The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-29
LOUISIANA.
Trial or the Members Of the Return.
ing Hon rd.

OF venue, alleging tuhI 10 couiu pot nav
q iair trial IN this parish, the prejudlc
against him having increased in the las
few days.
After argument, Judge Whitake
stated that the jury had been drawn IL
the most impartial manner, and wa
composed of conscientious men OF unlm
peachable character. What could IN
accused demand more2 The Court hat
said on Friday that it would no! be tri
fed with, and considering the motion TO
q change of venue an attempt at delay
denies the same.
The Attorney General reviewed tn
motion for q severance in the trial 70
the accused, and said that the State haC
wished to try tho case against Well
first, but as he had not come forth, h
would call up the case of Thomas Q. An
derson. Judge Cullom, of the counse
for the defense, opposed the motion for
severance, as it would only be detrimen
tai to the accused, depriving them o
their combined peremptory challenges
The Court granted the motion tor sew
erance. The case of the State agsins
Thomas G. Anderson was then considered
| fixed for trial, the witnesses called anC
the impaneling OF jury proceeded
with.
The New Orleans Pieay4ns publishe:
the following interview: General Ander'
son being asked if he was willing to give
his reasons for his course during the last
two days, especially with reference &c
the resistance Of executions and State
writs, said: 81 have no objection. My
information in regard to the character ol
the panel was such as to convince me
that it was organized TO convict without
reference TO testimony IN my behalf or
absence of testimony against me. l be-
lieve if / had appeared on Fri.
day last l would have been
tried and convicted before Saturday
evening, not because ! am guilty OF the
act charged in the information, or any
evidence duplicating me in it could have
been found, but because it was so deter
mined and, l believe, arranged in ad-
vance. Look, for instance, at this list
OF names composing the panel. He pro.
duoed printed list containing forty SIX
nsmes.1 | have searched that list dill
gently, and can find on it the name OF
only one person, Mr.. Becker, with whom
l have any personal acquaintance, but l
sm told, and l believe it 10 be true, that
not only does this list not embrace sim
gle colored man, but there is not one Re-
publican on it, from first to last. Does
any tair-minded man believe that before
jury thus made up, l could have any
assurance Of an impartial trial2 1t is
said that Republicans would be
sure to scq1it me. On the same
principle Democrats would be sure
to convict me. In South Carolina, where
the political feeling is as strong as in
Louisiana, both Republicans and
Democrats were placed on the jury in
the trials of Cordozo and Smslls, and yet
no difficulty was found in getting con-
victions. am willing to submit to the
impartial judgment OF any fsir-mlnded
man that this studied exclusion Of Re-
publicsns from the panel is an outrage
on every principle o: justice, and that it
gives me the right to say that the jury is
organized expressly to convict. Under
these circumstances, my right TO
challenge would be of no avail. l have
twelve challenges and when these are e1-
hsusted the character of the panel would
remain jdst what it was before. wish
to say here that l am entirely ignorant
Of the Vernon Parish matter. The
record will show that was no. present
when the Vernon returns were opened
IN the presence of the visiting statesmen.
A motion to fix the bail for the &C
cused was made by Mr.. Castellanss. AS
sistant Attorney General Esgan sug.
gested that Anderson's bonds be for
$4,000, and Cassannsve and Kenner's
So 900 each. Castellsnss said no die.
elimination should be made. He saw nc
reason to ask different bonds from the
prisoners.
The court adjourned at ten O'Clock
tonight, after four jurors had
been impannelled. They are all
merchants OF this city. Anderson was
remanded tn the parish prison. The de.
tense has six peremptory challenges left
left the Stote, four cassauane
was released. A s., 900 bond was signed
By Arlstide, Marie and Joseph Masion,
colored, owners of large amount OF real
estate. Kennen 10 still in jail awaiting
bonds. Wells is non est the search on
the part of the Sheriff having failed to
discover his Whereabouts. Tomorrow
United States Commissioner Lsne, Dep
uty Collector Tomlinson and Deputy
Marshsls Wurzberger and Steele will be
brought before Judge Whitaker fo- con-
tempt, in interfering with the Sheriff
while executing the orders Of the Court.