The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-04-06
EIae HalaarHc1 s5Eeslsal.Ip.


10 the Editor 81 TIA Lake Chafles Eeh0.
DEAR eul-YFs see recommendation IN ne
60Nfeercial Of the 85th Of February signed b
Anti hicnopoiisi, = IN which he seeks to log
On t1e heads of certain candidates because
they saw ditto exercise the right 10 vote a.
t q pleased q ne late primary election. for
Governor, notwithstanding he gives them
credit for having made efficient officers IN the
past. Let Us sec how much consistency there
u IN the gentleman's arguments.
While he sealls TO log-cf eeetain candidates
heads for having voted for Mclnery, he wells
the face of Enother who vafed for Nichols
Why Is this thus Il Is because the gentle
man has been blinded as to the Wrongadoings
Of this particular candidate. or does he know
Of them and be seeking to cover them because
this candidate advocated the candidacy OF
Francis 4, Aieholsf That Il a pFepOsterous
Tor any one to set up as acandidate for Clerk
Of Court against the present incumbent, we
hold that ct this candidates home, where he
Is known, that there are hundreds OF men
who are just sc qualified to hIl the Clerks
Office as MI. Mayo, and whose characters are
without blemish
Let MS see # Mr.. Mayo can undergo the
test. Il seems In The eaTlypart Of April, 1885,
Mr.. francis hebert, Sr., and Alr. Emile Cor
bello, both Of this vicinity, desired to 20 into
the log business, and knowing Of a certain
homestead near Underwater IN the name of
A1Fs. Blementine Brcaux, that could be
bought ont or commuted BIZ Mrs. Breaux
under Act OF June TO- 1850. They made her
q proposition to give her something for her
claim, provided they could use her name in
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 mGde out the pa
pars, and they gave him at the rate Of s1.25
per acre, or one hundred dollars, to cover the
purchase price of this homestead.
Now, the gentlemen being anxious 10 COM
mence hauling called, on Dir. Mayo every
week Or 60, 70 enquire for their land papers,
Finally Mr.. Mayo informed them that he had
their certificate, and II they would bring the
Lady, Mrs. Bfeaux, before him as Clerk, she
could give them y title TO this land. They
Immediately brought her before them, and
upon his representation to hen that he had her
CERTIFICATE Of tais homestead, she thereupon en-
ployed Mr. Mayo 10 write up the act Of sale
conveying this land 10 these parties, which
he did, knowing at the time, that he had
never forwarded the papers nor money to the
land Office, and that II was government land
at the time he WAS then passing the sale. An
abEtFact Of which reads as follows:
STATE OF LOUISIANA, 4
PARISH or CALcAsIEu. :
Be It known, That on this 22d day OF May 1855
before me ThadeRs Mayo Clerk Of the District
Court and ez-0ffoio Notary Publlein and for Cal
Gasis1 perish E a. Only qualified personally aP
LBbleu. herein aided and authorized by her said
husband who declared that for and in cOnsideFa-
ton OF the price and sum Of forty dollars cash in
hand paid by AaT. Emile COrbellO, Of said parish
che does by this act and these presents, grant
bargain, sell, convey transfer and deliver, unto
said Emile Cerballo the following described tract
Of land, situated IN this said parish, to.wit. Ma
of III Of Sec. 3, in Up. o s., r. 7 West contain.
ing 90 acres more lese being the same land Dur-
chased from the o. s. G0yernmenl under act of
I * 40 kaW~ HI
described lands to him the ssid purchaser his
heirs and aBsigns forever, warranted and defended
against the lawful claims Of all persons whOmsO-
ever. Certifaate required BY Act 1854, Il. d, C,.
of Louisiana, ia dispensed with by the parties
hereto. Taxes paid per declaration OF Tax Uollec.
tor, Done, read and passed at my Office N the
Pe5ish o. Ga ls La an presence Of Jos s.
| parties, who not knowing how 10 write, make
their ordinary marx, and me. Clerk ETC., the day
and data first above written.
her
C.NLRBLEU.
Signed, mark
his
MARTIN. X LEBLEU,
mark
EMILE CORBELLO.
jos. s. LEBLEu,
NJ. MAYO.
Signed, THAD MAYO,
Clerk Of District Court, etc.
Recorded June -, 1883,
Deputy Clerk and Ex-O ficio Deputy Reoorde.
On the eighth Of June 1887, one of the
parties asked q certain friend why it was that
1 he had bill Of sale to this land, and was
paying taxes on it, and yet it was marked
cancelled on the map all of which he in
formed Mr.. Mayo Of Mr. Mayo informed
him that ii was ell right that he had the Ger.
ti1eate, but could not lay his hand on it.
| This friend informed The party that there
l must be some mistake whereupon he made
enquiry at the Land Office, and was Informed
| by the Receiver of that Office that the land
had long since been cancelled back to the
Government, and on the 9th day of Jane,
| 1887, Alexader J.. Reid, of Lake Charles, en-
tered the same identical land as n homestead,
| which fact is verified by the following certih-
cate from the U. S. Land ONCE
NEw ORLEANS, La, Fob. 20, lass.
| A, L, REID. Esq:
| slE--The Nj Me- and SCI of Me- Sec. >, I. 9
/ g. *. West, La. Meridian, was entered as a
homestead No. e675, on June Q, 1857, by Alexander
L. Reid.
J. AfASSIE MARTIN,
Receiver.
Can Mr. Mayo explain why this is thus /?
Ii there was no evil intention, why did he
propose to one Of the parties to "Iag lon, -
and he would get the land II 1t cost him Hige
Huigdired Dollars.
Chew this, aud We viii give 4 snipe on
toast stanother time, Dir. Ahti-AIonopolist.
\ = =