The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-07

1 VhiCh uoo ifCskO Lil u VIu tue ikpS Ot SOU
person to me now Unknown, to the effe
against the bill. I told MIR. Hinton thi
however true it was that money was befn
| paid in this matter, could get none, as m
position was known before money W.
brought to bear. He; then said that be W,
authorized Che did not state by whom
see me and make terms with me and .ths
/ II would 60 with him to Ford Hotel b
part ofithe work would be done. I tol
Mr. Hinton that / had no, desire to got I
ForPs Hotel, as,1 did not :, nj.
CARE 70 BE HARAssED ..... if...fs
by parties whom I knew to be stoppin
there. he said that he was poor mar
and had had nothing to eat for some time
and that If / would go with him to Ford
be could make ten dollars by the operation
I asked him If the ten dollars was not cor
tingent upon securing my vote or influenc
that the simple fact of going the1 e woul
benefit him to the amount of ten dollars
After considerable importantly on his par
I agreed to 60, and did GO. He took me t
room No. %, which I learned was occupie
by Mr. Phebus, but which at that tim
was vacant. He asked me to remain In tn
hall while he went into the room of Gen
u. B. White. After waiting for some lengtl
of time, knocked at the door, and toll
him that should leave, and did so. I'di
not see Mr.. Hinton again, to speak to him
until the afternoon OF the Goth, when tn
bill was passed. met him on Bank street
After leaving some gentlemen, he said
We'll, the bill is passed, and I
10 HAVE MADE NO MONEY"
that he had not made enough to Durchas
cigars. He did not say how many, how
ever. told him that / had made no mo
ney except my per diem. He said that I'm
less he made some or obtained some hi
would make some one suffer. / told hin
that he was at liberty to make whom sufel
he pleased, provided he didn't trouble me
that was ..-- a,t
FREE FROM HIS CLUTCHES, .r. 5.
and didn't care what he did. That, gentle
men, is all I have to state, but am ready tt
answer any question you may see tit to ask
By Mr.. Turner: @. Did Mr. Hinton ever
approach you to vote for this bill! A. Ht
never did, sir. res. ......- -..
Q. Do you know Of any money, being
placed in any ones hands to be used for OF
against the bill? A. do not.
p Q. Do you know of any person being
CloLuCu WlUh auCuU1lUJ w olSA LtoASy "
any member to vote for or against the bill
or to Use their influence? Al do not. MIR
Hinton did not promise me directly the
money himself, but said he knew how
might make it. ... ....t .a- e.
@. In your conversation with Mr.. Hinton
on Bank street did he say "made" or I" OBJ
tained"? A. I could not answer ex'
plicitly, but my idea was That heu j8-,T
INTENDED TO BLACK-MAn SOMEBODY. 4.
@. Doyou know of any facts pertinent to
this matter that our questions have mol
reached? A. lido not. ..
Q. DO you know OF any persons whom
you have regson to believe are in the pos
session Of facts which might throw some
light upon this subject? A. l do not, sir.
Capt. Parker recalled 49,.
@. Did Mr. jenkins ever tell you wher
you went to see him about the money that
he would pay it? A. No, sir; he remarked
to me that he ,.... g.. ..,~a-
ii DIDN'T OWE HIM 4 D-N CENT.
@. Did Mr.. jenkins read the letter yor
handed him? A. held out the agreemen
to him, and he read it in that way in my
hand. he said it was .'--"
A D--D FRAUD .'-
that isn't Andrews's writing, for l am ri
counsel, and know it. I am not posltlv
whether showed him the letter or not.
Q. When you went to see Andrews, Wh.
Gid you ask him f anybody had been to Sc
him? A. 1 don't know.
8 @. Did Andrews controvert in any wa
this statement of Hinton about the letter t
Judge Morton? A. No, he did not. dt
not know Andrews at all. Mr. Hinton CAV
me the papers, and | wanted to know
whether it was bona tSde affair before
went into it. -....-..-. ;.
@. Have we gotten all the information
from you in regard to this matter! A. Yes
sir, all that have now. fn-1
n. j. Hinton recalled. By. Mr.. Turner
In the letter written to Mr. jenkins, Wh
is this Mr.. Walker referred to! A. hay
been told that it was MIR. Jonas Walker
though don't know who he was.
Z. Do you know of any corroboratlvV
facts to sustain your testimony preylousl
given? A. 1t was the day previous to tn
first vote being taken that I-spoke to MI
jenkins. [ forget now what question.
asked Mr.. jenkins, but he,told me ne Wout
take all the votes he could get, and pay TO
them as soon as the votes were cast. thin
asked him what guarantee he would give
He said, "None down, but the whole VINE
the final vote was taken," and said t
me, tIf you do not believe me 7
be a man of my word, | refer you to Judg
Morton" went to him and asked, ID
you think Col. jenkins will keep any en-
eagement he makes !" His reply was, -,
believe him to be man OF his word
Nothing at all was said about my not bein
able to control my own vote, anu uotnln
was said about my being president Oh Tn
Board of Registration OF Fluyanna county
neither did I say that Mr.. Hensons electlo
was due to ne. was merely the presldeD
of one precinct mo. p in that county.
met Mr.. jenkins that same eYenlng-tn
day the first vote was taken, Thursday,
went to his Office, but found him in JIdg
Morton's Office, the next room, where ou
agreement was (Judge Morton was nc
present) that was to receive .S500 l0r eac
members vote and $50 for myself. He say
ing that he did not care d-n -".
IF KEPT IT ALL -s'
80 the vote was bona fde gotten. nav
made statement which was denied by bi
Jenkins, and I deny his statement in tot
so far as It conflicts with mine. never, 1e
instance, heard the name of Burgess mel
toned. I think Burgess told me when
approached him in the rotunda, TO 60
Jenkins .-4........-
Burgess: Didn't I tell you to 60 to
certain room in Ford's Hotel and you Wou
find parties interested in the bill?
Hinton: I don't remember any sue
thing. s-... -.z- aa-.,...
Burgess: @- .=.
YOU LIE LIKE A DOG ,.lt
DR.. Pannill: Well, sir, you must n
use such language to witness. ~,
Burgess will tell him so outside, al
LAM H1M OUT OF BIS HIDE.
Witness continues: On the evening aft
the matter into Captain Parker's hands,
understood from Captain Parker and II
Craddock that they had seen Col. jenkins
that II was arranned that the money was