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


son. and suggested that Gen. Packer 81
whom | knew nothing. was on exceedingly
intimate terms with Gov ernor Amts, ana
that il might be necessary to secure Packer
CO. operation ia getting pardon from
AmeS- He left Column bus, and as L under-
stood. came TO Jackson. About week OF
ten days aiterward, perhaps, Mr. Barren
tine came to my office aud asked me II
had heard anything from AmeS or not.
said bad not. Then a convcrss tiOu sprang
up between myself and Barreutine in refer
eDce TO the amount of money he had lett
check for, saying lie WAS willing To pay that
much to have his son pardonrd.
| told him | had heard nothing from
the Governor or Lieutenaut-Guv L
think this was on Friday. 1t was
drawn over, or under, an assumed name;
/ have forgotten the name Rogers. l
think, per Barrentine. he explained
threatened liability against him He chang
ed MS bank account. AMI the money was
deposited Suhjec5 To this assumed name. |
told him that the check was deposited at the
bank of Williams, johnson n Co. kept
no deposit there myself. On saturday
morning Mr.. Barrentine came in again, ana
said There is nothing you have done III
procuring the pardon from Anes, and ii you
should die. and nobody knows nytiiing
about this money except ME and yourself,
| shouli have some trouble III establishing
my claim to it l then took out 4 check,
and said . | propose to settle that matter
very soon;" and told him If be did not coll
lect it, TO report to me. He came back ana
told me he had got the money. About
week after this. Davis came into my office
aud offered me a pardon signed by himself.
| looked at it. in amaZ1ment. and sand "By
what authority is this done?' He said Ames
authorized it. L said: Where is Ames
He said he was making his preparations TO
90 to the seacoast. | said this was not tn"
kind OF pardon Barrentine wanted; and
told him this pardon was utterly IN
valid and worthless He insisted he bad
authority from Ames. | said did not un-
derstand how he could get such authority.
| inquired if Ames h&d gone to New Or
leans to find transportation back to Bay 81.
Louis. or was he at his summer resort. lie
said lie was in New Orleans. lie insisted
that Gov. Ames told him to sign the pardon
and leave il there. | threw il III my drawer,
latter few moments thought, and conclu-
ded 10 notify Mr.. Barrentine. l went TO
Cooks livery stable, and asked if he had
boy lie could send to Mr.. Barrentine's.
handed him a little note, the substance
of which was, that Davis was here. with
paper | wished him to see" l 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
ard had sent Barfentine message by the
! boy. | asked Col. Gibbs to go and hire
horse and buggy and ovcrtake the boy. get
the note from him, and to g" himself to Mr..
| Barrentine'S. lie left the office to 60 on
that GRAND. 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 wa not out of
| the State, with view of deVOlVlug his
| functions on Governor Davis. but that he
! had gone to New Orleans % find transport
| tatluu back TO the stare. Col. Gibbs said
he G. nh telegraph t" friend at Jack son
and lind mt Fht facts. He aud BarrVntine
| LETT my otfi late IN the rvcli1g t. dispatch
| to jackson to ii "a out whether Amcs was
out of the State or not, and what his pur
pose WAS in gning. Next morning th"y
came u me as they said With copies of dis
| patches and replies. | replied still this
aboutit; | saw Davis again during the day
He repeated that Ames had authorized and
went step further ana said, Governor
Ames had given him notice OF his intention
10 leave the State on the 18th June follow
ing 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.
Barrentine, who had had conversation
with Mr. Davis, and who did not know him
up to that time.
Mr.. BarrenGine took the pardon and put it
in his pocket and said Davis seemed t. be
willing to what was right about it. and he
thereupon went off with Gibbs, and as |
Il
learned that he handed Gibbs check for
81, $50. He had handed the check to me,
but | said, mo, sir, you cannot give it to
me. | won't take charge of your money"
He gave it to Gibbs put the pardon in his
pocket and went off with it, L am inclined to
think this was on a saturday. Monday
morning was going to start for Court. Col.
Gibbs came on the train and told me he had
collected the Barrentine check of Williams,
johnson d Co, on SUNDAY, as a matter of
accommodation TO him as he was going to
Texas, and said he. 81 have left 5000 accord
ing to Davis suggestion, for Packer; and |
have left it with jerry DOwsing; and as [
understand from Mr.. Barrentine $3.50 is
your Fee" He went on to speak to me of the
payment of the livery bill, and holding the
money in his hands, said 'This is yours
L remarked E'Iou are gong to Texas and
you have got no money, and you had better
take half of it-yOu will need it there"
That was all that was said about the money
matter. | went to Court; Gibbs went to
Texas. He explained that he had left in the
hands of Mr.. Dowsing receipt in duplicate
DoWsing had one, and he had one. The sum
and substance of it was that so much money
had been received from Barrentine to be
paid over to the order of Packer. upon the
delivery OF an executive pardon Tor this
young Barrentine. On Sunday evening oe-
fore this Monday morning, l saw Colonel
Gibbs and he told me he had sent for Mr..
DoWsing. to get Dowsing to take charge of
the money, ana he had presented to two or
three other parties 10 receive it. At the
time of his talking to LIc, were in sight
of DIR. Vaughan, and said, what do Won
think of leaving this money with Vaughan?
| said it does not make any difference to me
who you leave it with. so you leave il with
some party who will convey it to Packer
| went Oh to court. / know nothing about
the second pardon, about its delivery. or
about payment tor it.
This receipt was dated somewhere about
No I col hot
had been delivered somewhere about the
18th or 18th June. | know nothing about
the delivery of the pardon except through
other parties.
your part to Davis to grant the pardon?
a. No. Never.
@ Was this twelve hundred and fiftv dol
lars to be used as a cOrrupting influence
upon Davis or other parties?
A. ] never heard any such thing.
q Was it to be specially used on Davis ?
y. | know nothing of it.
Q. Was any portion OF it to be used?
\. l do not know.
@. Do you know of your own KNOWLEDGE.
whether propositions had ever been made
to Davis to use his influence upon Ames
A. NO. Ihere was never the slightest re-
ference to any thing whereby he was to re-
ceive a dollar.
z. Did Davis know money had been given
to you by Barrentine, at the time he brought
that first pardon?
A. No; | think not
q. Did You ever inform him of it?
A. No, sir; not until after he came there
with the first pardon. lie then told me
Packer claimed compensation for his SER
vices, and the amount of compensation was
named.
@ Did he tell you for what Packer
claimed compensation?
A. He said Packer had used his influence |
with Ames Tor procuring his consent to the |
pardon which he brought TO us.
.. Did you ever tell any person that you /
had this $3.50, deposited with you, for the |
purpose OF procuring this pardon?
Manager Barksdale objected.1
Witness: do not remember that ever