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


personal preiernent or adhered 70 MS personal
fortunes; after his election by the Colrt House
Assembly II was known iact that those VINO CD
tanned FEDERAL appointment employment in
Alabama were those VINO mad assisted In MS cleo
lion, AND IN some instances, those VINO mad voted
Tor MIN or after ward sustained his cause IN the
comlnnce insion LenlslatuTe; lOr instance,
Wilson made Postmaste at Mon gomery,
Cochran ~ SOMA, hoodloe was MADE Collector OF
the pUr Ncnlle; the brother 81 Mil.
Ter tscApor 1ronl Butler ana Crenshaw, VINO aad
tie con Is Nitt Aartlnl, rcotcnm2u. hrst from
Scotland. aud tncn not natu-alzea, and quite an
inexperienced youth. not much oyer twenty-on@
years III age, Was made Deputy Collector or the
port OF Mobile; CHISHOLM. who was 4 conscrlpt
member OF the senate OF the Court House AS
gemDly but never took his seat IN Inc fusion Leg
islature, was gwen place IN the custom House ;
General Duslan was appointed Chief Special
Treasury Agent at Mobue and still holds the Of
Attorney Tor the southern District OF Alabama;
Hon. Mex McAfee was appointed 10 succeed Judge
Northern districts OF Alabama; p. q. CLARK was
made Post once Agent Tor Alabama. and now
holds the oflce.
STORY OF spEScER ORGANIZER.
James ). Perrin testified that Ia July, 1872 he
WAS made Assistant Assessor OF Internal REEVE
nue. through George Il. Spencer's influence; that
he was appointed Ia order 10 assist Ia organizing
the republican !arty. aud 10 ala In Speneer's re-
election To the United states Senate by assisting
In securing the election Of members TO the Legls-
lalure favorable To him; tue OBJECT ana purpose
OF the Court House Assembly was To place the
Legislature IN the hands OF the republican party
ami 70 elect spencer; We knew the Senate was
demOcratlc ana Unless Miller ana Chisholm were
seated, VINO we Knew were defeated, would
not have quorum uf republican senators.
q. Was IL conceded tnat miller anu Chisholm
were not elected A. IL was 80 conceded by tue
leading republicans VINO we're iamtnar witn the
facts IL was conslde eli party necessity that
kaler aud Calsholm be seated.
q. Was there any thing uone by General Spencer
or his lriends previous TO tue general elect ton
by winch they hoped ~ secure majority OF re-
publican members IN the General Assembly, A.
wrote 70 General spencer In Lou Mayors ofllce,
that under the enforcement act we could got afil.
daylts and nave democratic me mbers arrested and
detained until the Legislature was organized by
tue republicans and has election Al senator
cured Lou MAYER was present zen ! wrote the
letter. read II 10 MIN and he approved OF It's con-
tents and wrote letter himself 10 Spencer. stat
ing TO ME that IL was IN lurtnerance oil the plan
Q. Aiterxard was tns plan acted upon, ana, II
So where and when and WHAT Was done 4. The
Marengo county members were arrested while on
tnelr way TO Montgomery at selma, anu we're ear.
RED by way OF Meridian. Miss 10 Mobile tout OF
the direct route by Montgomery, where they
waved an examination. gave bonds and were re-
leased: no indlctnlent was ever found against
them ana there was no further prosecution; do
NOT think 1t was ever intended That taey should
DC indicted or prosecuted.
U. VIII yon now state, as near as YOU can recol-
lect, whether any OF The republican members hesi
tated to 70 INTO the Court House Assembly or
were offered them TO take seats therein or To re-
mann a. Thomas d. McKasky hesitated 10 go
account or q want OF quorum in the Senate, and
that he beleved the capitol tue legal place OF
TO go there, because we stated 1t would
be the salvation Of the republican party, and
also promised him 10 secure MIN the ONCE or
weaner anu Gauaer OF customs at the port Of
Mobile we were authorized 10 make the pr omise
BY Kinds for spencer; Mckasky dlo alterward
take his seat In tne Court House Assembly and
there remainedi Jacob Black. OF Barbour threat
ened to leave and go to tie Capltoi; saw G-
more, OF sumter come out OF Hlnds' room with
$500 In HIS hands; ne said to his was the
amount; asked MIN what he was going to do
with II; he said IL was for BLACK; RENAL Ked that
the disease was becoming infectious and must DC
stopped.
"A n,n m Court Hon. q Assembly no
came aisanected he a. calen sick or diseased
member; the meaicine given was greenoacks.
q, Dld Black remain A. Back recovered; he
Remained with the Court House Assembly, and I
heard nothing more OF his disanection; Johnson
the street IN front OF the Madison House; they
asked me TO lend them money. staung they
wanted TO 60 10 selma; told tnem mad none
with me, and one or them said ne was SICK
OF the way white republicans were treating
colOred repu ollcans, especially of the way
haa been deieated for uOpgressi they stated tuat
on this nceouRL they were IA favor OF eeGtlng Tur
ner 10 the United states senate aud II tney woud
90 70 rho CapIIo the democrats would vote for
Turner before tuey would vote for spencer; told
them n they we're sick Hinds mad some medicine
that Wonld cure them, aud TO 20 up and see him
In tie Madison House; they went.
q DID you see them afterwards A. In about an
hour aIterward met them on the Steps OF the
MOTEL with money in their hands; asked them II
they cot any; Walker or Golusby said he had got
enough TO lake him 10 selma; Johnson ADDED
sAnalts GENE back again. wInklng, giving me 10
understand ne mad got good Deal I-ore: heard
no more complaint from them; tney were after
ward warm supporters OF Spencer; Goodloe was
REGARDED by tue leading republicans as secret
agent OF spencer To ascertain aud report the pro-
ceedngs OF the capitol Legislature, which ne did ;
10 was understood he would come down and re-
cord MS vote for spencer when needed | met 4.
j. MancIll ON the steet, near the Madison House,
in Montgo uery, and tol1 MIN he mignt take a
little snun ana sneeze as well as 0tner people !;
lie Tepnsd lie made nothing out OF the stanton
Legislature. but sign lied ms Willingness to 20 to
see Spencer and Hinda, AT the same time telling
Inc that II ever oiyulged upon hlrn tnat ne would
XIII me: told him ne would tuen Ue guilty OF two
Ielonles-bribery and murder, anu he would De
sure TO go 10 tne Penitentlary; then LOOK him
telling Kinds In an undertone That he WAS fit
subject; / lett the room aier We had all taken
dl1nks and cigars, leaving aim with spencer and
Kinds; Mancl LETT the city. and remained abse Mt
until after Spencers election ana the legislative
troubles we're settled; he was \ democrat and 4
member OF the Caplt0l Legislature.
O. Wnat was the object IN having him leave the
city, A. To destroy quorum OF the Capitol Lea
stature In order to make II appear that the Court
house Legislature MAD the strongest claim 10
Legality.
cratic members rom tue Capitol Legislature Tor
tne purpose just stated; u so, wnat were the
means and wno were the membersi
DRUocfSG A DEMOCRAT.
A. Yes; William Stribblihg, oil washington county:
went 70 Hlnds and got $40 rom ninl telling nIIn
bers OF TIE capitol Legislature into u game OF
poker aud let them win IT, 80 as 10 keep them
away from tue Capitol; u was tie purpose 70 ct
agan G an0 and 'S prSRsr or tune g
:
went ~ ne Exchange and lost the money In
PLAYING poker with Stribbug and NJ Hugh IAN
other democratic membef) IN Stllboling's room ;
prolonged the game Tor some time, III order
ascertala II .ey nau tas c Tor cara playing;
los more than the $40 giving my Que blll Tor the
balance found that Strobling liked the game aud
could be manipulated IN ms manner, but Mcaugn
took no furtner stock; Lou Mayer, George Ellis on
and 1, after communicated TINS to Minds, went
up to the top story Of the Madison House Hlnus
came up where we all were ana gave Lou Mayer
$780, VINO gave II 10 George EIiison, IemarkIng 10
limos, at these Fellows can't work ) rIOOIng no.
BODY can ~ tails was the evening before Spencer,s
election.
q. How did Jou use this money! A. we went to
the Rialio, gambling saloon, and George Ellison
brought StrDDlinR in 10 the bar wnere we looK
drnE; called Tor beer; they called Tor different
drink saw the clerk handing two or three dlf-
Ierent bottles, anu feared that something was
wrong aud eit Str0bling with Ellison from the
manlpua alton OF the bottles by the CLERK In mixing
StrbOiin9is drlnE pre- erred 10 20 no fufther M
the matter; Ellison tuoE Striohug on, telling me
he wOuld iX nlm; saw nothing OF StribblIng ior
several days, but the next morning Ellison told
me strlbblng vas all right and we need not rive
ourselves any further trouble about htm; we sue.
Ceeupd Keeping MIN away rom the La