The Daily clarion., 1876-03-09

SATURDAY, March A, 1876.
O. Did YOU AT any time ever, before or
after the issuance oil this pardon, or elther
pardon, proffer 10 Governor Davis any
money whatever?
A. Never. e ,,..
O. Was it ever cont emplated thaG Il's
money. or any part of IL was TO De palu 70
Governor Davis for his services in granting
Manager Barksdale objected to this style
of questioning, as regards contemplat
Counsel Spears stated that his only object
was 70 see ii il was contemplated III the CON
tract or the intention of the contract; or IN
other words to see if this $l250 went wholly
10 Col Matthews, or portion OF lt went 10
Governor Davis, in connection with the Is
suance of this pardon.
Manager Barksdale insisted on his obJec- 1
tion and submitted the question to the
sense of the Senate. The Chair put the
onestion. >sshall this question be admitted
or not ?" And the Senate ruled that the
question should not be admitted Dy the iol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Albright, Fewell, Gray
Stewart Stone, Terry, Tuttle. White-l3.
NAYs-Messrs. Barry, Callicott. Carter,
Catchines Chalmers, Everett, FITZGERALD,
Foote, Furlong, Graham, Hooker, Johnston,
McCaskill, Mendenhall MettS, Morgan, Old
ham, Reynolds, Sims, Taylor-2O.
Mcclure, Thompson, Thornton-4
O. Was this contract between you and
Col Matthews written or verbal: +:
A 1t was not written.
@. Verbal?
a. Yes.
O. And you stated all that was in the con-
tract that you remember?
A. Yes: all that have any recollection
of.
O. Do YOU remember whether there was
anv agreement made as to whether Gov
ernor Davis was to be paid for the services
he might perform?
A. Davis name was never mentioned III
that transaction, at all.
Q. You never saw Davis in connection
with these pardons?
A. No.
@. You did not proffer him any money
whatever? 20
A. Never.
Q. Did you, in any manner, suggest the
payment, or hear of the payment, of any
money to Governor Davis?
A.Never.
@. Why did you give the 81 ,250 check to
Col. Gibbs, and not to Col. Matthews?
A. WE'LL Matthews said this. " | am going
home to supper and if you become satisfied
with the pardon, you can leave the check or
money with Col. Gibbs and | will get it,"
| then went and showed the pardon to At
well johnson, and also showed it to Major
Bell, and also to Col. Gibbs. All three ad-
vised me to risk it. | then went, as near as
| can recollect, and wrote out check for
81 $50, and Atwell Johnson indorsed it.
handed it over to Gibbs, by Matthews in
structons, and never saw the check any more
O. Why was the question of examining
the pardon with view of seeing whether
you would be satisfied or not
A. He brought it to me in another shape
@. Was it because you had bargained for
one from Ames and not for Davis?
A. Yes, sir.
@. And you had doubts about it?
A. Yes.
Q. And for that reason you had it ex-
amined?
A. Yes.
@. And after satisfying yourself paid the
check over to Gibbs, for 81 ,250?
A. Yes.
@. The pardon differed from your con-
tract?
A. Yes; it was not the pardon was to
get.
@. Who informed you that second par
don had been sent
A. boy, son of Jerry Dowsing, informed
me there was pardon.
q. Did not Col. Gibbs call at your house
in reference to this matter?
a. No; he came to my store; | was not
there, but met him ON the road, a little way
from town.
Q. Did not Major Gibbs inform you that
a pardon was then in Columbus awaiting
you?
A. think I showed him the letter from
Col Matthews, which l had received
q. Well, when you exhibited this letter
to him, did he say he knew of pardon
awaiting you in Columbus?
A. He said he knew nothing about it.
Z. Did Col. Matthews or yourself ever
make any arrangement to secure the services
of Col. Gibbs in this connection?
A. No
q. Was any arrangement made by which
Col Gibbs was to receive compensation for
his services IN
A. No.
O. Did you ever recognize Col. Gibbs as
party to this transaction?
A, did not
O. Then all the connection that Gibbs had
with the matter was to see you and tell YOU
that Col. Matthews desired to see YOU at his
office, then when you brought the money, to
receive 1t from you and pay it to Col Mat
theWs and all this at the request of Mat
thews?
A; Well, asked Gibbs his opinion of the
pardon.
q, Yes; and after Gibbs received the
money from you, was that all he had to do
with the matter?
A All that / know of
e. At the time that Matthews stated that
IN consequence of his hotel difficulty with
Governor Ames, did he say who he would
send to procure this pardon.
A. No.
z. When you employed Matthews, did
you aid him in getting up afidayits to be
rendered to Governor Ames, or not?
A. At the first talk, he asked me s.. 800
for has getting the pardon I then proposed
to make fight of this thing, on nv own
hook procured these affidavits. | do not
know whether | showed these affdavits to
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