The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-03-08

| TINS receipt. accompanied by an Executive
| Pardon OF Thomas IL. Barrentine, charged
with the killing ofAnn Thomas, in Low ndes
| county, Mississippi.
This receipt given in duplicate
| j. DowsING,
Witness: w. E. GIBBS.
Q. What do you know of this paper?
| A. | wrote it.
Q What connection did it have with that
$500?
| A. 1t is one of the receipts which took.
q. Now. explain to the Court what you
| did with the TWO receipts. This is one OF
them, is it not?
\. | think it Is, sir; it is in my own hand
writing.
Q. What did you do with the other one
OF then?
A. 1t was in my possession until the COM
mittee of Investigation met in bus,
some two or three weeks ago. The other
gave to Governor Davis, at Artesia, on May
oath. 1875.
o. What kind of money did you leave
with Governor DAVIS?
A. Five one hundred dollar National
Bank bills.
O. And you reimbursed yourself with
one OF them?
A. do not recoIIect that | looked at It,.
The check was paid to me. and think re-
i'm bursed myself with National Bank bill
or a treasury note. The check was paid to
me in twelve one hundred dollar National
| bank bills.
O, You saw the Lieutcnant- Governor was
at Artesia on the same day you delivered
| the $3.50?
| A. Yes, sir.
o Where were you going?
A. L was going TO Texas. | was on the
| train,
O. You left Columbus on that mornings
A. Yes, sir
o. You deliverad the duplicate of that re-
ceirt to the Lieutenant-Goyernora at Arte-
| sia?
A. Yes, sir,
2lst? Mt.
! A. did, SIR that was my recollection:
O. You gave that pardon to Barrentlne
on Saturday evening; did you hand 1t to
| him?
4. / do not think did, sir.
! o. 1ou say ne went home with 1t
A. Yes, sir; he hatl il;
| q. Di1 YOU see Lieutenant-GQ VernOr Da-
Wis in Columbus after the morning you saw
| him in Col. Matthews office, or did you see
| him again during the day!
! A. Yes. sir; about shutdown L drove
| aro,,nd in horse and buggy, and told some
! parties 10 tell Dowsing that L was looking
/ TOR him. and wanted TO see MN particularly
+ vent on home with my wife, and was arl-
| Vino TO the stables with my horse and Cuk-
cv. and | cot about half way and met Jerry
| THowsino: lust before that, Governor Davis
and Wiiey johnson rode down, and one Oh
them said Vito Gre you looking Tor ! re- re-
| nlied. Jerry Dowsing. ana they SAID ne
was just behind ana l'oii'e'' '''''St' ga !"
% q Was il on the 22d you learned that the
| Lieutenant- Governor was in Column bus
n Did You knosy how that pardon which
Won saw, and which was the subject OF con
yersation, did YOU know how ChaG pardon
| came to Columbus!
/ A. / do not, sir.
Q. Ivas anything said in Col. Matthew's
A do not reeoilecti il was known.
Manager-We do not want tbat, unless
YOU kaow how that pardon got to Coiun-
bus. nat
a In the ocurse of conversation you
mentioned about Governor Ames having
left on the morning of the 2tsts Weil ina
narlon, on the day you saw It, was one Jay
Sld2 .,,oo.;o,,. Isow !;
first on the 22d of May.
a And Won saw ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Davis i'm Columbus for the first time IN TWO
or three months!
O If he had been there you would very
likely have seen hlms
A. [ think so, sir. ,,,
O. You we're there on the Friday, Thurs
day and Wednesday preceding the oAluFoa'
an which YOU saw him there
A. | was certainly there on FRIDAY ,
q. Had YOU been absent for any time pr
or to chat time ia - NOV,
undertake to say. ,othar vo,
were absent or not
: 4 No, sir. | do not think was:
n We'll, Won did not see him until Satur
f day
CROSS lex ANIMATION
n When did Col Matthews first speak t
t YOU about this pardon?
A. On the 18th of March.
II .. Why did he speak to your . por
: ( Because he knew hSd spokeh 10 Dal
rentine about this matter
a. OF, saw that the matter was first spo
,oS IF on the 18th OF March; what matte
: do YOU refer to? - ~.
Well. | was requested by Col. MAJ
| ,ha,.s to 90 and see Barrentine. and
: INT. BarksdaIe here objected to the VII
. ness being called on co nsrrate any CONVEX
: sation with Col. Matthews /.
y Counsel Morris-The question l ask
+ what was the transaction you reIer 70
= = Vel. was asked or requested to Sc
Mr. Barrentipe ard tell him Col. Matthew
a wanted to see him. 49,
- q Vol. where was it you were spoHe
< QAont the matter on the 22d of May?
Col Matthews asked me again 20
q and s0e Mr.. Barrentlne and ..;,
g rMr Rarksda.s objected to this questlC
" AS il was not coLlpeteht eSluSnce. $500 an ~
, all forward such remarks as could not
raa, I and would not be capable of al
% root and the objection was sustained
ne - We'll. had yOu any connection wi
the nrocuring of this paEdanY
= a 1e5 Won anv connection with the 6,
oected pardon on the 10Th OF March or Nj
Dist.
y = = aa u9T ron ever any conversation wi
- ny Davis on the 18th of March, or on q
he 2ist Of May. relative to this pardon
nG9 8. You s say W you retained $3.50 90 out
to this 81 $50 co.
A. Yes. sir. =,
portion whatever? ,e b
in A. Col. Matthews, he offered me nan, !
e: / declined to take it; he said, you take "a
YOU are going or to Texas; and he said y
Jake nalf; he said it was mine, and I mao
fright to it,