The Portland daily press., 1879-12-05
KELLOGG INVESTIGATION.
snofford,s Game to Steal a senatorship.

Spofford's Game to Steal Senatorship.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 3.-In the Kellogg
case today VIM. Ward, colored, formerly OF
Grant parish testified: "When the Stenger
committee was here Phillips and myself were
engaged in collecting evidence, but being un-
successful gave it up this year we again COM
menced our work; at an interview with Judge
Spofford he said Kellogg had secured his seat
by bribery and asked if we could get evidence
to substantiate that; he told us he was not then
seat $2O,OOOlof back pay due him would be dis
tributed among the boys. We wrote a letter
for his protection, which would show that no
money was expected. The letter was written
by Judge Phillips, with Judge Spofford's
knowledge, and was signed by both Phillips
and myself. 1 saw the men, told them there
was money in it, that it had all been gotten up
to make money l told Jones was authorized
to say there was $4,000 to be divided, and that,
it would amount to $4,000 each. Jones said he
did not know what kind of an affidavit to
make. told him we wanted something about
bribery in the Legislature. Jones said he did
not want an affidavit used against him. | took
him to Mr.. Cavanac's office, and he told us the
affidavit was simply needed to reopen the case;
that it was settled, fixed fact that Gov. Kel-
logg was going out Spofford only needed the
affidavits to show to some Democratic Senators.
had not much to do with the Gray affidavit.
l asked De Lacey to make the affidavit; told
him he could get $4,000 and the means OF pro-
Both Jones and De Lacey assured me that
neither Kellogg nor any of his friends mad ever
paid either of them any money to vote for him.
1 asked De Lacey whether he could make an
affidavit that Gov Kellogg had paid him. He
said he thought not. L was connected with the
Watson affidavit. Watson said Murray told
him that he could get $4,000 and a subpoena to
Washington, provided he was willing to go
there. He was the man who had personated
Thomas, of Bossier, in the House during the
Senatorial election. Watson told me that he
had not personated Thomas. l heard Mr..
| Cayanac say that Blackstone had made an affi-
davit for which he wanted $3.50. tried re-
peatedly to get Blackstone to make an affida-
Wit but he refused he said he was minister OF
the Gospel, and could not swear to lie, but
said he was willing to go to Washington to
testify if he could get a subpoena, as he wanted
to see relative of his who lived there. had
several conversations with Murray regarding
the case; he said that as Sergeant-at-ArmS he
did not know that any money had actually
been paid, but that he heard SO from members;
he then repeated their names to me, and told
me that there was some money in the case. L
told him knew that, and was trying to make
something out. it myself. Murray said there
was big money in it and that he was going to
Washington where he could make somebody
suueal, either Gov. Kellogg or Judge Spofford,
he did not care which. told all of this to Mr..
Cavanac at the time, and he replied that he
did not want any such testimony"
Mr.. Ward produced Endorsements OF the
Chairman of the Democratic State Central
Committee, also paper signed by prominent
Democrats eulogizing him for valuable ser
vices rendered in canvassing the state in 1876.
Mr. Ward said he affiliated with the Democrats
that year. in order to stop the killing of colored
people. A man named Flower got Tom Muir
ray to give testimony.