The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-14
KELLOGG VS.. SPOFFORD.
More Impudent Confessions of Per.
jury from Kellogg's Legis-
latOrs.
The Letters Carrier Who Swore He
Personated Thomas in the Legis-
lature Now Denies His
Own Affidavit.
THURSDAYS BEsgToN,

yesterday. alter @. r. Brown had been ex-
amined. Jos. B. Watson was placed on the
stand. He testified III substance that he lived
In New Orleans and was unemployed: that he
had signed and sworn to an affidavit setting
forth that he had personated Thomas, the mem
Der from Bossier. at the parish convention. and
when that named was called. voted for Kellogg.
He recited just how and why he had made the
afadavit, describing minutely how. as he ell;
leges. they had met him and nnfolded
by means Of perjury and bribery. This
affidavit he now denies and says that 1t would
have been impossible for him 70 have attended
carrier In another section Of the city and was
on duty; further. that the gray uniform Of let
r W9na hT oeea q 3nsp
as they arranged II was pure bribery, He was
told I'll tnat Z wac best 70 swear to the story that
Thomas we SICK and 4 he had psrsonated a. ni e.
produced, but Murray assured him that 40
journal was kept. re vent to the State House
ssd ha 'he f AVE Moad sand
the committee could not 20 behind
The returns. THE scheme e,1 vas that in
marshal, should swear he passed witness ia
the State House and showed him Thomas's
desk, and aeary, 9, member, should swear ne
figure I W was about fifteen hundred dollars but he
did not get 1T. When be talked about money
Murray said they should have it. but that IL
bDon I'd paid tie money before the witness
testified every one OF the negroes would 80 back
on their afldayits witness asked Cavanac for
the money, and was promised si6o as soon as
the deputy sergeant -at-armS arrived In New
Orleans with the money from spofford. but he
did not get 1t finally. be determined to let. the
s' saW Murrag had la attacked s lin ID bis esmony
The witness was examined BY W. Msrrick. !.
and said that when be made the affidavit in
R W sn y
him to reflect, and after breathing the moral at
mosphere Of Washington ne had concluded to
something about conscience. when Merrick
said: God forbid that should have anything
to DO With your conscience Ind the examina-
tiOn Of the witness continued.
Robert b. Johnson testified that he voted for
Kellogg. but denied that he rot money for il.
He was severe On MURRAY who testified ne bad
b +. Huichard. the last witness. said he was
chief CLERK of the Packard Legislature. and M
joint session and tie original roll call. When
the vote was taken. be testified that ali the
members voted for kellogg
The committee Then sad1ai1r Ned untiI tn~dayss
FRIDAYS SESSION.
At the Kellogg investigation this morning
the first witness examined was "A. W.. C0rnOR
who testified that Percy Baker. q member Of the
Packard Senate. who roomed Ivy VIII q q nlm; owed we
and Baker said that be would do 50 as soon as
the election TOR United states Senator vas over
to ~ wnsss @ 'ss With BIZ roll q money IL said i
was election money. and paid the debt. He dtd
not say that It had been paid him for voting for
! Kellogg. Witness for several years had been
an inspector In the Custom-H House, was ap.
pointed By the Republicans. but was removed
come here Mr. Elder gave him ticket and
transportation to come and then 90 TO Boston
He never was agent for SDofford, but had beer
to see Mr.. Johnson, OF De Soto parish. to find
4 johnson said that he had been summoned, but
would not come unless he got $4,000
i Francis A. Grover, who was minute and tallJ
| clerk for the Legislature, testified that ne was
! present at the election Of Kellogg and Tailed
the name Of each member as 1t was called anc
1 III their seats and vote for Kellogg. The mar
4 Murray was present. and sat on the platform q
witness feet and saw them vote. There was nc
/ noise or confusion. Witness. Ia 1873. was s
member Of the Mississippi Legislature. ant
was supervisor Of registration. Of East Bato1
RouRe parish. although be had not been there
i before Tor twenty years. he went up and made
the registration. prepared the consolidated re-
turns and turned them In.
IA IT, Johnson was recalled to refute the state
ment Of Conroy. and said that Conroy wanted
him to make an affidavit In favor Of Kellogg
telling him he could make $500 out OF 1t: Wit
I ness said he would have to offer $4,000 before h
would entertain the proposition. He den1et
present and voted for Kellogg.
| All the witnesses. except BROOKS, were dis
charged. and the committee adjourned until To-
morrow.
was arrested here to night for perjury, on !
warrant sworn out by SWazie one OF K.lloggt
witnesses. He gave bafi for his appearance Il
the police court to- morrow.