The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-29

70 Senator IIIll-I know Tom Murray, Ha-
known him for twelve on tlftoen yours. ~
know nothing wrong Of hin. would hoia
him under oath II . court ~ Justice.
~ Henator Cameron have never henrd d
I, character for vorMolly discussed. am Dom
Il. I. pRowx swoRN.
TO Senator Hill 4 have raai lad II Title =
sinno is7s. | vas nmplgyod IL no puEt",
! HOuPo from july. Ig7a To March, th7p, | wfM
tho Internal Revenue Office, I WIS und
MarkE i'e made remarR ~ fonoorlnn, VIZ
another mans place. Hil remark was. n caI
!, NY tMke care vi any of ny friends now wh
this Kellogg "nR" Ia on baud. hay" gnt
provide for . lot Of -s--- hounds who arc Et
70 senator Cameron This remark was nft
III Mnrks's private Office Ia he nttor pntt
v Juno or thr for" part Of July laa'; meyer. at
piled to Marks to ha r. fnatntrd, hut he led 81
, ~ hnlinvo that ho was going 10 get hnohs
place in tho Guso HnuAe. Tho remark Gnua
out Ia conversation hind with hi a. aud VIA
! made. dunk In connection with thu plmao ,
another nlnn.
rArr5 j TaFyreNF tcoronrn rwonN
To Honator Cameron | anl u rosidout " TIL
. oac,iun. Wa had rrluted circulars iuetruf'
etrieken Srom III poll lIsts offered 10 VIII
Tint II two cltz9ns certified That they wer
resldonts oi Tho ward. th,t they should b'
allowed to vote. was eorpminaiouM
I think at noll No, tllink II was pol ~. y
| i.npeyrouse street. aud | think. Fri"ur traet
All lhe commissioners ngroed that II proof wat
made by two ciii2aue ihpt vonr was .residen
Of tho ward, ha ahnuil hn allowed to gotp
Voters could vote ut my Doll IN thn witrd
=, 10 Senator Hill wrnt" letter for 4, u
nnh iD asked ny e I" VIII I'll enta il wna ~,
moroi that he Ind mnlo nj affidavit againa'
Gov: Kellogg. and he wanted to deny IT, d.
Kellogg: ho wta In the fuaiom House, / al,
| II the Custom House at tho entrance and cenr-
ance deak. MY salary IL slpoo. | was appointed
IN 1877. ! was appointed on my owa merits by
Judge King.
/. r. ALIEN.
manager ~ tho Western Union Telegraph III
To senator iIillzThsre wero tolograma from
Kellogg In answer to those dispatched to Ba6ger
which furnished tho committee. ] cannot
ilnd kelloggs ,anewers now. .beoause aen
them to Now York on Inst Tuesday. | aen
them 81 on Tuesday lust. mud sont them away
a. ,. gst thnm out tho way q The eommlttea.,
tendent.
Tho memorandum furnished nae Hnya all dis
patches 10 Gov. Kellogg. aud complied strtctly
With u. Tho memorandum did not say dis
patches from GOV. Kellogg.
supposed that when | was discharged on
Mond ay was relieved from tho auhpenH. |
have had ~ conversation or consultation with
any ono ~ regard To this mniter.
My Instructions wore from Mr.. Merriwehthar.
supeIihthndent. who was tn Mobile He tolo-
Graphed me-
think you saId IL your verbal communica-
ton that yuu wnnted dispatches to and from
Kellogg. but You afterwards gave mo tho memo
rnnd,lm. and ! have examined II 70 800 that IT
docs not say from,
The diapat ahea acnt from hcra TO Nav York
wero tho Mny and Juno bnalnnea. do not
know what intereat Mr.. Merriweai her had In
the matter. notified him Of my discharge |
New YORK, auppnse In accordance with tho |
custom Of the company not to give out dls-
patches.
Senator Hill snId 70 Tho Witness TINT lie Ind
complied with tbs letter Of tho law but not with |
tho spirit. md hethought TINT tho auperin'end-
Ont had Intentionally violated tho orders or tho |
hnffa bDt
forthcoming.
". j. MOORE RECALLED
TO Senator Cameron No Names wero stricken
from tho registration rolls except upon tho nh
sons who mnds tho nfIllnvita. We considered
mt W. woro complying with the law whom
''risfng or names on the affidavit OF two repu-
able witneaaess.
GEO. aRACtEN tGoLoREDA SWORN.
10 Senator Cameron was " member of tho
packard Houeo from the Thirteenth Repre-
'nntntivo Datriet. heieve. 81 The ,day, q the
'lectfon ri Kellogg for HDnHi pr. " the boat of
ny recollection. tho rule Of tho House prohibits
2 - m"mb"rs from going ont WITHOUT tho DOT
,assed II resolution I'll caucus to call on tho
speaker To enforce that rue.
know Milton Jones. H. was enthusiastic In
nncns in favor Of Gov. Kellogg lGnthuans,ic
d aayng TINT I'll" paflsh " Folnto coupe Win
old Tor him: | do not know Whothor he loft
ne Honso prior or rnebeaMAn, to III" ing Of
he roll for the election ct koIlogR but know
q was proBant when tbs roll wins called ana
nswsred To His name i
10 Senator Hill Tho renaon for enforcing tho
nIe Of the House. rontive tn melnbors leaving
. WAS not discussed in caucus. | Rupppao.
lough, 1t was necessary TO az 1t 10 keep tbs (
lembbrs in.
W. II MANNING SWORN.
TO Senator IIlIl havo known Tom Murray !
Inoa 1863. Ito ssrvad on the police forcB with ,
~. llis character at that timo was good | !
hvn no reason TO any otherwise thnn that | 7
yonld believe him under oath
no Senator Cameron nm cap min Of police r
have boon connected with tho police force off q
nd on for twenty eight years. ] have never J
card any talk nbol Murray's character for
eraeity. except wane nas appeared In the pa
10 Senator Ilill-I have noyor hoard hIs ve- !
aGity ulIaat Toned
Tho committee took recess for an hour
Az about O'Clock tho committee reasBombed =
col. A. j. LEWIS =
as placed o. the stand.
TO senator Hill reside IN the city Of New !,
nm attorney at-lnw. and also hold
US notary public II
witness was haro shown u pnper end said In
'4orenee 10 IT. That Ia my signature and my n
'al as n notary public 1t IL nm affidavit and II
~ executed beforo INC, Twas signed By the
nn ~ whom i ,pnrported e be signed, Ia K
s siEnnr. Than1lnvi In thntof Benj FfnnE- Il
q. II IL signed with his mark. v
witness was then shown another paper and "
entitled 1t us tho affidavit OF jus. Kelly, sworn u
III his presence. n
III my memory serves mo right there wero | II
roo lliNvlts mnie al once and think that
'reminh blackstone was the third party. I ct
membor The general purport az the nill iavit n
IT cannot say that would be able to remem ii
II each allegation. tc
Witness was hero shown the paper identified 4,
the witness. w. FL Seymour. a. Ii copy Of i,
ackstonea affidavit. and said In references to
The affidavit which was sworn to before nae "
u 20 the effect that VIM. 7. Kellogg had sup
lei him with money for bribery. but L do not
member each allegation"
10 Senator Cameron have known Mr. Soy
our since tho war. He Il notary public /
mot state that any one accom- panied Sey- We
our and tho three mon to my Office but my =,
collection is that thare we're other men in the III
ice. My impression is that there were more m
"a Seymour and tho three coorod mon. | III
Ink there was u white man with Them | do
t know Geo II. Dicks. / know that there
70 . person or that name In the city but he
= no acQuai stance OF mine.
1r Seymour said that here wore some Wit NJ
sseS whom he wanted sworn before u compe- ~
It authority. and he explained tnat they were a,
this ease. | was engaged with other matters ",
the moment hut L laid them aside I do not VI
member that he told me- the reason why he Nj
not himself swear the witnesses. a. a.
t that time did not know Blackstone and az