Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-28
The Louisiana Returning Board

The disappearance of the members Of thu 70.
turning 0oa'd, after the Issue of the order f.,
their arrest on Friday by Judge Whitaker r.
the Supreme Court, led to the suspicion tbs.
they were concealed in tho custom house. s5aH
if Houston on Saturday proceeded to tho mai
door of the collectors office in the custom hoys,
and Informed the marshal and deputy collacto-
that he had writ to execute against J. Madison
wells and others, whom he had good reasoa 10
believe were confined in that Office, and he de.
sired admittance. This wss refused, and the
Cnlet deputy marshal was summoned and he or.
dered the sheriff, his posse and the crowd to d..
perse. ''1'
inc sheriff refused to leave, stating he Wa:
determined to execute the writ Of the court =.
any hazard, or be arrested in the at.en0,
Sherln Houston then slightly advancing. D.pu-
" Marsnai Wurz6urger laid hands upon him IN!
GAINED him and his deputies as prisoners. Tnr
sheriff and party submitted to arrest, and v,er,
taken before Judge Billings, sitting in the U, $
Circuit Court, but the latter said he had no.hiuy
10 90 With the matter, as the parties had nGt
been arrested by virtue of any process from his
court Dir. Wurzburger thea took hi: prisoners
before U. s. Commissioner Lsne. Mr. Tomli9.
son, the collectors corresponding secretary
then made an g iii isvit against Sheriff Houst5'
1or resisting custom house officer, and sen. t,r
the commander OF the revenue cutter and de-
taChment OF marines, ordering them to be Sta.
toned at his door, through which pa,ssge IA.
to DO effected to reach the collectors Ollie
Gen. Sheldon and Mr.. Dolorvin, appearing b..
fore missioner Lane and denying the iu:i;
dlction OF his court, asked for SAeriG Houston
release: Mr.. Glrey, assistant di:tric! attorney
asked for continuance until Mondsy Cora.
missioner Lsno refused to gran. tho con:nV.
ance, and released Sheriff Houston on hi: oya
recogniz ,nce. The latter Immediately dsps;c4.
ed subordinate to bring an armed force :, -.
feet an entrance 10 tho custom house
IA
troled by armed marines from the revenue Gu
ter John A. Dix. Ihcy were there q: u IT, :
Marshaps force, snd under command OF Gri.'i
Wharton. Gen. Sheldon thinks Deputy Ma.
shall Wurzburger is liable under State law i,,-
obstructing State peace office. in the l1gt:
mate discharge of his duty
The following has bsen tc!egrapbcl
ITO Hon. Chss. Devens, Attorney &c lcr..
Washington, u. C.: Four persons, j. Madison
Wells, Thomas G. Anderson. g. Cascasyc M!
L. D. kenner, who ere under al informsti,"
for felony under the laws Of tho State, have ior.
feited their recognizance, and have, al IL.
formed, taken shelter in tho custom house @.
this city. Writs for their arrest are in II,
hands Of the sheriff, aud he went with the writ!
to arrest them. Understanding they ware shU:
up in room Of the building, he was aboG: :,
force en- entrance for the purpose Of a!ve:.ia.
them, when he wa; himself arrested. q: L sn
informed, upon an affidavit that no threateae!
any cesson Of exclusive Jurisdiction OF tai.
building, nor CT any law; thst would give in
munity to offenders against the State laws with
in its walls Please inform mo whether The
general government has authorized or will sG&.
tain this conduct. III. N. OGDEH,
"Attornoy General Of Loui:sEa'
About 10 o'clock last night Marshal Whar'
ton received Il dispatch from tho Attorney Gene
raj instruc!ing him not TO Interfere with tn
execution Of the W its Of the State courts Shcra
Houston va; notified, and found Anderson,
Kenner and Caosenave in the collectors office,
from whence they were taken TO tho paris
prison, where they will remain until they fur.
nish new bonds in the sum Of So, COO each. Well
was not in tho custom house bu. WAS seen OF
moving train OF the Mobile road. I. is believe
he is still in the State, and will surrender Mon
day and furnish bonds al onco.
When the sheriff arrested the three returning
board officers he informed them tina. 10 spare them
the contumely Of being taken on foot through
the streets he would convey them to prison in
carriage, which offer was accepted. Mr.. Ande7'
son seemed much excited for i moment. t1!
then invited the whole party to take a drink,
saying. This is he anniversary Of the Cay o"
which We declared tho vote CT Louisiana
The sheriff then asked where Wells Yves, say
ing no had cspias for him also. Wells sun
answered that IT, sheriff had made several Incl
fectua attempts to address his fathcr By brcak
ing into houses for tho purpose, and that l."
would not succeed any better now TIA. Mr..
Wells was not in the custom house. Mr. Al
derson corrobora!ed this, but said that Govcr"o:
Wells would be in the Superior Criminal Court
on Monday morning. For tho present he VS.:
not in the city, or even inrcach of telegraph. IT,
inference is that he is on board tho Unit!
States revenue cutter John A. Dix.
a special from New Oreaos says TIL. -
,itcmcnt in the returning board case has SON,
what ablted. 10 an interview, Anderson stated
the reason they hid ia the custom house wa> -
gain time; that on the present jury 10 the -
perIor Criminal Court Is net q sbg!c cJil:r,!
mar; that the jury was dramn to eoDvict them
aud their only OH ?ct Was TO gain tine. H.
intlmatcd pretty bitterly that the effect Of thcr
treatment by the ADMINISTRATION might lead t.
something uncx pcctcd, but refused TO say whcr.
ln conversation with prison officials. howeveT,
the trio have expressed themselves to the effect
that if they are deserted by those they place.
in power they will make disclosures cxcect0g.
ly unpleasant. The two colorcd mcn are very
down hearted. They say there is 20 hope for
them with q packed jury ana every one ariayc,:
against then. Anderson, though di5pritei at
times, grows fierce and bitter. Search hT,
been made every where to-day for Wells. ku'
without effect. Il is believed that h, stated
on Saturday for Washingtoc, and that ia"
custom house resistance was for the purpose u
givog him time to reach Washiogtou; that
when there he will 90 to the PrcSlient aud
urge their desperate conditou, aud show h:N
that unless he docs something they will be Ios'.
1t he refuses, then disclosure will be mad Of
the whole fraud on condition the prosecutor
is stopped. 1t is said limitations have been
had from certain leading dem ocrats that il tn
returning board would show Hayes election 10
have been fraud, thcr prosecution will c2a''
Major Burke WAS Interviewed st Ne" o.:
leans about the So called electoral bargain, yt-
terday. lie defended President Hayes and 'hs
Southern democratic Congressman from ln'
charges Of party iolilclty and said "lh'
people Of Louisiaua had expressed ~ 'ay'F
for the electoral BILL They regarded it Is
means Of letting SIR Ti!dca down easy. TuEy
had been led to expect that Mr.. TIldea ani
the democratic parry north would claim tb,N
rights, and if needs be. enforce them,
Regarding the counting OF the vote he 500
The Tiden managers il Washington HID
schemes for defeating the count 10 the S2n1'''
and for holding new election under CookIaS;
but the party had never authorized them,
know positively that Senator ConkIog bad
snanoh all rranornd in favor Of throwing cut