The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-17

New ORLEANS, February ID.
Special TO the Register.
The excitement here is intense. There
is no hope of fair count The report
of the attempted assassination of Packard
was all bosh. He had the shooting fixed
tor effect at Washington.
ALEX. CAMPBELL.
The Attempted Assassination OF Gov
Packard.
NEW ORLEANS, February l6 This
afternoon Recorder Stses, accompanied
BY several reporters and the police
officers, proceeded to the room in the old
st. Louis Hctel or State house, where
the wounded man Weldon Was and form
ally arraigned him on the charge Of as
saulting with deadly weapon, 5. b
Packard, Governor of the State of Louis
lana, with intent TO murder. To the
formal question, "Are you guilty
or rot guilty of this charger"
be r'pliei firmly equity" An
orde s: commitment was then made out
directing Chief OF Police Lsun TO retain
him in custody till further orders. DR..
Smyth, the attending physician, was
pres ent during the examination, and
stated that be could Mt a. present give
an opinion as to the probable result Of
Weldons injuries. Daring the day,
Phillip Stern, q one legged German ped
dler OF dry goods, made the following
affidavit:
IL live at 1874 Ninth street, this city,
III d sell dry goods; yesterday, Thursday
February Is, 1877, between the hours oi
10 and II o'clock in the morning | went
into n beer sa.oon on Toulouse
streets near the State House;
there was gentleman sitting iu
the saloon, who had on white necktie
| asked him if he wanted to buy any
Russia leather pocket. books or any pocket
knives. He said no, but if had any
good pistols he would buy. ] said no, !
mad got no pistols He told me to take
seat and began to talk politics He
asked me if WAS q Republican, and j
said that was my business; | said, well,
| am bard-shell Democrat. he asked
me il knew Packard. said no, ex.
cept that he run for governor. He said
10 me, II will fix the damned
rescal: have psrti, u ar
business with him to-day" There Was q
ne armed man, who was drinking WITH
A man with a white necktie; the man
nth the white necktie asked him If he
Euew Packard; the one-armed man said
yes; he then asked him if he wanted
go along with him, ~ he had business
with Packard. ] told the one-srmed man
and also the owner OF the bar, | think,
that He must be q very mean man;
don't know what to say Of him. mean
ing the man with the white necktie;
then left / noticed nothing in the
manner Of the man with the white neck
tIo 10 make me think he was crazy; |
would know him again If ]
saw him again. Stern was taken 20
Weldon. and no At once said, That j,
the man .ss A. i talked TO IN the bar.
room yesterday, and who was then wear
ing a white necktie." Herring this, the
prisoner turned his head with difficulty
on the pillow, and looking nj Stern
said: "You are the man ] wss talking
TO in the barroom, yesterday stern
said, "Yes, and am sorry for you. You
are in bad way, but il is your own
fault" With al impatient turn Of the
head Weldon SAID, ut Is done now"
and then cloeed his eyes The Repub
licsn State authorities confidently
a.-ert st the proper time they will be
able TO prove WeIdOn's connection with
the band OF sssassins.
The TIm>s hA. the following: al
clock TimIs reporter gas admitted 70
the room of Weldon. lie seems COM
Portable. He occupies an improyIsed cot
and has every attention PAID him. Hs
saws that while coming over here on the
cArs. he corceiyed the i4ea OF killing
Packard, thinking 1t would be 9 popular
scl. he asked one Drury about the let
Ls-s which were taken from him; he re-
rnembered shout them. Among the
letters there were number from
= .ady ia Mobile, evidently sSsetbeart.
He not very clear mInGed A. yet, and
doe. not talk coherently. He sc1 much
ike man who has been under the in.
fuerce o. strong drugs. He sad 20
policeman. who was IN bis room, Friday
morning. that be wAs sorry for what he
had done, and that he bad been drinking
poisoned liquor before be came TO the
STATE House. Mr.. Geo. Drury VISA with
him quite time Friday evening. trying
u g.t come statements from him. Mr..
Drury Gays be does not appear 20 re
member wei, and his mind !. elouded
He rernsmbere tbe name u the
man lJsmes Huit.lj who accompanied
MIN - the SI4te Houss, and
remarked that il SEEMED cgrio9s that be
should have allowed him - use ba Hut
tell u name when sskIBg sdmi:ssOn 20
psckaris office He did uss HuttslPs
name, although The reports have it that
be gave the nsme Of Hutton. Mr.. Drury
.sket him about the third man ., the
toor. aid he Aos ~ersd, sWhy, be pushed
u,s in the dor, did be no;r" Mr.. Drury
s.ys ;h%l be go: some points from him,
Nhich be EiEnss 20 inyestsgsts and IL
taey Or We 10 Re - stated by We don, be
viii te iEdaced 70 the belief that Weldon
attempted the sss.ssinztson under the
ir 4 sence OF liquors OF drug Of sone
KIM
wefdes-s weasa.
.SHb references 20 the wound OF
" .ldgn DR.. smytBe ssy- the ball en-
ted two ineBes above the
e.t,og An1 esrns o9t about three
iaebts below. The wound 10
ss.h wound and zhilsi ii 10 FERROUS IL
4. MT c1asite-ed by Gny means danger
Qua. DR.. SsByIbe says ths, he ID s.Iss-
led ths, Weldon on Tharsdsy, when be