Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-10

eNActlys
Norton-It was strange you'd give a
clerkship for vote for Booth.
BrOwn-Well,1 don't look at II exactly
in that way. l would have consun-
mated the trade, as you call it. for the
vote and take the chances. I smoke of
gold notes as a mere enthusiastic ex-
preston, they were SO much prettier
than gold. T.aughter.l I'm dead sure
l had no money of any one, here or in
San Francisco, then. l haven't had
much of either gold notes or gold. l
didn't say to Carter he wouldn't be
asked to vote for Booth that day:
nothing of the sort.
CARTER TESrIFIEs AGAIN.
j. c. Carter, rccalled-When Brown
came to me l was sitting at my desk
reading; he stopped down to ask ne il
I'd come to his room as soon as the
roll was called, and that he had mat
ter of business with me; told him I'd
come; didn't know what on earth he
wanted of me. l went up. He sent
Eardley and the boy ont. WITNESS
detailed what then took place as he be-
fore te>tified.] l never asked Brown
or any one else for any friend of mine
for place in his Office. never had a
friend or candidate for the place.
Browns statement so surprised me
as TO occasion what said when he was
testifying tonight. l cant SAY l have
apy reason to believe Governor Booth
u his friends ever had anything to do
With Brown. Hearing him testify, /
now place no confidence in his word.
did not go to Brown about Campbell
for Scrgeant-at-Arms; Brown came to
me about it, as l have stated before. l
I'm Of L.
ment or heard of it till last night.
There was a man who ought to have
seen Brown and I part at his room; |
will give the committee his name. lie
was there and may have heard it.
had no candidate for any position, for
any place; none came from my coun-
ty. Campbell alone Interested me,
but he gave up the fight for Sergeant
at-Arms and went home.
a POOR MAN COMES UPTo HELP POOR
MEN AND GET BOOTH VOTES.
AsSemblymanW w. s. NJ Wright sworn
"A San Francisco man told me he was
up here to secure votes for Booth. lie
came to my room. l told him votes
were in pretty good demand. laugh
ter / told him l belived $4,000 had
been offered for votes; he laughed. lie
said he was here to help any poor man.
[Laugher.] He asked me if it would
be safe to approach certain man;
said no. His name is Mcnamara.
Dixon told me about the $1,000 price,
Mcnamara thought in case of enler-
gency $4,000 wouldn't be high. Laugh
teri was joking with him, and draw
ing him out. The man he wanted to
approach was poor man, he said. 1t
was Mr.. NOrthcutt. (Tiaughter.1 Me
Namarra said he supposed Northcutt
was not wealthy. lie knew l would
not vote for Booth. lie said We
were particularly acquainted. / sup
pose hat is why he came to me; told
Northcutt after a while OF it, and he
said it was well he didn't come to him;
I told Mcnamara heard Jones was
in San Francisco, and, if he took a no
ton, there was no telling what Jones
would do. as he was friend of Booths.
Roars of laughter.] After the election
Mcnamara said his man was too slow;
men missed a good thing some times by
being too slow; that he vas to go for
Booth next vote, but Booth shot in
without it. IT.augh;er.] Mcnamara
is pretty smart; he aint going to put
his foot in it. [Roars of laughter.] lie
never told ne he had money; McNa-
MARIA is a school teacher; met him
six years ago; l don't think he has got
much money ahead; l think he WAS
requested 10 come here; he said he lad
been summoned to come hele; l
learned from dispatch he showed me
signed Hart; my son was present at
the conversation with Mcnamara;
Mcnamara was 4 warm friend of
Booth; l had told Mcnamara before
that shouldn't feel bad if Booth was
elected, but l should vote for Farley.
If Mcnamara had bad motive !
don't think he would have come to me
to unfold it.
S. B. Wright, sworn-SOn Of Assem-
blyman Wright; corrObora!cd his
fathers testimony as to the cOnVerSa-
ton in Wright's room. lie asked Me
Namarra the day the fight closed how
he got along: re said therc'd he a
change the next ballot. inferred from
his presence, and his before saying he
was here to help men wanting little
money and needing assistance, that the
change was to be for a pecuniary con-
Sideration; he didn't tell me that he
had bought votes, or that he had offer
ed money or any other values to any
one; he wanted, l thought, to sort of
initiate me into the mysteries CT poll
ties. Laughter.l lie told me there
were times money could he used, and
! inferred he thought this WAS one of
the times; he came up on dispatch
from Hart; he never said he had money
from Booth or any of his friends; re-
garded the man as
TALKING BUSINESS,
Notwithstanding he was jOvial in man.
ner; that was the impression ho made
on me; NOrthcutt was not the man
Mcnamara referred to as likely to
change the result; he asked me if there
was any likelihood of father changing;
he asked me it l thought he could APP
proach Northcutt, but he did not say
anything about money. Northcutt Is
from our county.
Assemblyman Ferguson, sworn-I
heard Of no one being offered money
in the Senatorial contest: Northup
told me of an offer on the morning be-
fore, or of the election, but named no
sum; l met Tom Nozzler once in the
rotunda: he said he was an old Placer
ite, and loved them; he wanted to
know