The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-08

! v5ta sSaa,.a.aii ioF the first time "a Pr
C Ca.e secretary On the 10Th I 6nd ~,
governor signing his own NAM NV nv tn'
waite Secretary. 9'Ihg as Pri-
e, lou stated yesterday that ON fba o1s,
VI uay, 1919, IN the absence of tha Gnuars
vi ~ pay St. Louis. that Iieutenant.cor
e oflol DaVls virtually took possessiorAt tbe
A. aeS, sir, he was acting Goverpor
Y pa ne not absolutely take nossessio, 9
=, ne dld--he took his hat off. and tool.
Z. Did he not perform the duties of Gov
ernor on that day +? u 0oF
-, "a. ne ana up to the time left left he.
CMeeii IL O'CLOCK NJ. and / pm
Nv 40 you know that Governor
1882 oh May 2lst,
a. lie told me he was going. and diroctaa
ms correspondence to 90 there. w
e. What did lie 90 there for qaasa
A. TO see his family.
q sQ e, Ina ne contemplate any delay in New
A. No, Sir. M
" 40 you know II there was any extern
a. DO not.
Y. DO you know of your own knovl-
edge whether on former occasions when tho
Governor was only temporarily ahsant
from the state, Mr.. Davis was or was nrt
III tlle haoiC OF assuming the duties and
powers of the Office "iiN
A. 1t was the first time it ever oco,rro1
to me. i0't
& Gan you lind record showing it
A. do not know.
Z. were you IN the office at the time that
Governor Davis made some appointment
of Chancellors ? 0"'
\. | was not.
q. Do you know the date of these an
pOlntmcntS ~
A. do not.
g Do you know about the timeg
A. [ do not.
Q. Do you know the year in which it
occurred
A. [ cannot state whether it was 1874 or
lS75-as was unconnected politically with
the office at that time.
q. DO you know of any disagreement
between Davis and AmeS in consequences
OF such an appointment?
a L do not, only from newspaper re-
ports.
Q From no other source?
\ No, sir.
Manager: That will do; please stand
aside.
ELEVENTH WITNESS.
The eleventh witness for the prosecution.
Mr.. Henry Barrentine, was then called, and
the examination proceeded. as follows:
Q. Your name is Henry Barrentine?
a. Yes, sir,
@. Father of Thomas II. Barrentine
y. YES sir.
@. Do you live in Lowndes county,
A. Yes, sir.
@. How far from Columbus?
a. Seventeen miles.
G. Did you ever receive from the hands
Of any person, a pardon for your son?
A. Yes, sir.
@. State from whose hands, how received.
and when you received it, as near as YOU
can?
a. could not tell what time, precisely
Q. From whose hands?
a. One from the hands of Col. Matthews.
and one was handed to me by young fell
low OF the name of DoWSing.
@. Which was received first?
A The one from Col. Matthews.
Q. At the time you received the one from
Col. Matthews, did you see the Lieutenant
Governor in town?
A. Yes, sir; saw him in town.
Q. What time of day?
A. Late in the evening.
@. Was that in Columbus?
a. Yes, sir.
@. Did you come from home that day?
a. Yes, sir.
@. With whom and how?
A. With Col. Gibbs, in a buggy.
u HOW Ulu you 70 UdCh
A. Col. Gibbs came to Caledonia about
the time the boy came up from Mr.. Cooks
livery stable with letter to me from Col.
Matthews office.
o. Which arrived first, the letter from
Col. Matthews to you or Col. Gibbs?
A. The letter from Matthews.
@. How long first?
A | cannot tell you.
@, How long did you remain after Col.
Gibbs reached YOU, before returning with
him?
A. suppose. sir. about half an hour or an
@. What time was it when you got to Co
lumbas?
A. Well, [ cannot say now. After me and
Col. Gibbs went to Columbus | went out to
the race track.
@. Where was Col. Matthews when you
cot the pardon from him 1?
A. In his office.
O. Had you seen the Lieutenant-GoV-I
ernor before you got the pardon:
@. Did YOU see him after you got the par
don?
A. Yes, sir. on the street.
@ Did you see him that evening at COL
Matthews office?
A. No. sir: sa " him on the street.
o YOU say the note was from Col. Mat
thews to you?
A. Yes sir. aioo
o. After you got to Col. Matthews once
did he say he had written you note!
\. He did.
Counsel Morris here objected to anything
Matthews said and the examination pro-
o Did YOU get that pardon from COL
Matthew?
@. You cot it on the evening of the same
dav Won came to town with Col Gibbs IN a
buggy?
A Ies, sir. ,,a.+torc said
about having sent message that day lor
you? non for me.
Q. Did the boy come:
@. Did he say about having got 'oi,