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


| Monday 10 my place.
O. Well, did YOU see him on Tuesday
| y. do not rccoilcct.
q. You do not recolleet seeing him aftel
that Sunday.
a. | am not positive. NV impression i
that lac was there the balance of the week
! but | am not positive.
Manager: That viii do. Stand aside.
EIGHTH WITNESS
The eighth witness called was Mr. p II
| Delaney
Counsel Morris arose and requested thai
! whilst this witness j. being examined, the
Sergeant-at- Arms should notify Governor
| Ames and his private Secretary that they
| are ready to examine him.
Senator Jewell suggested that a commit
| tee OF Senators would be more proper. and
| the Chair appoiHted the Senators from the
sixth and tenth Districts.
| q. Dir. Delaney do you live in Columbus
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you live there las May?
A Yes. sir.
| q. Do you remember about the time that
Col. Gibbs left Columbus for Texas?
! a. No, sill. don't recullect,
| q. Well, do you recollect the circum.
stances that Gibbs did make trip to Tex
| AS?
A. No, sir. do not recollect anything
about it.
Q. You did not know he had left Column
a No, sir.
Q. y ou knew Gibbs AT that time?
a. | did, sir.
q. Did you know Davis?
y. By sight.
Q. Did you see him in May in Columbus ?
\. Yes; l reckon he was there about that
time.
Q. DID you make a trip with Gibbs to
Barrentine?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. What time?
Ain the spring.
G How long after that trip to Texas?
a. / declare | do not know. | do not
know if he went to Texas or not.
q. You knew that he left Columbus?
A. No. | did not know | heard il,
Q Did You not miss him from Column
bus?
A. | did not.
Q. About that time you made that trip
up rhe country. did you at that time see the
Lieutenant Governor in town?
a. Yes, sir; he was there that day, or the
LAY afterwards.
Q. You say you did see Col. Gibbs in town
do you know the day OF the week
\. No. sir; | do not recollect what part
of the week, but it was the torepart; he
asked me get into the buggy and make a
trip with him.
Q. Nou made two trips with him; was it
the first, or the second, you are speaking of
A. Well, / think the first trip was along
trip was about two weeks afterwards.
@. Well. on which trip was it that Bar
rentine returned in the buggy!
\. The second trip.
q. Well, did you. about that time. see the
Iieutenant-GoVernOri in Columbus?
a. | saw him every day, about the streets
Q, Did yon know, about the time you
made the trip, that Barrentine was in Co.
lumbuS?
A. He was; l saw him after l came back
~ hat IL of AZ
a. On Friday.
Q. Where did you see him?
\. On the street; | did not come back
with Mr.. Gibbs; l came back in another
buggy.
0. who did come back with Gibbs?
\. Mr. Barrentine; | came back in Mr..
Barrentine's buggy.
q. Was that arrangement made purpose
| ly?
A. | went up with Col Gibbs; there was
| IA race, and it appeared they were coming
back from the race, and they both got into
Col. Gibbs buggy, and | waited for Mr.. Bar
rentine's buggy, and returned to town by
myself.
Q. Now, in reference to time, can you tell
ut " hat time you saw the Lieutenant-Gov-
ernorP
| A. l saw him on the next day | refer to -.
saw him almost every day.
@. Was there any reason why Barren
| tine and Gibbs came back together?
a. | thought it was in connection with
this race. l do not know of any other rea-
son.
@. What time did you get back to Column
| bus?
A. About sundown; they Immediately
came back. | suppose they started about
| II o'clock.
O. You came back in Barrentine's buggy
| what did you do with his horse?
! y. | turned it over to the livery stable
| keeper.
@. Did Barrentine remain in town thai
| night?
4. do not know, sir; 1 did not see him
any more.
! Q. You do not know that he returned?
Manager: Very we'll, that will do.
NINTH WITNESS.
Governor Ames was the next witness
| called and sworn.
Manager BarksGale asked that the Gov
| ernor would speak a little louder than or
| dinarily, and commenced the examination
Q. Do you know Alexander X. Davis
Lieutenant-GovernOrO of the State?
\. | do.
o You have heard of the murder, il
Lowndes county, by Thos- Barrentine, o
Mrs. Ann Thomas?
A. | have.
O. | would ask YOU to state, Gov
| whether you have any personal knowIedg
! of the execution of a pardon by the Lieu
| tenant Governor to Thos. Ii. Barrentin
| mean whether you have any persona
| knowledge of the act being done?
A. | have no personal knowledge, eXcep
what | gained from the records OF til
office.
whether the execution of Il pardon to ThoS
| II. Barrentine was done with you know
ledge or consent!
a 1t was not done by my direction, o
win nv knowledge or consent-on the con
in, r he month a |
rcouisition on the Governor of Florida, TO
the arrest of this same Barrentine, in orde
TO have him brought 70 the State for trla
on account of that murder.
o. State. if you can, where you were 0
Nav Dist, 1875, whether in the city of Jack
son or elsewhere in the State, in the discharg
of your duties.
A. Icannot say positively from my re
mem brance if l was here or not; but aboU
that time l left this city for Bay st. Loni
and Judging from the records in the otfic
|. [ was in the city of New Orleans, on m
way to Bay st. Louis.
; q. Did you make to him any offici;
turning over of the duties of the office:
A. No, sir.
O. Could you say where you were on til
| lIth of June, of last year?
A. was out of the city.
O Did YOU then officially turn over
him the duties of the office?
a When | left the State on June 9th, Il
I | or Sth, my impression - thdt 4 uiu W
! him a personal letter notifying him that
was to absent myself from the State
q Do YOU know where he then was:
< think wrote to Columbus.
o Do you know where he was when 70
we're passing through New Orleans on Ma
J, 2lst. on your way to Bay ST. Louis
A. do not positively know; L think
was here.
t o. Did the Lieutenant-Governor himsel
prior to your departure for Bay st. Loul
on or about May Dist, approach you IN r
A. He requested me to pardon him.
: Q. When?
= Ono ar two DAYS nreviouSly