The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-06
ANDERs0N's AGONY.
The Case Narre wing Down 10 n pntnt.

n was II o'clock before the iurv h, Tho An
aars,,,, o,s ware brought .lo,n
aefseh ease meie pioos"e "e"a.
H. HARRIS
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SHOWN 'e.'e'' We sa'' - WEE ~" ''s"e' NJ %
communication VI Green's
The evidence closed here.
| A,,,nto,+ At4,rp,,, t.,,,r,I tgt,., then roee
Ass'stan!oaeeo''eOy oe,efa heah s'leh rose
anu opeheo the argument ior the prosecutions
| He said to the Jury: This is the most I'M
po,tant eese ever presented 10 a Jury of this
| ,.,1,,. trha .,,,,f,,,,. ~ ~, 49,, has a,l.d
| co"nus in7 ~ i.o'o' .' ''7 ,o' i',' 'i''o
| high and Important positions He Is charged
with crime against the very life Of the
| State depriSinp the people Of selecting their
own rulers. "
The charge against the accused Is that Of
uttefing and publishing as true q. public rec
ord, knowing that 1t was forged. 1t the testl-
mopy will establish this fact II Is your duty
record has been falsRed Witnesses from the
parish Of Vernon have proven that only four
teen Republican votes were cast at the cleo
| ton. @
| Only two Republican votes were cast i9r
electors, yet the Returning. Board. claims l7s
votes, It is pleaded that he was Ignorant 81
the publication yet ne affixed q, his signature 70
the u a4 ha pnss ha f ba s a
tered end false RETURN and he certified TO the
fact The law presurnes that he examined
the documento He cannot plead Ignorance.
He has been party to some other acts OF
passing false records as true The lilden
electors carried this state by clear majority
sitled and the records altered. The testimony
| is sufficient to convict the accused But that
| In not all the Returning Board claimed 70
| have greater judicial functions than any court
| In the country. a. ..,
They secreted themselves without any wit
nesses TO their transactions. Inc tour mem 7,
| hers OF the Returning Boe,d were hepubi-
| cans, II a member OF the Democratic party
| bad been with them he would have been
| Formidable witness.
! Itiden had ls4 electoral votes; mere were
| three States TO he heard from. Flollda South
| Carolina and Louisiana. n these three states
we have now, Democratic governments. IT
was strange that they shuuld have cast the
electoral vote for Hayes, Republican.
There were but two Republican votes IN the
consolidated statement Anderson knew that
| A witness has testified that the accused SAID
at dinner, Mr.. Hayes will have the electoral
| vote even II the State has one hundred thou
sand Democratic majority" Another witness
turning Board is the strongest proof Of their
guilt. Clerks were caught altering and torg-
Ing the returns, and yet they were kept in
employment. Some OF them are provided Tor
III she custom HOUSE. Jaws WIZ ca', n 'u.n
and ,yas IL v,tad m isaya IIe wac not deeeut
and and ,,,.,,,,ar IL hs hsha vIor Good pe,pla
an,d not tn,ratn n,hlin ;,st;c, in he prost
" ad " Tb e ,ns p tvas enloyed bv The re-
t tuv,ru. ni is i"'' was w
~ mo ,',,,,,h,,r,, +,,,s that h. ,;ed to
M, Harris =, den.;s. Fin vi IIe has M, idea
s,.,.e IS ~ ,lt VA uh,,,,a I +. ar.dtsd
" ~ " ~, aa ,,,ot, Ir,,n went ~,
, nss5,a ia If ali IL witnesses
he rnh u,g l.,v n -, 10 Tho "ase and
,r ..t s'a ,.,m ,,,h st,rin, a,cal In
the Jury tn find a verdict III guilty
The District Attorney followed With q most
brilliant and conclusive argument on the part
Of the State. He showed that the document
ana one promulgated under the law. He said
that 1t was necessary for the defense to prove
that there was no knowledge on the part Of
the prisoner that any alteration had been
made tn change Tho returns ms JtrnlSleN,
MI Harris stated. he SAID, that IL WIS