The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-16

with United States Marshals having pretended
warrants. and exhibiting them for the purpose OF
intimdatiDg and driving persons rom tue coun-
try; these warrants were taken by the marsDals
into neiRhborhoods, and exhibited 20 persons VINO
would MORN the paTtle that tile marshal was
after themi they would thea leave the country or
get out ul the way me "warrdntsW were simply
papers folded with no writing on the INSIDE but
names were on the outside, on the loldsi Spencer
wrot. 10 Mas err that he had procured troops 70 be
under the control Of the Revenue officers, ana
MAYER informed me VI the iact acting on this IN.
FORMATION, | made requlsitlon for troops, and
proceeded with them and the marshal VINO mad
these pretended warrants, and exhibited them as
i have indicated.
q. Was there any outrage upon which this re-
QUESTION was based, or was there any necessity
for troops Tor protection Of officers A. There
was no real necessity Tor the troops.
Y. Was there any pretended or alleged necss;
slty-lf so, state what IL was A. There was;
snot hole In nv Nat with my own pistol, and
wrote 70 Lou Il. Mayer mai mad been tred upon
by men Ia ambush and X. X. KS which he pef-
fectly understood was not The ease by previous
understanding; mad the troops with me at that
time; was IN advance and out Of their sight
hen ! shot the mole III my nat; ran back and
deployed the troops as skirmisners, and we ad-
upon me N n & a ma
VINO knew no better than that there was real
Toe before them.
Q. why did you do this A. 1t was 10 satisfy
the department at Washing on that tho presence
OF troops was necessary, ami to prevent their
recall.
Y. Was tals reported TO tne departments at
Washington As real outrageY A. IL was; saw
1t men toned IN several Northern papers.
4. We're the troops rstainedY A. fhey were
Kept by me as long as they could De made use OF
as political machine.
Washington A. ! made report to Mayer and
he repo tea 70 Washington.
q. In whose interest were you and Mayer act
ingH A. In George L. Spenceris 10 secure a
Legislature that would elect nim to the United
Stales senate AT all hazards.
z. What connection did spencer have with the
execution OF this plan OF operations A. lie was
acquainted WIN our plan q operations and was
iustrulnent al IN having troops placed at our dis
pos Il 10 carry out the same.
WHERE SPENCER GOT TROOPS
The following letter, by Spencer, was put In
DECATUR. Ala Oct % ls7a
Ny DEAR BAEBEn-I have just returned from Louis
y where asye OfeS 70 See Terry
~ pyi"sion de.acament 10 PeSens COUNTY = ean
pany Of infantry 70 Baton company 20 Demopolls and
;qnaHtgn OF f"yary e report TO Marsha nGas az
Marshal would u.s. the company at Upelika IN making
arrests lailapoosa andolph and Claiborne eounsies
morning 10 attend the meeting Of the state COMMITTEES
stay here morrow. 1 wish you would TO ialadega
an9 block at gam; mus NOT Meyer DC NJ n
A'V' "r'ady arrived In haste l fSy sfnxoEa
General Healy, United States Marshal, was
asked AFTER the May term OF the Court in 1872
were YOU aware or any attempts to resist the pro-
cess OF the United States courts by me people OF
the counties OF Randolph, Claiborne aud ITALIA.
answered, 81 was not" That il to say, the region
was ut leace altcr May. 1s72, according 10 the
writes mat lie has Just ordered troops down and
wants arrests made.
Barber was asked:-
o. DO you know these letters 10 be genuine ? A.
know spence, g handwriting; they are written
and signed By him, and bear the imprint or his
0. / notice IN the letter OF October 90, 1872 the
EXPRESSION, II wish Randolph, Deputy United
otates Marshal, would use the Company at 0pe-
lka In making arres la Talapoosa, Ran
dolph and C.aIDorne as susgests.n Will
YOU explain the meaning OF TINS EXPIRE ssionS A..
4 racpfved n letter RanuOlnn
Inc date OF these letters, suggesting that II troops
be sent into the counties named, that enough
voters could be run out OF those counties through
lear arrest 70 SECURE the election OF republican
representatives from those counti"s; l comm uni
Gated these iacls TO Spencer, ana the letter OF
OCTOBER - was Ia reply 10 that letter the special
friends OF spencer we're Y. Z. sheets, Member OF
Congress- colonel w. II. Belts ID. U. Waiting. j. J..
Kinds, already mentlouedi hon, CHARLES Pelham,
"A, X. Baker. present Unlted States Marshal
Northern District OF Alabama aud myself; Inese
ale the men VINO had the management oil Spenceris
election; was Informed IN our conferences that
all tue money necessary 10 secure spenosr's cleo
ton provided and 10 the nands " Kinds; It
WAS generally understood by the managers OF
Spsaeer's election the night before his election
that The Lowndes county delegation, except
Hunter, were disaffected and would not oe pres
emit o yofe tor Spencer, and would thereby deeat
MS election there not beng q sufficient humber
lett on Ilint ballot o elect q Senator; We were
informed that $1,000 mad been raised TO disarfect
THESE men6c,s, and that the money was
whien was afterward asccrtaned not to De
the case; but not Knowing better a. the
Jones tsat we had s25oJ subject to hIs order
CONDITIONED upon MS boldlng the Lpwnues
county delegation la the Court House Assemhl, 7;
we ascerl aimed that Jones was attending u
colored pail, and sent J. n. Bescn, government
detective, 10 interview Jones aud report; SANDY
Bynum, John c. Hendrix and myself were Sc
lected TO watch the Lowndes county representa-
tIves in the Lowe House except hunterl all
night, aud not lose sighi Of them; Belts was 10
take special en- rye OF Senator Jones' and was
instructed. II necessary, TO offer ann the 81. 500:
was TO watch the representatives All nIu hi. wnch
I III AZ M Daniel NnrwOnu IL
ant Sergeantat-Arms, came gu. Of the house
where they wee staying; gave him S.
tell them wanted to See them; they came out
and lnvitsd them 10 toe Madison House, where
breakfast had been ordered by Sena or Spen or
Tor their especial benefit: then went 10 Senator
Spencer's room and informed him that mad
them; he told me 10 Dring them up to his room,
which did; told carson and Maull, two or the
representatives. nom Low ndes, that spencer hsd
made up his mind 10 give them an AZ, ointme u
agencles-one, think, ON the Western Railroad
] uon't know where tue otner was: the prolalse
was made In my presence; durluG the night,
while on watch, Ileit b mum on watch, and went
10 spenceris room ana suggested to MIN 10 senu
TO Lowndes Tor Bryant, who came the next morn-
tins seemed 10 TX the LoSndes county
delegation all rgnt; the Legislature con
Ders were prrscot aud voted for Spencer ;
we were trying TO defeat quorum OF the Capitol
LEGISLATURE constantly; was given 10 Understand
We had defeated quorum ny the Justification Of a
man named Mancii, wnom Kinds nad informed
lie ne lau 10 use us own eADTcsslOu, Oy
increasing the hum0ei trips per week on some
postal route that Manell had, as con tractor or
SUP, ontractor, thereby increasing tile pay from
$500 500; | was glven ~ understand by the
managers Il mean by the "managers' the per-
heretofore SPOKEN OF as having charge Of
Speucers eiectOul that we nau nothing 10 fear
from Representative Kelly (anosher democratic
member Of the CAPITOL Assembly,.
MONEY FoR ELEcIISG SPENCER.
Moses ). Foote banker. or MoOne, testified to
having maze advances 10 Mayer, United States
Assessor of Internal Revenue, and JOnn J. Mou-
ton. Postmaster. whIch were not met at matu-
rIty: was informed Dy bOtn Mr.. L. H. Mayer ana
Mi. Moulton that spencer had Zone back on them
he having TO inem that $4,000 Vas set apart Tor
political purposes 10 carry the state by the Re.
publican National Executive Committee, ana that
iney nad Oeen authorized, in anticipation OF tins
amount, TO make the loan or any money arrange
ments necessary, aud tbat Srencer had not pro.
vlded the means promised, aud they thele
lore asked Tor farther tme Mayer stated,
Al the same time com planning Of spencer, that he
tSpencerl knew that MOulton had used POST Otlce
money, and thaG he (MayeiD had pledged his wlIcis
Jewels aud all tae money he could get, as well as
revenue money, IL pay these accommodations;
these matters were staten as = basis for iuTtner
EXTENSION; | Accommodated Mr.. Mayer upOa his
uuUleAtlou bv gasnIuu payrOlls Of uls ASSIST