The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-07

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:, .les. sir.
l. y"u saw the Lieutenant Governor
co. .nat morning, state when ana where you
A. [ saw him first a. WAS qoino to leave
Columbus SINS ~ 49,
= At what hour did the train leave?
O'Clock, A. NJ
vas that after day break:
Q. State where Won "a W. him and what oc-
CURED? "N '
;. a just as was leaving | saw him on
G cue platform. He asked me ifI had seen
vi. Uloos. L said yes, and gave the sig nal
" 20 ahead, and he got out at Artesia.
" pa you tell him where Gibbs was?
"A. did not / supposed he was on the
train. l recollect his asking me 10 call Col.
Gibbs "
q He knew you, did he not?
| A, Yes, sir.
=. What was his inquiry?
"A. DO not know positively. He asked
me II L sa Col. Gibbs, or if he was on the
train. Gibbs had Just passed me: it was
to leave.
=. Did you conduct the same train back
"A. Yes, sir.
o. How long did it stay at Artesia?
a. About an hour.
q. Did the Lieutenant Governor return
from Artesia on that train?
A. Yes, sir.
.. Did that train run in connection with
the north bound or south bound train?
A. with the north bound
=. Did Gibbs go off on that north bound
train?
A. do not know. never saw him after
we left Artesia.
@. What time did the train running out
OF Columbus connect with the south bound
train?
A. We left about 80 P. NJ.
z. Ifyou had been coming from Columbus
to jackson you would have come out on
that evening train?
a. Yes, sir.
q. Did you have any conversation with
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Davis as he returned
on that train to Columbus?
A. He mentioned that he wanted to 90
| to Meckham, that was south of Artesia.
q. Was that as he went out or vent back
A. AS he went back; he said lie wanted
| to go to Meckham-he could not stay the
whole day at such dull place as Artesa.
Manager: Very well stand aside.
THIRD WITNESS.
The third witness called was Mr.. jeremiah
Dowsing, who was questioned by Manager
Barksdale:
O. Your name is Jerry Dowsing?
A. Jeremiah Dowsing.
Q. You live in Columbus?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Lived there last year?
A, Yes, sir
@. Do you know Lieutenant Governor
Davis?
A. Yes, sir.
Q, You recollect in the month of May,
last year, Col. Gibbs leaving some money
with yOu-$500?
A. Yes, sir.
@. State to the Court, as near as you can,
when this was, how much was let, who
| ft it ami what you did with the money?
A. Well, it was about the 22d OF May. Col.
Gibbs left the money with me. L saw
him leave in the evening. L know
he wrote the receipts by candle-light, anu
he left $500 with me to pay to A u. Packer,
when the receipt was returned TO me accom-
panied with the pardon for Thomas ii. Bar
rentinP.
@ Do you know the day of the week on
which Col. Gibbs left that money?
A. Sunday, sir
@. Did you sign any papers connected
with the matter?
A. did, sir.
Q. How many?
Q. Did any body ever present any of those
two papers?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Who?
4. The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, endorsed
by A. G. Packer.
| @. What did you do with the money?
A. paid it to Governor DAVIS.
O. What did you do with the receipts?
A. Col. Gibbs retained one of them, and
the other suppose he sent TO Packer.
O. You do not know anything about
| them?
| A. No.
@. Did you retain any?
| A. No, | did not.
@. Did Davis, the Lieutenant-Governor;
when he presented you the PARDON ana dld
he not, also, present You one OF the receipts,
and thereupon you paid him over the
money?
| A. | did, sir.
O. What was the money?
4. Five one-hundred dollar bills.
Now [ would like you to fix the date, as
near as you can, of the payment "t tha'
money.
A. / think it was June l4th, from dates {
the bank in which deposited the money.
| Manager: Look at that paper.