National Republican., 1878-12-30
"JEDGEy SOUTHTORTH.
Another Renegade Louisiana Reprbiica

Another Renegade Louisiana Republican.
The person described by the Toa Of last Sat-
urday rs "Jedge" Sout worth, of Louisiana,
In a lengthy interview regarding ex-NIarshal
Pitkin's affairs, appears on investigation to bc
a somewhat notorious character. lie was dis
missed from the office of United States District
Attorney Of Mobile In ls15, and has been in
dicted for forgery at New Orleans and sus-
pended by the United States District Court
from his functions as a petty commissioner.
Information gathered from Alabamians and
Louisianians is to tho effect that he Is a disso-
lutte man, who has degencrated to tramp. Ho
went from Illinois to Selma in 1865. the next
year to Mobile, and three years ago to Now
Orleans, and with numerous money loans and
gambling debts behind him is now en- route
for the Pacific slope, if he can borrow money
enough or get railway passes.
lie is known to have tried both experiments
on ex-Narshal Pitkin, aud after that gentle
mans refusal became vicious nnd garrulous
about town, complained that ho had not been
taken care Of by Louisiana Republicans. and
threatened to sliatter the Administration. Up
to the hour of our going TO press tho Admins
tutiou remained unshattorcd. u seems that
SouthwOrth has been trying TO collect an ac-
count rendered as commissioner for fees In tho
issuance of election warrants at New Orleans
In 1876, and has not succeeded. Hence his
rheum against the Administration. Then he
had fruitlcss rccoursc to cx.Marshal Pitkin for
money and railway passes. Hence his rheum
against Mr.. Pitkin, who, he charges collected
from the Government IN 1876 several thousand
dollars to which he was not entitled, but
which he admits the United States District
Court allowed him. IL appears that between
three and four hours before Southworth wrote
Mr.. Pitkin for money, he had explicitly an-
nounCed here in tho presence OF others. one n
stranger to himself. that Pitkin's hands were
cl,a an In all the election matter3 of 1876.
But the ledge" bcfoued his own nest almost
in the same breath. Finding he cannot get his
claim he blindly tells the Post In his rage that
it the claim Is swindle; that he sought TO op-
press the people under the forms of law, aud
that it was u Republican trick. As he is
| thereby attacking his own claim, to which he
must have sworn as being n just and valid
claim, the Administration will probably feel
indebted to him for his back-sction recoil on
| himself. Ii Is Southworth indicted for forgery
dcnounciDs himself MS having been scoundrel
while he sat in United States commission.
er's chair, whence the Federal court has siucc
suspended him for later ofiense.
| 1t has been proposed by some Of his Louisi-
ana and Alabama acquaintances, who are
| familiar with his record 10 throw further
| light upon 1t; but for the present II remains
only to be seen that he now conlesses himself
to have been a scoundrel in 1876, and per.
jurer in having sworn to the justice and hon.
esty Of claim which, upon the discovery that
he cannot collect II, he dcnounccs as based
upon fraud and outrage; that he is wroth at
au Administration that docs not pay for his
frauds aud at individuals that do not hire his
silence that he is n blackmaicr, and that he
is now under an indictment Us an aceomplice
in the notorious Isabelle forgery. Such u
vaGabond is the last Louisiana witness, sneak.
ing, without the courage even Of Jim Andcr'
son, to the office of n Democratic newspaper
and vomiting his libels, but insisting that hi!
name should not be mentioned.