New-York tribune., 1879-06-09
MP. spOFFoRD FARING BADLY.

LEADING POINTS OF THE TESTIMONY OF DE
LACY-MURRAY SAYS HE WANTS $4,000
lpr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.l
WILMINGTON. June S.-When the truth is known
,f il ever shall be- it Will probably be seen that
Senator Salisbury and his associates of the Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections are being
made the victims of practical joke OF National
proportions. Four of the eight witnesses sub
pnuaed by Mr. Spofford to sustain his charge Of
bribery on the part of Senator Kellogg
have been disposed Of already. with
the most astonishing results. One Of them
has been DISCHARGED without testifying at all IT
having been learned that his evidence would tend
rather to criminate Judge SpOfford than TO lmnre
Senator Kellogg. Another has sworn that Mr.
Spofford. not Mr. Kellogg, bribed him by the offer
of a position in the Custom House TO make oath to
certain fasehOods designed to injure Mr. Kellogg
A third Spofford witness swears that be received
$500 cash in hand TO VOTE not for Mr. Kellogg, but
for Mr.. Spofford, as United States Senator Only
one of the four, and he only upon common rumor
and hearsay, imputes anything wrong to Senator
Kellogg.
The witness Yesterday was John DeLacy, as he
swears he is named or John W. DeLacy, as he is
named in the Louisiana legislative records. He is
n dark coffee-colored, woOy y-headed young man,
apparently Of African blood, yet claiming to be OF
Irish descent and a grandson of Sir Hugo peLecy
Mr. DeLacy is rather a bright-oolIing individual
uses good language as @ general thing. and bears
himself with a great selfpOssesslOn under the
brisk fire to which he is subjected by counsel. Mr
DeLacy's connection with the late Senatorial cleo
ton in Louisiana is involved In considerable doubt
notwithstanding that he endeavored for four hours
yesterday to explain the matter under oath.
When he took the stand paper was produced
purporting to be the affidavit of John W. DeLacy,
In which 1t was set forth that the afiant, while
member of the Packard Legislature in 1877. had
been approached by ex- Collector Smith, who sOlic
ited his vote in favor of Governor Kellogg for
United States Senator, and on leaving threw
down a scaled envelope, which found to con-
tain money the price of DeLacy's vote DeLacy
sworo that he never the paper before
and he called attention to the fact that
the name signed to It was spelled DeLacey where
ms he always spelled his name DeLacy He said he
had made an affidavit but it was entirely differ
ent document from that produced I'm the committee.
DeLacy admitted, however. that the statements
which were contained in the affidavit he had made
were not true, and upon being questioned sharply
ty Senator Hill admitted that he thought II an en-
tirely legitimate proceeding TO lead Mr. Spoford's
agent in New-Orleans TO believe he would 10
the truth Of certain facts, and then when placed
under oath swear to a story directly the reverse.
The story he did tell to the committee, and which
he stuck TO throughout, that he had voted for
Governor Kellogg in the Packard Legislature to be
United States Senator, and when that Legislature
was dissolved ne. with some Others went over to
the Nichols Legislature. There he said he was
paid $500 for himself and his colleague, Drew, the
condition being that he to vote for Judge
Spoford rs Senator.
DeLacy's testimony does Senator Kellogg no
damage. 1t reflects, as far as 1t goes,
very severely upon Judge Spofford's friends.
The witness swOre most positively in contradiction
OF the testimony of Murray, WHO was examined on
Friday. Murray, il will be remembered swore that
one Thomas, member Of the Legislature, whose
name was recorded having been present on the
day Of the election Of United States Senator. was
at home SICK in bed Of smallpox, and that he had
seen Thomas In bed the morning of election day.
DeLacy said that Thomas was sick with fever, but
not seriously; that he had been brought to the
State House in a cab, and had remained there, vot-
ing for kellogg when his name was called.
Del acy moreover. swoTe that he had slept with
Thomas that night at the state House. Murray
and DeLscy We're both present on Friday and
Saturday in the committee room. and each heard
the story sworn to by the other.
sPorFoRDs COUNSEL PERPLTxrD.
Judge Merrick Mr Spotfords counsel, was cvi-
deHtly bothered by DeLacy, and admitted that in
the of his leng experience he had never dealt
with the kind Of witness now furnished him. He
ceased to ask him questions after the first few. lie
pat Mr. CGyauac, the gentleman who acted
hs Judge SpO1ord's agent and as prompter
to counsel, upon the stand to dis
credit his own witnesses. Mr. Cavanac, a
white man. Is an earnest looking gentleman, and
his testimony straightforward and emphatic.
He testified to tho purity Of his motives
and the earnest wish Of Mr.. spofTord TO arrive at
the truth and nothing but the truth lie then went
Gu to describe the origin Of the DeLacy affidavit
referred to. DoLacy, he swore, had come to his
oiiiee and had produced a small memorandum book
1fom which he had dictated TO Cavanac's clerk the
very paper produced before the committee, and
IleY mad then al gone before q Justice, where De
-aC5 had made oath to the truth OF the statements
!" VAe paper Cayanac was not cTOss-eXamlned.
MURRAY SAYS HE WANTS $1,000.
Murray the sprightly witness of Friday, was then
recalled and began his testimony with volunteer
statement that although no man had yet said one
ooiiaT to HIM nc expected to make $500 out of it
before he got through. This sally was considered
very goou oy the committee counsel and spectators,
ana Murray thereupon repeated 1t with emphasis
ana evident enjoyment. lie said his friends in the
custom House had asked HIM what he wanted, and
urged him not to make a fool of himself TO all of
which he had replied that he "wauted $4,000
Lyal hyaLp
murray pointed 10 a colored man standing near
t'e oooi' who, he said was his friend Swazey, "a
Ne"-Ofloans Custom House official, and said that
h"azey lad repeatedly offered him within a few
weeks Job ia the Custom House at NeW-0rleans,
sle condition being that he should not come to
"asAnstonj but, said Murray, he wanted cash.
81, @ll 9"azey smiled complaeently at this remark.
"L'n Tie committee adjourned, Murray aud
D'i-acy' VINO had been swearing point blank
a. each other, and Swazey whose motives at least
had been called somewhat il question. ioined each
0iher, and cooking their hats iauntlly on one side