The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-20

gfess of the Southern Claims Commission II
Is generally believed that Wells expected to
have this taseally claim allowed az part com
pensation for counting the Louisiana vote for
Hayes
He is The Inst man who Should exclaihl
against the administration Of Justice In
Louisiana He was party to the vndietlse
prosecution Of the afant parish prisoners IN
1874. These men we're Indicted by grand
jury composed Of twelve radical negroes and
four radical white tnen; they we're prosecuted
with ferocity by the United States District
| Attorney, aud ruled against from beginning
10 end by the Judge 80 openly that II was a
public scandal. Wells was a party 10 this
prosecution; II was conducted by his frieuiS
and paltisans and we have no doubt partly
at his itstiaatinn. And that trial was but a
feeble sample Of the whole administration Of
Justice in Louisiana under the rule Of The gov
eminent Of Wells party, whose dom nance he
sought TO prolonaa through the Infamous
crime foiowhich he is now to be tried
He charges one of his neighbo,is with steal
ing his stock and killing his hogs This is q
remarkable charge for j Madison Wells 10
make. Not many years ago ole of hisetegh-
burs purchased two mules, the next morning
they disappeared from the owners lot, he
hunted them through the neiahborhoud and
traced them 10 the plantation Of Wells Unfo1'-
tnnately The mules had been recently pu,'-
chased and the gentleman could not identify
them. The oveisoer advised him 10 see old
Robin, Wells stock minder, and offer him
reward TO point out the mites
The gentleman did go He offered old Robin
fifty dollars to point out the animals. But
inoain. Tie old negto looked ut him and
said "Massa c., dem inules is III dis place,
You was mighty nigh touchh en- do elet
day But amt awine 10 pint EN- out fnr
no money. De fac is, Mhssa Madison is
q q rascal. but he is good to old Robin. and
ain gwine agin him. And tell ~ro, dis, If
oil the mules on dis place was plntetbput dat
don't belong on 1t, dar wouldn't be moren |
three lef'.' This is q strictly true story.
For stuflins halot-boxes. changing and |
altering election returns. petpetrating perjury
aud Forgery FOR political purposes, the fame |
Of Wells Ia already nade, aud our poor pen |
can neither take from nor add one laurel TO It |
In the history Of Louisiana there has |
no motvoattt,cious murder than that |
VI Huhb' ~ f9Ststtet ny y, MhUlSpD NpllS |
At the time Wells was man o,f |
wealth and high social standing, DIES |
palier was a poor man without friends !
disagreement had occurred between the
parties. When they met, Wells was a,aned
With q shotgun. D'lsspaliet was unarmel
md threw up HE arms to show that he was
lefenseless, when Wells fired upon and ekilled
lin.
1t is needless togo On Indeed. WE have moi
iesifed 10 gay al much But that no Injustice
nay be done to good men. we feel that 1t Ia our
luty to show to the country what ssrt of
nan has arfaigned the court and law officers
VI this State which are to try him. and tile
Witnesses who will testify against him.
snd yet we gay that Wells Ia entitled 10 an
impartial trial. and If be is proved to be i'd
'oeent Of the specific erip,e with which he ia
hafged he ought to be acquitted. his other
times have nothing 10 do with the one for
which he il Indicted WsSpave hin now. with
10 purpose Of again attacking him, but atlvis-
ng him to cultivate a geptler and more Chris
ian temper In his troubles,
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