The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-02-03
ANDERSON'S AGONY.
MORE PROOF OF THE RETURNING
BOARDS TRICKS THAT ARE VAIN.

| Closing Of the Evidence Of the Pr0seCu-
tim, and opening Of the Defense.
At o'clock the case Of the Stnte VS.. Anderson
was called up. There was quite u large crowd
| in the lobby. but not that OF tho previous days
Of the trial.
JAS. PELLETTER
| was recalled for cross s-examination-That din
| ner party was composed OF some twelve or thir-
teen persons. Witness identified Abel. As to
the other parties shown to witness, he could not
recognize Them
| he could not recognize him. Witness saw him
at the dinner. but does not know him. The
-Four Seasons rsstapant G. is at III ohartres
doors from the corner Of St. Louis. The State
re.aarant before Was born Dor IN nm New % orieans
| In 1856. on Hospital street. Wes about five and
halt years Old when he left this city, and re-
Neslco and France When he left here he went
to Mexico-the city of Mexico, thence. to Vera
Cruz, thence, to New York. Remained in New
too young to remember these things. Remem-
bers these things because he was told SO. His
Has been Waiter two ~ or three s sua years before
| this waa clerk in France. Commenced in New
Orleans as waiter about two or three years
| washer at the corner of Baronne and Gravier
| streets. When witness returned from Wash
1ngton. Mr.. Bozlo, OF
THE -FOUR SEASONS
did not employ witness. When he left for that
place, he was discharged. He was away from
S worked some aays a Morsau's: COZ could not say W
Thinks il was In the beginning of April. He
returned from Washington towards the end Of
February. Until he got employment ct Mo,
Moreaus. he weut to Mnresohal's, on Union
street. Was at the Four Seasons about n year
before the dinner party. spoken Of Since. his
return his employment has been that OF waiter.
| and at one time tried to be barkeeper on the
Lessie TAYLOR. Was never employed by the city
promised employment by any city officer.
SHERIFF JAMES d. HOUSTON
was next called-A oapias was issued for Mr..
Anderson Friday. and Saturday morning called
ct the Custom Hougs and could not find hin In
his public office. Waited about the building.
and satisfied himself that
HE WAS IN HIS ROOM.
Was refused admttanoe in the room by Mr..
Tomlfuson. Started to force an entry and was
stoppsed by Mr.. ,Wmrzburger. Witness de-
attended BY o mob. Witness disclaimed any
thing Of the kind, Wa, then arrested aud was
b9ps dge & NH Bs Ing wh0 to
wards taken before Commissioner Lane. Ar
rested Anderson in the Custom House on Sat-
urday night between 10 and II o'clock.
CROSS EXAMINED,
Anderson did not offer any ressla apce to ar
rest The arrest was prevented by the marshal
and Mr., Tomlnson, who ins' ructsd the marshal
to arrest witness. Did not know that an appli-
piled for in the United States Court the day Of
the arrest Of witness. There was no resistance
offered the ght of the arrest
RE- DIRECT.
The Custom House Saturday morning was
garrisOned by marines from the revenue cutter
Dix. The night Of the arrest they were gone
Col Wharton, United States Marshal, Informed
hs s nspigs % a wna
States District Attorney, and that night he said
he had received orders from Washington to
withdraw all force.
Witness then recited the actions OF both par
ties on the day fthe arrest Of Anderson.
The evidence of the State closed here.
CHAs. g. ASSL
was the first Witness for the ,defense-Was CON
nected with the board of retrfatng officers In
1876; was secretary be was the-Sxecutive officer
u Assistant ASS Attorney General Egan objected to
the evidence on the ground that tho Returning
Board was established by law and could not
delegate their powers 10 any one. The Judge
Was the executive officer Of the board. Had
supervision Of the clerks; there were as high
as sixteen or seventeen; does not remember
exactly. These clerks were under the orders
chief clerk, The returns of the different par
ceipt ] to the party delivering. Had a receipt
book. Left it in the State House. When the re-
turns were received they were turned over to
day was depositei in the AUDITORS Office. The The
board opened the returns.
THEY MET AT 10 O'CLOCK.
Green WIS minute clerk. and his duty was to
take the proceedings of the board His desk
was in the Senate chamber with the board
There were present at the open sessions the
two committees from the North and counsel for
were opened the board read the result and they
were, then sent to the clerks. In reading the
cers was read from the consolidated statement
The total vote for each candidate was read and
the name Of the parish. # no objection was
made the returns were sent back to the clerks
TO KEEP ON FILE
until the board called for them for final action
Was instructed to turn them over to the Demo-
cratic attorneys, and Mr. Harris made copies of
them. After Mr.. Harris fnished with Them
Mr.. Harris was employed by the Democratic
managers. There, were several clerks. on the
hour of open session Of the board e when 'a' ali had
q right to be present; after this the public were
excluded and the visitors from the North re-
zeal parties The instructions from the board
were to turn over to the Democrats all papers
that may have been fled, and he usually did SO.
There was in the neighborhood Of seventeen
contested parishes. In the parish of Ouachit,a
hs
November. The first days session was for
anization within the ten days required by
law. The first day there was any opening OF
returns WIS November 81. The abors so far as
opening returns or filing protests. closed Sat
of the returns, which appeared in the official
journal on the morning of December 9. were
given to the state Printer the fifth. at s:4e D. m.
kemember that the returns of the parish of
Der. 1876. Mr.. Cdvanac saw him make an entry |
in his receipt book. but did not see him
MAKE AN ALTERATION;
he was only making an entry for the last re-
csipts
The board received sometimes several pack
ages from the supervisors: some by mail or
otherwise. On ths morning OF the twenty fifth
the messenger informed witness that the letter
carrier wanted to see him. He took package
from De Soto and turned it over to the clerk.
board. Was in court when Mr. Cavanac gave
his evidence. Mr.: Cayanac saw him making an
entry in the receipt book. He didn't see him
making any changes in The figures. He did see
him making an entry. which was. his duty to
entry Of the date the pack age was re-
ceived. When the package of De Soto was re-
ceived Mr.. Cavanae was at the desk, and he was
,nkipo with Wtnaas. and ha fold him