The Daily clarion., 1876-03-09

Jerry Dowsing. U nQ.,
q. Did he take the money
A. His remark was. 0To
livery bill, Gibbs, you retain iTeEet ID I
intended to say yesterday i,, tbaI n2lf q
first, but upon his insistira.a ruaI dsa
right to give it to me, it was IN mat b
going off to Texas, | took i us I'D
Q. 1t was at his request
rentine? ? you Ven
A. Yes, sir, went at tho
Matthews. '''' 'eqUes
Q. Were you present tho.
the pardon was delivered to 5 D s,e0os
A. No, not while they waro naiielil
Barrentine had been to Col Ma Mr. o. te
and we met on the street ana ,SS't,aes,
to go back to Matthews offc@ qe y d
up there, and wanted me to =. ne b
Q. Now what was said in -, 'la,
validity of the pardon by NottIs'a tIs'a
A. In reply to an interrosoa.s
rentine, who said, "Is that sa'Gfy ea5y B
Col. Matthews said, "I do Sooq So, Ps
had said had my doubts abon,O n.y. !. Aaar
thews said, " 1t appears upon u y y
proper, but | cannot tell yon ~ y, ',s /,
doubts upon it." ~ a'a
Q. Was anything said about II.
its invalidity? ~ ul5 q,
A. | think there was, sir a.
was a doubt expressed as to wb@1 ~.ri {
was authorized or not. while lsa ,.la
the State of Mississippi, to sion 'I,,' ,p : :
That is my recollection. % p
Q. That was the question which
to the doubt? az
A. That was my doubt.
Q. Did Col. Matthews say anvil.
a doubt of its invalidity? ~-:
A. Yes, sir; | think 50.
Q. Now what was said if b..
contract, to Barrentine as to wbo, ,'J {
done with the money connectaJ N
pardon ' ''
A. | don't recollect.
@. Was he to get the pardon Wiz.
or without? What was said unor 1
ject? ~
A. Barrentine came there with 4.
check for 81 ,250.
q. He came there with it?
A. He had it when | saw him tbs,,
@. What was he doing with the A.
A. Well, cannot tell you; he mS
the check.
@. Was anything said as Ia Il
should do with the check?
A. What Barrentine should do wi
check ? | do not know.
@. Well, what did he do with tbs
Do you know?
A. Yes, sir; he kept it in his pocs
he handed it to me at the TELEGRAM
that night.
@. Now, how came he to hand it'd
Was any arrangement made for hint
it to you? And, if so, was it coal
or unconditional?
A. Barrentine said, at cannot h
bic that the negro would bring ts
here if it was not proper" " and
81 am very anxious upon this matte,
want the thing settled while anI
and" said he, "I believe | will tn
negro" and pulled out the check fl
pocket, and passed the check over
Matthews. Matthews said, Ham
Gibbs" Barrentine hat@ed me the
and | sat there holding it in ny
Now" said Barrentine, ait don't
any difference to me what ! pay, pu
get what | pay for; and, " said he,
you fellows to see that am pDa
this thing" " Well" | said, "ha
here, take your paper; my connec
this affair is for your interest !
propose to be responsible for any iDr
in the pardon" And | said, TAKE
he took it.
Q. Well, you must have got it ha
did you get it?
A. Col. Matthews remarked, Ia
him that Ames has gone out Of The
and that Ames knew that he was
this pardon that was about the pl
what he said. When we were CON
of the room, / said to Barrentil9
might telegraph and find out yha
not Ames has left the State Of Miss
Said he, "I don't know who to q
to-" | said | knew where to get u
nation from. Well, said he, u
good idea; let us go to the telegraPl
| telegraphed, and the reply to NY
was, Governor Ames is at his ssunl
dence in Bay St. Louis" As that
satisfactory, | telegraphed again
was Governor Ames at Jackson 81
| did he leave ?" The reply was
left on the early morning train Of
and my recollection is that this%&
"Operator." J. A. Galbreath bad
office. When ] received the dlsF'
handed them to Barrentine he ssAS
read them. Well, said he,
it and pulled this check out ol nh
and Barrentine went home II !,
about 9 o'clock, or 10 O'Clock, at ny "
q. In the conversation at COl' ~ u
Office, there was nothing said BY :
thews, or in his presence, by bare
to what he should do with that ch''
A. Not that | recollect Of
@. Was nothing said there a y
rangement by which he was "D
check to you? u.
A. l think not. Matthews Sal@
it to Gibbs" ;" \
@. Was this conditional or une0'r
A. That was all that was Salq' !.
tainly anxious to tell all thai A@ =.
it; but / do not recollect any ilJ,
lieve | said in my examination !
| Col. Matthews office-did not hliJ ~ :
went to his house, early on oulu'
ing, and offered it to him. -,
@. Did he take it, or decline. ! !. ~
A. He declined it, and Salq =. =
about Barrentine having given ~, abl
previously, and made some to ~ y, n n
Q. Well, you said you wen, el'r., I,
tine, by direction1of Col. Maltn9". tnSos.
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