Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-19

Derry, of the Law Committee of Ex-
change, gave testimony only confrma.
tory to that already published. II. w.
I White, his associate, testified to the au-
thority given 10 Lockwood TO employ
counsel st an expense of ten thousand
dollars, the intention being to employ
Judge Sherman, but finding Sherman
could accomplish nothing, Colgate was
employed.
COLFAX.
WAsHINGToN, February is.-The re-
port circulated here to-day that COlfax
had stated in his letter 20 the Poland
Committee that in his testimony before
that committee he had forgotten to
mention the acceptance by him Of draft
from George +. Nesbutt, on the sixth of
July, contains a material error. COlfax
has no hesitation IN saying that he did
receive from Nesbutt, in the months of
April, July and October, each, Of that
year, a remittance of thousand dollars,
making four thousand dollars in all.
The April and July remittances having
been in checks, these remittancee We're
partly on personal and partly on polit-
ical grounds; the letters ACCOMPANYING
two OF them are in existence but those
covering the other two cannot now be
found. COlfax, in his testimony,
made no reference to any of the
remittances except that of June.
for the sole reason that that remittance
only had any reference to, or connection
with, the subject of investigation before
the committee; and his counsel. with
full knowledge of the facts.
and to whom the whole responsibility
in this regard belongs, advised him that
he could not properly open the subject
of remittances without bringing in ex-
traneous and unimportant matter before
the committee, and departing from the
point at issue.
The friends of Mr.. COlfax, who have
seen the correspondence, confidently
assert that when published it will fully
vindicate him from all aspersion affect
ing his motives or his acts.
POMEROY.
WASHINGTON February 1S.-The SEN
ate Committee on the POneroy case. this
morning, held a secret session for one
hour, it was then announced that the
committee would confine their INQUIRIES
to the transactions between Pomerov
and York. J. G.. HOrten was then
called by Simpson; he testified that he
resides at Lawrence; is agent for the
Kansas Pacific railroad; on January y,
1873, Senator York invited him
to meet him at Simpsons
room, Tiff House; witness de-
scribed the occurrence at that melting
| as York described it yesterday; York
sent to him on Wednesday; witness
went to his private room when York
showed him seven thousand dollars,
saying he received it from Pomeroy;
asked how he felt, and he said, ''Horton,
I've had fearful struggle over this
thing; l think he had been praying
over it, [audible smiles7 and think he
| is all right now. Witness, in the Joint
| Convention, told the Lieutenant-GOy-
ernOr to recognize York if he arose.
| The Lieutenant-GOvernOr nodded; at
the preliminary meeting nothing was
said about opposing the recess, or the
final disposition of the money question
whether the exposure should be made
In the Senate or Joint Convention was
not discussed.
CrOss-eXaminatiOn by bIr. Horton
| He was not a member of the LegisIa-
ture; his principal business at Topeka
was to beat Mr.. Pomeroy; he and Mr..
| Simpson had not matured plan of ex-
pOsure before York asked him to consult
about it. The first time he heard the
matter mentioned was on the twentieth
| of February, in a conversation with
| Governor Osborne. He said the Legis-
lature seemed strangely opposed to Pom
erOy, and Osborne replied: ayes, but
the old cuss will buy his way through -
He said he might be defeated if some
one would take his money and then ex-
pose him. Witness might have cOnversed
with Simpson about thus defeating
POmeroy before York was thought
of. Many of the Legislative lobby may
have left Topeka on Saturday before the
election.
By Mr.. Simpson: Was not working
against POmeroy at the instance of the
Kansas Pacific railroad.
Mr. Simpson had no other witnesses
present, but he desired to summons wit
nesses from Kansas to prove that the
money deposited by York went
direct from the bank to Mr..
Pomeroy.
Mr.. Horton did not desire to intro
duce any evidence until the prosecution
closed.
The Chairman said that in future the
evidence for the prosecution would be
limited to the two mentioned, and urged
the defense to proceed, as it was desired
to conclude in time for the Senate to
act.
Mr.. Horton said he thought to be
ready tomorrow.
Adjourned