The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-04
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany Speaks Through
It's President.
The Committee Concludes Its Exam
nation and AdjournE to Meet
in Washington.

The Senate Committee re- assembled yeetor
say morning at 10 o'clock and resumed thei
Investigation.
The following communication was road:
New YoRK December Z. 1879.
Hon. Benz II. Hill, U &. Senate Committee. New
Orleans:
sl.- Manager Aleyp has mndo. report TO "
concerning ha inRt attendance before tho com
mittee and his inability 10 further produce tn
w, p Kellogg messages thafetofore damandn1
under his subpoena, and under mo terms o. W
tee III behalf Of this company ] now beg Il
explain that tho messages referred to wero TO
moved from New Orleans on tn" i info,
discharged from further attendance with them
as witness before tho committee. aud not. as
was nsanon N h hs on y ha
pany to evade lie lawful obligations. In
The premises by resort 10 te"hni7al,ty
While this company ls most anxious
10 preserve by every lawful means tho aanctlty
OF messages ed TO IL by tho public, and
does not concede The right 81 the committee e
vet not willing TO place itaaf N the atti ude 20.
ward your committee Of taking advantage OF
the verbal omission In the memorandum re-
ferred TO. This company will therefore hold
the meesagrs covered by tho memorandum In
question subject to the lawful demands OF tho
committee reserving to itself the right 10 inter
pose such legal objections and detenses In OBJ
position to their production ma may have OK
listed a tho time the aobpenas and memora n.
managers. With great +, spect. t. your honor
able committee and 70 'Snn1nsTvnN a Ismash e'e
President Western linton Telegraph Go.
VIM. M, BACHELOR
was the first Witness called and In response to
questions by Senator Cameron. testified that
che general character OF ". j. Moore was keea,
and that he would believe him on oath.
VIM NJ. suRLs.
steamboat agent. sworn. said inanswer to lues-
lions from Senator Hill TINT he know Francis
Garrett: that his general character was good.
and that he was entitled to be believed on oath.
BERNHARpr WILLIAMS. RECALLED.
and examined relative 70 charges OF olfenses
alleged by witnesses against hls character. He
explained or denied them. and corrected his
statement relative 10 Swazle receiving $500 In
Washington from Kellogg. Swazle was pros
ont when the witnesses were paid. but did not
get any OF the Money.
Witness denied that tho paper identified by
Thos. @. Anderson rs the letter Of Introduction
was the one which Anderson gave him. He
said that Andersons letter introducing him to
Kellogg plainly iutimatod tho character OF his
business.
Milton Jones did not 20 on tho stand, and
Kellogg sent Witness to recover tho $500 paid
him. Jones' however. responded In answer
TO the demand that the wolf never gives tho
sheep back.
Il. CONQUEST CLARKE. RECALLED.
testified that he, had never seen Williams In
Keloggs room but once. and On that occasion
there was no transfer of money.
j. n q. PrTKIN SWORN.
Said that he Ola not know Of the treachery or
phillipsto Spotrord and did NOT send memoran-
Dr. to Kellogg anout what rhillrs was doing for
desire OF Phillips to get back Into tho lepub-
lican party he had endeavored to procure him
VIM. WARD (coLoREp) SWORN.
To Senator Cameron am resident OF this
city. Before coming here | was resident Of
Grant parish. know Judge spofford and
w. ID. Phillips, / have been employed In get |
ting evidence In thts ease
In 1877 Mr.. Carroll Johnson came TO mo while
he had been engaged TO got evidence. and told
me that he would give me $500 to aseist him. He
handed mo check for $500, asked him what
could offer the men TO testify. because would
have to make some offer. He said to send tho
men to him, and told bin that would not do
He had been drinking. think. and he turned
quick. / told him he was In too much Of Il
hurry. and be left and spoke to II number of
other men about 1t. | met him next day and
told him had seen some o. tho mon, but had
not succeeded In doing any thing. and he said
all right. will SEQ you again. but he did not
say anything more about II.
Phillips and myself were getting up evidence
when Mr.. spofrord came back from Wash
ington. Phillips and had an Interview with
him. aud he said that he believed that Kellogg
was elected by bribery. and he wanted proof al
It, He said II must be understood that he was
not paying for evidences, but he had $40 900
coming to him which he did not want and witch
among tn9 boys We had
were TO write him letter to Washington. say
Ing that there was no money being paid We
wrote the letter. and Phillips and myself signed
/ got the affidavits Of several Of the witnesses
told Jones that there was money IN the case.
and whether he had not been paid by Kellogg.
and he said no. then aske him II he had re-
viewed money from anybody else. and then be
was authorized to say that $4,000 was to be- dis
'ribnted among the boys; and that his share
whether the affidavit would be used. | told him
10 would have to see Mr.. Cavanac about that. aud
We went to see Mr. Cayanac aud asked him.
hr. Cavanac said u would not that he wanted
/ only TO show 1t to congressman to got the case
and then Jones agreed To make IT,
Tohnson's affidavit was got by me in the same
/ had nothing to do with getting Gary's am
|avit. except talking to him.
nd se him that he coui y re 70 for a sHa
ould &c home 70 his parish, | a ked him.
Now. tell the truth; did Coy; Kellogg pay you I
lid not" He came to next day and told me {
hat he understood 5000 wa being offered.
old him was only authorized TO offer $1,000, Y
b. He afterward made an affidavit. |
know something abont Watson's affidavit
ie came to me and told me that he understood {
was getting 10, evidene.. In tn case. and | /
aid was: and he asked how much there was l
n IL. I asked him what he knew, and he said Q
70 did not know anything, but he nigh be a
made to know something. IA said that Tom S
lurray tod him that he could make $4,000 by b
wearing that he had sat In Thomas seat aud
oted on his name, went and told Mr.. Cava- [
&C about what Wstson had ssid and dropped a
he matter. aftarward heard that Watson had Il
lade the affidavit. u
Tom Murray told me that there was money In v
lis thing and he wanted to make some He n
aid that he did not himself know anything L
eanf-a arms. He said that ii be was sum a
loned to Washington be could make the {,
ayanac about what Murray had said. and he Il
I'D me that he did not want that kind Of evil v
ance. but he afterward got Murray's affidavit Il
he same thing was the case with the Watson
n1davit. @
That is about the way with all the afidavits 4
he witnesses all said they wanted TO make d
oney and that they had received no money 4
/ tried to get Blackstona's affidavit but he d
ould not give L. | afterwards learned that a
an whose nam do not har was ofrar.