The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-16


the responsibilities contracts agreements imposed
said French obe under their contract with said
Board OF inspectors thus making for said French Jobes with
the assistance oonnnce approval Adebert
Ames Governor aforesaid the expense State
day net profit OF thousand five hundred dollars 500
simple transfer of twoh of the by their
contract with said Board of Inspectors
4 SPECIFICATION
In this that at Jackson in said State the 18th day of May
acting under color OF the provisions of said Act of the
Legislature said O. c. French personal partisan favorte
OF said Adeber Ames Governor aforesaid and BY and with
the assistance and approval of Adebert Aes Govern
aforesaid clandeney secretly and made
with the Board of Inspectors of said pentenary without
fair competition public bidding the and
meaning OF said law contract by which hundred of the
victs in said penentiary leased and hired said c.
French and his partner S. Jobe for their personal
Proht Tor and during term OF ending the first day of
January $780, without compensation to said
State other than the obligation imposed by said upon
SAID French Jobe maintain cothe guard said
convct ON the same day twit on the 18th dav of Nav
with the knowledge and approval said
Ames, Governor aforesaid the said French Jobes leased
hired and Edward Richardson in consideration
bonus of eveny-two hundred dollars paid Them
one hundred OF said covc he the said Richardson assuming
all the responsibilities agreements and conditions inn
posed upon said French obes in their said with said
Board OF Inspectors thus making for said French Jobes with
Ames Governor aforesaid the of the said
net profit of evenytwo hundred dollars by simple transfer of
oneaf of the convc received by their said last named contract
with said Board Of Inspectors by of which said several
had and obtained by and with the and
OF said Adebert Ame Governor of the State of
Mississippi gross fraud practced upon State whereby
the said Adelbert Ames Governor of the State Mississippi
did then and there commit and guilty of high msdemeanor
IN office f'"t faa.
-IHk 1881 ARTICLE VII
That the said Adeber Ames Governor of the State
ppi, whilst in office such Governor, unmndul of the high
duties of his said Office and of his oath of Office did Jackson
said Sate the 18th day of May 1874 upon divers
sundry other days said with o. c. French
deame Islander and libel G. Wiley Wells
State and thereby and in that the appointment
said G. Wiley Wells the office of District Attorney for the
United States for the Northern District of Mississippi then about
vacant and for the OF securing the assistance and
cooperation of said o. G. French in said conspiracy said
Adebcrt Ames Governor aforesaid said 18th day of May
1874 and divers and suny days before and after that
did wu unlawtu and corrup and abuse the power
conferred upon him by law as Governor OF SAID State over the
labor Of said State and did comupy require and receive
from said C. French, condition precedent to- and
seaon the approval by him. the said Adebert Ame of
certain contracts bonds and papers, under and by virtue OF
which said o. c. French Homer c. Powers, and c.
Jobes and did for large portion of
the convict labor said penenary for their and
condition precedent and consideration for the exercise by said
Adebe Ames OF his influence Governor of said State
securing said convict labor that the said o. c. French would
write Adeber Ames Governor aforesaid
for the aforesaid, letter calculated and intended to ure
destroy deae the reputation and character of said g. Wiley
Wells citizen of sad State and prevent his appointment
written and delivered by said O. G. French to said Adebe
Ames aforesaid the 18th day of May 1874 and
is in the words and figures following to-wit:
81. sol al ...a1l 8. JACKSON, NIrss >May. 49, 1874.
Hon. A. Ames, Governor Of Mississippi:
DEAR s1RIn reply your inquiry of this date have only
to say my arrival in Jackson the of
the of the Legislature met the gentlemen named
your and they requested support and the favor OF
influence might have support OF Col Wells tor the United
States Senate In the the conversation it suggest
ed by that the of their receiving support they
the under
then resting by paying off the judgment issued against
bv the Federal the December of 1873
rendering the to
i Very respectfully your obedient servant,
Il O. G. FRENCH"
And the Adebert Ames Governor of said State did, in
pursuance said corrupt bargain and conspiracy said 18th
ay May 1874 and divers and sundy days thereafter
Jackson in said State in consideration Of having received said
letters approve said contracts bonds and papers, and his said
influence aforesaid said c. French
Homer and c. obs said convict labor of said State
TO the great and damage of said State whereby the said
Adebert Ames Governor of the State of Mississippi did com
nit and was guilty of high misdemeanor in Office.
/ ARTICLE VIII.
That said Ade5ert Ames Governor of the State of Mis-
spp whilst office such Governor unmindtu of the high
duties his said office and of his oath of Office the 9th day
April year of Lord 1875, Bay St Louis in Said
State did corrupy without authority of law and in violation
the Constitution of the State of Mississippi permit consent to-
in exchange and of their respective
positions as public officers of sadSa by and between Hiram
nj Cassidy J then and that time the lawful incumbent of The
office Chancellor of the Nineteenth Chancery District of
State B. Deaon then and that time the lawful ncum
bent of District Attorney of the Second Judicial Dis
e of said State by of which, said exchange and swap
Offices and had by and with the permission
nivance said Adebert Ames Governor of tn
State of Mississippi and of the appointment made by sail
, Adebert Ames Governor of the State of Mississippi
the 18th day of April 1873, in pursuance of said swa
and exchange of the said j. B. Deason to the office
Chancellor said Nineteenth Chancery District of said State
and the appointment the 18th day of April, 1879,
Id Hiram Cassidy J the office District Attorney of