The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-02
.fi-jrrINDND DETECTIVES CIRCULATE
THE PETITION FOR THE
"HTCkTAILS."


"HUCKTAILS."
.r.. House committee appointed to in
.. .,;.l,r the charges Of bribery and cor
....i,o resumed their sessions Yesterday
.r.jns We give below the testimony in
MORNING SESSION.
l,aar TtmandSon. (rolored.) member
from lIaliclX. sworn: q. Do YOU know
whether or not any mcmhcr OF the LegiS-
lure has accepted any git or gratuity, or
.r, rrnmiS" 10 make q gift or gratuity, or
.,, any net beneficial to such member, I'M
der any agreement or with IN understand
.nr that his vote. opinion, or Judgment
~atl !r given in any particular manner
nom 4 particular SIDE Of any question.
...u>c, or proceeding which has been or is
ncturr him in his official capacity: \. l
d. not. sir.
By Mr.. Turner: Do you know of any
u!unoy hciug Used 10 intlucnrc votes. A. l
10 not, sir.
.. Do you know Of any promises TO MEN,
trr> 10 be fulfilled hereafter: A. No one
ll. myself. sir.
i; Nj. Thomas: Do you know Of any
moary being offered TO any member to in-
;HirwGa hi vote: \. do not know Of any
o..~ except myself.
=. viii you please state all the facts con-
urr.cd with il: A. | was offered 500 to
vote against the Pennsylvania bin.
.. Who was the man that made this Of
.,.: \. | DO not Know him.
q. Had you ever seen him before he made
'li> oilcr: y. No, sir.
Z. Eaye YOU ever seen him since that
III" A. No Sll L ua,c hot:
= zen anu Milt!c WAS tni> oiier illa9e
{" }oM: y. III was III tiie rotunu'- | pald
w! 'it'le attcli.i''i 'o n,,li' 1 'oiu nilu
a% ""t want ihe in"hs!. we were togeIner
""!E ABOUT I'VE nllhuIcS' al0 a>keu ililh
hp questions.
Z. Describe the appearance OF the man !;
"lt VGu: y; coulu tot, slf, 10 save my
H'. hno" ne Was white ii'ii' ana shat
"it. tie walked up 10 me ana askea me
WA1t intended TO 90 apolh the Diil; 1
ioFt nun dld MOI Know. lie thell sa!d ne
would give me S'oo 10 vote against the
h!l!.
Z. l'd nc eNnlDit any money 10 you, or
merely make the Offer: A. lie merely
made the otter. ,
hy NJ. iulner: 10 YOU my" any ulns
aDo"t 'iie .iIh,as'i'ii pt nn+ -. ~
' 49, 't'S s o,' INV. 1nann,or who hoe
f -" lE'a NV" n,' "tfica ~, thI o,f, ~ ne ,Ls
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" iou ''I', "o.' Ai,o" ~, - "hy s uone Au
''' ne'it2 'pPi'"eieo" 40 ~" "'Ae' a.
Ho !ioS >h,
u! Ml. -nailooo Ian YOU i.oI Iecoiiect
IA appearance Vi "''a'o''. a. oaniio'
Rr Mr. Turnor. do rou know of anv
f,c,s which mioht load tn the end for which
his inves,ioarion j. intcndads II 6n not
tnow of any.
Ellis wilson (cnlored( member fror, hin.
wiJdie. sworn, who, in answer to the GEN.
rraI question repled: No, sir. | do not.
Bv Mr.. Turner: Do YOU know of any
consideration of any kind being offered to
any member for his influence or vote on auy
particular side Of any question. A. do
not, sir.
.. Did YOU ever make any statement con-
rrlning conversation between you and--a
certain Senator? a. No, sir. Some one
came to me and said something about what
Mr.. Lathrop had said but my mind had
been made up. and nothing could induce
ne TO vote for the bill. He came to me and
told me Mr.. Lathrop wanted to see me ;
that he (Alr. Lathrop) would give me
some money to vote for the bill. | never
saw Mr.. Lathrop there, but he told me Mr..
iathrop had sent him there to see me. This
was in my room, in the nighttime. ..-
.. Was this message from Mr.. Lathrop
coupled with any promise? A. The man
who told me what Mr.. Lathrop had said led
Inc to believe that he would give me some
thing, but did not see Mr.. Lathrop.. L
never intend TO cast vote which think
would be against my people. The person
who came to me was q large, portly man.
g. DO you Know amy one else who was
offered anything in this matterp A. NO,
sir, do not.
by DR.. Pannil: Have YOU ever seer the
man who brought you the message from
lathrop since the occurrence? A. No, sir.
lie was a large man, and had q gray nous.
t4chc and, / think, no beard. When he
came to nv room | got up and walked
backwards and forwards across the floor,
hu! did not notice his features particularly;
but | did notice that he was large man, ;.
and