The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-07

/ Tor 1eXaS, ana InaC IL WOuiu Oe n great ac-
commodation to him to have the money on
/ that day.
/ . How was the check drawn
A. 1t was certified check, drawn payable
| to cash or bearer, by A. +. Andrews, Tor
! Barrentine.
| .. Is there any such person as Andrews?
"A. think, sir, he is a Son-in-law OF Mr..
| Barrertine.
| Q. You paid the money on Sunday?
| A Yes. sir; before dinner-about 10
| O'Clock, | think.
| Q. Was any entry made on the books of
! the bank, of that transaction?
A. Not on that day; it was made on the
day following.
Manager: That will do. sir; please stand
aside.
SIXTH WITNESS.
The next and sixth witness called was
Mr.. l.. z. Haaf
.. Your name is L. p. Haaf?
A. Yes, sir.
.. Where do you live?
A. In Columbus
.. Did you live there last year, in the
month of May?
A, Yes, sir.
Q. Do you know the Lleutenant-G Gov
eInor?
a. When see him.
q. Did you know him at that time?
a. Yes, sir
Q. Do you know Col. Gibbs and Col.
Matthews?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Do you know when Col. Gibbs left CO.
lumbqs for Texas, last year in May?
A. do not Know whether he did or not. /
have been told that he did.
Q. Did you live in the town?
A. Yes, sir.
q. Well, you saw him before, ana did not
see him afterwards Was not he absent two
or three months, and said to be gone to
Texas?
A. L do not know how long he was gone.
L heard that he did leave for Texas.
Z. Do you know what date?
A. do not know when lie left for Texas,
q. Did you see, i'm the month of May, last
year. Col. Gibbs, the Lieutenant Governor
and Beverley Matthews at Matthews office?
A. saw Col. Gibbs and A X. Davis at
Matthews office, on Sunday, May %, 1870
.. Did you see Col Matthews?
a. am not positive.
q Where did you see him:
A. think L saw him in his office.
q. Where were the other two?
a. 6lDDs ana Davis came out OF Matthews
office, on the sidewalk in front of Matthews
office. Gibbs came across the street and
Davis called him back They went into the
office and staid there, and never saw them
any more.
Il. That was on Sunday moruing, MAY
%. 1852
A. Yes, sir.
q. What made you fix it as the 23d of
May?
A, Well, sir, | was called upon There
was some disturbance in our Index office
They were going to bring me in AS witness,
and referred TO the files had made no.
tlct on the previous day.
q Are you able to say how long they
We're in the office after the Lieutenant
Governor had called Gibbs back?
y. No, sir.
Q. Did you see them any more that day?
a. think saw Col Gibbs, but am not
sure, on the streets, sometime after that
dav.
g. Was he in company with Davis?
A. No, sir; by himself.
q. Did you see these three persons any
more that day-that is, all together.
A No, sir
q. Or any two of them?
a. No, sir.
Q. Did understand you to say they were
both outside the oflice-Gibbs and Mat
thews?
A. Both came outside the Office together;
and Col. Gibbs started off across the street
III the direction III which | was standing
and Davis called him back.
Manager: That will do-stand aside.
SEVENTH WITNESS.
The seventh witness called was Mr.. James
B Bell, and was examined by Manager
Barksdale.
Q. Your name is Mr. James b. Bell?
A 1t is, sir
q. Where do you live?
A. In Columbus.
q. Did you live there last year?
a. Yes, sir, for the last six or seven
| years.
Q. Did you, during the month of May or
June last year, see Mr.. Barrentine in the
| possession of 4 pardon?
A. 1es, pardon and a check.
q. Have you any means of fixing the
date?
A. 1t was Saturday evening.
! q. DO you recollect Gibbs leaving for
| TcXa>?
A. Yes sir.
Q. That was the Saturday before he left:
Yes. sir He was 10 leave Monday morn
ing.
@. Did you live in Columbus at that times
A. Yes, sir.
Q. What business did you follow-mer-
chant?
a. | am a farmer, but live in Columbus;
| | saw Governor Davis on Saturday morn
ing, coming in from the cars; on Saturday
| evening | saw Col. Gibbs coming into town
with Mr.. Henry Barrentine, in buggy;
after they came in, Barrentine came to me
and asked me if | had any money, rs he
wanted to pay some money.
Q. What did he do with the money?
| Counsel Morris objects.
| Manager Barksdale resumed.
| q. Well; L understand you to say that
you had seen the Lieutenant- Governor
come in on the cars on Saturday morning,
| from Artesia!
| a. \ rs, sir; judged he came in.
O. Did you not see him in town for some
days before that?
A. No, sir.
| Z. Did you not see him on the day fol-
| lowing the 23d May:
a. | am not certain, but | think | saw him
riding in buggy with Wiley Johnson, the
same day that he came in from Artesia;
| went out Saturday evening, and met them
in buggy.
Q. You say that Gibbs came in with Bar
| rentine; came from where!
| A From home.
Q. Where did Barrentine live?
! A. In Caledonia fifteen miles north
of Columbus.
Q. How far from town did you meet
them?
| A. h.