Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-08
ANDERsoN's TRIAL.
Examination Of Franklin, Supervisor Of
Registration Of Vernon Parlsh-Ssnator
/. Texada TesIIfies.

/. Texada Tsstlfies.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 3l.-Andersen
trial, fourth day; Attorney.Generai
Ogden and Assistant Attorney .Gener-
al EgAn for State, John Ray, II. G.
Castellanos, and EnOilh Culom, for
defense,
Mr.. Franklin, Supervisor OF Regis
tralion OF Vernon parish, was recall led,
aud said all other alterations on the
consolidated statement besides those
relative to Presidential Electors werC
at poll two and poll nine. All votes
cast at poll two were for Constitutional
amcndments-DOne against them. The
returns produced in Court showed
nincty.eight votes against the amend
mens. AT poll nine as 10 the amend.
ments q similar change of eighty-one
votes is made, when the entire vote
there was for the amendments. Frank
lin testified that the returns he furnish.
ed showed that Elan, for Congress,
and Nichols ana other Conservative
candidates for State Offices, received
the entire vote cast at poll two; the re-
turn In Court shows ninety.seven votes
for the Republican candidates for the
same offices at that poll. lie said the
record has been changed in the second
aud ninth polls and in tho total number
OF votes cast. The totals for Electors
have been changed as follows: The
Democratic Electors received 647
votes the Republican total was 2; also
for member of Congress, Elan, 649,
and for Smith. These figures have
been changed.
BY Mr.. Castellsnos-The information
charges that 39i votes were deducted
from the Tilden Electors. You have
the cons olidated returns; will ycu
please explain how this isI
Answcr-I really cant say,
Cross.exAmined by Mr.. RAY COM
piled with all The requirements OF law
in that election; | appointed the Com
missioncrs of Election; there were ten
polling places In that parish; there
" as q list returned TO me Of all votes,
the tally sheet and statement showing
the votes cast for each candidate. Be.
ing asked whether he had observed the
Act of 1875 In appointing Commission,
ere, he asked counsel 10 read the law
10 him. After being read, he answered
es; did not comply with the law in
appointing representatives from the
different political parties because there
were none. am satisfied there are
sixty or seventy registered colored
voters In this parish; | don't think
there were more; amongst that num-
Der could not find ten. did not ap-
point any Republican or coored Com.
missioncrs of Election there were two
Republican votes cast II was the Sec
ond day after the election that made
out the consolidated returns; was as
sisted by two of the Commissioners ;
my assistants did the writing aud |
signed II after 1t was revised by me; |
don't think compared It with the tai
ly.sheets before signing l did not mail
II from the seat Of Vernon parish ;
thought II safe to mail II from Alexan-
dria; / enclosed statement with the
returns, which mailed 10 the board OF
returning officers; Senator Texada was
present at the timo II was mailed.
forwarded 10 the Returning Board two
consolidated returns; the other was
sent through Senator Texada by hand
and they Corresponded. A statement
accompanied this return made by me
of ten votes cast at Poll No. l. There
was no protest to the election whatev'
or. ! did not comply with the law In
sending tally-sheets with the returns
When l arrived at Alexandria, l found
had not understood the law; | then
copied of the tally.sheets and sen