The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-03-02
THE GREATRETURNING BOARDER.

spectators, adventures and jobbers.
THE GREAT RETURNING BOARDER.
Mad. Wells Addresses the Republicans
Of The Country.
Rage and Despair Get the Better Of
His Discretion and He INDUCES In
Calumnious Language-He says His
Trial Was Inspired by Mr.. Tilden
and David Dudley Field.
New York, Feb. l9.-The Times.
of this morning, publishes the follow.
ing letter:
To the Republicans and all fair minded
men OF the country:
The peculiar position in which l
have been placed by tie enemies of
the Republican party and the iuvete-
late traitors to the Union in the State
of Louisiana must be pleaded as my
excuse for addressing you. As the
vilest calumuies, unsupported by a
particle Of sufficient evidence, have
been scattered broadcast over the
whole country, 1'deem it duty to
myself, my late associates and to the
great party to which l belong to send
after these c.lumnies such an anti
dote as a few facts 10 the personal
history of the chief coospirators and
their tools can supply. When it is
known that five successive Grand
Juries have firmly and positively re
fused to find true blIl against me at
the high behest Of the Attorney Gene
raj; and as the prosecution against
me and NY associates is based upon
"information,' some public interest
will attach to the personal character
of tbs informers. The central figure
in tho conspiracy is that most supple
tool of the traitors of Louisiana
Judge William R. Whitaker. He
coDspired to defraud the government
of the United States Of 100000,
with which he was interested as As.
sistant Treasurer, succeeded in the
conspiracy and stands indicted for
the felony.
On the seventeenth day of April,
1877, a nolle prosequi WINS entered in
the case. The celebrated declara-
ton of tue Nichols government was
made about the same time, the de-
claration that it was the purpose of
that government to allay anxiety ard
discountenance all attempts, from
whatever source, to prosecute per-
sons for political ottenses. Judge
Whitaker has conducted himself in
the late trial of Gen. Anderson as
though be had undertaken a contract
with the Democratic party to do its
dirty work, and receives as bis re-
ward full rehabilitation into their
society. He stated to several per-
sons, end to lawyers of high stand
ing before the trial of Anderson that
tile jury was packed for the purpose
of Ills conviction. He stated further
that no motion having for its object
the removal of tue cause from his
Jurisdiction would have his sanction.
That all motions for that object would
be overuled. Judge Whitaker was
elevated from the criminal dock to
do the dirty work of the party that is
now controlling him. Nine of the
Jurors in the Anderson trial swore
that they were prejudiced against
the prisoner, yet they were forced ia
serve. Two of them had declared
openly that Anderson ought to be
hung. During the greater part Of
the trial Judge Whitaker was in a
beastly state of intoxication.
Attorney General Ogden is an elder
in the Presbyterian Church. He, too
was aware of tho fact that the jury
was packed, and aided and assisted
In The nefarlous scheme BY which the
packing was accomplished. He sale
he intended to force tho trial because
he had bis jury prepared for convic'
tion-that he kept concealed 10 hi
room LittleAeld, to prevent bis test
mony being taken on Anderson''
trial. This Attorney General il
wholly unreliable as a sworn officer
He has speculated upon tie collection
of taxes. He attempted to force thu
Grand Jury last summer to find bill
of Indictment against the Returning
Board. Appeared before the Crane
Jury and iosultcd witnesses, ant
threatened them with incarceration
if they refused to swear exactl,
what he desired. Failing to procur
such evidence from the witnesses a
he wanted, lie accompanied the judg
before the Grand Jury, and had hit
tho judge) to reprimaud the witness
: es aud threaten them with incarcera
ton t they did not give auch testi
mony as required by him. The iudg
attempted to force the Grand Jury
And . true bill to satisfy the want
and wishes Of the Attorney Gener'
against the Returning Board, Ds
finding all their extraordinary cdor'
futile, they were compelled to ia
back upon the alternative mode
"informatien."
}, Assistant Attorney General Ega
] 10 . worthy and plant tool In tt
hands Of tue Attorney General. &