Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-01-26
TELE GRAPHIC.
Trial Of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board.
eoaus OF the PRISONERS De.
CLARED FORFEITED.
ESPECIAL DrsrArcurs TO m. Con Hnl
pA'Lr Nxvu.l
Tina Returniur board rrials.

The BeturnfnE Board Trials
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26~.-Argument for
the transfer OF the cases Of Wells. Kenner.
Anderson and C.sssnavs Of the Returning
Board. indicted for perjury in the Vernon
Parish returns, TO the U. 8. Circuit Court.
was decided to-day BY Judge Whitaker.
who says that were the transfer granted In
this case, every party indicted before this
court might ask for removal. He would
maintain his jurisdic ton. Defense then
argued that tho evidence Of Ira
NJ. Clifford. Of Davenport. Iowa.
7. w. Eaton Of Princeton. Ind. Ex.dov-
ernor Palmer OF Springfield. ILL.,, and
others, 10 material 70 prove their tnno-
cence. His prisoners made such afidavit,
and after argument this was refused. The
Attorney General then moved for . sever
anco In the case, and that the case OF Wells
DO tried first. This would deprive the
accused Of their right 10 forty-eight per-
emptory challenges, leaving only twelve.
The motion was taken under sdvisement
until O o'clock p. n. At that hour none
OF the accused. who had been absent dur
ing the day, were present. Tho Attorney
General had them called, and also their
securities. No response. John Ray,
sci for defense. notified the court that
after the decision rendered this morning
they had applied for . writ Of csrhsrari to
tho United States Circuit Court. That
court wished TO hear argument, and the
had been fixed for II o'clock.
The Attorney General answered that the
State had nothing 10 do with that,
and moved that the bonds Of the accused
DO forfeited, judgment niri DO entered. and
aIias eapia. DO issued for the arrest OF
all four Of tho accused. Judge Whitaker
stated that this court would not be trifed
with, that counsel were notified at noon
that the case would be called at Q o'clock,
and they ought 10 have the accused here.
The bonds were declared forfeited, judg.
ment nisi entered, and . eapiss issued for
the arrest Of the accused. they 10 Be de-
tanned until they can furnish new bonds
In the former amounts. Up 10 10 o'clock
p. n, tho Deputy sheriff has not succeeded
In finding the members Of the Returning
Assistant Attorney General Eagsn
says the impression prevails among the
officers that the accused are In the
Custom.house.
General Shermsa and Secretary
RehuPa.
WASHINGTON. January 26.-The letter Of
General Sherman. addressed TO Hos. John
Q. Smith. ex.Commissioner Of Indian AZ.
having been quoted Is ~discrsditing
features Of the report Of the Board
Of Inquiry OF Indian matters. tho Sec-
rotary Of the Interior addressed 10 General
sherman . letter and received from him .
reply. In which Secretary Schurz court
sously asks II any discredit Was intended
regarding tho accuracy OF tho late report, |
and agrees with General Sherman ~ 10
Smiths personal integrity. General Shsr.
In reply, disclaims any intention OF
Impcaching tho correctness OF the Boards
lie had never seen the report,nor
lid ho know who composed tho Board.
lie says that In his letter no meant
tho word efficiency" the ad-
m~inistration Of tho Indian Office
n q way which assisted the military
authorities TO subdue and bring within
he province Of tho Government the Sioux.
Kiowas, etc.. and the being In accord with
Tho War Department. and not arrayed
II, ~ has been the custom In pro-
rious years. He, Sherman, knew nothing
II the internal operations Of his Office In
aud had no means Of FORM
.ng an opinion about II, but Smiths great
In regard TO Indian troubles emil.
led him to . favorable opinion with which
10 counteract what he, sherman had sup
posed to be vague newspaper rumor.
. New Light on the Border Ouiraxss
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, January ga
committee Of citizens Of
on the frontier Affairs hold .
In regard TO dispatch from Eagle
Pass, Of December 20. which charges Col.
I. 8. Ford with being = b~uccaneer on the
,order since the war. aud with driving
,attle 10 Mexico and then sending special
dispatches to New York charging such
a. Mexican outrages and other
imilar dispatches. The committee, from
heir knowledge and In behalf Of citizens
u this frontier, declare all such charges
md dispatches ~ untrue, and believe they
vere only TO prejudice Colonel Ford. be-
,auss he has been summoned 10 Washing
a. q witness on frontier Affairs. The
committee il composed Of lead.
ng merchants and business men OF
Brownsville.