The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-18
Odd Weber put up the money himself?
A man from New York was to yiya fha

A,-NO, sir; [ did not know him.
Odd any one tell you it was him?
A.-No, sir; / took 1t to be him.
Q.-The money was put up?
A.-Yes, sir: in Weber's hands.
Odd he give it to your
Ale gave me $50.
Q-How were you to get the other?
At was to be locked up.
Q.-LoCked up where
Ain an armoir in the hotel
Ole had the key to the armoir2
Ayes, sir
Ole gave you S5OY
A.-Yes, sir; SO yesterday. The other $40
was to be paid to-day. He gave 1t TO me- but
took back SIS. He said he needed some change
for himself, and he would give it to me here
after.
Q-Now just give me the whole proposition?
A.-Well, he told me Of my condition, spoke
Of how badly we had been treated, and said
that had better make something out Of it
and get away from the parish.
Qr-Was any employment promised
Ayes; l was to be- given any of the
schools | wanted
Q.-To teach, you mean?
Ayes, sir.
O.-Was $500 the only amount talked of?
| A.-Well, / was told that if ever wanted
anything else that could get 1t.
Q.-Was there anybody else present besides
you and Weber when the money was put up
A,-NO, sir.
Odd Weber say anything about his own
arrangements
! Ale said he had taken care Of himself
and could now go home.
| Q,-When did this take place, this final
agreement, mean?
| A.-Thls morning, about o'clock.
o. would like to hear how Mr.. Weber
said he had fixed himself
Ac-Well, Governor, ! don't like to- say. |
don't like to mention names. / must decline
to answer
Q.-Yes, but l wish you would say. 1t is
ia
he say he had fixed himself; whose names
did he mention
A-Wel, | don't think he mentioned any
names. He said he had fixed himself and
would be taken care Of.
CROss-ExAMTNED
by Mr. Blackburn.
Q-Have you stated now all the persons
you had conversations with in connection
with this testimony?
Q.-Well, who were the others; let's have
their names
A.-Well, / can't think Of their names now.
1t was street talk.
Dwell, LET'S have the street talk?
A.-Well, it was general talk.
Q.-About this testimony?
A.-Oh no, sir; DOT about this testimony. |
never talked with any one but Weber,
| Q.-.Was anybody present when you talked
with him2 q
A.-No, sir.
Q.-Why, I thought you said that Duncan
Armstead and Clark were present?
| A.-Weli, they were in the room talking
| about their own matters.
| Odd nobody overhear the ccnversa-
tion2
Al think Mr.. st. Martin was there.
| Q.-COuld he have heard2
Al think he might If he was listening.
This conversation refer to was the first one,
on the ninth of this month
Dwell, now, the other interviews when
were they held?
Al have had them almost every day and
night since.
After number Of questions regarding the
dates of the several meetings and what trans
pired at them, which elected evasive and con-
iliCting answers from the witness, resulting
10 nothing except to show his forgetfulness,
Mr.. Blackburn asked:
Was Mr.. st. Martin present when the final
arrangements between you and Weber were
completed?
Ave were two or three days before we
closed the transaction; we were
FIXING THE PRICE.
told him would do nothing until the money
was shown me. There are so many transac-
ttons OF this kind where promises are made
and not kept
,Q:Then you are familiar with transactions
Of this kind?
A.--NOt particularly.
Q,-You never accepted bride before?
A.-No, sir.
Q.-NOw, did you not use your influence to
get man appointed postmaster of Bayou
Sara, In consideration of his promise to pay
you $500?
A.-No, sir: did not
o. will put the question more pointedly.
Did you not agree to use your influence to
money, and did you not receive $1502
A.-NO, sir; nothing of the kind.
Q.--YOu did not?
A.-NO, sir.
Q.-Now, when was it you came to the
agreement with Weber,
At was two or three days after the 9th.
Odd you ever
INTEND TO KEEP IT?
A.-No, sir, did not
Citizen why did you tell Gov. Cox that
after thinking 1t over your conscience would
not permit you TO do 1t?
,A.-Well, my conscience was never clear
about it.
Q-Well, is it clear now?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-With the 1886 in your pocket? laughter
Ayes, sir; it's good money laughter and
q good amount for a colored man to have
Q.-Then you had no intention from tie
outset OF carrying 1t out?
A.-NO, sir; none at all.
Q.-Then why did you promise?
A.-Well, l heard he was being furnished
with money.
Q,-And you wanted to find out about It?
A.--Yes; it was a matter Of rumor that he
had money given him, and l wanted to find
out II the Republicans l knew intended to
sell out
Dwell, now, tell me one man who is not
dead who told you that he had money?
Al can't name any.
Q.-Well, l want to have the name of one
man?
A.-Well, can't remember any man.
Witness, in reply to further questions, said
he had never borrowed any money from
Weber; afterwards admitted that he had
borrowed q dollar; said he was under no pc
cuniary obligations to Weber, not considering
that dollar as loan, but as a gift, and then
confessed that Weber had paid his license tax
for him in 1874, and he had not paid him back,
so far as he could remember, and that ne
owed Weber store account.
When this line of examination ended, Mr..
Blackburn asked-Did you not agree to
SWEAR TO ANYTHING
that was wanted in consideration of that
$500?
Answer-I was to swear that my affidavit
was false.
Question-Were you not to swear to any
thing Weber wanted?
A-YeS sir. hut hod no iD+ap4iop oF INV