The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-03-15
4. NJ. sir. il was NOT.

rwern GU and others:
II is divided on that day.
Q. Who Is the other?
=. y. q. Picker.
Q. Have you any means of stating wheth-
re the duties of Governor were being dis
cha gcd by Governor Ames. or the Lieu
t@nant-Governor, on the 26th of August
1912
ord> of the office.
@ Were you performing the duties OF
Private Secretary AT that timel
y. No, sir; never before 1873.
q You have not the 1874 book with you
\. No, sir; | have not.
Manager: | will have to ask you TO get it.
Witness retired for that purpose, and
shortly after returned with the book.
q. Can you refer TO that book
a. Yes, sir; August 25th, 1874, A. e.
Paca er; August 18th. 1874, A. G. Packer.
Z. Does il show whether he was acting
for Governor Ames, or the Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor
\. No, sir; it does not show for whom he
was acting
Q. Now, is there no means of learning
whether for the Governor, or the Lieuten-
ant-GoVernor:
A By reading the letters, l presume will
show when he was acting for the Governor.
q. On August 9th, this is how the letter
reads: By direction of his EXcellency the
Governor; well, if the Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor were performing the duties of Gov
ernor, it would say that.
a. Well, it says by direction of his Excel
lency the, Governor.
q. Then there is no record in the latter
book showing the appointment of Private
Secretaries
A It does, in my case; l had mine put
in
Q. You were appointed by comm ission
or letter?
a. was and that letter is copied.
q, l. there any such Il letter To Packer
A. Not that | know of: | will look thrO'
the index; it is not indexed.
@ Please look at the 18th of September,
1874, and see who was then acting as Private
Secretary?
a. Between 18th of September and the
2lstol September. 1874, all communications
are signed by the observation-disclosures
himself; but on the 2lst find one signed w.
X. Deyall aud also on the 18th one signed
by W. X. Devait, acting for Fred. Barret.
q Go back to the 26th of August and see
if you can tell who was acting then?
A. A q. Packer, Private Secretary, per
A. q. Glover. On September lst, find one
Signe by Fred Barrett.
q. For whom was he acting?
a. That letter does not show.
Q. understood you TO say on the 2lst of
May that Davis said that he was Governor
now that the Go ernor WAS out of the State,
and direct, d you to issue this pardon; at
what time of day was that
A. Betwt en- III and u O'Clock about IL
O'Clock.
Q. You said something about his wanting
you Al II O'clock?
y. | had been in the habit of going off
about IL O'Clock, as was merely acting for
another party, did not feel in duty bound
to stay longer in the office.
Q. Did he say his object in ordering you
to be there?
A. He did not; merely saying have these
papers made out.
Q. Have the papers made out-what pa
a. The pardon.
Q. Do you know of his having left that
evening on the train?
a. Yes, | know of the Governor having
left.
q. That was on the evening before. Do
you know of the Lieutenant G Governor
leaving that day?
a. No, do not.
Q, What did you do with that pardon?
A | sent it to the Secretary of State |
think. No, sir, l did not when | come to
think again, never sent pardons to the
Secretary of States office. They are al
ways directed to the Sheriff of the county,
or TO the parties legally representing the c.
cused.
Q. Do you know what you did with that
pardon?
A. l do not know whether | gave it to
Mr.. Davis or not; L cannot say.
after he told YOU to make out that pardon
A. do not know. sir
q. \ on don't know what you did with it ?
a. No, sir; | cannot say.
=. Did understand you to say the Gov
ernoI took fOrcible possession of the office
on the DIST.
A. No, sir; l did not use the expression
''forcible possession | said virtually took
possession of the office.
Manager Barksdale here produced letter
ln tod o. NJ
torney Whitfield, narrating the features OF
the murder, as the facts had come to his
knowledge from reports in the neighbor-
hood.
Counsel Morris emphatically objected to
the Introduction of such piece of evidence
As incompetent; for the reason that the in
formation of the District Attorney was
merely hearSay, and no matter how barba-
rous the murder might have been, the Gov
ernor had perfect right to exercise the
pardoning power vested in him, and he
was not responsible tor the exercise of such
power tn any man or body on earth.
Manager Barksdale replied, that his
learned friend miStook his motive for de-
string the letter to be read, Even granting
the power of the Governor to exercise such
pardoning power, this letter should have
caused him to make him self familiar with
the horrible details, and even if he was not
guilty OF bribery, he was guilty of wrong
tul and corrupt use of the power vested in
him; and he exercised this power for cor
rupt motives. In order that this may be
unders God, ask Tor the reading of respond
ent'S answer.
The defense sets up that he exercised an
honest discretion in the use of that pardon
ing power; but with such letter before
him, the motive for issuing the pardon was
certainly corrupt.
Counsel Morris arose, and insisted that
the letter was not competent evidence, fol
the reason that it had been written on. the
Both OF August, 1874, TO Governor Ames
and year after, or nearly a year after.
wards, another man altogether, who proba
bly, had never seen the letter, grants par.
don to the man who did the killing; anC
| this letter should not be read, as Governor
Davis had probably never seen it.
Senator Reynolds asked to have the fiftl
article of impeachment read, before h'
voted; and it was read by the Secretary.
Counsel Morris asked to have the answer
read, which was done.
a Senator asked where that letter cam,
| from.
A. From the files of the Governors of
| flee.
| The Chair then submitted the question
| : Shall this letter be admitted and read. a
/ evidence in this case ?" and the Senate de
/ cided TO exclude the letter, and it was no
read.
The motion was then made that the Sen
ate, sitting as Court of impeachment. d.
now adjourn until tomorrow, March 4th
1876 until palf-past ten o'clock; and tn
| motion was carried.
Senator Reynolds moved that the Senat
do now adjourn until tomorrow at half
| past nine o'clock.
Adopted; aud the Chair declared the Sen
ate adjourned.
SATURDAY, March 4th, 1876.
Senate met as Court of Impeachment
pursuant to adjournment, at 10 80, A.. NJ.
Counsel for prosecution and the respond
ent entered the bar of the Senate and too
their respective seats.
Manager White called the attention {
the Senate to the fact that the evidence {
yesterday. or a part of it had been put
lished by the newspapers, which would dc
he 1,hilaat the Leaning d