Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-12
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
THE BEECHER TRIAL.
THE ~ E{TSE Ely R4TDN.
INVESTIGATING SENATOR SPENCER
SQfE DAMAGING TESTIMONY.
STEAMER METROPOLIS SAFE.
EUROPEAN POLITICS.
SQEE DAMAGING TESTIMONY.
STEAMER METROPOLIS SAFE.
EUROPEAN POLITICS.
E&TFG fTEYC, sEN4Yo
SpEfCEEi.
Some Of the Testimony.

itit.t conn tiite To investigate me
whereby spencer secured thc claim 20 the
senate, TOOK 4 recess to-day. over three
hundred pages of maguScyipJ testimony b.
republican witnesses prove the follow ~
f&ct>: Before the election spencer went TO
Louisville Ia see General Terry ami uFE.
him TO send troops 20 Alabama. the purpose
icing to use troops a. political machine 70
lNtlm!datc democratic voters. After the
election separate courtroom legislature
was organized. because il WAS feared that
i both parties met together the de,u0-
Gratis would have control % the organization.
and defeat Spencer. The republicans VINO
opposed spencer were bought over win mo-
hey and Tie promises Of appointments 10 Of
ice. IN order 10 gp. a quorum Tor TIE court
room body OF men were SEM for ana paid
10 come 3Ed represent CDgr Ties not only
I without certificates rt election. bu. without
any IF''e;seN of election. in order 10 defeat
Il quorum ih lie capitol leg. stature one
l'tHner Was hriccd ny Kinds and another
was druE-ed 10 inSeHsIoliity- Tie money
| used IN cOIrUp'ing members was governments
iuEaS. borrowed for that pUrpg.o from POS,
and revenue officials. Who. a cpvfi~a-siSr
vas proposed 10y Attorney Conceal Williams
Il was ;cCH.i that Ua',Ss one democratic sen
at'r 'CC!t o" ElSg2jet ard = republican nut
ia Ii stead the record wogid SHOW rha; ihe
court room legislature mad 40 4"Oram in the
Scrat, and q al
s.TN,Er'S ELECTION
was VOID. TheroUToN one GLASS. t4a rnaEh-
ii.au soG"tor from. Macon cprutv. WAS .a.t
from three hundred Jp five hundred dollar, 10
IairuG with t.efuncra. IL. senator Ia ...,al
was lsrnw2 a. III" N.!leIa1i Martin coz ,..>i:
aEC violate his pie !gn. The lieutenant GOV
cTIur. MckiuS1ry. va, % rue, and the re-
publican scr :i"fs were 10 sustain his rulings.
so "a 10 settle fEc contest before notice OF the
'rcaChCry could be conveyed 20 the absent
90 mocratic senators. TIE test H0ny of Rob
trt Barber. clerk OF fie COIrt-rnOm lower
house. aEG also clerk OF the som" house after
COZ "l"a!!p'' - q Sample 81 the Whole mess
EaIbCr. being duly sworn. testified a. fol
lows: was clerk of The lower house Of the
courtroom legislature. and also clerk Of the
house i'm the consolidated legislature. The
object Of the courtroom legislature was
70 secure Tie organization and eject General
spencer 10 the /. =. senate. We did not
'Ei this could be done ii we met AT the
capital. After detailing The means employed
~ Spencer 10 snatve eN-GOycTlor Parsons
ard Alex. White. whom ne hIi heard would
he rival candidates for lhe senate. the wiz
ness proceeds i have
LETTERS FROM SPENCER
relative 10 the use OF troops. but as they are
coniiblht:al J 90 not propose 10 Introduce
them. The committee insisted on seeing
the letters, and Barber, after cO9SdltinG
counsel Introduced them: letter ~. =. date
Decatur, Oc;ObCT 22d. l~1&. after stating what
| troops lad been ordered 10 Alabama and
where Stationed, proceeded thus: y wish
Randolph. deputy Tni;e1 States marshal,
would use the company a. Opel5Ga In max
ing arrests in TdlahOOsa Randolph am Gle
bourne counties: ! wish yOG wOIlI % TO
Tal!adega and block In" game. mus. not.
however, pc known ia the matter. Signed
IN haste. truly yours, Geo. f. Spencer. To
Robert Barber The witness continued. !
knew STcEcer's handwriting, AMI these let
tiers are written and signed by him an (
bear the impress OF his seal and motto
Ij,U Hefcnli Ic HFOif. The expression
relative 10 arrests in Randolph AMI Other
counties, refers TO letter received by me
from kaI dOlpE county, in which il was
stated that il troops could he sent into the
counties namei to make a few arrests enou IA
votes cOuld bc run ont of them - secure the
election OF the republican candidates for tie
legislature. / Informed General Spencer OF
these facts, and this is what that part Of his
letter relates To. As assistant secretary Of
Tie republican state executive committee
was familiar with the plans OF SpcGccr and
lie republican party.
J. +. HINDS WAS SPENCER'S CONFIDENTIAL
and represented him i'm every particular. He
bad control of every movement. G. 4.
Sheat>. col. W. H. Belts. h. {. Whiting ! !
Kinds. ChaS. Pelham, /. S. Marshal y. x.
Baker and had The special management OF
Spencer election. In our conferences / was
! informed that all the money needed to secure
/ ~p2nccrs election was provided and in the
hands OF Kinds. II was said that the
IoWnde> county delegation. except Major
Hunter were diSat!ccted. This would defeat
SpencerS election. We were Informed thai
two Thousand dollars had been raised TO dis
affect these members, and that il had been
deposited subject To the order Of Senator
Jones This we afterwards found to be UNI
| true, but, not knowing any better then.
was Instructed 10 say 10 Senator Jones that
We had
TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
| Holdln" the IowndeS county delegation.
la the court room assembly learning that
Jones was attending a cOlOTed BAH | sent J.
y. Beach To interview him and report
sandy Bynum. john {. Hendrix ana myself
! were selecteds tol watch the LOwndeS
county representatives. except Hunter. Ill
| night, lGSt before dag Assistant Sergeant at
Arms Dan NORWOOD came out Of tue nous Q
where they were staying, and I gave him
/ five dollars 10 return and wake them and
tell them that / wanted TO see them. They
fg no ont 4 Errl4a
House. where Spencer had or ;erei a break
fast FOR their especial benefit. then went to
>pcncerS room and Informed him that hal
them. He told me 10 conduct them To his
| room, which did. / told them that Spencer
had made up his mind 10 give each Of them
an appointment, and spencer, who was
Pre- sent.
PROMISED THEM ROUTE AGENCIES.
| During the night left Byrum on watch and
went 10 Spencer'S room 10 suggest the pro-
Priely Of sending 10 LOwndeS county for Bry-
ant. Bryant arrived the next day, aud as
Understood received 500 from Kinds. This
seemed 10 fix the LOwndes county delegation
All right. The legislature convened that
morning, the Lownde county delegation
were present and voted for Spencer. Many
members from other counties were promised
offices. was authorized by Spencer To prom
ise members as many offices as mi ght think
necessary to secure their support. IL was un-
derstoOd that Calvin Goodfoe was to get a
federal appointment, and that at the proper
time he was 10 join the court room legislature.
and vote for Spencer; meanwhile he was 10
remain in a position to have access TO and
The confidence of the capital assembly until
his vote was necessary at the courtroom
legislature to elect Senator Spencer: he as
certained all he could of their movements by
going TO the rooms of members OF that body
and leading them into conversations and re-
ported TO Spencer We tried constantly to
defeat a quorum of the capitol Legislature,
and was given to understand that the plan
had succeeded by
DIsAFFECTING TWO MEMBERS AND DRUG
GING ANOTHER
10 inSensibility. i was given TO understand
that Mr.. s. was to be drugged and was after
wards informed that he had been drugged,
and was lying somewhere insensible. This
was the night before the day liked by law for
The election of L. s. Senator, when the Cap
iton assembly would proceed 70 elect on that
day. i learned that the drugged member
was still lying insensible Witness then pro-
ceeds to detail how Parker and Chisholm,
two men from distant counties, generally
known 10 have been not elected, were sent
for and induced, by the promise of
Office, TO enter the courtroom legis-
lature as representatives OF their re-
spective counties, and proceeds as fol-
lows - Baker was appointed clerk
of the house committee ON internal improve
ment by General Dustan, the chairman, he
told me that he had also promised q federal
appointment, and be was afterwards APP