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


TAYLOR, Thompson-l4
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING -MeSsrs. Allen. |
Mcclure and Thornton-3
Witness resumed: / handed him the TWO |
certificates. and asked him whether he |
could procure pardon from Gov. Ames /
upon them. He told me that he did not
wish to have anything 10 do 18th it; that
he as IIeutenant-Governor had issued a
proclamatio and offered reward for the
arrest of the guilty parties. | told him, il /
am permitted 10 state iI) that in my judg-
ment the case WAS pre- judged and mis-
iudged-that is if proper defence was
made in that case. there was something in
Manager Barksdale objected to witness
stating his opinions as to the merits OF the
case.
Counsel Spears replied that the managers
had tried to prove bribery as the motive for
Davis granting the pardon. and he 1ow
sought By this witness to show that other
motives influenced the mind of respondent
and induced him 10 grant the pardon.
The evidence was decided as ineompe-
tent and the examination proceeded.
Q. You were going on to state the sub
stance of that interview 1"u said You
presented 10 him two certificates relative
| to it, and asked him TO interest himself in
procuring a pardon; from whom did you
expect him to procure ii pardon!
| A. From Governor Ames.
| q. What induce ment> did you urge upon
| the Lieutenant-Governor in trying to get
| him TO procure this pardon
A. | offered no inducement, except the
public conception of that killing. | went
on 10 state the public judgment, and
| thought the public was in error and the
| facts had not been properly
Manager Powell objects.
i, ounsel Spears: | ask the question what
were the influences you brought to bear
upon the respondent TO induce him to inter-
| est himself and procure a pardon from
| Ames? Now. | contend that this converse
| ton should go before this body, that they
may know the reason this pardon was
granted.
Witness: do not wish to state anything
that the Managers object to.
| Counsel Spears: | ask you TO state to the
Senate what you said to tie Lieutenant
| Governor to cause him 10 interest himself
| and to procure this pardon?
Chair: The Senate has decided that the
question could not be answered, and the
| witness declines to state it after the decision
| of the Senate.
Witness proceeded stated that he took
these sworn certificates of Hendricks and
| Munson, and said he would examine them
| The next morning he came to me, and
asked NE it we were not willing to rely
upon the matter set up in the certificates i?
| answered that the young man was In
South America; that his father had told
me all about his troubles with him that he
| was in constant apprehension of his return
| ing: that even in his flight from the State
he halted at Tuscaloosa and asked his father
| for 81 800 to commence business with and
that he was alarmed and did not know at
what moment he might return TO the United
8 ates and come home. proceeded further
to state that if the Indictment was found,
the question of bail was extremely trouble
some in this State; that he would be ares
ted; that the Jail was kept by an innate
Senator Jewell here offered "a motion
to reconsider III. woe By which the state
ment of witGess counsel for Baertntine
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ture and character OF the homicide were
| excluded.
Aud upon that the Senate retired for con-
sultation
Senator Reynolds moved to lay that mo-
ton on the table, and Senator Fewell's mo-
ton was tabled by the following vote:
1EAs-MessrS. Albright, Barry, Callicott,
Catchings, Chalmers. Everett. FeWell, Gray,
Griffin, Mcneil, Nets, Morgan, Pratt
Shirley, Smith, Thompson, TuGtle White.
lis.
NAYs-M essrs. Carter FitzGeraId, toote.
Furlong, Hooker Johnston. McCaskill,
| Mendenhall Oldham, Reynolds, Sims Stew
art, Stone. Taylor, Terry.-15.
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING-Messrs. Allen,
Graham, Mcclure, Thornton-4.
Senator Chalmers moved that the Board
of Managers and the counsel for respondent
do now retire, and the motion prevailed by
the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Albright, Barry. Callicott
Furlong, Griffin, Nets, Pratt, Shirley Sims,
Stewart, Taylor, futile, Wmte-l7
NAYS = Messrs. Carter, Jewell, Foote,
Gray, Hooker, Johnston, McCaskill. Men
denhall, Morgan, Oldham. Reynolds, Smith,
Stone, Terry, ThompSOn-l5.
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Messrs. Allen.
Graham, Mcclure. Mcneil, Thornton-5.
The Board OF Managers an the counsel
| for the res pOndent then retired to allow the
Senate opportunity for debate.
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reconsider the vote by which the statements
OF witness, as counsel for Barrentine, to the
respondent in reference To the nature and
character of the homicide were excluded.
| Senator ReynQlos moved To lay the mo-
ton to reconsider OH the table, and second
ed. and the Chair decided that the yeas
| have it,
Senator Reynolds called for division
| and the roll was called:
| IEAS-MeSSrS. Carter, Chalmers. FitZ-
Gerald, FOote, Hooker, Johnston, McCaskiu,
Mendenhall, Metts, Oldham, Reynolds,
Sims, Stone, Taylor, Terry-l5.
NAYs-Messrs. Albright Barry, Callicott.
Everett, Fewell, Furlong, Gray, Griffin,
Morgan, Pratt, Shirley, smith, Stewart,
Thorn pson, futile, White-16.
| ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Messrs. Allen,
Catchings. Graham, Mcclure, Mcneil,
| Thornton-6
Senator Reynolds motion to table was
| lost.
|
| slider was then decided by the Senate, and
| the motion was lost by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Albright, Barry, Callicott,
Everett, Jewell. Furlons, Gray, Griffin,
Morgan, Pratt, Shirley, Smith, Stewart
Thompson, Tuttle, Whlte-l6
! NAYs-Mcssrs. Carter, Catchings, Chal-
mtrs, FItZG e raid, Foote, Hooker, Johnston,
| McCaskill, Meudenhall, Metts, Oldham,
Reynolds, Sims, Stone, Taylor, Terry-16
ABSENT AND NOT voTING-Messrs Allen.
Graham, Mcclure, Mcneil and Thornton
6.
Senator Morgan moved that the mana
gers and the counsel tor the respondent be
now invited to resume their seats in the
bar ofthe Senate, which was carried, and
the counsel for both sides appeared. The
chair stated TO them thar the Senate had re-
tired for the purpose of recOnsidering the
vote by which certain statements of wit
ness had been excluded. and the Senate had
refused TO reconsider the vote.
Counsel Spears instructed the witness to
proceed, excluding the Objectionable por-
ton of the tt stimony-
Witness did not bring any influence TO
bear upon his mind except the public iudg-
ment had pre-judged and mis- judged the
evidence. | also gave him a statement in
regard TO BarrenJines family matters. to
obtain his intercession with Gov. Ames
O. What was your proposition to Davis
To extend a pardon himself or to secure one
from Ames?
A. A pardon from Davis was never
thought OF by me.
Q What was your application to him?
A. To take those papers, go to Jackson |
and ask Ames to pardon him?
Q. Did he give you any promise on that
first interview
A. He took the papers, as have said, and |
asked me the question as to why the coun- |
sci would not rely upon the plea set up in |
those sworn certificates. | told him good |
many things about this young man and Mr.. |
Barrentine's family; that this young man |
had two sisters; that Mr.. Barrentine had |
been married twice. l told him how ten
derby attached TO him were these two sisters.
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