The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-12
ANDERSON'S CONVICTION.
SHERMAN, MATTHEW'S SSCo. STIRRED
Ur = THEIR DISPATCH TO
THE PRISONER.
Indecent rawlings or Sherman Wholesale
RenunciatIon Of Judge, Counsel ana
Jury-An Attempt to Raise the Old

Jury-An Attempt to Raise the Old
War Cry.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1,-Mr Sherman was ask
cd to-day III It was tTue. ne stated In the morn
ing papers, that he, Matthews, Garfield, Hale
and White had sent dispatch to Anderson. He
made mad public be would furnish &C COPY su Of 0the The
dispatch, and they meant oil they said.
Mr.. sherman then said that he regarded the
great outrage, under the color Of the forms Of
law Anderson was not ,tndicted;, the Grand
Ing against him is called an information. ana il
expressly prohibited IN cnses Of felony by the
constitution of the United States md most Of
ws o out e 2r y was hs
signed sh md fled BY man who Was an 2eer q
m crimes Of that M: and nd the The
Judge who tried the case Is public defaulter for
ing Collector Of the Port OF New Orleans, and
the arrest was made while he was In the dis
s"n shsrfe q a1 biz M duty Essa t the s House. who
under the sole jurisdiction Of the United states
by cession from Louisiana. He was hurried to
falling to do 50. was kept in custody, denied al
postponement. forced to trial and convicted
and Is now held for sentence without benefit Of
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panel had been selected almost exclusively Of
examination. so-called. showed tho deepest and
strongest prejudice against the defendant and
In any tribunal ne MI. Sherman1 knew nearly
every one would have been rejected on his oath
and yet. though challenged. they We're sworn in
With such jury nm prepared to believe the
stories telegraphed this morning. that tho two
colored Jurors were troked into agreeing to
the court. The. cause Of this excitement against
Anderson and his associates is that In the per
formance Ola public duty, in plain pursuanceopf
law and upon ample testimony. they eliminated
from tbs election retnrns in Louisiana the
results Of violence and intimidation.
Though this was not alone in the informa-
tion, yet everybody knew that this was the
gravamen OF their offence. and without II no
man or, the Jury would have convicted An,der
son. 1t Is this that excited ths populaae
heated With passion. to the highest state Of re-
sentiment
that Anderson had participated In forgery or
alteration OF the Vernon parish returns. but
there was not one particle of evidence to con-
neot him with this act.
amined by tho commissions of Congress- and
all the records and returns had been spread be-
fore them, and even Littlenald. who made the
aerata9ns i had sxea'pated ANDERSON from
The truth il, the Vernon returns were optled |
by the Returning Board. before hosts OF wit |
nesses, on the ninth day of the examination |
were printed promptly as they were In the
papers and IN both houses Of Congress- and tho |
subsequent alteration was done there as a put I
up Job by him In the interest of the local can.
didates. having no effect upon the general re-
suit There does not appear to be single !.
ticipated in 1t in the slightest degree.
There was no motive for such an alteration /
by Anderson. The true returns being printed I
in go many forms. 1t was absurd to think he
he was convicted.
atill hope that this conviction will not be car
red into execution but If 1t is. as a matter OF |
course the deepest feeling Of resentment and