The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-02-09

ibs oeen heard by him; lie ceui
that II ever took place. He then ga
- some Information in regard TO the Z
turns, etc.
Cross-examined as 10 bis form
charncser--Hes stated .hst he had con
10 Lovisiana IN 1889, was elected to q
house of representatives, from Be
sier parish. in 1871, and hs
never resided ten consecutive da,
In one place their, but was cler
TO the supervisor of registration; W.
removed by Kellogg As division supe
intendent of education in 1878, aud 1
!. appointed secretary of the reiurnin
board 10 1874 While secretary he ha
seven dollars per dsy, sad was at III
same time doar Inspector of this cit,
The state claims tn have made . elea
case against Anderson, and the opIu
ION Is that the result 10 in the hands @
the two coiored jurors. The new pefi
/ jury for February. empanelled To day
contains . large number Of repubii
cans, Including some ex-metropoIita,
Y
, and ex-customhouse officials.
NEW OaLBANs, February 4-Ex
, Governor Wells was brought to thi
/ city by this mornings train on tn,
! New Orleans and Mobile railroad. A
carriage was in waiting at the Clsib
orne Intersection to avoid the crowd
which had gathered at the Cana
street depot. Wells was taken TO III,
parish prison. He ia suffering from q
slight attack of pneumonia DIR.
smitb, his physician, was sent for.
Wells declines to answer any CUES.
lions as to his reasons for leaving town
or snrrendering. The current report is
that he surrendered to save the sure
ties on his bond. but the fact is his
sureties expect to get favorable Jury
out OF the new panel, which wss
drawn Saturday tor the prescott
month.
The Anderson trial was resumed to.
day. d. Davis, chief clerk of the re,
turning board, was eross-examined.
and testimony ELECTED was contradic.
tory Of statements made by Bellitier
William h. Green, leading color
ed ward politician and clerk of the re.
turning board, testified that the board.
when the tabulated statement of the
electoral vote was brought into secret
session by him, did not ask for the
parishes returns TO compare them with
the statement. The members signed
the statement and returned il to the
chief clerk to copy. Witness is now
employed in Wells department at the
custom house.
Green was asked IL there was not a
promise made to him, when he was
called to Washington. He said there
was but he refused to tell about IL. He
was frequently interviewed by The
secretary of The democratic com mittee.
who attempted to induce him 10 tell
what he knew In Washington, also to
make certain copies from the minute
book of the returning board. He was
promised the sssessorship of the Third
district, If he complied with the seere-
tary's wishes.
he was told At a confidential dinner
oy the secretary that Governor Palmer
had good opinion of hin (witnessl
and would like to see him doing we'll
Witness feared that trap was being
set for him and he answered questions
carefully. They were presented to
him in writing.
Several other clerks testified but moth
ing new or startling was developed.
Green, when recalled, said the prom.
ises made to him in Washington didn't
come from the returning board. He
received a letter from the secretary of
the democratic committee which had
twenty dollars enclosed.
Green Was cross-examined at length
by the attorney general. He would
not tell who Promised him the ssses-
sorship, bat when threatened with
punishment for contemp t, named SIR.
Ed Harris, secretary of Governor Pal
LhSi auu GsS tDIDntttet.
Mr.. Powers, passenger agent for
Cassidy's hotel, testified that a pack
age was deposited ut toe Office toy the
supervisor of Morehouse parish, con.
tanning returns of that parish, ac.
dressed to the secretary OF state. il " as
with his eonsent taken to The demo-
cratic eentrai committee rooms aud in
his presence the seals were broken,
the figures copied and the package
sealed again and returned to hirn.
de said he did not know who inform
ed defense Of this. lie thought every
thing was right ia politics The de-
Tense closed their rebut,irg testimony
on the part of the state, brought out by
Mr.. Hsrfis' sta ement.
Green offered himself, - patriotie
Louisiana, to tell all about the frauds
committed by the returning board.
He had some frauds committed him.
self, was aware Of all the frauds com
| mitted by the returning board in 1874.
Green Went decidedly back on him
and Governor Palmer. After we had
taken him TO Washington he was anx
| ious to get the minute book Of the re-
turning board, which Green said he
had kept as personal property, but he
did not get il.
The e''idenee will close about noon
tomorrow aud argument commence,
during which the judge will write out
bis charge.
Wells 10 improving. His bonds are
fixed at ~, 600, aud the sheriff Is su-
thorized to accept them IL good and
solvent bonds are offered. Up to this
hour. ten p. w., they have not been
/ given, and Wells ia still In prison.
/ HENDRICKS.
he Favsrs the Remeaesirssisn Of sn