The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-29

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aervatlye, honest men, ~ unlmpeach
able character, What could tho ao
oused demand more The court hao
said Friday II would not be- trltleC
with, and considering the motion foI
u change Of venue, an attempt NJ delay
he denied the same, The defense took
u bill Of exceptions
The attorney general renewed the
motion tor severance In tho trial ot
the accused, aud said tho state had
wished 10 Try the ease against Wells
lrsl, but M no has not come forth, he
would call up the case Of Thomas &
Anderson.
Judge Collum, of counsel for the de
Tense, opposed the motion for sever
ance, as II would only be detrimental
to the accused, deprIying them Of their
peremptory challenges.
The court granted the melton for
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Thomas G. Anderson was then consld
cred liked for trial Witnesses were
called and the empancllIng OF n Jury
proceeded with.
The collectors office TO day, was IN
charge Chief Clerk romlinson, II il
held TINT while Special Deputy Ander-
son is In the city there In no vacancy
to be filled.
Judge Whitaker ordered the rules
for contempt, to be issued against
Chief Deputy Marshal WurzOurger aud
Special Agent Tomhnson, and made
returnable at ten o'clock tomorrow,
for molestDg Sheriff Houston while In
the discharge of his duty In serving
writs of the court.
New YORK, January 2S.--A special
from New Orleans gays the excite
ment on the returning board case has
abated. In an interview with Ander-
son he stated the reason they hid in
the custOmhouse was to gain time
that the jury was drawn TO convict,
and their only object was to gain time.
He intimated, pretty bitterly, that the
effect of their treatment 10y the admir-
istration might lead to something un.
expected, but refused to say what. In
conversation with the prison officials,
however, the trio have expressed them
selves that il they are deserted 10y those
they placed In power, they will make
disclosures exceedingly unpleasant.
WASHINGTON, January 28,--The
specials from New Orleans say that
Anderson, though dispirited vt times,
grows bitter and fierce. Search has
been made everywhere to-day for
Wells, but without effect. II is il be-
lieyed that he started on Saturday for
Washington, and that the custom
house resistance was for the purpose OF
giving him time to reach Washington;
that when there, he will go direct to
the president and urge their desperate
condition, and show that unless he
does something they will be lost
Ii he refuses, then disclosure will be
made of the whole fraud, on condition
that the prosecution is stopped. II Is
said limitations have been had from
certain leading democrats that If the
returning board would show Hayes
election to have been fraud their
prosecution will cease.
Major Burkewas interviewed at New
Orleans about the so.called electoral
bargain, yesterday. He defended Pres.
ident Hayes and the southern demo.
cratic congressman from the charge OF
party infidelity, and said /: "rne peo.
pie OF Louisiana had expressed no fa.
vor for the electoral bill They re.
garded 1t as a means of letting Mr.. Til.
den down easy. They had been led to
expect that Mr.. Tilden and the demo
cratic party north would claim their
rights, and il need be enforce them"
Regarding the cou nting OF the vote,
he said: "Mr. Tilden's managers in
Washington had schemes for defeating
the count IN the senate, and for hold.
ing new election under Conkling
but the party had never authorized
them. know positively that Senator
Coukliug had a speech all prepared in
favor OF throwing out the vote Of
Louisiana, in which event he was to
have been elected president OF the
senate, and would have become presi~
dent Of the United States pending the
new election, which would have taken
place u year afterwards.
"Mr. Tilden's friends were salts.
fled with this arrangement, because
they thought that, with his wounds
fresh bleeding, he would have no
trouble In securing the democratic
nomination, and Senator Conkling
doubtless thought That, with the con.
troll Of the patronage, he could easily
shelve Mr.. Hayes and become the re.
publican president. The cause which
prevented an attempt at carrying this
programme out was the dIstrust felt by |
Mr. Conkling's adherents on account
Of the carpet-bag senators from the
southern states. They were all ready |
enough to slaughter Hayes, because
they had become alarmed at some of
his utterauces, and General Grants
declarations, but It was found that, In.
stead Of supporting Senator Conkling,
they might vote for Morton, as they |