The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-12
LOUISIANA INFAMY.
KELLOGG TELLS A STARTLING
STORY.
How Twenty Thousand dollars
were Raised 10 COunt Hay es In
weeping and Wailfng
over the Fate Of
Anderson.
New York Sun, Yesterday.

there smoking and chatting, Senator
VIM. Pitt Kellogg entered. His Repub-
lican colleagues immediately began TO
guy Kim about the conviction OF Tom
Anderson, and wanted TO know about
his title to seat in the Senate, when one
member of the Returning Board that
counted IN the Legislature that elected
him WAS in Jail, convicted OF
forging and altering returns. and the
others were about TO follow. Kellogg did
not appear to be in mood for Jesting,
and retorted: "How about Hayes title?
It's a curious coincidence" he continued,
"that l should, on the very day that An
derson was convicted, be called upon to
pay to Chicago bank $4,000, the
money that made Hayes President of the
United States" And then Kellogg went
on to tell how it happened. The
visiting statesmen were IN New Or
leans, aud the Returning Board were
ready to do the job required OF them,
but it was NECESSARY to have wit
nesses to get up evidence about intimi-
dation. Clerks had TO be employed, ard
the affidavit mill had 10 be set going in
the custom house; but there was no
money to do it with. There was talk
about passing around the hat to visiting
statesmen. but those gentlemen were
there to witness the count and give en-
coursgement, no. cash. The money
must be raised outside of New Orleans.
They could not go to the banks there tor
il, and it had TO be Lad
right away. Charley Farwell, of
Chicago, was there. lie was dlrec-
tor OF the Union National Bank of
that city, and he sent for the money,
Kellogg giving his note for the amount
(S2O,OOO,) and Fsrweli endorsing the
same. II WAS payable on demand. far
well had no trouble to arrange 1t salts
factorlly as long as Mr.. Coolbaugh, presi-
dent OF the bank, wss living; but when
Mr.. Coolbaugh died his estate, OF course,
had to be settled up, and payment o.
this note for $4,000 was demanded.
Kellogg said he hsd just had to sell
some bonds at sacrifice TO
raise $1,000, which lie had
sent TO the bank, telling the Off.
GERS that they must be satisfied with that
smount TOR the present; If not, to let the
note be protested. He could not do any
better at this time.
This was Ke!loggs story. He did not
tell that it WAS arranged that the na-
tIonsl committee was 10 make good the
$4,000, but that after Hayes came in
and went back on Zach Chandler, that
worthy refused to do anything more.
Chandler said he was out about S75, 900,
and he was not going to invest smother
cent. The id irsud in the White
House" had got $4,000 out OF hipl to
save OHIO in October, and "he WAS id
sorry ne had ever been such fool rs TO
throw away good money in that way"
Secretary sherman on tue Anderson
TriaI.
WAsHINGToN, February ll-Secretary
Sherman being asked if it WAS true that
he, Matthews, Garfield, Hale snd White
mad sent q dispatch to Anderson, said 1t
was true, and Us thst fact had been made
public, he would furnish Il copy OF the
dispatch, aud they meant all they said.
Sherman then SAID he regarded the ar
rest. trial and conviction OF Anderson rs
q crea. outrage, under color OF forms OF
law. Anderson was not indicted; the
grand jury hsd refused to indie,
him; the proceeding against him
Is called IN information, and Is
expressly prohibited in cases of felony
by the Constitution OF tho United States
and Of most OF the States, but is provided
tor bv the law of Loulsisna. The lnfor-
matiOn was signed and filed by n man
who WAS an officer of the White League
and identified with oil the numerous
crimes OF the organ .Zstlon. The judge
who tried the case IS public delsulter
tor over 100000. When Anderson
was arrested he was acting rs Collector
of the port of New Orleans, and the
arrest WAS made while he WAS IN the
discharge OF his duty st the Custom
House, which stands, rs Sherman thinks,
on ground under the sole jurisdiction of
the United States by cesslon from LouIsl
sus. He was hurried 10 prison, required
10 give excessive bsil, and failing 70 do
so wss kept in custody, denied all post
ponement, forced TO trisl, convicted, and
- now held for sentence without the
benefit OF bail. The jury was picked 10
convict. The panel hsd been care.
fully Selected almost exclusively
from one political party and
one race. Their examination A.
called showed the deepest and strongest
prejudice against the defendant, and in
any tribunal he LShermsn knew that
nearly every one would have been re-
iected on his oath, and yet though chal
ler rged they were sworn IN. With such a
Jury that am prepared 10 believe the
story telegrsphed this morning that the
two colored jurors were tricked into
agreeing 10 this verdict By an empty
appeal 10 the mercy OF the cosrt.
The csuse of this excitement sgsinst
Anderson and Lis associates Is that IN
the performance Of pubic duty, IN
pain pursuance OF law, snd upon ample
testimony, they eliminated from the
election returns in Louisians-the re-
sults of violence aud intimidation.
Though this was not alleged IN the intor-
nation, vet rybody knew this was the
grsvsmen of their offence, and without
II no man OF the jury would have con-
vic,ed Anderson. Il is this thst excited
this popLlace, hested with passion, TO the
highest ststc Of resentment. The pre-
tence set up for prosecution was that An
derson had participated in The forgery or
alteration of the returns from
Vernon parish, but there was
not one particle Of evidence to
connect him with thi: set. The whole
bad been thoroughly examined here By
Congress, snt sIl the records and returns
had been spresd before them, and even
Li,tlefeld, who msde the alteration. has
exculpsted Anderson from sny knowi-
edge of it. TIE truth Is, the Vernon
returns were opened By the Returning
Board before hosts Of WITNESSES on the
ninth dsy OF the examination, were print
ed precisely as they were in the daily
papers srd IN both houses OF Congress,
and the subsequent alteration, by Little
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