Daily globe., 1879-06-08

Price-He Voted for His Party, but was
Glad to Rake in the Perauisites-Ths
Murphy Who Thinks He Can Make
$4,000 Out OF the A fair.
WAsHINaroN, June THE Senate committee
on privileges and elections resumed their ex-
animation Of witnesses in the Kellogg-Spofford
case Just prior to opening of the proceedings,
johnson, the colored witness examined Tues
day, was arrested in the capitol by the capitol
policeman, on the charge of perjury. VIM. j.
Delacy, colored and intelligent testified in re-
ply to Mr.. Merrick, counsel for Spofford, that
he had been Republican member from
Rapides parish of the Legislature that elected
Kellogg to the Senate; he had left the Rapides
parish with $l,750 in his pocket; had torn
away from the parish, being bulldozed by the
White Camelias, and other organizations, went
TO New Orleans to meet the Legislature to save
his own life, for both purposes combined.
Q. Who bulldozed you? A. The Demo-
cratic party of Rapides parish
Q. Who We're the men? A. The whole COM
munity.
When asked whether he had applied to Gov
ernor Kellogg for money, he replied that he
had asked Gov. Kellogg to advance $50 to as
sist him in speculation but had not got it from
him. In answer to other questions he said he
had not asked Kellogg for $50 for his vote for
himself; never signed any paper containing
such statement; never said Kellogg lent him
$50 with the understanding he would vote for
him.
Q. Have you ever signed paper containing
that statement? A. l signed no paper but
one, that ] wrote myself.
Q. Did you vote in the joint convention?
A. Yes. l first voted blank, because was in
favor of Pinchback. I afterwards changed
my vote from blank to Kellogg. Mr.. Smith,
who was afterwards member of Congress and
collector of New Orleans, told me on that rea-
to stand by Kellogg, as it did not look
we'll for Republicans to split up among them
selves.
Q. DID not Smith, before your voting,
throw an envelope on your desk and tell you
that it contained money? A. He did not.
paper was here handed witness and he de-
MED the signature, body of it, in his
handwriting.
This paper was afterwards marked by the
chairman and the reporter to be used in con-
tradiction of the witness. 1t was an affidavit
taken before Judge Prusson before the election
of Senator. | was in Cassidays hotel with
others, in negotiation with P. J. Kennedy, and
we were to receive 300 day and our per diem
and mileage in cash, and the patronage Of our
parishes. Was to go to Nichols legislature
and make the returning board a quorum.
By Senator Houston: Q. Do you say you
got money for going to the Nichols legislature? !?
A. I got money for voting for Spofford.
Q. Did you get anything for giving over to
the Nichols legislature? A. No, sir. When
I went over the money had given out.
Q. Then they did not give You anything ex-
cept for your vote for Spofford? A. No, sir
They desired the returning board quorum, and
it was immaterial whether went over or not.
@. After you voted for Spoford did you
ever return to the Packard legislature? A..
No. sir; because the Packard legislature had
gone down before went over to the Nichols
legislature. The Packard government ceased
the 18th of April, and went to the Nichols
legislature on the 10Th.
By Senator Kellogg: Q. Was money paid
at that time to the members going over? A.
No. sir, not for going over. Demas told me
that money had been placed in his hands, and
that after he had bought all of Packard's mem
bers he could buy, the money gave out. The
witness stated that Smith threw a sealed en-
yelope on his desk; that he opened it and found
it contained money; also that members had
been offered from $500 to $3.50 for their vote,
and that several who had been so prompted had
got nothing. and that he himself got 5000 fol
voting for Kellogg. .
Question-Have you received 5000 FOR voting
for Kellogg? A.-No; and never stated that
did.
The witness in answer to questions by Sena-
tor Kellogg said he had made an affidavit which
he had written himself, at the suggestion OF
Dir. Ward, Spoford's travelling agent, and who
told him If he made such statement he could
go back to his parish and live with his family
There was not any statement in the affdavits
as to having received any money for voting for
Kellogg; there Was never any inducement held
out to witness to vote for Kellogg. Kellogg
and himself were not friendly, and he had
nothing to say to the Senator.
Q. Do you know of any person who was paid
any money for voting for me? A. do not.
was present at all the caucus meetings; yor
never made speech there; whatever election
eering was done for you was done by you,
friends. Being questioned as to conversation
with Thomas Murray, the witness examined
yesterday, he told him if Spofford were sue
cessful In this contest he (witness) would b.
provided for, and would get S2,5OO. Bein,
asked whether Thomas representative
testified yesterday, was there, he said tha
be was i'll of the small pox and was personatci
by another colored man in the ballot for Sena
tor. The witness swore positively that b
slept with Thomas the Ii ght before the join
convention and Thomas present at tn
time of the meeting; that he sat close by tn
witness and did vote on that occasion. Thorn
as died about three months afterwards. III
had gone over with witness to the Nichols leg
i5lature. Members who had done so had re
ceiyed from $500 to 1880; he (witness) ha
got $500 for himself and his colleague DIRE,
this money; was paid as consideration for vot
ing for Spoford, not for going over TO the legis
lature. This money had been paid by Senate
Robertson OF st. Landry parish. Democrat
Senator Dras, of st. Johns, managed the finan
cial part and had from $4,000 to 5000 t.
divide up among the men who voted for Spot
ford. 1t was regarded as necessary that Spot
ford should receive all Repub ublican votes so tina
he might get his seat in Republican Senate.
Q. What was the argument used agains
me2 A. That you could not be seated an
that we might as we'll send conservative ma
like Spoford, a Democratic carpet Dagger
@. State the names Of those who-to you
knowledge received money for voting 10
Spofford? A. Myself, F. J. Davy, of 81
Landry; Dayries, of Pointe Coupee; Romer
of Iberia; Barton, of Nachitoches; Drew, c
Rapides, and II. J. Walker, OF Tensas. The1
were twelve who refused to vote for Spoffort
Q. Explain how you knew this? A. B.
cause Spofford told me.
Q. Was it specifically understood that tt
$5oO paid to you was paid for your vote II
SpoHord? A. It specifically understoo
that the understanding was with Senate
Robinson. of st. Bernard, on offer of Chas
company, who advanced $40, 600 to the Nichol
government There was before the legislatul
bill to repeal the charter of the compap
and the bill waited in the House.
The attention of the witness was called
the affidavit presented by Mr.. Merrick. T
ing and specified that his name in the sign
ture was miss-spelled as DeLacey instead
DeLacy.
In cross-examination witness said: Murr
said we had chance to make something and
told him dare say we could, and told him
wanted position in the custom house to get
living and be said Spofford would give /
that.
Question. Was'it your intention to car
the statement that you had been offered $2
through as the truth? A. 1t was my inte
tion.
n - ILL
denying it?s A. Yes, sir.
Q. You wrote down lie? A. I wrt