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

\, l cannot say.
Q. That proclamation was not issued by
you:
A No. sir.
@ II you had been present would on
have issued it, and not he?
y. | should have issued il il had been
here
Q. Do you recolect 10 have received "a
letter from the District Attorney, from
the district in which that homicide was
committed. undertaking to give some ac-
count of its character:
y. There is a letter of that kind in the
Office.
O Addressed to you or the Lieutenant
t Governor:
/ y. | cannot say.
Q. Are YOU able to say whether he re-
ceived the letter. or did you:
a. | cannot say now, but the recoId> ot
| the office will show
O. How long was it before your return
after having gone TO Bay 81. Louis, about
| May DIST:
A. Some two or three weeks.
Q Were you here at all between Your &c
! pafture for Bay ST. Louis. and your depart
IRE for Bunker Hill Celebration
! @. That was the sth. 9th or 10th that you
or 7th. "
| O You were here only short while be-
| fore you left again?
A. One or two days.
| q. During your stay at Bay st LOUIS,
who was performing tue duties of Govern
or?
| was.
Q There had been no yielding of the duty
to him:
A. None.
Q. Did you leave your Private Secretary
here?
A. NV Private Secretary was here
@ Who was your Private Secretary AT
A. Mr.. T Rhodes. l think, Mr.. Os
burn might have been and Mr.. Rhodes act
ing for him.
Q. Was Gen, Packer your Private Secre-
taly at any time?
4. [ think not, certainly not at that lllhe.
| have changed my Private Secretary
number of times, but do not thlhk Gen.
Packer was acting at that time-at least
that is my recollection.
TENTH WITNESS
Mr.. Rhodes. the tenth witness for the
prosecution was next called and sworn. and
examined by Manager B1rksdale.
Q. Mr.. Rhodes, have YOU with you the
letter written by the District Attorney
| Whitfield 10 the Executive Office, concern
Ing the murder of Mrs. Ann Thomas, in
Lownd, : county?
A. | have, sir.
O. Have you with you the letter-hook in
winch the official correspondence OF the
! Governors office is carried on:
A. No, sir; the subpoena only called for
the letter.
| book whilst we are examining thlN leIteF'
A. Yes, sir. He left the Senate Cham
| Der and soon after returned
O. Were YOU acting Private Secretary for
! the Governor in last NAV !:
A. Yes, sir; for Mr.. Osburn.
o. Osburn was his regular secretary, ana
YOU were acting in his place; is that what
! you mean?
a. Y eS, sir. -,
q. DO YOU know the hand writing on this
paper?
O. DO Won know whether it is Osburn's.
o. Do YOU know Gen. Packers hand
writing?
his or not; | would like TO compare II
with letters In this book from him.
O. Well turn to one of them, II you please
4. | could not say if it was his hand
writing. -, -.
will show the date when there was change
of Private Secretary by the Governor or
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A There is in my own case-at the time
| was appointed.
q. What is that record!
A. 1t is kept in a letter book.
O. Then YOU tell it by the letters which
are copied?
a. les: l nave IL mere
o. Are you able to tell by reference 10
that book, who was acting as Private Secfe-
/ tarv to the Governor aud Lieutenant-GoN-
ernor on the 21>t of May!
A. was acting for Mr., Osborn; he was
| the Private Secretary.
/ O. When Governor Ames went OIL to the
! bunker Hill celebration. did you continue
/ to perform the duties of Private Secretary
/ L. Twas removed. | think it was the Sth
OF 10th.
q. Who by?
\. Mr.. Davis.
O. Who was appointed?
A. Mr.. A q. Packer. His appointment
was shown to me, and OF course was aware
/ | was removed.
o. At the time that Governor Ames went
| to Bay ST. Louis, before he went TO the Bum
ker Hill celebration, did you remain here,
performing the duties of Private Secre-
tary?
O. You were not removed uatil he went
to the Bunker Hill celebration?
A. No. sir; | was Private Secretary on
the 21st of May, and can Fix the date by
showing the handwriting after this time.
@. Who was performing the duGies OF
Governor on the Dist of May?
A. can tell bV reference to the books.
I see communications dated 2lst, wherein
saw: 81 am instructed by his EXcelleacy;
GOV. Ames," although | may have received
| instructions one or two days before the 2Ist.
the time the Governor went to Bay 81.
Louis and took his departure for Bunker
Hill celebration, was the Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor in the discharge OF his duties!
A. | remember one day distinctly, he Vlr-
tually took possession of the office Ii was
the 21st of May.
O. What did he do on taking possession OF
the office?
A, He Instructed me to issue pardon to
one Barrentine.
Q. Did you do it?
A. l did.
@. This pardon, issued on the 2lst was is
sued by you?
4 Yes. sir. under his instructions.
Counsel Morris How did he take posses
! sion of the Governors office!
A. He came in, took oil his hat, and an
/ nouuced that he was Governor, whilst
Gov. Ames was out of the State.
Manager Barksdale: what time oi gay
a. Between IL o'clock and II NJ, because
he told me must remain in the office until
after II o'clock.
.. Well. when did the tram leaVe ina
Gov AmeS went on!
, A. In the night. some time.
Q. What time did GOV. Ames leave tina
: night?
4. do not know the schedule time.
O. What time of day did you STATE
Davis came in and said that the Governor
was out of the State?
q A. Between Il and II O'Clock NJ.
Q. And he said he was Governor
*, Yes. and he told me l must stay in thu
, Office until after u O'Clock.
o. How long after this was it that he in
! structed YOU to issue the pardon for Bar
e rentine?
7 A He told me at that time.
o. That was then the first act he did Of
taking possession of the office of Governor
A. Yes, sir.
4 o. Did he do any other act on that day
: A. do not remember.
Q. Did he do any other act the next day
e Governor?
A. think not.