The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-07
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recollect anything about the pardon.
suDnose | knew what it was. | did MOI
notice it particularly. He asked me ii IL
was correct | said supposed it was
O was Col. Gibbs living in town at thar
time?
A Yes, sir.
.. How lar out of town did you meet
Col. Gibbs in a buggy
A. / suppose about half mile from the |
business portion.
Q. Did you see the Observation-Disclosures
on Monday:
A. | find I went out to the country on
Monday to my place.
90 Well, did you see him on Tuesday?
A | do not recollect.
o. You do not recollect seeing him after
that Sunday.
A. am not positive. Ny impression is
that he was there the balance of the week
but | am not positive.
Manager: That will do. Stand aside.
EIGHTH WITNESS.
The eighth witness called was Mr. 7. III
Delaney.
Counsel Morris arose and requested that
whilst this witness is being examined, the
Sergeant-at-Arm should notify Governor
Ames and his private Secretary that they
are ready to examine him.
Senator Jewell suggested that commit
tee of Senators would be more proper, and
the Chair appointed the Senators from the
sixth and tenth Districts.
@. Mr.. Delaney, do you live in Columbus
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you live there last May?
A Yes. sir.
Q. Do you remember about the time that
Col. Gibbs left Columbus for Texas?
A. No, sir. | don't recollect.
o. Well, do YOU recOllect the Circum.
stances that Gibbs did make trip to Tex
as?
A. No, sir. | do uot recollect anything
about it.
Q. You did not know he had left Column
bus and was said to be gone to Texas?
A. No, sir.
O. You knew Gibbs at that time?
n. did, sir.
9. Did you know Davis?
A. By sight.
Q. Did you see him in May in Columbus
a. Yes; reckon he was there about tina
time.
Q. DID you make trip with Gibbs t
Barrentine?
\. Yes, sir.
q. What time?
a. In the spring.
Q, How long after that trip to Texas?
~. declare | do not know. | do no
know if he went to Texas or not.
q. \ on knew that he left Columbus?
A. No. | did not know heard il.
O. Did you not miss him from Column
bus?
A. | did not.
Q. About that time you made that tri
up the country, did you at that time see til
Lieutenant Governor in town?
A. Yes, sir; he was there that day, or til
day afterwards.
Q. You say you did see Col. Gibbs in tow
do you know the day of the week ?
A No. sir: | do not recOlleCt what PAL
of the week. but it was the forepart; h
asked me get into the buggy and make
trip with him.
q. You made two trips with him; was
the first, or the second, you are speaking OF
A Well, / think the first trip was alon
about the first of May; | think the secOD
trip was about two weeks afterwards.
Q. Well, on which trip was it that Bal
rentine returned in the buggy?
A. The second trip.
9. Well did you, about that time, see til
Lieutenant in Columbus?
y. | saw him every day, about the street
Q, Did yon know, about the time 20
made the trip, that Barrentine was in &c
lumbus?
A. He was; | saw him after | came bacl
q, What day of the week?
A. On Friday
Q. Where did you see him?
A. On the street; | did not come bac
with MIR. Gibbs; | came back in anothe
@. Who did come back with Gibbs?
a. Mr.. Barrentine; | came back in nj
Barrentine's buggy.
o. Was that arrangement made purpose
ly?
A / went up with Col, Gibbs; there wa
race, and it appeared they were comm
back from the race, and they both got int
Col. Gibbs buggy, and | waited for Mr.. Bar
rentine's buggy, and returned to town b
myself.
Q. Now, in reference to time, can You te
ut what time you saw the Lieutenant-Goy
ernor?
A. | saw him on the next day | refer to
saw him almost every day.
O. Was there any reason why Barren
tine and Gibbs came back together?
A. thought it was in connection wit
this race. do not know of any other res
son.
O. What time did you get back to Column
bus?
y. About shutdown; they immediatel
came back. | suppose they started abol
Il o'clock.
Q, You came back in Barrentine's buggy
what did you do with his horse?
A. turned it over to the livery stabl
keeper.
@; Did Barrentine remain in town tina
night?
A. | do not know, sir; did not see hin
any more.
q. You do not know that he returned?
n. NO, sir,
Manager: Very well, that will do.
NINTH WITNESS.
Governor Ames was the next witnes
called and sworn,
Manager BarksCale asked that the Gov
ernor would speak little louder than or
dlnarlly, and commenced the examination
q. Do you know Alexander X Davis
Lieutenant-Governor of the State?
A. | do.
q. You have heard of the murder, i,
Lowndes county, by Thos. Barrentine, o
Mrs. Ann Thomas?
A. | have.
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