, 1879-06-08
The Religious Element Urging the
Removal Of Commissioner
Hayt.

Removal Of Commissioner
Hayt.
KELLOGG.
| THE BOURBON WITNESSES TESTIFY 10 SPoF-
| FORD'S CORRUPT PRACTICES
6pecfai Dispatch to The Tribune
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 1.-The swearing
match was continued to-day in the Kellogg
Committee, aud the counsel for Judge Spoford
| WAS compelled to attempt to impeach another
| one OF the witnesses which cost SO much labor
and so much Government money to bring here
| for the purpose Of throwing suspicion upon
Senator Kellogg's title to his seat. 4 colored
witness BY the name of William John De Lacy,
a light-colored nuIaGto, testified, and by his
manner and language showed that he had full
right to the relationship with the
! proud white Southern ancestry to which
he laid claim. Indeed, he resented
with much spirit the attempt of the
prosecuting counsel to ordicule him or bis family
name. These co1ored witnesses have all been
brought here by Judge Spofford to prove that
Kellogg paid them money to vote for him. 10
this hour they have refused to swear to anysuch
! thing, but have, upon oath, declared that they
| were not paid money by Kellogg, OF bT anybody
on his behalf, and that they rere paid money BY
| Spoford's agent to vote for the latter. The
only bribery that has been proved, so lar as this
testimony can prove anything, Is
BRIBERY ON THE PART OF THE BOURBON
who seeks to oust Kellogg from his seat; but
De Lacy proved more than that, and showed
himself an altogether uncomfortable and un-
profitable witness for the Democracy. He
showed, even On the direct examination, that
bulldozing does exist In Louisiana, and IN
| Rapides Parish. He knew this because h{ had
to run sway from the parish to escape the
White Camellias and other organizations, and
he fed to New Orleans to meet the Legislature
TO SAVE HIS OWN LIFE.
+ Being pressed to know how he knew that
there was bulldozing in Kapides Parish,
/ he entered into details to show the oo-
erations Of the White Camellias and similar
organizations, and said that he received bis In
formation from white relative who commanded
one Of these bulldozing gangs, and who gave
him De Lacy) early information and the hint
| that he should hide In the eanc-brake- The
! Democrats suddenly found that branch OF the
| inquiry no longer interesting. De Lacy also
| svore that the Packard Legislature was broken
down by the use Of money, and that S40,0O
| were advanced to the Nichols Government bY
| Charles P. Howard, President OF the Lou1sf-
/ ana state Lottery Company, and that large
sums OF money / were spent IN the
interest Of Spoford to secure quorum IN the
Nichols Legislature, aud to destroy the Les1s-
| lature Of Packard. Altogether, the fn7estiea-
| ton thus far, while it shows mauy tnconsist-
encies and develops the fact that the colored
| race Of Louisiana has learned very qulcklY Inc
! corrupt political methods OF their bonrpon pEe-
ceptors, the net results
VERY STRONGLY AGAINST sPoFFoRD.
| Whatever NAV hereafter be proved against ket-
| 1ocr. there has already been enough proved
! against Spoffurd to show that he ought not TO
| be admitted to q seat under any claim OF title
! in the United States Senate.
THE TESTIMONY.
m the Western A&soctated FTks&-
! WAsH1SGTos, D. C., June 7--ihe Senate
Commtrec on Privileges and Elections resun-
ed TO-DAY the examination OF witnesses III toe
| Kellogg.Spofford case. Just prior to the opeu-
ng Of the procedures, Jonnson 11da tne Solossu ea
arrested in the Capitol by Capitol policemen'
presumably on q charge Of perjury.
| william John De Lacy, colored, and 1nteH-
gent, testified IN reply to Mr MeEfk, s2Tnss1
| membsr. from Rapides Parish, OF the Legsla-
| tnre that elected Mr.. Kellogg to the Senate. ae
! had lett Rapides Parish with $1.75o in hts pock-
| ct. Hc had to run away from the parish, being
|
! oanizatiops. Went to New Orleans to meet the
f,cpislature and to save his OWN lie, Tor both
nurposes we're comblneu.
| O.-Vho bul]dozed you!
A-The Democratic party OF Rapfdes Parish
! O.-Who were the menI
! -A.-The whole community.
| When asked whether be had applied to Gov.
| Kellogg fo- money, he replied that he asked
! MI. Kellogg to advance him $50 to assist him In
| speculation,
BUT BE HAD not GorT
| from him: and in answer to other questions be
6ajf that he did not ask MI. kellogg for $50 for
| his vote for him, and never signed any paper
! Nr Kelloee lent him $50 With an understand
| ing that be would vote for him.
0.-Have you ever signed paper containing
| that statement!
Al signed no paper but the one that1
| wrote myself.
| ODD you vote IN the Joint Coaventione
| IN favor Of Pinchback. I afterward changed my
vote from blank to Kellogg.
sir Smith {who WAS afterwards member Of
! Congress and Collector Of New Orleans} told
NJ ~, HAT occasinn to stand by Kellogg, as it
did not look we'll for the Republicans to spit up
% OSDid not Smith, before your voting, throw
IN envelope on your desk and tell Jou that It
| contained moneyf
A-He did not
4 naDer was hero handed to witness, and be
| denied that the signature or body OF It WAS IN
I hfs handwriting. This paper H1s afterHafds
rna-rsd hy the Chairman and the reporter to be
| used
| T. I. N xf8daytt taknu before Judxe Pruseon %
the 94h OF AprI last, pur porting to be 01de and
sfpned bv the witnesses, in which be states tna1
] Snith threw sealed envelope on MS desk;
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