Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-02
ANDERSON Is SENTENCED
TWO YEARS TO GARD
LABOR.

ASoOAN ID SEN EN- CE
TWO YEARS TO lard
LABOR.
1t was about 1926 O'Clock yes
day morning when Judge Whta
ker called T. G. anderson fror
the dock to hear his sentence
Four Of the jury in the case of tn
State vs. Mike McCool had ina
been lmpane'cd, but the course O
me trial had been stopped, and .
deputy went 10 the dock to brine
Anderson forth. He came oul
looking much excited, and evident.
~ under great excitement. filter
waiting some time for the ASSIST
ant attorney General. he arrived
and Judge Whitaker took up the
question presented by the motion
In arres t CT Judgment 10 the .Ander-
son case. The following were the
grounds
That there was variance be-
tween the original information and
the amendment allowed TO be filed
DeteriaI to the merits and constit>
ntes q new charge, AID therefore
the proceedings are ru]i and VOID
mat anderson is not charged
to have falsely and teIcniousIy VI
tered and published as true o GER
tain altered document in any Off
c'al capacity whatsoever.
>. mat defendant bad never a ore
urinary examination before a
magistrate.
That the prosecution should have !
oeen by indictment instead of in.
formation.
Ire Judge reviewed each ground
separately and answered them un-
Der the law corcusiveIy. He then
oserruled the motion.
Making a motion with his hand
tue Judge requested anderson 20
stand up at the bar. The Return
er stood up.
Judge WEitakcr-'Have von
any reason or anything to saw wbv +
ne sentence OF the law shonId not q
now be passed upon you?' II
anderson showed much excite. q
nent aud could hardly speak. but b
after considerable effort. ana with j,
much evidt nee Of arger, said O
Slr-YCu are about to oc1 ,o ~
ne finding Of Twelve persons. I am l.
u your power.s God kcows hat r.,
am ionoccnt offhe charge. This t;
cruel persecution under tho y
orms e. law. l am ready to re- q
eve your sentence. \,
Judge Whitaker replied as FOL- DE-
ows: 20
| think the action of the Grand III
ury AID the law officers Of the W;
tate, and of The jury who sat on of
our trial. and the court thar pre- oil,
ded upon it, was fully justified by
re evidence, and I have seen M Re
d!cation Of any attempt at pc, Sc Ia,
,t'on. think the verdict render ba
was in accordance with the evi> me
'nce adduced on he trial i: that the
u had a fair trial by a jury i'm int
rite ~ selected from The coed ne,
ople of the State. CONSIDERING ma,
verd'c, of tie jury, and their bar
'o''oa'''" 10 The mercy OF tiOl
court, under section $50 oftbe LOCI
'v'sed statutes l sentence YOU to hay
o yenrs at hard labor in the bon
ate Penilentiary, and to nav tall
cost Of his prosecution. duc
ln receiving the sentence Ander- wor
} was pallid and the nervous pur1
ion OF the muscles of the law as s.
wed that he was unusually af: qua,
ted. His face was much blarch. For,
and his hand twitched c,nvuI- Sc *
'ly. When the Judge had an thus
"a, Anderson vas taken into wouI
dock and soon after escorted to of On
r arrsh fr'son. only
If. Henry Castellanos, of coun be a
or Anderson, then moved for deriv
appeal to the Suprem. the Il
TT OF the state, which was secu,
Q returnab!e Wednesday next. woul
he transcript OF record of the there
will probably be finished this in CO
noon, as the clerks are busiIv Butte
ged in copying all the papers. power
the case Of the State W. j, have
wells. on motion of John hibito
OF counsel, an application for c,rcu'
nsier OF the case to the United DEMO-
8 Circuit Court was filed.
ground of this applica ion was NEW
there Was conspiracy here to D,