The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-03-15

a. Yes; because have signed testimony
" eli WAS taken d-wn In shorthand.
@. cur examination was more a super
fetal than an exact one:
A. Yes, sir.
@ And now, when you are cross-examine
in correction, you state they were errors:
A Yes. sir.
Qwas your attention called as specifically
1t i now?
A They were not.
Q If your attention had been called a
specifically. would you have seen the errer
A. 1 would.
q. And you are positive of the facts yoI
have stated to-day
A. Yes; L testify to what | have said to
day
your receipts from Dowsing was for 5000
and you now say it was for 500; how dc
you account for the discrepancy?
~ l think IL was an error in taking Il
down. In regard TO the draft. the report
thar Davis paid me $500. Is correct.
q. 1"u meant To say, then. that you re-
cevr'i $500 for your services and not that
the receipt from Dowsing was for 5000?
A. That was my Intention; what | other
wise said is an error.
u. 90 lar as you KNOW. either DIV services
rendered, appointments made, political in
tiuences used. monies paid our, property
bought or any benefit whatever accruing
to hun, has Davis received any part or
consideration of this $500 paid TO you?
\. No, sir; not a cent.
q. Have you at any time agreed with. or
intlmated TO Governor Davis in the remo-
test manner that because he permitted you
To make this fee OF 5000 you would use
your influence to accommodate him in any
manner. political, social or otherwise:
\. No, sir.
z 50 far as you know has Davis ever re-
ceiVed or expected 10 receive any benefit
Wha ever from this money paid TO yOug
a. No. sir, he never did.
@. Was it not expected that you should
be paid for your services in this behalf:
y Yes, sir.
WIS j. uei. where Davis was living?
A Ia Colum bus.
@. Il fore the issuance of these pardons
did you, in this connection, ever see either
Henry w. Barrentine, Thomas IL. Barren
tine. w f. Gibbs, or Beverley Matthew's
y. No; sir.
Q. Did you ever receive any commune
cation in this connection, brought from
Matthew's by Davis
y. No; sir.
QUESTIONS BY SENATORS.
Senator Johnston: Have you not loaned
money to Davis since You received the
money from Columbus? If yea. when and
where? And have you ever applied to hiul
for repayment?
A. | do not think l have loaned Davis
any money within the last eight or ten
IN 0nth>; since the money was received from
Columbus | do not think | have.
@. After you received the money from
Davis did you not afterwards hand back to
him portion of the same, or some other
money in your possession? If yea, how
much money. on what account, and under
what circumstances?
\. did not.
Senator Foote: | want the witness tn state
p1Sit'v ely what service he rendered for the
5000?
The Chair thought that question had been
answered.
Witness replied: | saw Governor Ames
as per agreement.
senator Barry: You state that the first
pardon was objected to by Col. Matthews
and the fee was not paid on that account
that Governor AmeS atterWarG went North
and alter his departure the second pardon
was issued. Now state if YOU used any in
tluence on Governor Ames in any manner
70 procure the second pardon? If SO, state
what that influence was.
A. | did not see Governor Ames for the
second pardon.
Counsel Spears asked the counsel if they
had any witnesses for rebuttal?
Manager Clifton took the stand and wa;
duly sworn, He stated with regards to the
written testimony produced by the Boarc
of Managers, the handwriting was his. The
testimony had been written on detached
sheets. and each sheet was handed to Mr.
Packer for his careful perusal and sigma
ture Manager Clifton further stated thai
he also remembered the prominent feature:
of the testimony. because of the many con
oh nnd hxya oil f1tc
embers of the Committee after Mr., Packer
had left the room; with reference to thu
money, the amount for which the dI al
was drawn, with reference to the time
of his kno Wedge of the issuance of the frs
pardon and he would now swear that WhaI
the witness said at that time was correctly
contained in that written statement.
Manager Lester was also sworn, and testi
fled substantially to the same effect-tha
Mr.. Packer had read over each sheet seem
ingly with great care, and adopted tn
statement as Il whole, to which he signet
his name.
Manager Barksdsle desired to offer thi
written testimony which was objected tx
by Counsel Morris,
1t was ordered by Senator Reynolds
That so much of the statement of A. G
Packer taken before the Committee, and t
which the Managers for the House drecte,
the attention OF the witness. be read as ties
timony, for the purpose alone of contradict
ing the witness.
Which was adopted.
The following testimony, taken and writ
ten before the Investigating Committee al
a previous occasion, was shown to witness
who identified his signature to the same
but in this croSS-eXaminatiOn before tn
Court of impeachment, Acknowledged til
same to be false.
There are no interliueations or erasures
and the witness appended his signature T.
the same folio on which the last statemen
is made:
In June of 1879, l was asked if | woulC
90 to the Bay st. Louis; if | would Sc
Gov. Ames about the pardon of Barrentine
| agreed to go. and was to start that night
but before dark, Mr., Rhodes, the Prlvat
Secretary of the Governor, received dis
patch that Governor Ames would be her,
on the night of the second day; waited
until Governor Ames came to jackson;
was approached by no one but Governo
Davis on the subject of getting a pardon
before the same was issued, Governor Da
Wis said he was authorized to give Sil
hundred dollars for the consent of AmeS t.
grant = pardon; L kept the six hundred dol
lars given to me by Davis; it was mine
the money was paid to me in the office o
the Private Secretary. adjoining the Offic'
of the Governor; there was no one presen
but myself and Governor Davis; 1 do MOI
think any of the bills pal to me were of
larger denomination than fifty dollars. some
tives and some twenties; Davis said to mt
when he paid that money: " Here's tina
money | was talking to you about, " | d'
not recollect any remark further than that
The draft was brought here. and placed il
my hands by Davis. When | first got it i
was for $500.
had nothing to do with the Issuance o.
the first pardon. 1t was issued, think, by
Mr. Travis Rhodes, Acting Priv ate Secre
tary,
| did not see that pardon, and did no
into ofi,a - :, until | wen
a. rrIvate Secretary for Govrrno
Davis.
Senator Chalmers asked for the argumen
to proceed.
BY Counsel Morris, on behalf of the coun
sol rilnar nl Il.