Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-17
raaurORNlA BRIDERY IN
MITIGATION.

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-..,ve witness ON she stand,
Nsmsra, who approached mem-
Of tho Legislature with offers OF
IN vote for Booth, was finally
rht before the committee at its
I'M last Friday night. He is rep
Ited As being cunning Irishman
a "rich brogue." He Is certainly
,ost remarkable witness extant.
wing is the main points of his tes-
py:
ome to work for Booth; think !
NV own expenses out OF my own
~ Know Dixon; don't know
he and | talked of; talked of ev-
iny. from weather up to the Sena-
contest; very likely I talked to
of Booth; remember meeting
n one morning on the steps of
f,apitol: don't remember whose
i told him had gained; his re-
10 made no impression on me;
now remember having gained q
II I told Dixon l had gained
,an's vote, it was not true; / did
know Morgan; never talked
Morgan; knew him by ap-
hnce only; might pick him out of
pwd now; am not particularly
vd; got dispatch from Hart the
Id time l came up; do not renem-
vhat it was; positive it did not say,
no Immediately" l got here the
hi time about y p. M; went then
rights; probably ! saw Hart first;
bbly met him ut the Golden Eagle
81; don't say I did or didn't; l went
Wright on private business; had
lte business with him; thought he
It b. up and SO went to see him;
recollect telling Wright that l
here to help poor men; l deny it
emphatically; it is not in rly vo-
hilary; never told him SO; perhaps
approach him about my asking
hc,lit to vote for Booth: probably
Wright spoke of Norlhcu;t that !
something; Wright introduced the
ect of politics; / had reason to be-
that all the members from SOnO-
would 20 for Booth, except North
Wright was indifferent as to
ther Booth was elected or not; the
er question only held him Off; 4
bght and so told Wright, that he
u distinguish himself by voting
Booth; | paid my own expenses
Of my own pocket; what l had was
own, in my own right, and no
Ter how it became mine; 1t is Il
ate question To say Wright and l
had an arrangement since the
ion.
brton-That is the reason l put the
ptiom delica,ely.
i'ness-Thank you, sir. laugh.
prton-If YOU had received $50
Albert Hart, would you have re-
nhered it?
[i'ness-Assuredly, it is thing to
emembercd.
Dr:on-Did you get $50 from him ?
ltne>S-Qualify that. Did l get it?
Drlon-Did you receive it?
'tness-Receive what, sir?
Drion-Receive fifty dollars from
to pay your expenses for coming
San Francisco 10 Sacramento and
3 back again?
itnesS-NO-I-d did not for
lnS-frOm-San - Francisco to
amento-and-going-back.
prton-Did you get it!
itneSs-I don't deny it.
crton-Did you get it?
nneSs-Is it proven?
orton-Did you get it.
IneSs-Do you mean, did l get it,
did l.
orton.l appeal to the Chairman to
PEI this witness to reply without
ner diSgraceful evasion.
PC Chairman-YOu must answer;
question is proper and plain; your
eion and delay is indecent. Iou
not trlfle in this manner.
llness-Did l get
onon-Now, you know if you got
NneSs-Did-I--receive--$5O-from
.-hart-eh? Very slowly.l
p''''"n-les! Answer! CThunder-
hness deliberately Now, put
aown. I-did-nOt-get-$5t)-
,-Albert-Hart, ,-the-Governor's
%S.e-secretary,-tO-pay-expcn-
NO. sir. What l had was my
no other mans.
olon - What was your private
mess with Wright!
mess - Well!-sOme- me-business-
y, IN Europe. don't know ex-
! .he Particulars. We correspond
V"ul man, and 1 had information
;e h;a a long wrangle again ensued,
"icn the cold cunning Of the wit
.AcHed the disgust Of the crowd
Orton-Were YOU furnished with
ny oy any person or persons to as
tas, t"o'erhor Booths election in the
InItness-Well. To-assist-Govern-
Anth-well-. No. l was not,
oe furnished with no bonds or val
" any Kind, TO use to induce any
sote for Booth; held out no
!. ltnent to Wright, nor asked him
= noiding out inducements to 9TH
sth. Gnu paving them to vote for
~, I. ~. wright spoke of Northcutt
i,,h. Il WY he did is tor him to say;
sa'' sm' asked ne if l knew of any
lrd oenlS spent; he said ne had
) s9'TO had been offered for "A
4 ha% I ! SAID, the man. Whoever he
lhtI I na perhaps AS well take it, as it
0ruse lie needed il and it WAS said
d;a "s WERE DOING THE SAME.
n if T". ask Wright, nor any other
/. q, q = could safely approach North
be- or "N Other man, by way Of "a
Asuo!n o!ner way; l wrote a letter to
h it;'niyi il :. have got it hack, and
II vas directed to Nr. Estec;