The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-08
BURKE GOES BACK.
HE FOUND TELEGRANIS WAIT,
ING AT QUEENSTOWN.
which Made His Return to the
English Metropolis Imperative
The stolen bonds Coming to the
Surface at New Orleans.

ONA 90 ANNNN
LONDON, October 7.-E. A. Burke, ex-
treasurer of Louisiana, who sailed from
Liverpool for New York on the steamer
Tetonia, but disembarked upon the ar
rival of the steamer at Queenstown, and
returned to London, says that when he
arrived at Queenstown and returned to
London, he found waiting him there a
number nf kilograms from Mr.. Matthew
Robbins, his London agent, insisting
that he return to attend to negotiations
relating to his Central American and
other properties, which Robbins said
were imperilled through the haste in
which he had taken his departure. Burke
says that he also received cable dis,
patch from his principal N New York
who likewise urged him to remain and
complete his business in England, or to
put it in a safe way for completion.
Burke sent his family on the Tetonia
and says that he will expedite the busi.
ness connected with his American trusts
and transfer his powers of attorney, etc
Both Robbins and himself, Burke de
clared, are confident that they will com
plete all arrangements and put every
thing in order so that Burke can sal
within a week. Burke says he has not
had single communication from the
State officials ofLouisnna. Referring tC
the alleged confession of reporter STAINS
bury to the effect that he pledged illega
bonds for him, Burke said, ''can any one
credit his employing lad. Junior, al
employe on his paper, as trusted con
fidant to raise cash on,invalid Coupons?
He never employed Stansbury in any
confidential business. Burke says
he trusts he will succeed after
his return to the United States ir
discovering how the illegal bonds
got afoat. He declines, meanwhile, to
make the slightest suggestion directing
suspicion toward anyone. He declares
that the Attorney General of Louisiana
are animated by political animosity, and
he eagerly awaits the moment when he
will confront him in New Orleans. Time
after time during the course of the inter.
view Burke recurred in excited and ener.
getic terms to his anxiety to face his as.
sailants at the earliest possible moment
He is fretting under the disadvantage en-
tailed by his enforced absence from
America.
NEW ORLEANS, October 1.-The granC
jury to-day made the following report
Hon. k. H. Mari, judge of the crimina
district court When the grand Jurors
assembled on last Saturday, they repor
ted to your Honor their agreement tc
meet at 7.30 O'Clock in the evening, anc
at the end OF that session it was theil
purpose to adjourn over till Wednesday
next. Matters of great public interest
weare developing themselves at that ses
sion. However, it was determined that
an adjournment should be ordered fol
this morning at 1890 o'clock. We hav,
the honor to report that the followin,
missing bonds known as constitutional
bonds, have been recovered and hav,
been turned over to the attorney genera
of the State, to wit: Two hundred anC
hity-two 81 900 bonds, numbers 249 tt
500, $252 900, two hundred and thirt,
$500, numbers 81 to 80 and numbers Il
to 800, $115,000, 163 $1OO bonds, mum
bers 3S to 200, $4,000, twenty S.
bonds, numbers 1S1 to 200, 500. To
tai amount received $3.50. 400. We hav
deemed it our duty to make this an
nouncement to your Honor, so that iron
an official source, information may reacl
the public, and to some extent, tend t.
settle the condition of the financial affair
of the State. Respectfully,
THos. ]. WOODWARD, foreman.
Attorney-General W. H. Rogers, state
that of the stolen constitutional bonds
there are still out the following: 81, ,OOt
bonds numbers 1879 to 1000 lorty-nin
81 900 bonds, numbers POI to 24S III
elusive $40, 900, forty $500 bonds, nun
bers 36 to 10; 100000. Total constitu
tional bonds uncovered $4,000
The impression now is that all the stole
bonds will be recovered by the author
ties, most of them being held in this city