, 1879-06-08

the annrnis n1cno1S be had made for the CAUCUS,
and xhy- be wanted US to g =,
VOTE FOR sfoFFoRD.
- 1t,4,e EichoIls Legislature had I quo
"a. .SnofTord was nominated nr the Dcua-
tcrattfc cancus, didn't tie have enough ;,. eotes,
A-Yes bnt he wsnten ,t So,,'d ID fx be- "dseremen
votes. He thougnt II "ou'A ~
tery" not 10 have them.
G.-Would be what!
A-Decrenentery.
O.-What's ihats ,..D.
A.-Nel], decrementerJ as ne o1on's ee1 'o-
puoc11u pn1 sopose a that word is In Websters Well,
eA.@I intended to support John McEnery.
Ole was running against eponord, "as nef
A.-There we're about thirty ol " tanni4F''
OF one man WIS certain OF getting enough
votes for au election, cannot see wnT ne "anLo o
~ to riye $3.50 for vote Did he give s2oo
apiece Tor other dark1cs.
al doa't know what he gave to darRtes-
Q.-Tley we're all darktes, weren't theys
H.-There were some colored men.
Q.-Did they all get the same,-and there
we're at least tTentys sxoo
A>-Fiftegn or twenty. They got $500 TOR
txo. I uldn't say they all got it. That was
that got, and the arrangement Was made In
o!WI suppose it Vas graded by the price of
AeiE a.&Well. e I don't know what tho market
O.-Did the Democrats have money plsced IN
their hauds to get members to 60 over to the
Nichols Legislaturef
A.-Demas said SO.
Q.-They were paid to r., over: and, after
theY got the money, to go back to the Packard
Lceislature,-is that It'll
A.-Yes- ..
O.-Hayea't you said Tou we're going to stand
by the statement aud swear to It!
7 /
the statement made. He came to me a"hne
before the Committee met to-day, aud asked
me, and said Was going to stand BY my State
Rent.
=, ind you are not willing to say it ~as true'
Al am on oath noK ~, A.
Q.-Then you did not feel Obliged to tell the
truth because you were not on oatRs
Al was just talking with nun: In II. 60 ~,
Q.-Tleu you are at Liberty 10 teli = ue l. !oa
are not on oaths
A.-When / am not on oath can tel any
thing pIease-
Q.-Whetber it is q lie Or TRUTH
A.-Tes, sir. like to tell social lte once IN
While I've got q conscience as well as any
V 5Mfs Is it matter of clear conscience to tell a
lie when ron are talking about businessf
Alt isn't matter of clear conscience, butI
nm tell a man what choose when am talking
With him, but when get to swearing IT'S
different thing.
-" ,o1 11~~4 '~ -
.,,d him won1d stand by it.
a n;Sn1+ Su , ,.nn rnenn ron would svear to 1t?
ETha1 In;eht ;nternret the meaning.
n;a.,t ~ IN nean rhat1
Al suppose go.
Q.-Don't you know sof
a',1es. ~ tl;dn't ron tnow az vel, then as
Q-soh, n.y., w. = ,+ss |rne ~ fa;sea '~'
no" "4e.uei ~ ""8 - '"~ ~ 1-
Ates. ~ ro,ea,
V-aS Mh. J.. atue - =, ,ast;on a. NTH ,,vsa,f
a1aaS - 4a1t; 4s,,oet;o, ~ sn:uor
F'-ru. a. % - "A ~
S, 6I1sn A1 xon told him von were pofnp tn
~ussr tn - f,}sehood7
A-No sir. / said I would stand bv it.
0-Ton meant him tn understend II so.
d;Gn,t Cavanac say he wanted you to sav If
thars rae anything 1ntrne in If 50 he cop1d
Inn.r what WI, were going to swearI
s-No: he fnld me he wanted ma tn st;c1-,
,,5 ha f;rn :: ':sT' f:3T: o''~|~
t4W W;,.aes further testified. uHave beep in tba
c,etn,,-Honsc since Mav i: resirned lar Trs:s
III n1ace is not kent omen for he. resirned
herdnse 1ny p vas sn1nrnonrd Ak witness here
ConId mt ho1d nv n1ace and come here as =.
u;tnees ;; '' ="
LCon1dn,t a nerson kern his n1aee ther.
and he a witness too?
AT dare say he eon1d. Init 7 dtdn,t Ink at
;t thar Wv There arc two or three o,heT 1,us-
+omNHnvca onn'oves hars nnt. ee wtneas W.