The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-03
II. N. spoforl, National Hotel, Washington


Nineteen memhers whevoted for X hive soen
nut ~ work in Oh, IF rCeaihle, tell me when
auhpenaa will isaua. Great dissatisfaction exists
AZ tia delay aa pnrNn vt them are here Rnd fn
net know whether ~ g. home nr not. Anawer
al anon W. II. rHIlllrs.
WHneaa resumed HE testimony.
Ward waa rreseni when witness answered the
city telegram Johnson and jones were taken
g. Cavanae'a office In the state -Houao. Ward
and wttunea represented "a johnson aud lenos,
whN Nynin rafuaeaa from thelT parishes. TINT
thov would receive flNon each, anil thrir hf1ifa-
vita would atf std Thorn pro action In thntr I'M
jahaa Nfueaa does not thipk that CavnnRe
had any knowledge If the encr " s2ono, One Of
the afftaaSita WA partly in witnesses hand
writing aud tho other nnttraly In hia handwlH-
ing Gary'a affidavit Is IN witneee'a baujwrt-
ing. The same REPRESENTATIONS we're made 10
Gary IA To the oihera. On the aeanud day W
june Judge Spetfard gave eum Of monny 10
Caeanar IN the presence of witness and ethefs,
Witneaa got san from SpChNri t. Hecurn these
an tavita To ~ To Washington, Ward and
witness were 70 receive mileage and per diem,
and aftarwari 4 h.nns. Witness received i've
letters in Washington from Spofferd and one
iust previous to sendins the aifitiayita, ~
misses The letter and several others that woIa
in his chest Has searched everywhere for the
letter. he has the unvelnpe Introduces All en-.
velepnl Judge Sreffcrd said IN the letter that
the only thing necessary IL to ahow bribery. and
that he will be seated this was necessary for
him 70 open the case hafare the Senate, had II
conversation with Judge spCfferd aftet. the lat
ter returned, tn.front VI the Beeton Club, whan
witneaa aske3 for an adjustment Of accounts.
II wac short and witness was referred t. taNa-
Tae e have mfeps on MA mT1pdsT 10 Mr
he twituess had received all the money for HE
services and ha wsa Instructed by JMiga Spot
ford moi to way any money at al, Witness sgt
clark In The Nichols Legislature In 1877. IN
lsT6witness affiliated with the Democratic party.
Mr. Hill bid Judge Spafyerd At any time
promise 10 give YOU money to get UP evidence
that was not true
Witness answered Chat Judge spofford nevnr
promised 10. give money e obtain untruthtHt
test impny Witness would not have told Judge
srsTsrd that, he twitnesel would receive any
never used that form At all Never told Judge
Spofard that he was gatuE te a. dishonest
VIII Judge spe6srd fell that hell@gg bad
bought his place ~ bribery. and he wanted 10
iNd Nut the truth.
Witness is given Gary,e affidavit Witch III
says WAS written hy himself
4uestion- Ma you know when You wrote IT
that Il was false
Witness, aftor prevaroatns sroat deal,
answered Yes,
Referring Il he an iavits Of Johnson aud
Milton Jones. witness does not know whether
the affiiaytt OF Jones WAS trun Believed then
that thcN were false.
Odd these men tell You whether the AMI
daytts wnrn true or not true
Witness founders by answering for the tenth
tine that II was generally understood" that
whether or not his purpose was to set them 70
make false aifidavts. Finally witness answers
RS saying that 1T.
witness procured seven aifiiavits. Witness
frst approaehed Judge spof9rd On the subject
after i conversation with Johnson, he does
not know. this JShuson's name. spoford
wanted a Republican e find out these men who
had been hrthed 10 vote for Ike EoGG.
At this lun9ture Mr.. Hill produces several
letters from the witIess % Judge SpoTord. each
Of which arr read out aloud. and are aeknowt-
edged by Judge Philips n having been written
~ him u Judge SpcTard. The letters created
q sensation and among the Republicans pres
cut unmistakabie wineing. The letters are as
follows:
NEW ORLEANS. April ?. 1879.
To Judge H. NJ. spotford:
near Sjr-DelRYs are dangerous. Kennedy,
colored, sent here hy X. to sJifl-n the backbone
Of those who voted for him for {. s. s.. Is active
and busy hunting up every member uftprouided
for. understand and have been told by two
of our witnesses names / furnished youl that
consideration, etc. 4. Is sharp and astute