The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-02-02

ed, proceeded TO the main door of ID
ofiiee and then Informed the marsh,
and Deputy Collector Tomlinson ths
he had writ to execute again.
Wells and company, whom he ha
good reasons To believe were eonfire
IN the room, and he desired admit
, tance. This was refused, whereupot
the Aleriff, who was accom- panied l.,
two deputies, stated that he woui
force an entrance.
Mr.. TomiinsoD then summoned Ia
ehieI deputy marshal, who Lroeeede,
10 the door of the collectors office ans
there ordered the sheriff and his AS
sistants, as well as the erowa that hal
gathered, to disbsnd.
The sheriff refused To leave, stain,
that he was determined to execute tn.
writ of the court at any hazard, or b,
arrested in the attempt. Sheriff Hous.
ton then slightly advanced, when
Deputy Marshal Wurzburger laid
hands upon him and claimed MIN and
his deputies as prisoners. The sheriff
and party submitted to the arrest and
were taken before Judge Billings, sit.
ting in the United States circuit
court, but the latter said ne had
nothing whatever to do with the mat
ter, as the parties had not been arr. Of.
ed by virtue of any process from his
court.
MIR. Wurzberger then took his pri-
soners before United States Commis-
sioner Lane, where lie stated the case,
when Lane requested him TO reduce
the subject matter to sa affidavit.
Great excitement prevails about the
custom house.
4:30 p. MIR. Tomlinson, the col
ieter's corresponding secretary, made
affidavit before Commissioner Lsne
against Houston for resisting custom.
house officer, and has sent for the
commander of the revenue cutter and
detachment OF marines, ordering
them to be stationed at his door.
through which a passage has to be
effected to reach the collectors Office.
General Sheldon and Mr.. DoIorven,
appearing before Commissioner Lane
and denying the Jurisdiction of his
court, asked for Houston's Release. Mr..
Gnriey, an assistant district attorney,
asked for continuance until Monday.
Lane refused to grant any continuance,
but released Houston on his own rec
ognizsnce, who, ii is Understood, i'm.
mediateiy dispatched subordinate to
bring an armed force to force AN en-
trance into the custOmhouse. The en-.
trance To the collectors Office is pa
troled by armed mariEes from the
revenue cutter John A. Dix. They
are there a. n United States marshaI's
force, aud under command of Major
Wharton.
The report that an attorney for tue
returning board had made n motion
before Judge Billings for writ OF
certddrari is not true. AT adjournment
of court Judge Billings stated that no
such motion had been made. 1t is
understood that the reason why II was
not made was the certainty In the
minds of the attorneys that it would
be refused.
Deputy Marshal Wurzberger states
that the marshal did not send for the
revenue marine, but that Mr. Tomiin>
son, who made the sffidavii, placed
them at the collectors door and turned
them over TO him, saying "Mr. Msr
shsl, | turn these men over to you.p
Ensign Beckwith, comm nding the
marines, states thsi he WAS there with
his force. as the marshai's posse. tIep-
eral Sheldon, rIdicules "the sacred soil
idea," and thinks Marshal Wurzbur.
ger liable under the late Law 10. OBJ
structiDg peace officer In the legal
discharge of his duty.
Lster-Sherif Houston, it appears
from the statement of his deputy. l.
in the msrshsps office In conference
With General Wharton, aud will prob
ably proceed to make the arrest as
soon as the conference IL ended. The
sheriff is said to be acting under di-
rectioDs of Attorney General Ogden,
as To his conference with Marshal
Wharton, and they are reported to
have agreed to submit the crisis by
telegraph to Washington for set,le.
ment. 1t Is probable that Houston has
only agreed to postpone action until
Marshal Wharton can obtain ipstruc>
ti0ns from the department of justice.
! NEW ORLEANS, January 2s.-The su-
perior criminal court room was crowded
to-day, when three of the accused
members of the returning board, An
defson, Csssanave aud Kenner, were
brought to the bar.
General Anderson, being asked IL he
was willing to give his reasons for his
course during the last two days, cape
ciAlIy With reference to his resistance
to the execution OF state wfits in the
customhouse, said: II have no objec-
tons. My Information In regard to
the character Of the panel was snch AZ
to convince ME that IL wss organized
to convict, without reference To the
testimony in my behalf, or the absence
OF testimony ngainst me. I believe
that IL | had appeared on Friday las,
would have been tried aud convicted
before Saturday night-not because
am guilty OF the act charged in the in-
formation, or that any evidence impli
eating me in il could have been found,
but because 1t was 80 determined. and
L believe arranged Ia advance.
Look, for instance, in this lis,
of names Of persoos composing the
panel. Here General Anderoa
produced a printed list, containing
forty-six names.l 1 have searched
that list diligently, and / car
fnd on II the name OF only one
person, Mr.. Becker, with whom
have any personal acquaintance, ano
am told. and believe II to be true
that IL not only does not contain sin
gle colored man, but there b not sin
gle republican on 1t from beginning to
end. Docs any fair-minded, impartia