The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-20

I've are all right" When Dslscy, Black
stone, johnson, Snd two others, whose
names witness could Eot recall, arrived N
" eshirgtCa, witness, at l. o'cllGS AZ night,
took them 10 Gov. kellogg's room. kel-
loss said he wanted them to 60 beck on
their at1i lsvits ard give testimony for them
inste ! Of for Spohord. lhey stated
shat their sfhisyits made IN New Or
iea-s were true, and feared that they
Souid lie punished ii they testified dif=r-
entity IN Washington. kellogg took up TIE
IA" book AID read, showing them they
could rot Be harmed if they went back on
their athdaviIs. Af,er much drinking and
smoking the witnesses sgreed to tes.ify as
hello. desired. Present ia the room st
Tune vas Governor Kellogg, the fTe wit
nesses before mentioned. Burke ani two
other Before the bargain was made good
Kellogg told the negroes that II he was
turned out o. the Senate none OF them-no
il tpubiIcsE-c0uid live 10 LoUisisns; that
thsy would be ass estimated. IL thew went
back on the athdsyIts, they would get i've
hundred dollars each sud places in the
Custom house al ninety dollars per north
Big promises were also msds TO tie wit
rasse-, but not fulfilled. Before We left
Aet.o.s's room that night in Washington
he tcoS a lsrse envelope from his pocket
a1d counted cut to each OF Spohord's wit
uesses $500, ss a Consideration for the Iss-
ttmory 10 D. given before the Kellogg =
s. tiJrd committee, then in session. IL
Nas B-scIy daylight before the meeting
brose VI. The witness produced 4 memo
racdam by kellogg, directing him 10 the
Senate Committee of Privileges AID Etec-
tons, Charles Cavagnsc come 10 Wash
layton With SPotiorG's Witnesses.
Ia conclusion of his direct testimony,
wiJGess said ne had been hiding out all
day TO prevent them bringing him before
the Committee. Wben ssked by Senator
h,l his reason, he said he had been in
formed tnat il he came before the COM
suiJtse snd testified sg inst kellogg: he
would rot get h's pension; that he Sss an
ex. + deraI soldier aad mad been weund.G I,
and that ne wanted the money.
Cross examined by Senator Cameron
sam peGdlar ~ occupation; during the
war | was il Gen. BanAs' command; la.Cr
! WAS = private detective here Tor General
Butler.
Al the question, How often have ven
been in pII-Un?' wltness became iuriJu-,
and didu'I want TO be Iusuited. line fact
| wa tinsily ELECTED that he bad been
arrested several timts Tor III siemeanor.
! he told several persons the story before
| Il hid myssii to day because Morris Marks
| told me If came before Tie committee J
| would not get 10Y pension There Ia now
now about fourteen yssrs due re. l
went 10 the State House about zen
DAYS sgo and made affidavit substantially
the same SIS 1 have testified To day. Al
the same time | a-ked for q place 10 the
Custom HOUSE. Il had got it, | would
not have testified. i wrote 10 Governor
Kellogg that they wou dn't give me a place
As got 10 answer wert and told Civeg-
nae everything. i saw Governor kellogg
Yesterday and again last night. | prom
led net to come before the committee, hG
when | went home at three o'clock, aitsl
hiding all day, the sergeant, at arms W..
waiting there AID brought me here"
i b,ins halt-psst i've the committee de.
cided 10 ADJOURN till morning. Before do
log 20 Gov. Kellogg, by permission, NJ ada
4 statement saying: The statement oil
this witpsss Of course affects NE peIsonsily
ard think as sbrother Senator, Nr. Chair
man. you will allow ne 10 say q
the time that : shglI ssk tie connissior
to give NE an early opportunity to call be
fore yCu whatever witnesses may be aces
-ihle now TO disProve the testimony OF thi-
Silfess. This matter il cot covered by
your resolution, and i may be unable Il
meet the lse as fully as desire; but Il
Bot shall, AZ personal matter, SEX Tie
Senate at the earliest opportunity, after Il
c1Bveues, 10 constitute an investigation
which may be both II borough and complete
to the cad that The truth may BE- known
In reply, the chairman stated thst every
opportunity would De given for testimony
liz r. buttsi.