The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-09

/ nun INTO an active en0Tt TO go down here,
take these papers and get Ames to
I pardon young Barrentine. l had pie
thfed to him in strong language the
/ feFcrlsh anxiety of the family az TO
the BOYS returning. and falling into
the hands of the law. | had told him that
ms sisters, who were motherless, and who
/ looked up TO this boy, We're nearly crazed
ABOUT the matter: and | said everything |
had ever heard from any human being
! Affecting this domestic family matter. He
TOOK those certificates and asked me, why
! uld not rely on the matters contained i'm
them Tor his defense? And / made him an
sWer, how much enlisted the fathers feel
lngs were in behalf of the boy how he
would be arrested wherever found, and who
his associates would be. | said that with
all the dlstinetness and all the earnestness
OF my nature. He took those sworn certiti-
Gates, and as | understood, when he was
ABOUT 10 start for jackson, came to me for
the first time and said, there S to be COM
pensatlOn tor somebody. 1t came up in
thls form: He said he was going to Jack
son, and suggested that Gen. Packer, OF
whom L knew nothing. was on exceedingly
intimate terms with Governor Ames, and
that 1t might be necessary to secure Packers
cooperation in getting a pardon from
Ames He left Columbus, and as UNDER
sIood, came 10 Jackson. About a week or
ten days aiterward, perhaps, Mr., Barren
tine came TO my office and asked me if
had heard anything from Ames or not. 1
said had not Then a conversation sprang
up between myself and Barrentine in refer
ence to the amount of money he had left a
check Tor, saying he was willing to pay that
much to have his son pardoned.
| told him [ had heard nothing from
The Governor or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. /
think this was on a Friday. 1t was
drawn over. or under, an assumed name:
L have forgotten the name-Rogers, |
think, per Barrentine. He explained
the signature to me, and referred to
threatened liability against him. He chang
ed his bank account, and the money was
deposited subject to this assumed name. /
told him that the check was deposited at the
bank of Williams, johnson & Co. l kept
no deposit there myself On Saturday
morning Mr.. Barrentine came in again, and
said: There is nothing you have done in
procuring the pardon from Ames, and if you
should die and nobody knows anything
about this money except me and yourself,
| should have some trouble in establishing
my claim to it," | then took out check,
and said: . propose to settle that matter
very soon;" and told him if he did not col
lecL it, to report TO me. He came back and
told me he had got the money. About a
week after this, Davis came into my office
and offered me pardon signed by himself.
| looked at it, in amaZement and said %By
what authority is this done?" He said Ames
authorized it. [ said e." Where is Ames ~
he >dlu lie WIS tlldklIlO Ills prep TO
20 to the seacoast. L said this was not the
kind OF pardon Barrentine wanted; and
[ told him this pardon was utterly in
valid and worthless. He insisted he had
| authority from Ames. L said | did not un-
derstaud how he could get such authority.
[ inquired If AmeS had gone to New o.
leans to find transportation back to Bay ST.
Louis, or was he at his summer resort. He
said he was in New Orleans. He insisted
hat Gov. Ames told him to sign the pardon
| and leave il there. [ threw it in my drawer,
after a few moments thought, and conclu-
ded 70 notify Mr.. Barrentine. [ went to
Cooks livery stable, and asked il he had
boy he could send to Mr.. Barrentine's.
1 handed him a little note, the substance
of which was, that Davis was here, with
paper | wished him to see." | then thought
about Mr.. Barrentine's habits, his chances
of not being at home, and the boy not able
| to find him. just then Gibbs came into
| the office and | told him everything that
| had happened; that Davis had left paper
and had sent Barrentine a message by the
boy. | asked Col. Gibbs to 90 and hire
| horse and buggy and Overtake the boy, get
| the note from him, and to go himself to Mr..
| Barrentine'S. He left the office to go on
| that errand. Mr.. Barrentine came to my
! office late on the Saturday evening, and |
| handed the pardon TO him and told him, in
my judgment, it was utterly worthless. L
| lold him Governor Ames was not out of
|
| functions on Governor Davis, but that he
had gone to New Orleans 10 find transport
| tation back to the State. Col. Gibbs said
he could telegraph to a friend at jackson
and find out the facts. He and Barrentine
left my Office late in the evening to dispatch
to Jackson to fl I'd out whether Ames was
out OF the State or not, and what his pur-
pose was in going. Next morning they
came to me as they said with copies of dis
patches and replies. | replied still this
pardon is worth nothing. They talked
about it; saw Davis again during the day.
He repeated that Ames had authorized and
went a step further and said, Governor
Ames had given him notice of his intention
to leave the State on the 18th June follow
inc to 90 To Massachusetts. He thought
the pardon was good, but he himself would
give one when he took possession of the
office. This was communicated to Mr.
Bauentine, who had had no conversation
with Mr. Davis, and who did not know him
up to that time.
Mr.. Barrentine took the pardon and put il
in his pocket and said Davis seemed To be
willing to what was right about it, and ht
tbereupon went off with Gibbs, and as
learned from him-l did not see it-but
learned that ne handed Gibbs check fol
,250. He had handed the check to me
but | said, NO, sir, you cannot give it to
me. | won't take charge OF your money.
He gave it to Gibbs. put the pardon in hi:
, | pocket ana went OH w llH 1t. aul lIlCIlutu u
! think this OH a Saturday. Monday
morning was going to start for Court. Col
Gibbs came on the train and told me he hat
collected the Barrentine check of Williams
Johnson d Co, on Sunday, as a matter o
accommodation to him as he was going tt
Texas, and said no, 81 have left 5000, accord
, ing to Davis suggestion, for Packer; and
have left it with Jerry Dowsing; and AS
understand from Mr.. Barrentine, $500 il
your fee.' He went on to speak to me OF tn
: payment of the livery bill, and holding tn,
: money in his hands, said ''This is yours.
: | remarked '.You are going to Texas ant
YOU have got no money, and you had bette
take half of it-you will need it there.
, That was all that was said about the none,
, matter. | went to Court; Gibbs went Il
Texas. He explained that he had left in tn
: hands of Mr.. Dowsing receipt in duplicate
Dowsing had one. and he had one. The sun