The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-23
the CouKr-Thc question rs proper one.
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the CouKT-The question is proper one.
JURoE-ies, IL was
The CoURr-Let me see II.
JuRoR-I haven't got II here.
The C0UBT-Go and fetch II.
JURoR--Judge, that's your business. not mine.
The CoUgr-Whatf
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get
JuaoR--well, Judge us out OF my line; but III
do 1t II you order me-
OF procuring his unfortunate editorial, but jndic-
ously renamed absent so long that the Jury was
completed without him. and he was not called upon
to perform literary hdrtcdrt In Inc presence OF Inc
pubic.
stated. practical deadlock. The attitude assumed
by the ooiored men on this matter has more In 1t
than appears on the surface. Taken in connection
wilh organized effort they have JUST inaugurated
10 ENFORCE the civil Rights oil In the courts,
means mlschleiit means that tue coiored MAJ Jrity
o. voters are going TO exercise the power Q!
commenced against the opera House company aud
one Of the theatres Tor ejecting quadroons from
tent to when the negroes are assuming the upper
hand IN politics may have something 10 do with
proposition which j hear whispered the white re-
publican leaders have IN contemplation, Of striking
out all the proscrptiye clauses FROM the State con-
stitaton, SO as to increase the white vote.
The partisan bias brought 10 bear on these govern
ment prosecutions Ia likely TO produce one result
unexpected than agreeable to those conce ned.
planned plotted ana Starred the system which
hooded the New Orleans market with 100000
pounds Of cuban sugar IN ess Than SIX m9pths, ana
importers TO close up their business from sheer IN.
ablity 10 compete with tine prices introduced under
the new order OF thingsS Who pointed out the way
10 get around the law? Who PAID the brides and
who were The men who were DrlDedf
In the pigeon hole OF the District Court there lies
unopened certain sealed deposition OF Henry Is.
Keith Deputy Surveyor OF the port or New Orleans,
under the colectOrsnlps Of Perry Fuller and w. q.
cray. taken under commission at Louisville, KY.
As Mr.. Keith was arrested ut the commencement or
these proceedings and was only released on The I'M
dersiandiGg that he shond make clean breast or II
tins dep0sltion when 1t comes 10 be USED, Will pro-
badly throw some hight on the matter. Deputy Sol
ect0r Henry IL also understood TO have In his desk
the deposltIons or 5. V. Martin, who n0minaily
weighed all the half million dollars worth OF sugar
under seizure, and OF W. l.. Stanford, who nomi-
nally appraised tnem Each OF these Witnesses has
been IN during the investigation and District
Attorney Morgan tried hard to. get them
on the stand without calling them himself
In the emergency caused ny the deadlock inc
government officers have determined 10 shysnally
no longer, but TO nut everything aud EVERYBODY
through. An order was made THIS morning for
Grand Jury TO be empanelled on the 10Th OF Janu-
airy. Tne District Attorney has fairly got his back
up and intends TO prefer criminal indictments
against everybody alleged to be implicated, from
Ferry Fuller ana cray downwards, ana when this Is
done we may look for some rich developments. or
the systematic character OF the alleged frauds this
bret tabular statement Of the lucts proved in the
four cases ALREADY tined Will give you some idea: