Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-08

/ ". fIeaSe StAlts % y AaAAEA VI TACT III
the movement for reconstruction did not
assume more active and more tormidgbl.
proportions after the nature and c pc {
| the investigation into facts connected With
the assurance Of bonds became known!
a. / hardly ever heard It mentioned sut.
after the committee had commenced is
work.
40. Then we understand YOU 10 say
that the action Of the Legislature IA that
regard was used to base a threat Of recon.
| struction ony
A. think SO, by all means
Q. Please state, as a matter OF fact, j.
the Legislature, in view Of this threatened
reconstruction, did not deem 1t prudent 70
stop its work with the single collation. OF
the facts to be found in the report Of The
committee?
A. 1t did, and it was so stated openly a.
the time.
o. You we're seat to Washington, in az
/ official or semi-official capacity, 10 repre-
sel.t the people Of the State in preventiug
| this threatened reconstruction Of the State
| and Thomas and Perkins went also in thi.
official capacity.
A. did, and they did. / carried letters
! from Senter TO Grant and Sherman.
| W L lcdoc SNdNC u lOuf "ANh NNA @lltf..H
ut Washington and went in the midst Of
the influences operating, did not regard
Reconstruction as imminent?
A. l did, and regarded it almost ceria..
if we went any further in the investigation
of these bonds or took any step TO "replIi-
ate them" | was informed by Mr.. Isaac
Hawkins, a member of Congress from West
Tennessee, that b. +. Butler had told him
l.. ha
struct US in day or two, and / requested
him to see Butler and get him to hold the
matter up until ! could get Thomas and
! Perkins there, which he agreed to do.
q. Did you see any parties from leu
nessee there who were fayoring reconsirls.
ton, and did you receive any information
from them? If so, please state 1t.
A. saw Vim. Spence, and he, rs .
thought, was favoring it. he told me thar
| Gen. Nancy, who was there, favored o., also.
saw Nancy here after he returned here,
and he denied favoring it. Spence had
been in the Brownlow Legislature, aud was
either then or afterwards United States Mar.
shall for the Middle District Of Tennessee.
Q. Please state if the Legislature Of
! lS69-70, after the investigation INTO the
bonds was originated, and the nature and
scope Of its work had become known, did
not labor, to use phrase, under the poiit-
| ical consciousness that Its actions weg.
! watched with an eagles eve 10 find some
| pretext to reconstruct the State?
A. 1t did, and was all the time trying 90
guard against everything that would give
any pretext. ~
D. Was it not understood and felt IN ih"
body that action ignoring or rejecting Che
| n 1. Il ha 81 gat u . /.
| ground to reconstruct
A. 1t was.
o. Did you ever hear any one say any
thing about the last batch Of bonds issued
| to the Tennessee end Pacific railroad
A. Just few nights before the meeting
of the Legislature, / was present in ilr
room Of the Superintendent of the Capitol,
and Gov. S nter was signing these bond
and said he was anxious 10 issue them Doe
cause he was afraid the Legislature when !,
met would pass a resolution iUrbll,rg
their issuance. His brother VIM. Seu,g-.
was Superintendent. and / was then room.
| ing with him.
[Signed CLAY RoEEGT-.
REV. y. ". NoTHgRAL.
Deposition Of n. w. Motheral, taken AZ
Cleveland, Tenn, on the 10Th day of
February, 1879, before a sub.commit,ea
Of investigation composed Of Senator
Smith and Representative Driver SuI3
witness being duly sworn states:
Question. Please state your re,.dgu...
your profession.
Answer. Ny residence is Cleveland
Tenn. | am a minister Of the Gospel, OF Na
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Q. Did you know L. II. GALLOWAY BOO Die
life time, and did you hear a confession
made by him before his death?
A. l knew him in his lifetime, and D..
proiessed religion under my ministry ani
Joined my church, and expires ga great .
satisfaction with his connection with tnu
railroad as President stating thai a mau
coald not be a Christian and occupy d..
position, and declared his dctcrmiuafnn
to resign his position. Mr.. Galloway told
of how he managed to get certain bill
through the Legislature rather think il was
the first omnibus bill. but will not be Ger
tain of that; it may have been the bill %
turn over the railroad stock to the turnpike
companies. He said he only lacked one
man to control it; be said he studied
that man to find out his vices, aud he
learned that it was women and whisky.
he then employed a prostitute (Betsor
HigG9s; think that was her name,) 90
get Z a drunk on wine and keep him at
her house until the vote was taken thu
ne xt day, which she did, and the bill was
passed. He told at another time Just De-.
fore his death, and Joseph Galloway, his
son, reiterated the same thing recently
that Major K. I. Wilson made propos,.
ton in writing to run down the stock OF the
road or water it, and sell out to an Eng.l
and thus cheat the stockholdoT.
out Of their stock, which he said he rejected
with Indignation. Major JAG kson did thc
same thing in letter TO Galloway. Mr.
Galloway further tod me that he had Ire.
luently employed David Nelson to assist
him in getting his measures through The
Legislature, and that Nelson had applied
to him for money rs pay for the same IN
way which was offensive to said Galloway.
think he said he had given him a suit of
clothes and, perhaps, he had afterwards
applied to him for money more than once.
which made Galloway angry, as be was as.
Drting it from him.
q. Was Mr.. Galloway in a state Of sound
lind when these statements were mad.
nd up to his death?
A. Yes, sir; he was.
2. Do you know anything OF son. /"
,rs touching these transactions? ]. ...
tate all you may know about it.