The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-07
WASHINGTON.

opening of the proceedings johnson, the
colored witness examined Thursday, was
arrested in the capitol by capitol poiice-
man presumably on the charge of perjury
William John DeLacy, colored, testified
IN reply to Merrick's counsel for Spofford.
that he had been q republican member
from Rapids parish, of the legislature that
had elected Kellogg to the Senate. Had
lett Rapids parish with 81, $50 in his pock-
ct. Had to run away from Paris, being
bulldozed By the white camelias and an
other organization. Went to New Orleans
to meet the legislature and to save his own
lile, for both purposes combined.
Question buildozed you
Answer-The democratic party Of Rap
ids parish.
Q.-Who were the men?
A.-The whole community.
Was asked whether he had applied to
Gov. kellogg for money!
He replied he had asked Kellogg to ad-
vance him $50 to assist him in a specula.
tlon but had not got it from him. And in
answer to other questions said ne did not
ask Kellogg for $50. Tor his vote for him.
, Never signed any paper cont aiming such a
statement, never stated, Kellogg lent him
$50 with the understanding that he would
vote for him.
: Q,-Have you eyer signed paper CON
: tanning that statement?
Al signed no paper bnt one that l
t wrote myself.
: Q,-Nd you vote in the joint convention
A.-Yes, | first voted blank, because |
{ was in favor of Pinchback. I afterwards
e changed my vote from blank to Kellogg.
r Mr,Smith who was afterwards member
e of congress and collector of New Orleans,
s told me on that occasion to stand by kel-
J. logg, as it did not look we'll for republicans
: to split among themselves.
q Odd not Smith, before your voting
/ throw an envelope on your desk and tel
o you that it contained money?
it Ale did not.
e a paper was here handed witness and
u he denied the signature, or that the body
of it was in his handwriting. This paper
was afterwards marked by the chairman
r and a reporter to be used in contradiction
of witness. 1t is an affidavit taken before
Judge Prussoa, on the 9th of April last
Of purp0rtiug to be made and signed by wit
l. ness, in which he states that Smith threw
a. sealed envelope on his desk and that b.
d. opened it and found it contained money
ch Also that members had been offered from
r. $500 to $3.50 for their votes, and that seV
eral who had been so promised had 60
nothing, but that he himself got $500 10
~ voting for Kellogg
a Q-Raye you received 5000 for votini
Of for kellogg?
o- % A.-No. And never stated that did
20 EWitness, in answer to questions by Sen
- ator Kellogg, said he had made an afida
: Wit which he had written himself at th
10 suggestion of Ward, Spoford's travelin
NJ n agent, and who told him if he made sue
a, a statement he could 90 back to his paris
=. ~ and live with his family, There vas NO
I'll any statement in the affidavit as to havin
'm nn received any money for voting for Kellogg
- That there was never any inducement bel
out to witness to vote for Kellogg. ke
ogg and himself were not friendly and
had not been to see the senator.
nal Q.-Do you know Of any person wh
go, was paid any money for voting for me?
the Al do not | was present at all Ii
ay. caucus meetings. You never mad
the speeches there.
the Thomas Murray, who testified yeste
at day, told witness that If Spoford Wi
Die. elected he, Murray, wonId get $4,000 ar
eet oe provided for, Witness slept vii
aD- Thomas, the colored senator, wh
Ed Murray swore he was sick ar
der knew positively Thomas was we'll the nigl
x, before the convention aud was present
ith the time of voting and voted. Witne
an went over to the Nichols legislature &c
and ting $500 for it. The others all got fro
OF $500 to $4,000 for going over to Nicho
1t the money being paid as a considerati
nee for voting for Spoford by Senator RobeI
2lng son. Senator Dennis, democrat, manag
dge matters aad had fifteen to twenty thou
be- and to divide among men who voted
jity, SpOfford. The argument was that X
vel logg could not get his seat and 1t was b,
ter TO elect a conservative ike SpotfOr
res Witness gave the names Of seven who
gen. he knew to have received money to VI
eral for Sp0ffOrd. Twelve republicans refus
JeD. to vote for Spofford. He explained t
and negotiations which led to the payment
two specifically It was understood Il
end the money which he received was paid
the the purpose OF oecting Spofford. Chas.
G to Howard, president of the Louisiana l.
ords terry club, advanced forty thousand q
her lars to the Nichols government. The
used was before that legislature bill to rep
? in the charter of the company and the
the failed in the house. He was positive &
the affidavit presented by Merrick Y
not in his handwriting and his name
the signature was spelled Delacey inst
cam. of DelacY.
te OF Chairman Sparks, of the house milit
committee, said to-day it was not the
their tention of his committee to take action
,had the Fitz John Porter papers recently
y. ferred to congress by the president, U
94O, the regular session.
Subscriptions to the four per cent
now tificates, $74l 800; total to date $3.50
that O0O