The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1877-12-22
THE ACkLEN-DARRALL CASE.

ire Oh the SlIduS CoC hiho, anu
lnouestionable that Loud is a
rascal or sadly sinned
against. He is Of the stuff OF
school superintendent were
made a few years since, but the
trouble with him is that it is diff
cult to find out which he is most
inclined to favor-his pocket, or
his party. His statement. repeated
to many of his intimate friends,
is to the effect that Darral though
of the same political party, had
incurred his i'll will in conse-
ouence Of an attempt to have him
-Loud-reinoved from the posi-.
ton of division superintendent OF
schools in this State, and that he
intened to be 'even with Darrall
for such t%reachery. 10 oraer TO
make the odds even he set forth
that after the election he sabstitu-
ted 1000 Republican tickets with
the name of Darrall on them for
1000 with the name of Acklen
thereon. and thus paved the way
for the recount on which Ackien's
claim to a seat in Congress is
based.
Such, at least, is The current Of
testimony On which Loud has been
indicted. Per contra sonee exceed
ingly romantic testimony is pres
ented. Monroe, the chief witness
against Loud, is fatty contradicted
by his own wife. She says that
she is a niece of the Irish patriot.
Thomas Francies Meagher. After
her marriage to Monroe she dis
covered him TO be a bad character
that his real rame Is Finn I; that
he had taken the name Of Monroe
ID order to avoid The consequence
Of his m:sdeeds, and that the les
timony he had given against Louo
was the result of a criminal ba.
gain and conspiracy made on be
half of Dalrall with John Book
shier, who figured as Darrall''
agent. This testimony is-strong!.
corroborated by various witnesses
who testify to the had character
Of Finn, alias Monroe, ami VIII
assert that his statements are
wholly unworthy O. belief.
As the case presents it~elf. Lou'
and his co-conspirators cheate,
through revenge aud a hope OF &C
ward on behalf Of AckIen ; o
Finn and others got up a mos
detestable conspiracy again>
Loud. Loud himself declares tina
Darrall, through various agent
tempted him to commit perjur
concerning the stuf1ing Of tn
ballot-boxes. Like testimony wa
given by =. q. Gordon. Anon
other statements the latter said
When Mr.. Darrall came /
Iberville to take testimony, Da
denne, a colored man and frlen
= OF DarraIl, came to me on ii
= subject aud said that | could ma1
F a pile our Of the doctor by swea
: ing that the boxes had been stu
:, ed ; that ] could get $500 cas-
= he was confident. | was to testi
- that ] mad given the keys of IL
Office and Of .Ae bai.ot-boxes I
, that'purpose, l being then clerk
y court. This / reported to Ct
= Acklen, who said, LET them
e ahead, if you want, they will co
nit themselves as yet" Darden
= went to see the doctor and
- lawyer, W. B. Merchant, "
~ was also acting as commission
for the doctor. at their room
the Ibervilie Hotel.
What was The result OF the
terv,ew
After Darrall and Merchant h
:, consulted together how lar i
- clerk Of a court could crimipa
~ himself in such a case, Da,del
AZ came back and told me 30 ha
could come to NE and and IL
90 | would he paid after 1estifying
Thus stands the matter. Wkl
ever theory Of the case shall pre-
correct, light will al least be c
y, on the dark ways Of Radical T
i4ioanr q Ioucnnn Gsta1 IL