Year: 1876

he would try TO get all my money back My
wife went back to the place with me ana
called them q set of rogues. got my money
aud valu ,bles back; my wife made them give
them up.


The Chief of Police told all present that
they ought to be in the penltentiary and
would be there. He Was the one that made
them give the money back. He did every-
thing he could for me.


William Johnson-The Chief of Police put
an officer at each door OF Nos. 10 and "a St
Charles street to stop bunko. He never had
any interest in any game. He never got a
dollar from any one that l know of to allow
bunko to 60 on. He was always opposed to
the game, and on three different occasions
put officers at the doors on St Charles street
to warn strangers not to go in. The two
witnesses on the stand lost some money but
they did not loose At bunko.


MI. +. Dufy-I don't know what 'bunko"
is. l never gave the Chief of Police q cent,
and don't know that he ever received a cent
from any one to allow bunko to 90 on.


Capt. j. Gray-An order was issued on the
I'D OF December, 1875. to close all "bunko"
games. l got an order from Col Loan to
place men on st. Charles street. did so.


Mr.. Dalsheimer, counsel for Col Loan.
offered in evidence several orders calling on
O.P'e.o /a"AoA huu UIay 10 Close all
"bunko" houses, and to arrest all "bunko"
ropers.


Officer Mullahey-I was made q special Off
Ger and Instructed by the Superintendent to
arrest all bunko ropers. l was on St. Charles
street when one OF the witnesses came up to
me. He told me to arrest man, but did
not say that he was robbed. l did not see
the man that robbed him. Col. Loan in.
structed me to arrest all OF these men when
ever found them on the street, which have
done. don't know Of any ropers being in
town now. There may be some, but l don't
know them. l made all of the cid ones leave
town.


Judge w. L. Evanston three occasions
Col Loan sent for me. l went down stairs
and saw man that had been robbed. l asked
him to make an affidavit. He said ne was
going to leave town. On another occasion a
man came up stairs and made out an affidavit
against them and afterward came in court
and said that they we've not the right parties


After he made the affidavit, Col. Loan sent
upstairs and told me to send an officer down.
that one OF the men was in his Office. I sent
an officer down and had him arrested. The
parties always refuse to prosecute.


Officer Williams-Capt. Gray sent me down
with gentleman that had been robbed. to
see the officer on St Charles street. and in



1 did so, and I told him on the way that if
he would show me the party, would arrest
him myself.


Mr wilson, was roper was standing
on s.. Charles street one evening when Officer
Welsh came up to me and told me the Chief
wanted to see me. Col. Loan asked me
whether was roper. I told him was not
He told me that if had anything to do with
the game would b I've to leave town. He let
me go after being assured that had nothing
nothing to do with bunko


Capt. Maione-The Chief instructed me to
have the detectives arrest all bunko ropers I
did So and several parties were arrested by
my men. The Chief was desirous OF seeing
all these houses closed up 1 know that Col.
Loan did all in his power to suppress the
game.


recess Of ten minutes was taken.


w. B. Stansbury was next called-I am q
reporter on the New Orleans Democrat, have
the original manuscript of a card published in
the Democrat, signed by many merchants;
also, card signed by Major Ryan.


Major Ryan I admit that they were al
written in the same handwriting, if that is
what the defense want to prove.


Ma ajor Ryan then stated: My witness, Mr..
Brtton, gave me the. original, of which this is
a copy, and which ]. refused to have anything
to do with it until the names of many mer-
chants or some of them we're presented Mr.
Eppler, of the firm of Britton & Eppler,
wrote the original of which this is a COPY,
and as my friend Mr.. Dalshemer has been SO
kind as to compliment me, I now say that
have no malice or personal feeling in the
matter against Col. Loan.


The original copies were in hand and had
been copied for good reasons He further
stated that his point was to show that after the
board issued an order to stop bunko that
game continued to be played.


Mr. Bray informed the board that one of
the commissioners had examined the original
copies and knew they were genuine.


Mr. Murdock then stated to the board that
he had seen the document, and knew that it
had been signed by many merchants.


MIR. Lewis made short speech and asked
that the charge against the Superintendent be
dismissed.
Mr.. Ryan arose and excused himself from
voting.
A vote was taken and the charges were dis
missed. All the Commissioners voted in
tavor Of II