Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-08

hundred and fifty dollars to get the SD.
pointment but also Know that Harne3
put toe money into his own pocket as he
had there put money strangely procured
before. Why, sir, the very night that
Aarney says he paid that money to
Kerr he was blind, blazing drunk, and /
took him home, only to get q blowing
up next day from his woman. The next
night, and the one following that, and,
indeed, for many Rishts, he was SO drunk
tnat ecouidn't tell his own name."
You say Harney has been Known to
Improperly Teceive and keep money in
q similar manner before?n remarked
the reporter.
Well, will tell you what 1 mean by
that. In 1861 Mr.. James Kelly, who
was then treasurer of the Republican
general committee In this city, agreed
TO give US five hundred dollars up In this
assembly district to help elect Dennis
M'Csbs to the assembly. The money
was to have been paid to me, but was
unable to go for it at the time named,
and sent HGney. Mr.. Kelly paid him
the amount, bur when Harney cameup
town he handed me two hundred dol.
lars, saying 1t was all ne had received.
- "esS 'NAF OASy VIII IuS olbCblOu Ju5L
then, but as soon as 1t was over went
and ssw Kelly and asked him why he
had not sent mp five hundred
dollarsj as per agreement. He
was greatly surprised at my
that amount by Harney. M'Cabe and
| then vent for Harney. We met him
in aRlcOas mp town, and, tsking him
iutn q hnnk rnoE-, asknH him Oofg, hou1
much money Kelly had paid him. Two
hundred dollars was his reply. 1 then
said, Look here, Harney; Kelly has
just told US that he gave you five hum
dred dollars; where's that other three
hundredp Harvey was very much en-
barrassed, and seeing we had him dead
to rights, owned up. He had spent fifty
dollars, he said, for private purposes,
and the other two hundred and fifty he
still had. Seeing matters were about to
be made pretty lively for him, he agreed
to return the three hundred dollars in
the course Of month or 30. He did re-
turn that sum-"
"What is Harney's general reputation
among those who know him best?"
asked the reporter.
at is not good, can sssure you. He
used to be shoulder-hitter and was at
one time the terror Of every gin-min In
the ward. Every word published in to-
days Herald about his character and
about his connection with Sally Davis is
true, as I myself know. Sally was with
him at Washington at the time was
there, and he introduced her as his
wife"
DEMOCRATIC INVESTIGATION OF HAIR
NEY.
Since the congressional sub-commit-
tee on the department of justice ad-
journed, its chairman, Mr.. G. r Meade,
has remained in the city, chiefly for the
purpose Of taking the supreme control
Of the investigation in Speaker Kerr's
case, and as consequence of directing
the accumulation Of evidence in this
city to test Hsrney's reliability. This
was not found an easy duty, as it proved
to be difficult to secure such testimony
as might decently be presented to con-
gressiOnal committee, The associations
Of Harvey were Of that peculiar sort
which in themselves were evidence
against his integrity, and yet, for respect
sbiIiiy's sake, could not be brought to
light for the purpose of testimony. Mr..
Meade has, however, through the agents
he employed, secured 8 sufficient num-
Der of respectable witnesses who are IA
miiiar with Harney's antecedents to
prove, beyond doubt, to a congress
sional committee that Speaker Ksrr's
high character can not be tarnished by
the assertions of man whose life has
been so strangely removed from such 8
course of rectitude as would command
either respect for himself personally or
any belief In accusations he might
choose to make against Others. This in
vestigstion by prominent Democrats in
this city is still going on, and when COM
pleted its result will be presented in
proper form to the committee OF inVes-
tigatIoI at Washington.