Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-27

the final vote Clarke was requested to
bring Caldwell before the Clarke caucus.
He (Clarke) made a speech, in which he
said he hoped they would vote for Cald-
well, and hoped they would be as true
friends to him (Caldwell) as they had
been to him (Clarke).
James +. Legate, a member of the
| Legislature, was examined by Judge
! Crozier-Noted for Caldwell; neither he
nor any OF his friends offered any in
ducement or reward for so voting.
Mr.. Clarke asked leave to ask the
witness whether he is the same James
I F. Iegate who was reported by the
Committee Of Forty 10 Congress as hav-
/ ing offered to sell his vote to a United
[ States Senator for one hundred thousand
dollars.
Judge Crozier thought this question
was similar to the question that he was
refused permission TO put TO Mr..
Thomas.
The question was not admitted, nor
was the report of the committee of the
House to that effect.
Charles Columbia was examined hy
Jud ge Crozier.-He was at Topeka du-
ring the election, and understood after
he got there that he had been teie-
graphed for by Finney His presence
had nothing to do especially with the
sale of Finney's vote.
BY MOrtOn-was at Topeka to
assist in Caldwell's election. He
went voluntarily, and started before
Finney's telegram reached him. Fin
ney said he was asked 10 send for him
by ShOuleeker, friend OF Clarke. His
expenses have not been paid. No agree
ment for such payment was made, nor
did he ask payment. Don't recOllect
tEat he had any conversation with
Caldwell about Finney's vote. He told
some Of Caldwells friends in the even
log after the first ballot that they could
depend on Finney's vote Dan.
Adams did not give him any
money for Finney's vote.
To Mr.. Carpenter-Did not offer Fin
ney any money for his vote.
Mr.. FELTON, was recalled, and said that |
Snoddy was bitterly opposed to Cald- |
well. In reply TO Judge CrOZier and /
MOrtOn's question he said be was equal |
ly hostile to Clarke.
Here the committee called for certain /
books of ScCtt q Cos bank, at Leaven- |
worth, which were sent for in compli- |
ance with the request of Clarke, for both |
day-boOks, private and general record .
of remittance book, or remittance BOOK,
journal and ledger, individual and bal
ance book OF January and February.
The ledger and index were produced,
they being the only books sent. Clarke
stated he expected to prove by these
books and examination of the book
keeper for the bank at that time, that
during that time Caldwell had paid, by
means of checks, drafts or IoteS, that
passed through the bank, large sums of
money TO persons proven to have been
his agents in the I erritOrial canvass.
Caldwell said he had not the slightest
objection to the examination of the
books, but he did not want bis accounts
published to the world.
Judge Crozier produced the ledger of
the first note in the bank at Leaven-
worth, of which he is Treasurer, in
which Caldwell had accounts in Janua-
~ and February Of ISL. He said that
his ledger would show all that the
1ther books would show. {
Senator Morton said the examination ,
IF witnesses and Mr.. Caldwells state
nent must be concluded in one more {
lay, as the committees duties forbade i
[ devOting more time to this case. {
The committee then went into secret /
and examination of the {
Jank accounts. 3
Senator Morton announced that the
would be resumed at ten ,
'clock next Saturday morning
Messrs. Clapp, Sherwood and Thomas, :
# LeavenwOrth, and Messrs. Williams
md Butler, of Topeka, were summoned
Is witnesses for Mr.. Caldwell.