, 1879-06-08
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

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himself got S2uo for voting for Kellogg.
Q.-HaTe you received 500 for voting Tor
Kellogg9
A.-No, and never stated that did
The witness, In answer to questions By Sena~
tor Kellogg, said that be had made an atddzvtt,
which he had written himself, at the suggestion
OF Mr. Ward. Spotford's travelling agent, and
who told him that, If he made such mcnt,
he could go back to his parish and live with his
family. There WAS not any statement in tho
affidavit as to having received any money tor
voting for Kellogg. Mr. Kellogg and himself
WE'RE NOT FRIENDLY,
and he had nothtn. to say to the Senator.
Q.-Do you know Of any person who Was paid
any money Tor voting for me?
Al 90 not. "as present at all the caucus
MEETINGS You never made speech there.
Whatever electfoneering Vas done for you was
done by your friends. -.
Being questioned as to the conversations With
Thomas Murray (the witness who WAS examined
yestefdav), this witness said that Murray told
him that II Spotford were successful in the con-
test, be {witness) would be provided for, and
would get $500.
Being asked whether Thomas Representattva
lied yesterday that he Was i'll OF the smallpox,
and mas Dersonated by another colored man In
the ballot for Senator, this witness swears pos
itiyelY that be slept With Thomas on the night
before the Joint Convention; thattrhomas Was
present at the time Of voting; that he sat clo5e
By the witness, and
DID VOTE ON THAT OCCASION.
Mr. Thomas died abont three months after
wards. He had gone over with the witness to
the Nichols Legislature. Memters Who had
done so had received from $500 TO $500. He
(witness] had got $500 for himself aud bis COL
league Drew. This money vas paid US = con-
sideration for voting for Spofford,--nos for 60
ing over to the Legislature. This money had
been paid by Senator Robertson OF st. Landry
Parish.
The Democratic Senator, Demas, Of St. Johns,
managed The financial part. end had from
$4,000 TO $4,000 to divide among the men who
voted for Spofford. It was regarded as material
that Spofford should receive all the Republicaa
votes, so that he might get his seat In Repub-
ncan Senate.
Q.-What ras the argument used aEsinst
me2
A.-That you could not be seated, aud that
We might rs well send conservative man Ike
Sno1ord,
DEMOCRATIC CARPETBAGGBR- -
Q.-State the names Of those who, to your
knowledge, received money for voting for Spo3-
ford.
A.-Myself, F. J. Davy (of st. Landry( Day
Barron (of Nachitoches), Drew lot Rapides}. and
r. ]. Walker (ot Tensasl There we're twelve
who refus ed to vote for Spoford.
Q.-E1p1ain how you know this!
A.-Because before the election OF Senator
vas in Cassidv's Hotel, with others, In neEo-
tiation with 2. J. Kennedy, and We were to re-
celye 500 day and our per diem and Mileage
In cash. and tho patronage Of our parishes, to
20 to the Nichols Legislature and make Re-
By Senator Houston: Question-Do you say
that you got money Tor going to the Nichols
Legislature!
Al got money for voting for spofford-
Ohio 1ou get ANYTHING for going over to
No. sir. When went over the money
had given out.
Q.-rhen they did not give you ANYTHING, ,ex-
ccp. Tor your vote for Spofford?
quorum, and it wus immateral whether went
q Q.~Aiter you voted for spotord did you ever
return to the Packard Legislaturea
/. A.-No, sir; because
THE PACKARD LEGISLATURE HAD GONE DOWN
before Invent over to the Nichols Legislature.
The Packard Government ceased the 18th ot
Anil. and I rent to the Nichols Legislature On
By Senator Kellogg: Was the money, paid at
! that time to members going overt
A-No sir: not for going uyex~- -Dernaa told
me that the money had baen p1acedi in his hands,
and that, after he had bought NIL the Packard
members he could buy, the money gave out-
O.-Was it specifically understood that the
$500 which was paid to you MAS for jour vota
for Spoi1ordl
At was specifically understood. That IN
ders+andinv was With Senator Robertson, OF st.
Rernard. IN the Office Of Charles B. Howard, the
Pres;dent Of the Louisiana Lottery Company,
who advanced $40, GOO to the Nichols Govern
There was before that Legislature bill to re-
neal the charter OF TINT Company, and the bill
Jailed in the House.
affidavit presented y H. ~ Meff1eS =; S;s md Tas
~. and specified that his name In the signature
va missuelled, as De Lacey lnsteaa OF De Lacy-
n the cross-examination witness said Murray
said, tsWe had chance to make sometnme,
and I told him dare Soy Nc COULD anu ! 'olo
him <x-o,. x1o,,e~
WANTED POSITION IN TIE cusFoH~housn
~ ret a living, and he said spoford would Rtvs
me m6mWss nv it Jour intention 70 eaGy the st.te-
ment that you had been offered ~" 'n1oo6n -
A. A.-1t was my intention- .
denGing It'll
A.-Yes, sir. -,
XII wrote DOWN just VIVA: + wzote, md
nVshnB obtd Si;s recognize It the tine you rrot>
1t TO be a liel
A,-No, sir.
$.-What wrote in my statement was truo.
o.-Then it was true that you were offered
500 to vote for Kel1oggf
A.-Yes, sir, it WAS true-
O.-Dd yon not say this morning tnat you hsc
never been offered anything to vosefoz he1og9s
o.-Then you were, in point Of tact, paid $2oe
to vote for Kellogg:
A.-No, sir.
Q.-What is the reasona
Al cannot answer the reason-
Q.-It is due you!
G.-No, because the time has gone.
Q.-But you nude bargztn9
Alt was no bargain
O.-You gave . vote, didn't you!
Al voted because the Republicans Totsd
that way. ~.x..A
Q.-You we're promised money 1os so'"x LIN
waya
Q.-What did you say just nows
Al stated that ! man told me TO To@o II
Kelloer aud would get 500
O-Who was the maa!
1.-G. L. Smith member OF Con91e4s'
O.-What else did he promise youf
HL-He didn't tell me- anything else
O-What had Smith to do with this hns1neA
of kelloge's elecdon1
A--Nothlng beyond his private Interest ~
BY Mr. Merrick: Q.-u yoo bad LOO what
we're YOU dickering about?
A.Ilv was not dickering; the Nichols 1egfs-
1ature WAS dickering with me. Chen, with
dignity. don't understand the word " d1cker-"