State v. Desforges

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Breaux, J.

The defendants were indicted for proposing, as councilmen, to receive a bribe. Thomas Haley and Peter B. Caul-field were tried and convicted.

During the trial the court allowed the State to introduce in evidence two letters, also permitted the State to introduce witnesses to prove the general reputation of a witness for truth and veracity'.

The witness, whose letters were introduced, was an officer of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, who had sought by these *74letters pending negotiations to inform his employer of the conditions under…