The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-29
ANDERSON'S AGONY.
MEMBERS OF THE RETURNING
BOARD.
A Change Of Venue IL Asked For, and
Judge whitaker Refuses 1t.
EmpaneIing the Jury.

Some little time before 10 o'clock, Anderson,
Casanaye and Kenner were driven up to the
entrance of the Superior Criminal Courtroom,
wherethey aighted and were marched to the
dock, ex-Gov. Warmoth being present. About
the same time the small brigade of other
prisoners, handcuffed together, filed in also.
In the dock the picture was O. remarkable
one. In one corner sat the three President
makers, and just o step from them, bolt up
right In, armchairs, were three d1sky DANES
charged with larceny. The one crowd stole q
President; the other old clothes. At 10
o'clock Judge Whitaker assembled the bench,
the courtroom ut the time being
CROWDED wITH SPECTATORS.
All cofors were represented. from the blonde
Chacasian to the ebony senegambian, Inside
the railing were gathered a large nuTaber OF
lawyers. who were anxious listeners to the
proceedings. Before the Returning Board
case was taken up one or two of their friends
called on them in ghe docH to give them as
suranees of their consideration.
number OF the Indiana editors dropped in
shortly after the opening Of court and took
their seats in the lobby. 1t was evidents.som
the earnestness and close attention paid to
every movement by the crowd that their in
terest i'm the case was ef no ordinary charos-
ter. The silence was marked throughout.
Attorney General Ogden and Assistant Attor-
ney General Egan put in an appearance whilst
the minutes were being read and Messrs. Cas-
tellanos and Cullom Also The absentee Wells
was not there. The statement made that he
would show himself yesterday morning did
rot prove correct, and nobody thought that it
would.
Judge Whitaker asked for motions, and Mr.
Castellanos stated to the court that he desired
to move to fix bail for the three members Oh
the Returning Board.
The Attorney General said that he thought
that would come up q little later.
Assistant Attorney General Egan said that
$4,000, and for Casanave and Kenner at $1,000
Mr.. Castelanos said he could not see why
there should be any distinction between
ANDERSON AND THE REST.
The Court will consider the matter. We
have now some arraignments to make.
The case was taken up after the arraign-
ments of other prisoners.
The crier called for the defendents, and they
came into court, sine Wells
The Attorney General-If the court please
the sheriff desires to make his return On the
eapias in his hands
The @ curtin amoment. Let the sheriff
call the petit jury.
| The prisoners, as they
SAT AT THE BAR,
| looked nothing the worse for their incareera
ten. Anderson was whispering into the ears
Of Judge Cultom, while Casanave leaned bach
| in his chair, playing with his fingers and eye
ing the Judge kenner, with his usual alldac
ty, would now and then 6urn to look at the
spectators and was very nervous. Judge
Whitaker ordered after the call of the jury
that all absentees be sent for.
The return to the writ in the hands OF the
sheriff was then called for and read.
THE sHERIFF's RETURN TO HIS WRIT
| was as follows:
Received the within writ on Friday, the
| twenty-ffth day of January, A. D. 1873, and
on Saturday, the twenty-sixth day of the
same month and year, in execution of the said
writ, proceeded to the United States Custom
| House building, where / had good reason te
believe that the said T. G. Anderson was ther
secreted, and when about to enter the Office o
the Collector of Customs in said United States
| CustOm-House, and after production and ex-
hbition of said writ after q demand Of the
execute the said writ by arrest of the said I
G. Anderson, who at that time, as ] had good
reason to believe, was in said office, was met
with force and resisted t. by one Tom
BY the exercise of said force prevented the
execution of said writ and caused my arrest
and that OF my two deputies, K. Despositt
and 2. Skehan, and caused US to appear be
fore one W. &. Lane d commissioner of the
| United States, upon a charge of disturbing
the peace and attempting to destroy public
property. That afterwards, to wit, on ths
same day, the twenty y-sixth of January, A. ID
1878, / executed the said writ by arresting ane
taking into my custody the body Of said T G
Anderson, which | now produce in open cour
with this my return Of the said writ.
Rules Tor contempt, against United States
Deputy Marshal Wurzburger and Deputy Col
court returnable to-day at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Mr.. Castellanos then read the application
for q
CHANGE OF VENUE.
| State of Louisiana vs. Madison Wells ct ais
No l488~Superior Criminal Court, parish
of Orleans. Thomas G. Anderson, defendant
| herein, now comes into court and having takeI
the oath required by law declares and says
that he has good reason to believe and does
verify believe that by reason OF the prejudice
bers OF the Returning Board, as developed
more particularly within the last few days, h'
cannot obtain an impartial trial in the parish
of Orleans; that owing to the fact that he has
only been arraigned since the eighteenth day o
January, 1873, and great part of the inter
mediate time has been consumed in the pre-
sentation and discussion of pleas con
nected with the Jurisdiction OF this
court, he could not legally apply for {
change Of venue at an earlier date. That h'
is informed and verify believes that sinc
the date above stated, owing to newspape
publications and other causes. the, public
mind, already biased, warped and preiudiced
has become so intensely Influenced that it il
Impossible for him to obtain fair and impair
tial trial in this parish; that this application
was made as soon as could be after the dscov
cry of said prejudice, bias aud ill-feeling afore
said, and is not for delay, but to obtain an i'm
partial trial.
Therefore, the premises the allegations an,
the annexed affidavits duly considered, you
petitioner respectfully prays that your honor
such parish or judicial district as your homo
may designate undet the law in such cas-
made and provided.
Signed by E. North Cullom, H. G. Castela
nos and John Ray, of counsel.
! The Attorney General said that he wishe
to raise this objection. This application wa
made just as they were about entering int
u the trial. The point he wanted to raise wa
that these gentlemen were calIed for tris
Thursday morning and III WAS NOW too late I