The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-25
LOUISIANA'S COUPONS.
MARSHAL sTODDARr MAKES A
STATEMENT.

The First Intimation That Something
Was Wrong Was Received When
the Coupons Were Presented-A
Letter Sent to Maj. Burke and Also
a Telegram.
New ORLEANS, Sept 24-On Sept. 7 an
interview with Marshal Stoddart was pub-.
hshed in which he stated that some of the
coupons Of the agricultural and mechanical
college bonds had been presented in 1858 for
payment; that they belonged to Mr.. Jardek
a New Orleans banker; that he called the
attention Of Treasurer Burke to the ma ter
and heard nothing more about il. Mr..
Jardet, being interviewed yesterday, denied
that he ever owned or presented any such
coupons. This statement being shown 20
ex-Cashier Stoddart he gave the reporters
the following copy of letter addressed by
him to Maj Burke, which will explain the.
matter. Mr. Burke was in New Orleans
at the time
THE LETTER
BATON ROGUE, Jan. 49, 1888 George Al
Pike some days ago pres nted coupon No. iS forH
S35, 81 600 bond. Not being stamped refused
payment but subsequently found that it hag
ionged to Mr. Jardet and being only one coup NJ
or ten thought probably IL may have been fer,
lected a. the time OF stamping. | wrote q note
to Mr, Jardet telling him TO get the coup0n
and send IL, but instead OF sending one he sendk
thirty ami Of numbers supposed to be destroyed4
belonging 30 the Agricultural and Mechanical
College. Their numbers were 40 to COS. Th8
coupons sont were SOs. s06, Se1, e25 s4S. S44, S5
sso. sSo 1853. The coupon numbers were is, I9d
70, OF ten coupons, each making thirty coupons
In all,
AN ANSWER BY TELEPHONE.
To this letter Mr. Stoddart received an
answer by telephone from Mai. Burke the
next day at 3 O'Clock tn the afternoon say-a
ing. Have seen the party and have ar
ragged" Mr.. st, dda stated that he9
showed the thirty coupons to James Campo
tell, the receiving clerk in the treasurer's
Office and together taey discovered the res
issuance OF the coupons, which were sup~
posed TO have been destroyed several years.
ago. Mr.. Campbell Immediately sent In hisl
resignation, not wanting to remain longer
connected with an office where such an
irregularity could occur Mai Burke pre-
vailed upon Mr.. Campbell to remain. Mr.
Stoddart said he also would have risignsd.,
hut did not do so owing to the near changes
Of the administrator.
TELEGRAM
"Now.n said Mr.. Stoddart, "here is somes
thing elss bearing on tho subisct,n as he
produced telegram dated New Orlsans. |
Aug.9l, 1886, ,andsagned Cockerton, readings
COLLECTED s3l0 and deposited 1t to general
account. Balance unstamped and bank re-
fuses to cash.
"The matter referred to ia this telegram. ''l
continued Mr. Stoddart, lis package ocj
coupons placed in my keeping by Maj. Burke
before he left for Honduras. which he did
about that time The bundle was sealed.
and although know 1t cont ined coupons.
| did not have their numbers, value or
kind. The package was left with me with
Instructions to forward it to Mr. Cockertoni
at New Orleans whenever / thought the
office was iu need OF money. / forwarded
the package few days before the majors
return, and Ia reply received the tel gram
which have shown you A few days after
the majors arrival the re1ec.ed coupons
were sent up to me, together with the re-
ceipt for the deposit I 1910 worth that
" ere cashed. This made tho face value Of
the rejected unstamped coupons $2,254
LIST MADE OUT.
"I made out the list Of the coupons sentme.
which corresponds exactly with that pub
lisned in the papers last week as having BEEN
(, f,audulently issued and null and void. q
sent these rejected coupons over to the.
major, and heard nothing more about
them thereafter
"What bank was it Mr. Cocksrton pre-
seuted bnoso Irauoulenb coupons al Tor pay
mentr
"rhe Site National" Mr.. Stoddart
replied.
WAS your office in need of money that
you sent the coupons to be cashedT'
mo, not exactly, but | thought ii might
be good toshaye It on hand"
''AHd you don't know what became Of
these fraudulent coupons after you turned
them over to Maj. Burker'
"No, do not, as / never again saw;
them.n
THAT Is all know about the matter. n
concluded Mr.. Stoddart, 'but fee that it'
was necessary for me to say what have
said SO as TO set myself ri ht and explain
my position in this controversy"
"Wnat was the amount Of the thirty un-
stamped coupons sent you by Mr. Jardet ~
Three hundred dollars ne replied.
Mr. Coc@erton was daj Burke's business
manager In New Orleans