The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-03-08
THE TESTIMONY.

FRIDAY March 3, 1876.
# examination of witnesses for the
btion then commenced. Manager
aIe called up as first witness, w. E,
and asked him if he had been prop
morn. to which witness replied: /
Aager Barksdale continued the eXami-
stion. Are you acquainted with AL
er X Davis?
Awer. am, sir.
low long have you known him?
eome eight or nine years
lou were then acquainted with him
BAR?
Yes, sir.
Rere you in Lowndes county any time
tRar?
Yes, sir; about the spring of the
b the spring; have you any means of
81. the date:
les, sir; was there OF the I'D OF
DID YOu have ANY conversation WITH.
M anybody have any conversation
fhe Lieut.. ioveTnor at that time re-
BIZ the pardon OF Thomas IL. Barren
did. sir.
Il to the Court the place where the
.NSatiUu was held and what the coaVer-
VA was when Davis was present; l DO
u for anything whilst Davis was ao-
had 4 conversation with LieUt.~Gov-
Davis in Col. Matthews office. on
~, May =, 1873, at which Col. Mat
MN was present
pid you see him or have any cOnveTsa-
ittt him on saturday:
did not sir
pn Sunday. May 23d, you mad con-
Bon with him
NA es, sir.
And that conversation hA reference
pardon?
NJ d eS. sir.
e the conversation.
can only give it To you in substance
Aatthews asked Governor Davis why
pardon was not signed by Governor
Governor Davis replied that GOV
AGlas was hurrying To his home II
$t Louis that Governor Ames woult
il II was thought necessary, but tina
fnor Ames knew that he Davis
Slgu X, and had authorized him Z
lt--sometbing to that effect. thini
&ere the words he said; that Governo
had gone of in hurry and author
IN 10 sign it.
Is that thu whole OF the conversation
as You recOllect it?
VIII try and FecOllect the manner II
1t MAS used. There Was a Kind Q
sng conversation. | remarked mysel
he pardon there WAS not accept4ol
~ friend Barrentine.
Was the pardon present wden Una
efsetlon was going on?
No, sir. Because MIR. Barrentine ha
nome JiL0 previous evening with tn
Pn in his poct>et. l remarked to GOV
that the pardon vas not satistactor
Se 1t was not valid OGGj and COY
remarked Does he want Gov. Anne
RtureE | said, yes he wants an Exec
pardon. Very well, said he, u ),
will sign it. All right, said l, that
ne wants He wants one where theI
doubt about the validity, ] cannot re
exactly how il came up, but ! al
Vely certain that Gov. DAVIS SAID Il'
aeker had done some service az
charge for it. That is how L thln
or name came to be mentioned
as that pardon that you had seen al
led, the same as the 0G9 undergolr
ssion,
l eS. sir.
10 you recolleet anything about Il
Vi the pardon?
les; think the date was about Nj
Dld you examine it?
es, sir; the reason think it was q
NAY, by reason of some kilograms
ven eel on the Saturday night.
who III that place first raised an o
On 10 the validity of that pardon?
which one do you allude to?
me one on Sunday morning,
Who did you make your objection t.
Gov. Davis.
ehator Chalmers here arose and stat
ne saw witnesses in the room, ana I
81 was explained by the Chairman, W
tnat both Witnesses Mr.. Meeks q
richards, had received permission
ia the Senate Chamber.1
What hour on Sunday morning {
conversation take placer
DO not reeoliect precisely: 1t was
orehoon, little while after brea6Ia
same about O'clock.
AT Col. Matthew'S Officer
les, sir.