The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-12


the seiEiDg by force Of the Court build
ing and the breaking up OF the Court AMI
the subsequent appointment Of Judges b!
Gov. Nichols as their successors.
Q. Do you know Of any ground Of lega
right or form OF law or constitutional pro
vision by which Nicholas and his peopl,
were anything except an organized mob
A. / know OF no reason why Packard an'
bis Government Was not the legal statI
Government Of Louisiana, and the Pack
ard Legislature the legal Legislature, ant
the Supreme Court the legal and un'
doubted Supreme Court Of the State o
Louisiana.
@. Do you not know that after the Nc
Weigh Commission had disposed Of th,
Packard Legislature, Packard threatened
10 appeal 10 the Supreme Courtl A. Ye
sir; he would have submitted his claim
II be could, but Nichols had thrown |
out.
Q, After Packard had threatened Il
appeal To the Supreme Court 10 deter
mine the legality Of his election, did no
President Hayes destroy q quorum o
that count by appointing King collector
A. The fact Of his appointing him col
lector, and his taking the oath Of ofic'
did destroy the count on the ground thsl
taking the Office 10 q virtual and lega
surrender OF the otheri
@. Then what Nichols did by force
President Hayes confirmed by appointing
him Collector. Was this the same King
who, after he had been in Office little
while and the court was destroyed, had
his name Withdrawn and his nomination
was not ac,ed upon by the Senatef A,
He Is the same man.
Q. After the object Of his appointment
had been accomplished then his nomina.
tion was Withdrawn. Where 10 he now
A. He 10 In St. Landry parish. he has
retired from public life. do not think
the Republicans wanted him for Collec-
tor.
Q. Then against the wish Of the Re.
publicsns Of Louisiana this man, being
one Of the legal Supreme Judges required
TO make legal quoram, was appointed
TO this Office. A. Yes, sir.
O. And Mr.. P. II. Morgan, who was
one OF the Judges who held over was ap-
pointed by the President to be Judge Of
an international Court In Africa; was he
not translated into that position? A. l
believe he was appointed to such posi.
tion.
Q. And Just about that time, was II mott
A. It was about May OF last year, !
think.
@. Then when Morgan and King had
been appointed Packard had not much
chance with Nichols judges, had he? A.
don't think be had.
@. Iwant 10 ask you in all solemnity
this: Do you believe from your knowl.
edge Of what took place, that there was
any other reason Tor appointing King
Collector than to get him out Of that
court, 80 that Packard would not have
bis rights tried by legal court.
Mr.. Hiscock commenced to make object
ions to the question when witness auswer.
ed, he could not say as TO the matter re-
ferred TO whereupon Hiscock withdrew
bis objection 10 the questions.
Mr.. Butler-The objection being with
drawn l will now ask II you do. not be-
lieve that to be- the fact, state whether
you believe 1t or not.
Mr.. Hiscock-I object 10 that question.
I think 1t hardly competent for any one
to swear US to what Influenced the Presi.
dent in making such an appointment, or
what operated on the mind Of Mr.. Mich.
oils In his action in the matter.
BY Mr.. Butler-I will ask you then II
you know on whose recommendation
King was appointed? Al think be
was appointed on the recommendation Of
T. C. Anderson, and / recommended him
also. That the President did or did not
appoint King with reference to his con-
nection with the court cannot Of course
say; but / know King was an old resident,
and above all was an old line Wing.
(Langhter.)
@. Did Boulds Baker recommend him?
GLaughter A. I should not be sur
prised II such was the case. he had been
member Of the legislature for q mum.
Der OF years, and I recommended him on
the ground Of his being an old resident
and an old line Whig.
@. Do you know who recommended
Judge Morgan to the position he obtain.
ed ]? A. l think he was appointed BY
Mr.. Evarts, upon his own motion.
@. Was not the question mooted about
Governor Packard's appealing to the su.
preme Court before the Court was broken
up7 A. think the matter had been
discussed by himself and friends before
that
Q. Do you remember whether Klng's
name was Withdrawn about the time that
Boulds Baker returned from Texas 7
[ Laughter. A. l do not think his name
was ever sent in. There was an extra
session oil. the Senate afterwards, and Law
rence's name was sent 10 for Collector.
Il was said that King declined at the last
moment so % to relieve the President Of
all embarrassment, but not, / think, un-
Ill alter Il was understood that he would
not be re, appointed.
Adjourned until Friday.