The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-10-05

e became cognizant of while In the I
tate treasury which have g bearing on
he case, but was confined principally
o the matters referred to in the letters
addressed by the attorney general to J.
q. Mccormick and Maurice ]. Hart
the other day. In those letters de-
mand was made upon J. III. McCOr-
mick to refund 1000 paid to him at
various dates In 1852 by check by Msjor
e. A. Burke for alleged coupons paid
out of the interest fund Of 1880 end
1881. The demand upon Mr.. Hart was
for $50, 900 paid by Msjor Burke by
check during 1882 and 1883 for alleged
coupons out of the interest funds OF
1880, 1881 and 1882. Theirs were thir-
teen of these thirteen payments. Mr..
Stoddart was allowed to leave at 80
O'Clock.
MR.. A. K. M'LEAN
was the next witness. he is said to
have drawn the checks for Major
Burke. in July and August, 1882. Mr..
Mclean sold judicial stamps at the
state treasury while 1t was at the 81.
Louis Hotel. Then he went to Baton
Rouge aud remained In the employ OF
the treasury until 1883, when he went
| to Florida. The State National Bank
then sold the judicial stamps. MI.
Wagatha is said to have found himself
unable to attend to the business besides
his other work at the bank and the
state took charge OF the sales. Mr..
| Mclean had just returned aud was
again placed in charge of the stamps,
with desk at the mortgage office.
/ Later he sold the stamps at one OF the
windows of the branch depository OF
the State National Bank, although ne
received his salary from the state.
IMr. Mclean Was asked about some OF
the checks referred to, and also about
the judicial stamp fund. Mr.. Mclean
occupied the grand jury's time until II
minutes to 2 O'Clock, when there was
sort of an interInission.
Messrs. Prudhomme, Calaron, koact
3 and several of the others were excusee
!, for the day.
i At ten minutes past business was
resumed and
MR.. sTANsBURY
3 called as witness. Mr.. Stansbury
like Mr., Stoddart, took Ia bundle
papers, aud told the grand jury tn
Il history of the negotiation of consolids
~ ted and baby bonds for Major Burke
- He displayed the list of numbers
- bonds pledged in the first few trar
20 sac,ions, and the list of fraudqler
70 bonds given in the report of the audit'
If and treasurer showed the same nun
ia bers. The grand inquest devoted mo
Ia of lis time to Mr.. Stansbury, as he T
~ NAMED in the room until 4:25-exact
ii two hours and quarter.
Judge Mari remained In court 6
~, day, and about 3:l5 O'Clock sent
90 word to find out about the prospect I
= early action. He was requested to I
- main while longer. Mr.. Campb'
and Mr., Hans, two more of the vi
mr. nesses, were allowed to 60 until ne
81 wanted. leaving Mr.. Jardet as N
Nv Stansbury's successor.
iii MR.. ALFRED JARDET
he is the broker who sent up thirty q
to stamped coupons to be paid, and W
se, received the money from Major Bur
oof in person, and few days later, ar
to MIR, Stoddart says he told Major Bur
that the coupons were OF fraudule
aat bonds. Mr.. Jardet took in pile
I'VE books and was before the jury an he
the showing some of his transactit
hat with Mr.. Maurice J. Hart. In ad
of ton to the sos, 900 consolidated boz
AXE he negotiated for Mr.. Hart, he a
ase handled about 150, 900 of "baby'' boz
My in the same way, although he
the some OF the "baby" bonds on
nds market, while he never sold any
,ase Mr.. Harris consolidated bonds.
the The grand jury did not 60 into
be- Hart phase of the case very extensi
y Of ly, leaving that for Friday. Most
per, the indictments returned were deci'
lsa- upon during the little intermission
pom fore Mr.. Stansbuly was called. A
in how, as soon as Mr.. Jardet left
'e is jury room, at 5:15, Deputy Sheriff
the J. McFarlane, in charge of the or
Jury, cried out: tHats- off," and
the few auditors left in court wers all
you, tention. The inquest fingered
vice ment to allow the foreman and sc
eral tary to arrange their papers, and I
9th, ,,r ,~ro co,rpr
ton
ave Foreman T. J. Woodward carrie