The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-02-05
ANDERS0N'S AGONY.
THE DEFENsE HAS CLOSED ITs TEs'rIs
MvNT AND HEHUTrAL HAS
COMM EHGEM,
what Green Knew About nscsrning A
FatrtOt.

d.
WINS RECALLED to the stand. Hsard Psllstlsr's owl
lsnce read us corrected by him. Ths dinner
given YVES on Sunday, December D. ut the -Four
Seasons Restaurant, on Chartres strset, near
The Btate-House. Saw Pellstief In the room
willis the dinner was going on. There was no
such conversation there as he relates. Did not
hear any such. II there had been he would |
have heard 1t. for Idttlefed WINS seated opposite
Witness and Anderson was some distance from
him.
The conversations we're held In the ordinary |
tpne. Did = not z , hear Pelletter ,se the words
ent. It was not possible fpr any such remark
beard Il. Wells occupied the third seat from
him. From whets Witness sat could SOC Wells |
hs head % o lie oG1s "be was ehs asrk & 81 a the
aPa hem and f d!G M Esd sa
place. Whenever the board WIS
IH SECRET SESSION
the. papers would be sent. for by y messenger.
and when the bosrd had Finished with them
lion Of the board. the clerks would then take
them to compile from them and after this they
t,bulated statement was made aud copies made
out for signature the returns were not even
taken t9 compare with these copies: that Is. so
tar rs the electoral vote WIS concerned.
GROSS EXAMINATION.
Was hungry the day Of the dinner. but did not
drink more than usual. Cannot tell anything
Anderson said that day. DID pot bear anything
not rscoieet That Pelletier called ibs party -
Of b.. If snoh q statement vas made would
have remembered it,. Being shewh the eonsoli-
the word compiled" on It. Have soon Ander-
con write his name. but is not familiar with his
s1snan.e dsssu Does net w| hnow The slsnaturs Of
chief clerk of tho board during the whole
canvass and yet docs moi know, the
SMsassaohusei's Doe been bers since issg Since ,ss5 s
was o clerk OF the Qua,tsrmaster in this city.
and in the Freedmsn's Bnreau. When he came
deputy collector of internal revenue from
May. 1868 to some time in 1876. Was employed
on Inc letutniing Board Noyembsr7 I. is1s. fIas
had no stated employment for the last SIX
months. Has some csrical work MS affidavit
clerk for United Vt stats 60, ,eom1nissipner. when
Baton Rouge. Was deputy collector OF Internal
revenue tbsrs and parish judge. Qualified rs
ahgs s 3s 1q Tho ha bs9g
| his resignation was that he was compelled
to lsaye the parsh to savs his lifs., There was
| something said about tho misconduct Of wit.
| ness when the resignation was asked, Had n
wife IN Baton HouRs. but was not charged With
keeping negro wpHan openly A Charge was
made in the Baton Rouge ddpoeate that witness.
| rs Judge
and was largely influential In causing the dis
turbsd condition Of society there. Was not
charged with di,yoroing .immpropssEly m . negro
attempt. TO establish this before The Congress.
siopal COMMITTEES. Never reed the testimony Of
several negro men TO this fact. Never hhd any
other business in Louisiana except MS an office
holder. Did not know Mr.. Abel In the Freed
mems Bureau. Never was engaged in any
tfs esp sEes u as e. 2fe esrf efsr e
sheriff Houston was arrsatsd., Never = was id
nitted to practice law. II called upon TO give
his business would probably put Il as clerk
sa%a Sas "a GS' %~
= divorce case brought BY ce,lored woman be-
he granted . divorce and who remained Ia the
house Of witness. Did not represent the woman
Us at attornsy as - Her name Was Stevens; rs; This l
| ness having Baton Rouge, md does not believe
| IL. The woman WAS ut ths house Of witness for
shav It % bs r hs nnsr Ra not a II
on the part of Polletler. Casanaye and Peils-
MIGHT HAVE SPOKEN.
Pelletier might have called witness anything
Does. not recall any particular conversation
| that day.
Was tho custodian Of MI tho papers Of the
ment lconselidated statementj Missed it on
| the twenty fifth Of Deesmbor. Hunted for II
| then. az something had been said in the news
papers were missing. The ta1iy sheets and
statements OF voters. some Of them. were gone.
They were abstracted from the office. Know
| who abstrheted the paper from hearsay. Did
not have II from the lips Of the person. who did
It,. The circumstances that compelled witness
| to leave Baton Rougs were: On the fourteenth
Of january, 1876, n committee Of two waited
upon witness md asked him to. resign. Wit
ness asked tho reason. and was informed that
| he could find out the reasons in the printing Of
| fee. as the printer WAS then setting them up.
! They referred mo simply to the printer. Won't
down then next morning and saw their. The
decisions and 5
BEING THE cAteg
OF the disturbance zach as burning cotton.
etc. Wasto . Ssa.it he would have until 10 o'clock
he sent II. Asked for nm investigation and II was
had. Witnesses were heard and the testimony
waa taken down; The Legislative committee &C.
quilted him. Returned TO Baton Rouge and had
been there about ~ week when be- was waited
upon by a COMMITTEES and again asked to resign.
| Was called on several times during the day.
and his Office. was then surrounded by an ex-
cited crowd. who were armed. Was advised that
b. life s was 81, II egPardy He then to2k the rst
not appointed until some time afterwards.
| To juror~Did not know who wrote the
Inemoranda sent out from the secret sessions.
composed Of four.
| WIN. II. GREEN
called for the defense. Was minute clerk OF the
| Returning Board In 1876. His duties were TO
take down the proceedings when the board was
| In session., reading papers, and such other
duties as might be assigned to him.
| Went into the room Of the Returning Board
some times when 1t was In secret session. Acted
rs messenger. When the board wanted any
papers from the different parishes witness
would go to the chief clerk and get the papers.
and when the board had finished with them wit
ness would take them back. Carried In the tab
nlated statements from time to time to
the board for signature. They signed
\ them DartH0n.
ent at all open sessions. executive sessions
and secret session at times Generally retired
when they deliberated on o. parish. Being
shown document No. tconsolidated statement
as alteredj. says he. does not know In whose
HANDWRITING the word compile is. Would 20
In and come out pf the secret session, Just as
they called him. Took no minutes OF the secret
session. but kept a blottsr, aud would enter the
names as ordered, to be compiled Gould not
say he was present when the De Soto returns
| were canvassed; was generally present, how
ever. Went to Mr.. Abers desk and got the re-
turns from Ouachita when they were called for.
A gentleman by the name Of Grady was super
visor Of registration there. The package was