The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-01
ANDERSON'S. AGONY.
THE IRON ARMS OF THE LAW ARE
DRAWING CLOSER ABOUT HIM.
What Was Shown Yesterday of the Elec-
ton Erauds

what was Shown Yesterday of the Elec-
ton Frauds.
Judge Whitaker at 10 o'clock took the bench.
the representatives OF the State and defense be-
ing present and the prisoner Anderson at the
bar. The attendance during the morning was
not as large as it had been on previous days. but
by noon the lobby was full. And rson's wrinkles
Oh his forehead were as deep as ever, his
hair parted with the usual care, and the little
bare spot on the back of his head as nicely cov-
cred as on the other days of the trial.
The witness Franklin was called to the stand
After being sworn tbeing shown the consoll-
dated returns for the parish of Vermont, said
In poll No. the alterations are changed from
the proposed amendment for" to against "
ninety-seven against. The vote for the amend
ment was the entire vote and none against.
There appears here ninety seven against the
amendment when the whole vote was for
The actual vote for" was ninety. or about that
The second amendment to the constitution is
the same; the third. fourth an fifth the same.
There have been alterations in the vote for all
these amendments.
In poll No. 9, for the amendm ents-Here, on
the returns, is 81 against the amendments,
when the entire vote there was for the amend
mems:
For Congress-In poll No. 2 }. B. Elan. where
he got the entire vote has not got nary vote.
There il marked, J. L. Smith 81.
didn't get
NARY VOTE.
The re record showed when it left witness hand.
that Nichols got tie entire vote
here 81 at poll No; 2. when he got none. The
record showed yhen it left witness hand that
The Secretary Of State comes next &. Honore
is marked 81; he got rome. W. A. Strong got
the entire vote, Auditor of Public Accounts
records showed it when they left Vernon
For Attorney General-Hunt is marked 81
votes he got none; Ogden got the entire vote.
marked 81; he got meme; Lusher got the entire
vote. Kelso for the Senate got no vote. For
Represent tatiye witness cannot be positive about
| was re urned 3l5; Brown 3o5; could not testify
as to the alterations ia this case.
For district Judge, at, poll No. Blackman is
marked only II votes; cannot testify as to the
number he received; he got large majority
cannot recol ect the exact number his oppo-
The figures on the returns
ARE NOT. THE SAME
| IS when they left the hand of witness. At poll
No. 9 for Blackman the figure is given as or 6,
for Hunter M 81; Blackman there, got a large ma
The condition OF the paper is that it has been
| changed. and the second and ninth polls and
the total amount is changed. The totals have
been changed for the ele tors; the Democratic
| electors got CAT, the Republicans 2. The change
is the amount down on the paper. The
change is also for p. members Of Congress- The
The return. witness said. he mailed at Alexan-
dr1a IN presence OF Mr.. Texada and Squire
Quirk.
THERE ARE ALTERATIONS
in this paper in the second and ninth polls
There were two returns forwarded with the one
| in witness hand They corresponded with the
Board. Sent BY Mr. Texada the tally sheet +
all the polls of the parish. The returns or tally
sheets were taken and the tabulation was made
Accompanying the tabulation was a statement
OF ten votes at poll No. without presentation
Of registration certificates. There was no pro-
CONSTRAINED.
To Mr.. Ray-Witness complied with all the
requirements Of the law. Witness was appoint
ed the commissioner Of election. There were
witness list Of voters and tally Sheets. I s. There There
was sent to witness a list of voters and tally
sheets. In some Of the polls the statement Of
not being paper enough like the form.
The paper shown is a combination of the tally
sheet and statement of the votes. From each
statement OF voters Could not testify how many
were sent in in a combined form. In making
the appointment OF commissioners witness pur:-
sued the requirements OF the act of 1875. Did
not comply with that requirement OF the law
neeessitating the appointment Of commission
59m h h
parish there are about sixty five or seventy col
%ed ored voters Thsre could not be found among
point any Republican commissioners The
reason he did not appoint them was there was
no Republican in the parish. There were two
CJm.pleted the sabuIated statement, the second
day after the election. Witness and two Of the
commissioners did the work. The other parties
did the writing.
HE ONLY SIGNED
his name, Witness looked. at it while it was
done. and compared it afterwards, Did not
however, compare every tally sheet. 1t was
about three TIRE days after be made out the state
would be forwarded on if he mailed it at Alex
andria., With the tabulated statement he in
closed the statement Of ten votes that were voted
papers Of 1872 That was all. Did not, forward
tho o1riginal sheets. Whom witness had arrived
have forwarded the tally sheet beet Co Copied off the
consolidated return and went back to Vernon
and and got the ia tally sheet | sent them back by Mr..
ton. He. witness, was to send 1t by safe hands.
1t was about ten days
AFTER THE ELECTION
when the sheets were sent down by Mr.. Texada
1t WAS the next day after election before wit
eral polls. Did, not complete the consoi-
dated statement the next day; completed it the
second day 1t was q difficult job. On the con.
first got l7s more than they received; the others
got 1so when they, only got Q. On the state
ment there are credited to the Tlden electors
4s9, when they actually got CAT. The votes de-
Quoted are 17s. Witness understands that In
the correct vote the Democrats got CAT and the
REPUBLICANS got, q Here the Democrats are
given 469. when they ought to have 17s more.
Mr. Castellanos asked the witness, after stat
Ing that the information set forth that some 800
votes had been taken from the Democratic vote,
t. explain the Indictment
The Assistant Attorney General objected that
the witness was not called upon to explain the
indictment.
The Judge decided that the witness had fully
and fairly answered the question. Witness
knew when he forwarded the papers by Mr..
Texada that he was a candidate. The reason
he did not mail the duplicate copy of the con-
solidated returns was that when he arrived in
Alexandria he und that he had to send the
tally sheet. He was instructed he could send
one copy by mail and he believed he could send
the other by safe hands.
RE-DIgECT.
The Assistant Attorney General read the re-
port of the witness to the supervisor of regis
tration. setting forth that the election in