The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-26
ANDERSON's AGONY OVER.
HE ia sENTEsGRD TO Tw0 YEARS
HARD LAHaH IN THE rEKa-
TERTIARY.
Mad. wells wants His case to ssS 10 the
vtni.ea states Circuit Esnrt.

ANteN eEsRIes stFEHfE bHNEi,
II was about 10 .sE o'clock yesterday tnptn-
ing when Judge Whitaker called 7. G. Amber
son from the Hoclt to hear his sentences.
Four of d jury In the ease pf tho State vs.
Mike Mntjoul had just been impaneled, but
the course Of the trial had been stopped, ata
d deputy went to the dock to bring Anderson
forth. He calne out looking inueh excited,
and evidently Under great excitement After
waiting aotne time for the Assistant Attorney
General. he arrived. and Judge Whitaker took
up The question presented by tho motion In
arrest pf Judgment In the Anderson case
The following were the grounds:
Tint there was a Variance bnIwhnn tho
original information and tln amendment
allowed to be filed material to the tnnits
and constitutes II few charge, and therefore
the proceedings are null and void
That Andeisuni Is not rt,afgea to have falsely
and fpluniuusly ALTERED and published aa ttrue
certain altered document IN any t1ital ca
t,apity whatsnrTpr
That defendant had never n ntplininaf '
examination before u magistrate
That tho prosecution el,o,rd have been by
Indictment Instead Of Information.
The Judge reviewed each grpunh separate
w and answered tlen under the Law con
eltlsively He then overruled the motion
Making a motion with bis hand, Tho Judge
requested Anderson to stand up at The bar.
The RetBrner stood up
Judge whitaker Have you any reason or
anything To say Why the sentences Of the law
should not now be passed upon you p
Anderson showed much excitement and
rould hardly speak. but after considerable
effort aud with mitch evidences 81 anger, said
Sir You are about to act upon, the finding
Of twelve PERSONS altl IN your power. God
knows that am Innocent Ut The charge This
Ia ertie persecution under the forms u law
| am ready to receive yorr sentences.
Judge Whitaker replied as follows
think the action Of the Grand Jury and
the law. officers Of the State, and Of the jury
who sat Oh your trial, and the court that pre-
sihpd upon 1t, was fully justified by the ev-
denpp ind have enen no Indication Of any
attempt at persecution. | think the verdict
rendered was III nceurdance with the evidence
adducnd Oh the trial that you had II fair trial
BY d Jury imparially selected from the good
people uf the State. Considering the verdict
Of the Jury, and their recommendation to the
mercy Of the court. Under section e93 Of the
Revised STATUTES. ! sentences YOU TO two years
at hard labor IN the State PeDitentiary. and to
pay the costs of this prosecution.
In receiving the sentence Anderson was pal
lid, and the nervous action Of the muscles Of
bl1b JHN AttfWeh tliHt liz WINS hnH5utHy I'll
feeted His face was mitch blanched and his
hands twitehed convuisively When the Judge
had finished, Anderson was taken into the
dock and suon after escorted to the Parish
PRISON..
Mr. Henry Castellanpa, Of counsel for An
,lelson. then moved fot n s,isnensive appeal
to the supreme Court of the State, which was
made rettlrnahle Wednesday next.
The transcript or record Of the case will
probably be finished this afternoon az The
clerks are busily engaged III copying all the
papers
In the case of the State vs J. Mad. Wells, on
motion Of John Ray, Of counsel an appica-
ton for transfer Of the case to the United
States Circuit Court was filed The ground
Of this application was that there was con
spitacy here to convict him. and that justice
could not be melted out to him In the State
Superior Criminal Court. The application
was SET down for trial