The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-10


from whom you got them.
A. have seen both these papers before
that much of this sheet o. Or. Munson,
witness indicated with his fiDger,) Is what
wrote out TO make his real statement TUT
er, and | tore off part OF the paper. 1nese
napers were given TO me by Mr.. Barrentthe,
about the first week or the Circuit Court. III
April
them!
A. gave them to Gov. Davis.
Cross-examined by Manager Barksdale:
.. | understood you TO say that the
amount OF money was named as Packers
compensation
A Yes.
Q. How much?
A. Six hundred dollars
Q. Did Davis name that himself!
A. Yes.
O. Did not you ask him what Packer had
done?
Q. Not what services he had rendered +?
A. No, sir.
Q. The pardon he presented was signed
by himself, was 1t not:
A. \ es, sir.
Q. You say it was never thought of or
spoken of; that there should be any pardon
signed by himself-on the contrary, one
signed by Ames?
A. es, sir.
O. Did you not ask what services Packer
had performed, in procuring the granting
of that pardon!
A. All that was said on that subject was,
that Packer had influence with Ames, and
could get his consent for Davis to sign that
pardon.
Q. Davis said, that Packer had used his
influence, TO allow him, Davis to sign that
pardon!
A. I es.
Q. understood you to say that you re-
garded the pardon as of no value!
A. es
Q. He was your client?
A. Yes.
@. You were engaged to procure pardon
for him?
pardon for him.
O. Well upon what contract had you
possession Of his $3.50 except the getting
of a pardon, or securing your services TO
procure one?
\. stated that he was willing to pay
$l,250 to secure the return of his son home;
that it was his own suggestion; and lie LETT
the check with me, and we then talked
about getting the pardons
q. Was not the $3.50 placed with you as
a compensation for your services?
a. L said he gave me this check Tor any
service that L might render in securing the
release ana return Of his son home, and
Q. Before the delivery of the pardon you
hau returned the l,250?
A. Certainly
@. Then your obligations were at an END
the day the Governor delivered the pardon
to you?
A. They were at an end, when he came
and expressed some concern as to his
money.
@. Your obligations had ceased?
A. suppose they had.
q. Then the day the Lieutenant-Gover-
nor delivered that pardon TO you, you were
not his counsel, We're you?
A. No, sir, not in the light of having his
pay in my pocket, or anything of that sort.
q. on say you told Barrentine the par
don was OF no value, Was Davis present !?
A. No, sir,
Q. Did you tell Davis the pardon was of
no value?
A. l told him instantly on reading it, and
hearing where Ames was.
q. When Barrentine took the pardon and
lett, was there any agreement that he was
TO leave, or was there any Instructions by
you that if he became satisfied with the
pardon he was to leave the $3.50 with
Gibbs?
A. He was to give the second check to
Gibbs.
.. He gave, then, the second check to
Gibbs?
A. Yes, sir.
z In your presence? u
A. Yes.
z. For what purpose?
A Because Davis had said that Ames had
authorized the pardon and he would doubt
less make it good and then he told us if
Ames would not make the pardon good,
that he had declared to him his purpose of
leaving the State about June 18th, and that
he Davis would then make it good.
q. That Is if Davis did not succeed in
procuring pardon from Ames, he would
give one himself?
A Yes, sir.
q. was Davis present when that receipt or
check was exhibited? & = t.
a. No, nobody but myself, Barrentine
and Gibbs; as | told YOU he came in. pulled
the check out and offered it TO me- and [
declined to receive it because of what he
mao said in connection with the first check.
y. And Barrentine said he would trust
the pardon?
A L never said, he said he would trust the
pardon.
y. That he would risk taking it?
a. No, he said that Davis seemed as if he
wanted TO do right about it, and as he said
he would give one himself when Ames left
the State, on June 18th, he would keep that
until he got another.
", was that conversation by Barrentinep
A Yes, both TO Gibbs and myself Then
he consented to leave the $3.50, and would
RISK the curing of it, if it needed curing?
A. Yes.
Y. DID you see Barrentine deliver to Gibbs
that check for Sl25O?
A: have said that it was offered to me
IN GloD presence. That declined to take
IL, and 1t was passed over to Gibbs
~. DO understand you that Gibbs re-
ceived it for himself?
A; understand it to be simply substitu-
tea for check which had been surren-
dered.
Y. we ell. then, you insist upon its being
received by Gibbs for yourselfs
"A. why, of course, but insist it was a
SUBSTITUTION for the check which had given
upon me- manifesting little distrust Of his
gelting ms money back, and on getting his
pardon, he left this check in the hands of
Gibbs. "a
Q. When the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tola