The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-23
THE REVENUE FRAUDS IN LOUISIANA.

Curious Denouenaent of the Great Sugar
Cases-A Variety Of Mice in thc 1IealKub-
Singular Attitude OF the Coi0red Ju-0rs-
Implicated Custom House OGicinis To Be
CriminalIy Indicted.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. IS, $780,
There Is the deuce and ali to pay In the great
sugar fraud cases which nave on trial here for
the past fortnight anu something startling IS likely
to come out OF 1t. After taree cases had been do
cifed IN favor or the government . fourth case OF
still stronger character came yesterday TO sudden
halt The jury, after being locked up all night stood
dtvded--elght FOR the government and lour for the
c!aimanls-and there being prospect OF their
coming TO any nearer conclusion tney were dis
charged ana the cases go over till January.
The way this deadlock has been broughy about Is
both curious ana suggestive, At the very outset OF
she trials the aeholders selected 10 aid the officers
OF the court IN making the array OF jurors chose only
those whom they thought could take the test oath.
This necessarily gave prcdominanoe OF colored
men on the Jury-not The common deck hands ana
'roustabouts" OF the eyee but the educated creole
colorcd men OF New 0rleans--ineB OF European edu
cation aud polished bearing ike Marie and Clay
nephew OF Henry claw and the brothers Dumas
twho after spending $4,000 in politics have just
3uneI Inc UuslneSS from winch tHcy Hlu rCufcd)-
men OF considerable wealth and commanding infin-
ence with their class. All went wen ut rsi but the
magnitude or The interests involv ed began TO
create pubic excitement ana pubiic prejuace
The republican newspapers punished insd
i0us AID onensiveV iulsomc complimentary
articles upon the Capacity winch negro
iarymen were evincng. The Gin0i9 pi0pie
Of the higher cass OF coored citizens took
alarm. They objected TO beng thus obtrlisvely
patronized by the men wnom they had lifted INTO
power aud position. I'VE arc Icing made catSpaws
ol,u said Mr. Mare. .'WueDcver tho government
officials require inc property OF citizens 10 be con-
Gscaiea Tor their own Individual Deneft; whenever
there Is work " ne douu which VIII bring 0dium
aud public prejudice upon those ennageu In IT, the
PATRIOTISM and Loyalty of the colored people are
appealed to: but wnen one OF our race Is brutay
murdered rs state senator antoine at st. Mar
tinsviile, some months ago, nothing Is done IN tho
matteru
The argument had some truth and more plausi-
billy " certainly exercised great weight Jury
man after Juryrau was called and declared that his
mind was SO biased that no could not give far
verdict Counsel Tor tho claimants VINO AZ ifst nad
endcavorod 10 get ~ many white men az possible
on me Jury, now anroty changed thelr tactics ana
challenged ali the while men they could, 30 as to
pack the Jury with negroes. ExJurymen, VINO
themselves had given vereilcts for ino governments,
started writing oenunciatory articles ia the news
papers against the government.
One morning quite An amusing scene occurred an
amateur editor being discover cd In n most unpr0nis-
ing ioosinq juror.
Haven't You been writing articles in the newspa-
District Attorney.
We'll, Mr.. Morgan don't know that that's any
business OF youis.n
me counr-Answcr the question. sir.
JukoE--les, have.
The pIsrHiCr AyToRSEY-wasn't Il published rs
IN editorial In the Republican,
JunoR-Am c0npelcd TO disclose my private
Adairss