The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-02-02
1t gives me the right to say the jury i-
organized 10 convict.
Under these circumstance nv right

OF challenge would be Of no avail.
have twelve challenges, and whe
these Are exhausted, the character q
The panel would remain just what
MAS bt fore. wish to say here that
sn entirely ignorant OF the NernoI
I parish matter. The record VII sho,
that | was Rot present when the Ver
n1n returns were opened in the pre-
ehce OF the wishing statesmsn. III
certified repuris of both parties vii
sho" this. The returns appear To hxy
been passed over to the CLERKS for tabu
lAiion without remark, and when ORE
sented to me foT my signb ture, l -igue,
them as did those of every other par
ish, ss matter Of eour.e.
81 had 10 idea, aud had no reason .
suspect that any alteration had beer
made in them. wA.s surprised whei
the mstter was called 10 my attention
before the congressional coIlmi.t.r
and testified then that | anew moth,
Ing about IT, ! had no Interest in-Ner
non parish, or iu any OF the local can,
didates In that part Of the state. Tn,
vote for electors aud governor Was moi
al all affected sy the alleged alteration
For the reasons which / have given.
l was determined not lo bs tried before
packed jury, II could help il. My
counsel will uss every legal effort To
avert it. l suppose that they will as X
for u change of venue"
The counsel for L. c. Anderson filed
motion for change OF venue, alleg,
ing he could not have a fair aud i'm
partial trial in this parish, the preju.
dice against him having increased in
the last few days. Aiter argument
Judge Whitaker stated that the jury
had been drawn In the most impart al
manner, an1 Was composed OF con
servativs, honest men, OF unimpesch-
able character. What could the &C
cused demand more? The court had
said Friday 1t would not be trified
with, and considering the motion for
a change OF venue, an attempt al delay
he denied the same. The defense took
a bill of exceptions.
The attorney general Renewed the
motion tor severance in the t:isl Of
the ac used. and said the state had
y ished 10 try the ease against Wells
first, but as he has not come forth. he
would call up the case Of Thomas &
Z nderson.
Judge Collum, Of counsel Tor the de.
Tense, opposed the mOtion for a sever
Anre, AS it wonld only be detrimental
In the accused, dePEiving them Of their
challenges.
The court granted the motion Tor
severance, and the c use Of tie : ate y.
Thomas &. Anderson was then con-id.
cred fixed for Trial. Wituets.s were
called and the empanelliBg of jufy
proceeded with.
The collectors Office 10 day. sEs ia
charge Chief Clerk TomlipsOn. Ii is
held .hht while Special Deputy Ande.-
son is In the ely there is no vacancy
To be filled.
Judge Whitaker ordered the rules
for contempt, to be issued against
Chief Deputy Marshal Wurz nrgrT aud
Special Agent TomliusoD, aud III sd..
returnable at ten o'clock Tomorrow,
for molestipg Sheriff Houston while ia
the discharge of his duty in serving
writs of the court.
New YORK, January - A special
from New Orleans sAys the excite
ment on the returning b0sTd care has
absted. In an interview with Auder-
son he stated the reason they hid IL
the custOmhoUse was 10 gain tim. !.
that the jury was drawn 10 Convict,
and their only object Was 10 gain ilDe.
He intimsted, pretty bitterly, that the
effect of their treatment by the admir-
istration might lead 10 something un
expected, but refused to say what. Ia
conversation with the prison officials
however, the trio have expressed them
selves that IL they are deserted by those
they placed In power, they Will make
disclo. ures exceedingly uupless Ant.
WAsaINGToH, January ~ TIE
specials from New Orleans say that
Anderson, though di-pirited at times,
grows bitter anc fierce. Search ha.
been mace everywher. to-dsy for
Wells, bat without effect. IL IL IL be.
lieveu that he started on Saturday for
Washington, and that the custom
house resistance was for the purpose Of
giving him time to reach Washington /;
that when there, he will go direct To
the president aud urge their desperate
condition, and chow that unless he
does something they will be l0s,
IL be refuses, then a disclosure will b.
made OF the ~hole fraud, on condition
that the prosecution is stopped. IL y
said intimatIons have been had from
certain leading democrats that If tue
returning board would chow Hayes
election to have been q fraud their
prosecution will cease.
Major Burkewas interviegei a. New
Orleans about the so-called electoral
bargain, yesterday. He defended Pres
ident Hayes aud the soathern demo
cratic congressman from the charge O,
party infideiity, and said "Tae p.o
pie OF Louisiana hsd eKprsssei no "a
vor for the electoral bill Tney re-
gsrsied 1t as means Of letting Mr.. TIL.
den down easy. They had been led Ia
expect that Mr.. Tilden aud the demo
cratic party north would cisim their
rights. and II need be enforce them "
Regarding this cou a;ing of the vote,
he said: "Mr. Tilden's manager, In
Washington had soho mes Tor defeating
the count 10 the senate, aud for held
ing = new election under C,pk.lag.
but the party had never authorized
them. l know positively that Senator
Conkiiug had speech all prepared in
favor Of throwing oW the vote ci
Louisiana, In which edept he was ts
have been elected prasident of the
senate. and would have become presi.
dent OF the United StsteA pending til.
new election, which would have taker
place . year afterwards.