The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-27
Evening Session.
.Ias. T.. Zunfz.

Has boarded at the City Hotel. All he know.
about the attempted assassin ltion of Gov
Wells is that on Sunday, Dec. 20, one of the
proprietors told DR.. Scruggs that there were
two drunken men in the house, who had
made threats against Wells, and it would be
best to take him away. This Scruggs did.
The two men were very drunk; does not
know who they were; had conversation with
Gov. Wells just before the adjournment OF
the board, concerning the election; Wells
said that the Conservatives would have
fifteen or seventeen maj ority; witness said to
Wells that he had an opportunity of doing
what was right by the people and ought to
do it, that there had been a good deal OF
talk about him and he should show the PEG.
pie that he meant to act fairly; Wells replied
that he would demonstrate to the people that
he did mean to do what was right.
Walter Pugh.
Knows Thomas Anderson, member of the
Returning Board. In company with Mr..
Melancon, called on Gen. Anderson at his
room, and conversed with him concerning the
election This was on the 18th of December,
and on asking him what the result of the
election would be, he replied that there
would be Conservative maj ority of from
eight to ten. Anderson said this could not be
otherwise for the reason that several of the
new parishes constructed by the Repu olicans
had gone Democratic.
Anderson, i'll this conversation, said that
the parish of Assumption had gone Demo-
cratic, but witness noticed that when the re-
turns were promulgated the parish was re-
turned Republican. There was a good deal
of feeling against the Returning Board, and
there was considerable said as to what ought to
be done to the members should they fail to
do justice to the people When the CONVEX
sation with Anderson occurred there were but
few parishes to be considered Regarding
the protests, Anderson said some or them
were very frivolous.
T.. q. MeIancOn.
Heard the testimony of Mr.. Pugh; with him
called upon Anderson on Sunday, December
10; Anderson told witness and Nj, Pugh that
there would certainly be a majority of eight
or ten Conservatives in the House. The wit
ness corroborated Mr.. Pugh's testimony
throughout.
[The two above witnesses were called to
rebut statement of Anderson, made during
the morning, which was to the effect that he
had never said to any one there would be a
Conservative majority in the House.
Thomas Anderson Redivivus.
Remembers now that Messrs. Pugh and
Melancon called upon him as stated and might
have SAID that there ml9ht be Conservative
but did not assert it positively.
Could not have said SO for the reason that the
board had not gone through with more than
half of the returns.
E. l.. Person.
Was born and raised in Natchitoches and
resides there now. Is lawyer by profession
Is thor oughly acquainted with the parish
and nearly all the people in it. From 1868 to
1872 was a Democrat and held important
positions in the party. Joined the Repub-
ican party in 1874. Previous to this his
social standing was as good as any mans in
the parish. Subsequent to his becoming
identified with the Republican party was
ostracised, and when appointed
Parish Judge last August, was threatened oy
the people They asserted that witness
should not exercise the functions of his
office, and on the morning OF September LIST,
the day upon which court should have
opened, forty armed men entered town and
prevented witness from holding court. Subse
luently was waited upon by a committee who
demanded of him that he should sign writ
ZEN agreement not to take any part in the cam
paign; did not do it, and was threatened with
was repeatedly insulted upon
he streets. At one time went to Campte to
attend political meeting, and there met
numbers Of White Leaguers, who were armed.