The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-08
BRIDES OFFERED FOR VOTES.
SOME ASTONISHING TESTIMONY IN THE
kELLOGO ONE


ngerH-A MAN VINO yet Expects 9~,0OV'
WASHINGTON. June Tho Senate Com
mittce on Privileges and Elections resumed
this morning tho examination Of witnesses in
the Kellogg spofford case.
just prior to the opening Of the proceedings
Johnson. the colorcd witness who was examined
on Thursday. was arrested in tho Capitol by
ono OF the Capitol police. presumably on
charge Of perjury.
Tho first witness examined was william John
De Lacy. light-colored intelligent looking
mulatto. who testified tin reply to Mr. Merrick
that he was Republican member from lRapides
Parish OF the Legislature that elected Kellogg
to the Senate: no belonged to the administra-
ton caucus OF that Legislature.
To the question whetherhe had been in funds
when no left Rapides Parish he replied that he
had left Rapides Parish with 81 $50 in his
pocket. He added that he had TO run away
from the parish being bulldozed by the White
Camelias and other organizations He had
gone to New Orleans to meet the Legislature
and to save his own lfe-for both purposes
combined.
.o.-who budozed youi A-The Democratic party Of
Q.-who we're the mcni A.--The whole community.
for money on that occasion he replied that he had asked
iaton. but had not got It from him,
Did yog ASK Mr. kellogg for $50 for your vote for
Did YOU vote in the Joint convcntoni Ayes I
iaierward changed m, vote from blank 90 Kcloes Mr.
Collector Of New orleans, told me on Tia, occasion to
eand by kellogg, it did not look well for Republicans
o-Did not snitl before, your voting throw an enve
Ale did not
paper was here handed to tho witness and
he denied that the signature or body OF 1t was
in his handwriting. This paper was afterward
marked by the Chairman and reporter to DO
used in contradiction Of the witness. II Is nn
AFFIDAVIT taken before Judge Puisson on the 9th
Of April last. purportlng to be made and signed
by tho witness. in which no says that Smith
threw an envelope on his desk sealed and that
he opened IL and found Il contained money 4:
also that members had been offered from 5000
to $3.50 for their vote and that several who had
been So promised had got nothing. He himself
got $500 Tor voting Tor Kellogg.
Q.IIaye you received 500 for voting for Keloggi
o~ilavc you ever said that YOU did, A-Ihave not
when asked whether Thomas. the represen-
! tativc from Bossier Parish tas TO whom Murray
testified yesterday that he was III ot the small
| poX and was porsonated by another colorcd
man in the ballot for Scnntorl. witness swore
! that he slept with Thomas the night before tho
| Joint convention; that Thomas was present ct
the time of tho voting; that he sat close 10y wit
ness and did vote on that occasion. Witness
was very positive on this point. Thomas died
over with witness TO the Nichols Legislature.
! Members who had done so had received from
] tONU u ". DNN. lie ANltnt'NNl nhu got ADNl Tor
| himself aud his colleague tDrew). This money
was paid as n consideration Tor voting for spoil
Iotrd-not for going over to the Legislature.
] This money had been paid by Senator Robert
son OF st. Landry Parish. n Democratic senator
| Demns Of St. Johns managed the financial part.
| and had from t15 900 to S20OOOto divide among
men who voted for Spofford: It was regarded ms
! material that Spofford should receive all the
Repuhiican votes 10 he might get his seat in a
! Republican Senate.
Estate the names Of those who received money for
! voting or Mr. spogord to your knowlsdTet A-Myssi,
mcroof tora Barron OF Nitcltochcs Drew OF Rapidcs.
a1 to y Mse or Mr s1Sd '"''' were Twelve VINO
,,QIItSplain how you Know thi.i A-Reesnse before
ers negotiation with r. Krnncdy. and TO
msge In esh and t5e psfnns ef our our ps ss to
to the Nichols Legislature and make Returning Board
~ senator Kellosr-q -was money paid a, that time
Dcmas told me that the money HAD been placed in his
hanis aud mat aier he had housht al the Packard
Q%wsst .peeiacSs uedsTsiossi hat the $50 which
wa. sps Saa sHe S sSSS
OF Mr. Charles r Howard President Of the Louisian a
Lottery COMPANY who advanced 500" 90 the Nichols
repeal the charter OF that COMPANY, and the bill failed IN
Witness testified 10 Mr.. Cameron that he was
! first approached about the affidavit by Ward
early in March. He understood Ward was
acting for Judge Spofford Ward came 10 him
and said: DE Lacy. you were hudozcd and
! driven away from your parish. Why don't you
/ fix yourself right 50 you can 20 back? Go
down and make u statement Of some kind. We
are going 10 out Kellogg out VI the senate any
way. We hnye got majority there now,
&" Make a statement Of the thing, and it
| will never he used" Cavuuar pledged me
4 1ot be uSed I before n ,6e commee "q that
| Il was only 10 show the moral intention
! made Il, knowing i vas eN p9rte evidence
| and could not be used. passed II over 10 Cav
| anac. Ward further said that II was q matter
of dollars and cents In making up this case
to my parish. and II Spofford was seated could
| get something in the Custom House; the pres
ent officials would be put out. and it would be-
| could get something. / wrote that paper al
Allgiers, opposite New Orleans. about the 2lst
| OF March. Cavanac gave 1t 10 John Fitzpatrick
| who carried II down to the magistrate wen
with him. He handed 1t 10 the magistrate. whc
| signed tho document The magistrate asked
me II | was the man. and he signed it and gave
Witness contnncdDi not see the paper signed by h'
MAN s was ks@eay oo o Se 10 Toe pS e
iegislature lie wanted ten 60 make Up a quorum
at the Cassidy Hotel in room No kennedy sat dowr
h@a yo1s 80 x @ dss spf n s Sc6 a. SSs az
counted out the money and said, Here boys, here b
refused to tskes 500 brown also refused to lake il W
Wn Win Sn nS s sI s W.
ment shortly after went N there Robertson, Dem
then Kennedy made Us he same oder again an wanic'
" y, So,,S III We ~ ~ & m ahI So9' =, i W.
That aterward two OF the gentlemen present went 10 thu
Would S not Ike to tell the com@iies Who they We're
hN Mr Mtrrlck Teerrin- 70 the AfldaNlt-Nhs II you
offered s2do-hroush as the truthf A-Itwas my inten
ton.
o-You then wrote 1t with the intention Of denying it
Q-You wrote down a hes Al wrote down JUS
what wrote. aud nothing else.
Did you recognize It at tile time you wrote II 10 b.
Q-wasit Tuei A.-what wrote in my statemen wa
true
Q-Then II true that YOU were offered 800 to vot
for keluggt Ayes. sir. It was true.
| Odd not you say this morning you had never bee
offered anything 10 vote Tor Kellogg A-No sir
Q-Ihen you were, IN point VI fact paid S2OO 10 Yot
| for kcloggt A.-No, sir,
Q-whatis the reasoni Al cannot answer the rea
son
Oft due your A.--No. because the time has gone
| Q-But you made a bargainf Alt WAS no bargain.
| Q-You gave a vote, did you noti Al voted becaus
the Republicans voted that way.
@ You were promised money for voting that way
Q-What did you say Just nowi Al stated that
told me To vote Tor kellogg. aud would get son
| Q-Who was the mani A.-G. L. Smith, formerly
member Of Congress
| Q-when smith left you was II not with the under
standing that you would Tor Kelloggi A-No, sir
he said would get SOD but didn't
| Q-You did not put that fact IN the affidavit A-NC
sir,
| the Nichols Legislature refused TO vote for Spoiord
A-The record shows that twelve Republicans refused
vote Tor him. don't know whether they were Onere
anything not Kennedy offered me 500. didn
take IT, That the rst week In January. After tina
had talk with him am led To believe that other
took IT. they went over and came back.
Charles Cavanac. called on behalf OF con
testant. testified that he lived In New Orleans
and was Interested in gathering testimony 70