The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-16
THE coLoaED VOTERS.

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would bring out the colored vote in the
county the benefit It would do the ticket In
the city would be moro Than Offset BY the
eject on the timid Conservatives? and fol
This reason was it not understood before
esection-lays that while the independents
would not place him on their ticket, but
ieave the third name blank, another set ,oi
tickets with his name on them should be
printed for those who chose to vote that
ticket? z..@ & ,as .3ll 8 ~ - $50 ~
Answer: Something assimilating to that
was said, the precise phraseology Of which 1
Icannotigise. .I.: i, 4 { s.
Question: Did you infer that the question
OF supporting him was LEFT to the option Of
each vo.er9 l;., ,.,gss5 ~ fs r4sts
Answer II did not understand the Inde.
pendents were pledged to him as party,
but I did suppose he would get about two
hundred OF their votes.
sPETTY LABcENY-HoNEY.
Question by Major Stiles: Was any in.
formation received, so far as you know, at
tang OF the interviews which your committee
or you had with the Independent Commit:
zee, or persons representing them, as to the
position of either Of the Independent nomi.
nees for the Senate upon the proposed CON.
stitutional amendment disfranchising for
petty larceny?
+ Answer: Yes, sir. My impression now is
that It was represented that both Knight
and Starke were opposed to the proposed
change?
question: In your answer to the thir.
teenth question upon reexaminaton you
speak OF receiving certain specified sums of
money from different named persons, and
that all the rest you received was paid YOU
by Mr.. Maury. How much was paid yon by
him, and was itpaid you by the firm of r.
b. Maury, banker, or BY some other Mr.
Maury9 Ia@
Answer: About three hundred aud seven.
ty.fye dollars were paid me by Mr.. Maury
who is, understand, named Mr.. Richard
Maury, son Of B. 81. Maury, the banker.
THAT INTERVIEW AGAIN.
Question: Are you certain that the inter.
view which you. had with General Johnson
of which, you have spoken was at your
instance or his -. 81 ! do :. Ll
Answer: The request came from third
party, who told me that General johnson
would be glad to see nae, and he (the third
party). requested me to state an hour thai
would suit my convenience. That was the
uISl duu Oulg luIcAfiCW "ith VCuClal oOun
son in relation to the election. The third
party alluded to is Captain L. F. Bossieux.
Question by Judge OuId: At the only In.
terview between yourself and General John.
SON did ,yon not state explicitly to him thai
you would not support oraid him because hi:
election would be the, triumph OF the Con
servatiye party, aRd you thought it to be
your duty to break that party. down? (
Answer: / did say something substan
TALLY that involved that idea as one of the
reasons why could not support him..
Question by Mr.. Wise Can you recall any
OF the reasons assigned by General johnson
for your support Of him m?-----.-----...--. i? - Z
The manuscript of the notary public passed
out OF the hands of our reporter at this point
and Captain Bohonon's exact language was
therefore not obtainable. He was under.
derstood, however, as saying that General
johnson told him that he understood he was
q progressive man, and that be ought TO op
pose any policy which would exclude any.
thing or any body solely because he was not
born in Virginia or 1t was not originated in
Virginia. sasas1
The taking of the depostions lasted from
g A. Nj. to 7P. M., most Of which time Cap.
tain Bohonon was ON the stand. "
The taking of other depositions will be
commenced at 8 o'clock this morning.