Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-05
COME INTO COURT.
J. M4D1soS WELLS sURRExDERs

Suffering in Body and Mind--Hopeful of a
Friendly Jury, But Jailed for Want Of
BaiI--The Anderson Trial Drawing to a
Close--Returning Board Clerk Charges
Gov. Pafmcr's Committee with Attempted
Bribery.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 4.-Ex-Gov. Wells was
brought to the city by morning train of the
New Orleans d Mobile railroad. A carriage
was in waiting at the Clayburne street inter
section to avoid crowd which had gathered
at the Canal street depot, and Wells was
taken to the parish prison. He is suffering
from q slight attack of pneumonia, and DR..
Smith, his physician, was sent for. Wells
declines to answer any questions as to his
reasons for leaving touM or surrendering.
The current report is that he surrendered to
save the sureties on his bond but the fact is
his counsel expect to get favorable jury out
of the new PANEL which was drawn Saturday
for the present month.
ANDERsoN's TRIAL.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 4.-The trial of An
derson was resumed to-day and d. Davis,
chief clerk of the returning board, was cross
examined. The testimony elected was con-
Trajectory of the statements made by Pelli-
etre.
William II. Green, a leading ward politi-
clan and clerk of the returning board, testi-
fed that the board, when the tabulated state
ment of the electoral vote was brought into
the secret session by him, did not ask for
the parish returns to compare them with the
statements. The members signed the state
ments and returned them to the chief clerk
to copy. Witness is now employed in Wells
department at the custom house.
Green was asked if there was not prom
Use made to him when he was called to
Washington as witness. He said there
was, but refused to tell about it. He was
| frequently interviewed by the secretary OF
the Democratic committee who attempted to
induce him to tell what he knew in Wash
ington; also to make certain copies and alb,
stracts from the minute book OF the return
ing board. He was promised the assessor
ship of the third district if he complied with
the secretarv's wishes. He was told at a
confidential dinner by the secretary that
Gov. Palmer had good opinion of him,
| witness, and would like to see him doing
for him and answered questions carefully
They were presented to him in writing.
| Several other clerks testified but nothing
new or startling was developed. Green
when recalled, said the promises made tc
him in Washington did not come from the
returning board. He received a letter from
the secretary of the Democratic convention
which had 800 enclosed
At the evening session Green was cross
examined at length by the attorney general
He would not tell who promised him the
assessorship, but when threatened with pun
ishment for contempt, named Mr.. Ed. Har
ris, secretary of Gov. Palmer and his com
mittee.
w. Powers, passenger agent for Cassiday'.
hotel. testified that the package deposited a
the Office by the supervisor of Morehoust
parish, containing the returns of that parish
addressed to the secretary of state
was, with his consent, take1
to the Democratic central committees
rooms, and in his presence the seals wer,
broken, the figures copied, packages ssalet
again and returned to him. He did notknow
who informed the defense of this. Though
everything was right in politics.
The defense closed.
RECRUITING testimony on the part of tn
State brought out MIR. Harris, who stated tina
Green offered himself as patriotic Louisi
anean to tell about all tho frauds committed
by the returning board. Had the sam
frauds committed himself. Was aware O
all the frauds committed by the returnin!
board in 1874. Green went decidedly bacl
on him. Gov. Palmer, after we had take1
him to Washington. was anxious to get tn
minute book of the returning board which
Green said he had kept as personal property
but he did not get it. He rebutted severa
statements of Green's.
The evidence will close about noon to
morrow and argument commence, durin
which the judge will write out his charge.
$4,000 BAIL OF WELLS.
Wells is improving. His bonds are fxe
at $4,000, and the sheriff is authorized t
accept them, if good and solid bonds ar
offered. Up to this hour, 10 p. NJ, the
have not been given, and Wells is still i
prison.