The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-18
AFTER THE BED ROCK.
THE WORK OF TaE sUB-COMNITTEE
YESTERDAY ON HIRAM sMEDLEY.
john q. DuIa, n sample Republican Ofnee
Holder, Tells ais shttle story In
Several WAYS.

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stand.
| To Mr., Blackburn do not know Hiram
Smedley. I have seen a report Of his evidences
touching O conversation he had with me since
my return from Washington. never had any
such conversation, either before went or since
my return. Ihave had no conversation with
any stranger. / do not know the man. My
attention was first called to the fact by the
New Orleans DEMOCRAT Of Friday, July IL,
in which he says lreadiHg from the DKNo-
CRAFT
Mr.. S.-Who did you tell Of this forgery Of
Smedley-T told all this tn @. G. Hobbs,
| Wilder, j. Dejean, Mr.. H. Fisk and Gen.
Morgan. ] told it in presence Of Mr.. Sey-
mour, the notary public, once. | told 1t TO
| Mr.. Ray. l can't remember tOwh0m / told it
| first. 1t WAS after / saw the agreement pub
lished.
pronounce this statement willful and
malicious falsehOod. I have never seen the
man. to my personal knowledge.
| To Mr.. C0x-I have had no conversation
with any stranger at all about this matter.
would certainly not tell any secrets / might
have to man whose name did not know.
| Ex-United States District Attorney
JAS, r. BECKWITH
was next placed on the stand
To Mr.. Blackburn never was a holder OF
office directly under the State. l was once
| City Attorney. / have been United States
District Attorney. / know Hiram Smedley.
/ do not know that it is the same man who
testified before the committee / know very
| little of him. knew him as petit juror In
the United States Court There were some
important cases to be tried and / challenged
him. / cannot say that he was standing
seeker for position on the Jury. / know very
little about his general character. I do not
think he was one of the panel drawn for the
Henderson whisky case. was not willing to
have him on the jury of any important case.
and never failed to challenge him to get rid
OF him. | am not sufficiently acquainted
with him to pass on his character for Yeracity
while under oath.
Mr.. Blackburn here read to witness that
portion OF Smedleys testimony relating to
his (Smedley'sl antecedents and life, for the
purpose OF enabling witness to state whether
or not the Smedley who testified was the one
with whom he was acquainted. At the con-
clu8iOn Mr.. Beckwith said cannot say with
certainty that it is the same man. + think
that my objection to Hiram Smedley was
that he seemed TO be living life Of idleness.
Mr.. BLACKBURN then read further extracts
from the testimony, and Mr. Beckwith an
swered: know nothing of him since he left
the jury would know him. think, II / saw
him.
Mr.. Blackburn-WelI, II YOU are not salts
ned from this that he is the man who testi-
ned here, we will have to get out subpoena
and summon him.
Witness-It is the duty Of district attor-
ney to know the character Of the men on the
panel. l always asCertained their reD1ta-
ton. My recollection is that Scratched
Smedley because he was idle
Mr. Blackburn-But you did scratch him
Witness-Yes sir.
HI. PIERsoN,
ex-detective, was next called.
10 Mr.. Blackburn know Hiram Suoedlav.
nave known him for some years. / do not
KNOW his reputation for veracity and truth.
LEONARD MALONE,
chief Of detectives, was called.
10 Mr.. blackburn am chief of the detee-
ley. have known him for twenty years. He
IS an engineer by profession, and formerly
worked at his trade but Of late years he has
been politician. / would not believe him
tn! undef oath IL any case in which he was in
others who know him would say the same
thing as have. lido d6ggnUw that he WAS a,
fugitive from Justice. | know that he was
uhuef arrest I0r assaultiDg woman who was
pregnant, bat do not know what became Of
the case.
N. JoHNs5N,' SWORN.
To Mr.. Blackburn-I reside in AIpiers. i
am an engineer. | have .baen an engineer
since Snos d7DT Si,, IL know Hiram smedley 1have
acter for veracity is small i would nat ike
him to swear against me I have heard
others say the same thing.
DANIEL MAHER
was next placed on the stand, 'Fhaye known
hiram Smedley for twenty years AS far as
under oath--he told SO many lies. and cheat
ed me out OF some money. | know he waa
arrested on account Of betting woman. He
vas was Ig tenant Ia one OF my houses at the
Clme. de has been politician for eight or
nine years. He got in with WarnotR and
Kellogg and those fellows.
10 Mr.. COx-I never had any difficulty with
MIN. The cheating spoke Of was his failure
to pay his rent.
GEO. E. PARIS,
ex-tax collector, sworn-I know Hiram Snned.
ley well. have known him personally for
four or five years. l know nothing against
MIN. he Is very poor. He will borrow dol
lar wherever he can find 1t. know nothing
about his character for veracity. | loaned
him the money TO start his COffee-house He
paid me to my satisfaction.
Mr.. Blackburn-But not with money?
AnsWer-Well, he satisfied me.
Question-Well, how did he satisfy you?
Answer-Well, he satisfied me. The whole
thing, If sold out, would not have amounted
10 $40. loaned him $50.
GEO. EcKERT
was next sworn-l am d gas filter by occupa-
lion. removed the gas metre from the
premises No 1856 Exchange Alley, In the first
part Of the month of April, 1877 When I re-
moved the metre the house was closed. de-
not think there was drinking saloon thero,
am positive, at the time, it was unoccupied.
10 Mr.. Cox have no memoranda by
which fix the date Of the removal.
GEO. E. PARIS RECALLED.
Mr.. Blackburn-WLilstt this fifty dollar
ooffee-house was in existence were you ia. Local
politics?
A.-Eo, sir.
Mr. Blackburn-Was 1t. or WAS n not ..
TACT that 1t was understood between yolI and
9medley tnat ne was to pay yo,a By giving
1rlnks to your friends and the boys and ward
A-No, sir; do not know that any man
VINO ever voted for me took drink in the
mouse; he had no liquor account with me.
Q-Well, will you tell us then how he did
set lie the account?
Objected to bv Mr. Cor and ruartiov, vvffF-