tifeate, but could not lay bis hand on It.
This friend informed the party that ther
must be some mistake, whereupOH be mad
enquiry at the Land Office, and was iuformel
by the Receiver Of that Office that the Ian
had long since been cancelled back to th
Government, and on the 9th day of June
1887 Alexander i. Reid, Of Lake Charles
entered the same identical land as a home
stead. which fact is verified by the following
certificate from the Z. s. Land Office
NEW ORLEANS LA, Feb. 20, 1888
A. J.. REID ESQ:
Sir-The M NI54 and SCI Of NEt Sec. 9, T. Q S
r, West, La. AIeT. was entered as a Homestead
No. 96T5, on June 8, 1897 by Alexander J. Reid
Respectfully,
j. AIASSIE MARTIN,
Receiver
Can Mr.. Mayo explain why this is thus
If there was no evil intention, why did b
propose 10 one of the parties to "Jay }oW,
aud he would get the land II it cost him FSO
j HlIadfsa Dollars
Z Chew this, and we will give you q spipe o.
toast at another time, Mr. 3Monopolist.