Article Discussing Verdict

ID: 5578 ~ Source: "The Courts." Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana), June 15, 1859: 2.
This file appears in: Election Intimidation in Carrollton 1858
Article Discussing Verdict
This file appears in: Election Intimidation in Carrollton 1858

By Mary Ann Wegmann
Was an election for Mayor of Carrollton upheld even though voters were threatened and intimidated from voting? Yes, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled in 1858, reversing District Judge Victor Burthe. The annual election for Mayor and Councilmen in…