The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-03

"John, eff VOC are ever soopervisor in louisiana
never certify to intimidashen eff it amt troo."
When | thot of them words busted into tears
and sed no.
Q, Whot means wuz yoosed to compel 700 to
do it?
A. First bribery wuz tried wuz offered any
place in the gift nv the administration. Sher-
man and Matthews wrote me long letters offer
in me eny place shood ask for of wood COM
NIT this crime. and specified exactly wat I
wuz to do, and ez an assurance nv good faith,
tho not necessary for publcasheu, they left
there letters in my hands ard hev em now.
@. Well?
A. 1 still iefoosed. wantid the State to 20
Republican, but | knowed that Tilden wuz
fairly elected. And still refoosed, and the
villains still pursood me-
@. Wat next?
A. They got me drunk by treetn me, Sher-
man and Matthews THROWN ther likker over
ther shoulders, wich 1, not bein drinkin man,
didn't motifs. Then wen wuz helplis, they in-
karserated me in dungeon under the custom
house, and neerly starved me to deth. For two
weeks these feends stood over me with whip
in one hand and q letter from Hayes offerin me
a consulate, in the other. Finally when week
ened to degree that my moral nacher wuz
undermined, and he'd forgotten wat my moth
er he'd sed to me, L consentid.
@. Did Secretary Sherman pay yoo any mon
ey by the direcshun of the so-called president?
A. Yes-S1O0,000.
Q. Wuz he to pay 700 any more?
A. Yes-S10OOO0 more when the outrage wuz
consummated, and they gave me written
agreement to that effect, witch hev.
@. After doom this iniquity, wat made yOo
change and confess?
A. A change of hart, commenced by Moody
and Sanky, and continyood by powerful Bap-
tis preacher in Kentucky. It wuz a case nv
9qickened Conscience. coodent sleep. When,
laid down in my bed mites, the pale face of
the sainted martyr of Gramercy square riz mp
before me and in spectral tones yelled ICON
fess!' Whenever 1 saw a Dimocrat leanin
pensively agin lamp post and lookin wistfully
into sl0on witch he Good not enter, my con-
sheuce smote me and sed "confessp' wan
dered about ruined man. And then l went
to Washington and asked for consulate worth
$4,000 year, in wich to hide myself and my
CRATE greet and Sherman kicked me out of his
offs, and Hayes refoosed to see me altogether.
1t wuz more than Good bear, and l sought out
your chairman and contest and found peece.
This is sabout the size nv his confession.
Tllden ought to hev he'd me manager Nv
this bisnis all the time. Good hev saved him
great deel Nv money, besides doin the work a
great deel better. This witnis only cost S40O
at the beginnin, and my eXpensi5 In trainin
him haven't bin much more than that. and We
hev witnis that is worth suthin. The story
out anything about his antecedents, they can't
say anything agin him, ez they kin about An
derson and the others.
L shell stay here till Mr.. McCafferty gives in
his testimony, when shsl go back to the Cor
ners, by the way Nv Moo York. Oa my return
shel pay Bascom and my other creditors
suthin handsome on account, and infuse new
life into the Corners by settin some money
afloat. There shell stay till my commishD,
bearin the bold signatoor uv "Saml. j. Tilden,"
comes to me and 1 hev the pleasure nv kickin
| that miscreant Radikel which now holds the
| place into the street.
PETROLEUM V. NAsBY,
Manager nv Testimony.