The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-20
That Their Trial Is q National, Not n
Personal Question, AMI on Their
AcquIiial Rests the Power and
Greatness Of the Government
IN the Future,
All ~ which VIII he Fruit 10 ,he
0rgans, No,wi,hH,auainE che AuoS-
neS aeuerai's Reply to.,hs President

10 the personal character VI the IN
former, A central figure IN this con.
spiracy IN Judge William II Whitaker
lle oOnsl,lred 10 detfaud the govern
ment Of The United States Ot six huns
dred thousand dollars, with which he
was entrusted IN treasurer. lie nuo.
ceeded In the conspiracy aud stands
indicted for the felony. Judge Whitta.
ker has conducted himself In the late
trial OF General Anderson IA though
no had undertaken contract with the
democratic party 10 do their dirty
work and receive IN his reward lull
rehabilitation into their party. lie
stated To several persons aud lawyers
OF high standing before tho trial Of
General Anderson that the jury war
picked for the purpose OF his copvlc.
ton. He stated further that no motion
for In object the removal OF tho case
from his Jurisdiction would have his
sanction that all m0tions for that OBJ
ect would bo overruled Nine OF the
Jurors In the Anderson trial swore they
were preJudiced against tho prisoner,
yet they were made 10 serve, Two had
declared openly that Anderson ought
TO be hanged. During the greater
part of the trial Judge Whitaker was
In "A benstly state Of intoxlcatlon.
Attorney General Ogden was also
aware that the Jury was packed, and
aided and assisted IN the nefari0ue
scheme by which the packing WAS NC
oomplished He said he Intended to
force the trial, because he Ind His Jury
prepared for conviction that he kept
concealed In his room liltlelleld, 10
prevent. his testimony being taken In
Anderson's trial.
This attorney general Ia wholly I'M
lrelIable. Az n sworn officer he hat
specuated upon the collection OF taxes
He attempted To force the grand Jury
last summer, Ia find bills OF indict'
ment against the returning board. lie
appeared before tho grand jury, insult
ed witnesses, and threatened them
with incarceration II they refused to
swear exactly what he desired. FALL
ing to procure such evidence from the
witnesses as he wanted, he acoompan-
led the Judge before the grand jury and
had him, the Judge, to reprlmand the
witnesses and threaten them with in~
generation If they did not give such
testimony ns required by him. The
Judge attempted to force the grand
Jury to find true bill, TO satisfy the
ywants and wishes ot the attorney gen.
eraJ ogainst the returning board hut
andinS all their efforts futile. they
we've comnelled IN fall hack upon the
.,ternstive modn of Information,
Assistant Attornev General Eagan
stanJa In dicted for The murder of his
hrother.in.law or the witnesses. he
saus thot ,,I,nv.nu, Ia n man of baC
Fam, alton for veracIty. William r.
60, MD not On, n No lia ifha conlc
n,,ar y,hat ,rnnld mo likely TO convict
Nh, fUalis During the rebeljion he
atn h NV stock kiiled nv hogs anC
} nonltrv and mt the vote to his com
panv If thev should kin me and burr
INV d,peilinp ovar the heads of m,
,a1,,Iv Rnrk Ia an absconder from
: I,iinn;s -
nha nomoa ~ lnrors that were en-
nanal,ed Gnr trial and conviction OF nv
apa,1 ware G,rnishad hv The democrati,
ss. ,,,aa MAR nrIitioaI atatns. Al
. maji 90 THAR vjews aa to the proper nun
, mei' 40 .", , s' oomvassed hv tbe indge
nttnnuav oanerai and damocratic com
a ''tt..n a. ha;na riocoa IN the name
nn ,.'o9 ,t'a inrv mmisaionars rastifle
. U a" . ,ha any,t that tho frat inro,
pelols y, tna oJ ,,r, t"~ from which tail,
p,auou n a. " hrsa,n af,ar axhanstinc IN
men wun as W s,,rn,abe % no iha damocrati
pano, "' 'i,,aa Th,s foot ,va
: eAeou.'so "nann Taaon and E,nna,
. hn Weii, W wsuo 10 Warnon narish r,
a Wv, wen, .s' sas oitored thav ware altere
t Va, u.s. W. eneo ny Thasa are samnle
~ tho nr,noinaI tools and means am
t VI und - s oaoura the convictlon of m
pmyehh W. ' 90 ,ha ratnrnins hoard i
> eoo,1 ar,, ca,,ad 'fba stats -,
I Wv Iasv ~ MaI;son Wells an
i .,., 10, all, and truly n shouI
y otheiS, w ~ io oans rs indian va !
" Ue 9a.,.u VI 2, u.s. ;a ontaat Tor the off,1
% iayes. ~ the IIn,ted States az,
% o. l esrnoa " 81 III Tho axecutive denar
s. .he patIon ,ss t y, anvarnme,,t
n menus a ~ 'ne on ,e"e hy david Dude
v =, ELI Ja'e ..i,,, th" sdyics and necunia,
:, nae, of tha national democrat