The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-12-14

mat II they, j. y. Sanders aflI,- 90.
Il; Sanders. would retain IL. Il. ,Scke
a. their chief denuty ana Dan sara
Gaeke one-nalf III the net proceeds III
the office ~ tDr IL u Sanders
Honii tet them have aa amount
aSkea for Air. j. T. Sanders wae npt
present 4 this conference. Mn father
loaned tIae amount, taking as security
MI. r. a. Cookies mote far same. IT,
grtner with thn promise 81 Jno =.
Sanders THAT Mr. Cooke NntlCl NJ. r..
tanned a. chief deputy ana III patd
Ona-haIf WE tho nrt proceeds of fffr
office. A few dan; after THE money
Mas loaned pos,ihlS ii week. Mr.. H. Il,
Cooke wa discharged without notice
hN Jno. u. Sanders. ara nn eNnlana-
tim offered tne father | va sum
tH.nea from Lboria perish fp afa
home in 81 Marx ana HIM. .efltir. nIss-
ter turned over ID me fpr adjust i7emt
MN i.ttna~ being I'LL Till tf.. t=t3e.
"Rrc5gni2in4 Mr J. n sanders a-
the .h.ad IN affairs polItiralf. iii t.4~
parish, ! appealed directly III him IL
lettcr--yer. rranr letters. Fiua4ly
received Il call By phone from inc +
Sanders asking me to come ID New
Orleans. as he and J. y Sanders
wished ~ adjust the matter
Il went to New Orleans and met
the two "f them in j. y Sanders
room at the Cosmopolitan Hotel
HF3laHhfl inc reinstatement or Mr..
Cooke. j. Y. Sanders replied we can
not do this, rs Cousin FOB gives
away our political secrets, but Cousin
John and | have talked the matter
over and we have agreed TO pay you
one half Or the net proceeds NJ the
office monthly until YOU are paid ".
viii furnish you with 4 monthly stare
accompany the statements rth L
check ! received Two Of tiiesc STATE
ments ard two checks, since ab or-
forts ID collect nave been .ru.tlr-z.
Some time after remtttinces ceased /
met j. y. sanders IN Canal street,
and he said 70 me: If Won viii send
that note 70 the St Mary Bank think
can arrange - nave John rAN NJ /,
Sem the note, but had u leeaH NJ.
ii Nns never paid.
Since thfe campaign began was
visited ~ Dr J. ". Sanders. who trli
ME j. u had sent him to me ~ ~,tN
that. II ! really thought him morally
bound for this amount. ne. j. -
va ready & pay IT, II further 1.'5l:
7 told brother 7 would heir 'dh
pay t. My reply Vas: .Woft-,rd |
40 NOT want Won or j. Y II pay any
part If this OBLIGATION: | Want j. y
sanders u Ray il from the sheritf,-
office. o. agreed. but. whether la .<et
nay4 it ar un:. / am 4 Wilkinson man.
in-
II examined ;he books 81 tho sher-
ifs office personally an one OCCASION
and distinctly remember having
seen rall taxes charged 10 j. Y. san
ders. Yours truly.
I'll SHELBY SANDERS"
This letter was written after issue
had been joined between the principals
to the controversy. Tor the purpo@n rf
srhstantating Mr. lAffery4 side
thereto
Mr.. II. Shelby Sanders bears tosti-
lnuny partly hearsaI. partly personal
The heal--s" evidence must stand AMI
he weighed as such.
1c says that the sheriff's oftc" VA
short and his father was called into i
conference IL Sheriff ). +. Sanders
and Chief Deputy Cooke.
Mn. IL Shelby Sanders SAYS. Mr.
j. y. Sanders was not present at that
conference" No, he was not III the
parish at that time, he was in Ester
Rouge.
.lt,- ruaccuracy or Time
takins - saq.nr loaned the amount
note for same .ty Mr.. r. r. Cooke
promise OF Jno. together with the
Cooke would b.. ?. Sanders that Mr.
and he paid OF retained ii the ofii.s
ceeds of the oNn-half Of the net pro
the money wasscc; IS" days ate
our notice ~ was discharged with
no explanation Jno. Il. sanders. an
Mr. Robert Offered my father
June ?. Dr. %. 'ocke was discharge
was held ana 1901: the ronfercn
Mr.. Cooke Mathe money loaned !
THAN "a few a 81, 1901, MORE
The Inference ays, possibly q week :"
from this STAFF the public might dray
that Sheriff S,ment in his letter Il
mind ~ disch. nders had il III biu