The Ouachita telegraph., 1872-02-10
laws; also contract for the parochial

never been in DeSoto. She lives in
the city and has never been in the
country.
In 1865 was elected to the Legislature
and has been 4 member since. Witness
does not rccollect how many votes he
got when elected in DeSoto, nor how
many were cast.
IIIS OPINION OF BRIBERY.
ENotr.-This man was until last year
Speaker Of the House.-EN. YH.l
If any one offered him Il bribc he
would not tell it, because it would hurt
his character, and he would not want it
exposed to the public.
Question by Mr.. Archer-Was you
ever offered anything before 4 bill
passed?
A. Once l was offered money.
Q. What did you say?
4. said nothing. 1 had business in
the mans office and when I was done
walked out.
Q. Who was he:
a. 1 don't like to say. He was a
Federal officer.
g. WHAT'S his name?
a. l don't like to tell. I don't see
that it makes any difference.
Q. But it does make q difference.
That's what we are down here for.
The witness refused positively to
answer the question. Mr.. Archer ad-
vised him that he would be impris-
oned for the refusal. Mr.. Schotield diff
fered with Mr.. Archer on the subject,
holding that the Committee could only
report a contunlacy to the House and
it was for the House to infiict punish
ment, il any was to be inflicted.
Witness did not rnnnrt tho rnrSnn
who offered him the bribe to the Gov
ernment. The amount offered was
four or five hundred dollars. 1t was to
pass bill over the Governors veto.
Witness declined to state what bill it
! was, unless the committee would agree
to ask him no other question on the
subject, and the committee did not en-
tertain the proposition.
Question by Mr.. Archer-Did not
you regard it as an indignity when a
bribe was offered to you, as you have
stated?
| A. The man said nothing offensive
He was just talking about the measure.
Q. Well then he insulted you SO gen
teelly that you didn't think it an in.
| suit. Laughter.
ABOUT s:GENTLEHIEN."
Witness having said I, certain in di
vidual was; " too much Ola gentleman
! to talk about buying the passage of &
bill, the following transpired:
| Mr.. Speer-Glad to hear it; we've
met 50 few gentlemen since we came
down here.
WitncsS-There are as many here as
you have in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Spccr-If there arc they are not
III the Legislature.
DEVICES, EOGUE's GALLERY ANE
THOSE BOOKS.
Witness was on the City Police, fol
about two months, during the admin
istratiOn of Mayor Heath. Was turn
key at the Ppc;tnier station, First Dis
trict. Does not remember having seen
Devices imprisoned there on charge
of burglary. Did not inspect tho
"I'ouge's gallery" at the police station
then or since. Docs not know whether
Devices picture was in the gallery OF
not. Did not know Devices until 1868,
when witness met him in the Lcgisl;,.
turc. Witness, as Speaker of the House
appointed Mr.. Devices chairman of the
Committee on Contingent expenses.
There was IN investigation Of charges
| stSstlllSt i)t"ccS OF IrauN IN inc Issue OF
warrants. Heard that the books and
vouchers had disappeared and could
never be found. The room of the COM
| mittce was in 4 house on Canal street
the upper part of which was occupied
by Mr.. sherman and his wife and Mr.
Devices and his wife, the daughter OF
| Mr.. sherman.
In explanation, we may say that We
! have been assured that the likeness OF
Devices is or was, in the Police Rogue's
Gallery in New Orleans.
! HE SWEARS TO COMMITTINC; PERJURY
Witness instituted 4 suit to compel
the Treasurer to pay warrants which
he, witness, held. 1t was in the Eighth
District Court. The warrants did not
all belong to witness. Some of them
belonged to other parties.
Mr.. -Archcr-NOu SwOrc they were
all yours, did you not:
Mr.. Cnrr-My lawyer said that was
all right. ! explained the matter to
him, that | did not own all, and he
said that made no difference.
Mr.. -Archcr-Thcu you swear to
whatever your lawyer tells you to