The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-17
WELDON TO BE TRIED.

New ORLEANS, Jan 18.
Judge Whitaker Of the superior criminal
court charged the grand jury to-day to in
quire into the shooting of Packard but to
take no hasty action calculated TO interfere
with the statu quo.
INTERVIEWS WITH WELDON.
Recorder states proceeded to the st.
Louis hotel to-day where Weldon lies
wounded and formally arranged him on
the charge Of assaulting Gov. Packard
with deadly weapon with intent to muir
der. To the formal question, Are you
guilty or not
The prisoner firmly replied guilty.
A commitment was then made out di-
recting the chief of police to retain him in
custody until further orders.
During the day Philip Stern, one
legged German peddler, made an affidavit
eleven he went into saloon on Toulouse
street, rear the state house there was a
gentleman sitting in the saloon who had on
white necktie asked him to buy pock-
etbook or knife; he said no, but if I had a
pistol, would buy said no pistols he
told me to take seat he began TO talk
politics and asked was republican said
l am hard shell democrat; he asked me
if | knew Packard told him no he said
will fix him, the damned rascal have
particular business with him to-day. There
was a one armed man drinking with the
man with the white necktie the latter
asked the one armed man if he knew Pack
ard; the latter said yes; he asked the
one armed man If he wanted to go along
with him as he had particular business with
Packard then left noticed nothing in
the manner of the man to make me think
he was crazy.
Mr.. Stern was taken up to the room
where Weldon was and identified him as
the man he had conversed with. Weldon
said "You are the man was talking to
in the bar room yesterday.
The republican state authorities are con-
fident that at the proper time they will be
able to prove Weldon's connection with q
band of assassins.
A Times reporter had an interview with
Weldon, in which the latter says while
coming over here on the cars he conceived
the idea of killing Packard. thinking it
would be popular act. He asked the re-
ha 1atlara FOL from, hic
person. Among the letters were number
from lady in Mobile, evidently a sweet
heart. He Is not very clear in his mind
yet and does not talk coherently or connect
eddy. He acts much like man who has
been under the influence of strong drugs.
He said to the policeman who was In his
room to-day, that he was sorry for what he
had done and that he had been drinking
poisoned liquor OF some kind before he
came to the state house.
George Drury was with him quite long
time to-day trying to get some kind of a
statement from him. Drury says he re.
membered the name Of Joseph Huttle, who
accompanied him to the state house, and
remarked that 1t seemed curious Huttle
should have allowed him to use his name
when asking admission to Packard. 1t
seems he used Huttle's pane, although the
published reports gave the name of Hutton.
Dury asked him about the third man at
the door, and to the question he said; lie
pushed me in the door, did he not
Drury says he got some points from him
which he wishes investigate, and If they
prove to be as stated by Weldon, he will
be induced to the belief that Weldon at
tempted assassination under the influences
] Of strong drink or drug of some kind.