The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-10

of the Penitentiary? pei
a. Yes, sir; if the man is In the Penitan-
tiary. - d. 1f5r VIC ni r'i
Manager White commenced the cross ex-
animation: oi0'S GA
q. Mr.. Packer, / believe Won stotod +bi.
check was for $500? '''tf9
A Inc receipt was for $500.
" NOW, state to the Senate if Won did
not on the 8th of January, 1876, in a com
mlttee room OF the House. i'm the nresanca
OF Mr. Lester, Mr.. Clifton, Mr.. Powell.
check was for 5000? O'ii'
A. No, sir; L did not so state.
y. LA you not at the same time and
place; anu before the same parties, state
tnaC ne, Davis, paid you 5000 in money ON
DIS return from Column bus at any one time
A. No. sir; | do not think | did.
statement? q
& A. No, sir; l did not.
u 10 you remember to have made a
statement under oath before that Commit
tee, on that day; do you remember to have
read That statement over and signed it and
sworn to it? ''''N
A. Y s, sir.
g. Now, is not that your signature. an6
Is not that the document you Signed on that
occasion?
A, Yes, sir, / signed that document.
y. Now state, sir, if that statement of
yours uoes not say 1t was drawn for 5000 !?
A. Ihat is what the statement SAYS.
u Is THAT statement true or false-ansWe r
yes, or no?
A. 1t is false.
.. Now, did you not state on that same
day, and that same time and place. that You
received 5000 and that he paid it to YOU in
the Office of the Private Secretary of the
Governor, on his return from Columbus?
A. may have made that statement
faIC
A. 1t was true
y. He did then pay you $500, on his re-
turnfrom Columbus, at one time?
A. No sir.
@, Now, tell the Senate if you did not
make that statement before that commit
tee?
A. do not think | made that statement.
q. Now, Mr.. Packer, state the denomi-
nation of the bills paid by Mr.. Davis to
you? .........
A They might have been tens, fives or
fifties.
Q. Was any one higher than a fifty?
A. Not that recollect
q. Did you not positively swear before
that committee there was nothing higher
than a fifty?
A. Yes, sir, think l did,
G. Was that true?
A. ] think it was.
Q. You said there was nothing higher
than a fifty
A. [ think so.
q. VIII yOu.swear it was not?
A. | will not swear it was not.
q. Did you not make this statement be-
fore that committee?
A. | kept the $500 given to me by Gov
ernOr Davis; it was mine; the office of the
| Private Secretary of the Governor is adj
joining the office of the Governor, there
was no one present but the Governor and
| myself
Q. Is that statement true or false?
| a. Il is tue
@. Well, sir, then he did pay you 5000 90
on his return from Colum bus?
A No, he paid $500 90.
! Manager White reads.l
''GOv Davis said he was authorized to
! give $500 90 for pardon. | kept the 5000
90 given me by Davis; it was mine; the
money was paid TO me by Davis; there was
no one present except Gov. Davis and my
| self"
A. Yes, sir, that is true.
Q. Well, did you not just now state that
he only paid you $500 90?
! a. Yes sir.
Q. Did YOU not also state that he made
up 500 90 to you?
A. Yes, sir, within three or four days.
| o. And vet III your statement here sworn
to- you said he paid you 5000 90 at one
time make your explanation. Is that state
ment true? 3D.
A. 1t is true. He paid me $500 90 first
and afterwards paid me SlO0.
@. What did Davis say when he handed
you the money!
A. lie handed me $500 CO. | said | was
engaged for 5000 90 and ought to have 1t.
He said he would make it up and he die
within three or four days.
@. Well, Mr.. Packer, did not you befOr'
that committee, on the day referreJ TO, say
this when he paid me the money Davi
said here is that money | was talking t.
Won about. do not recollect anything fur
Their than that. lEA%+ - ~
!, O. Did you make that statement?
A. No, sir | do not recollect making tina
statement.
: O. Did you not read this testimony over
aud did you not sign it?
A. Yes, sir, that is my signature.
: Q. Is that the document!
: A. 1t may be.
O. Well, is it true or false?
! A. The statement there is false.
O. Where did he pay you that 500
Mr.. Packer?
A. In the Private Secretary's office.
! Q. In presence ofanybody?
A. He and me were the only ones pres
ent. .r 80
@. Did you exercise any extraordinaIr
power over AmeS, that yon should .
: sought to get the pardon granted?
: A. don't know that did.
@. Are you lawyer or practicing a
torney?
0 A. No, sir. 10000
: Q. Then why do you claim this 5000?
A. AS agent.
/. o. will you swear that you approache
f? Ames on this subject?
It A. | did,
1t O. How many times? :,
). 4. Once, certainly; l don't know d
It that did a second time.
7 o. Did he not decline to grant the pa
: A, He did, before Davis issued the III
: pardon. because he had so much business
ATTEND to he could not consider 1t.
Q. Now, what did you claim compens
a ton for? 90
n A. was engaged and got ready to go
Raw ST. Louis; l was ready to start WI
= Mr. Rhodes received dispatch that Am