The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-27
md to do IT they must give him $4,000 or u good

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House on the day of the. election "a hallp9Ri
told him be was o ald va you a kp2 + v l9 we YEN
that lie was not 1t iR all off between u.s., II
sud politically and enid yoe and socially
Well. hs did swnar III Wash'nEfon ,hat. 20 w
host # hts knowledge aud belief. Th@mas VIZ
not there did not spoak to him again 1'f
month, but one day. whom was not QUIT
sober mot him, and said. Tom, hnge moth
Ing against you uNrsnnhly. Dit politically
would send Won to the devil
: know Thomas waa in bis aent as hapnh
nreaent. Thomna, auswsrod 70 hls natne nnt
raised his hand. know he was present,
i have met Murray aiuee bis return IRON
ties came met him. aud he aaid to mo- Fh'
committee Is coming nnd your f'tends oa9ht u
Ct me- out Of the way" said you must o.
bad man, and he nnaWered no. but u Wpula bf
good thing Tor my friands to get rId OF hifp ge
him out Of tho city ! said dtd not uhdnr
piain. and hn satl that tnsiio Ut f'e4o. would
ake him ont n The city md tate mo ith him
70 Sc" that he stayed away. ! promise q sen
him again, aud lid meet him afterw.rd. but
| never epoke to him agnin about tho matter;
/ ] Knew Tom Murray too Wnll and evNn II bad
| have had nytbng would not have 0tfproi II.
would not trust Murray. and YOU'D not hhve
made him Il proposition oven II hal boon IN
position TO DO -, ,,ross rx.,,yrn
10 Senator HILL was fin Washington whom
Murray te,iitleI | was Iii and out III the room
did not want me 10 toll nbaut the s25no. think
/ told ,eaIneoy that fe had toldlmo ~ Lacy
testified thaf Murray hal said tho same thing
true beenuRe bn told mo ths samo Thing
Murray testified That 10 bad enIl TO number
Of perHons that to was to reeoivo s25oo. did
hear him say that no did not expect a dollar
from Judge epor,rd or the Democrats. i did
lief that hs WIS TO got the money from tbe Dom
ocrata. NY eonvarRatlon with Murray was be-
fore 10 went to Washington, | consIderod IT n
committee hnd not forced mo ayen though
Murray did admit having told il TO- nIlmher III
persons did not think his admission released
wentfo Washington In advance Of tho wit
neesss. 1t was common RI nor on the a,reo1s
ington. knew jim Lewis WINS sotnp TO Wash.
ington or business for his ot1ioe j did not
know he was coming with the wtnesses until
Gov. Kellogg to tell mo TO meet him Mt the de-
pot. got tho dispatcn from Gov Kellogg Mt his
Kelloep's room, until thu F,taav ~ gnf 49,, -, :.
aftor arrived. went 70 Gov. KelIorg's room
the day after got to Washington went there
/ went to lie depot To- meet lin Lewia or
course. met the witneasaa. j did not apeciallv
tell them to go to tho Phtaiapbia House. fhayy
ut ~ very nice hotel md told them whern it was
OF course We talked about the evidence during
our stay I'm Washi bgton. IT was tbs ueuartl
topic of conversation
/ did not 70 10 Washington In c7nnen,1o,
with the Inv stlgatlon o. couse had no of1ieja
hu astnn, There there nm only laborer In the
house. went on Kind Of pleasure |
oip, I'm IN, bhek rom WaFhlngton by the DIN
!, nnali lln" Johnson. o. Dasoto. johnson. Of |
I .sll Watson. de Lacey and several
pthefs came the same way. / first saw Lewis
L! Ia keioggs room omit might have been a
friday John A, Walsh was In tho room. DON
i nn ulhrk ana Geo. sheridan were alec
z got leave Of absence from tue Custom House
wen "a. went Tt to Whashlng.an Ny pay went on,
Ihomas was thsre on the day of election when
he roll was called He was Ia his scat. | am
positive 81 II. an nertal" ne ,eas in his seat
my one 70 say tnat told him SO. have known
AellogR long time and would do. anything
Q me, fhe world Tor him consistent with my con
clehcs. nm n0t one 81 that class OF Repnbli !
ans who believe 1t Ia right to tell a lie for THAR
'a art, ,.l knoT Johnson and sevlgne. md re-
ay % to ass sfy n" th es a
espoet for him. 1 lind my reasons for not
2in .lg,, IL.
ald lpr their votes until Ross Stewart charged
Ia fhe Legislature In y speech, do not re-
leu e bod w Ia ne SAG know he charged that
~ ~, iu s peen oouRht Ideny ntoto that gave
I list OF members to Ma1or'Burke In tho fall OF
VIC for W ,ne swear that they were paid
- nesnI Vo.unteeTed 70 20 70 the country to get
ant to Baynu nara aen ste =. s ne 70 Rn ana
wont to 500 what nv eolIearue knew ahn,sf II II s
want to shy that
WAS NOT ACTING IN GOOD FAITH
ecana and see nv via M ana 10 20 10 "'st
want IA see ,pbnt wv, ~uo tIaa
had y a sho WIZ my coeaRue knew ABOUT
es who were to tell whnt NJ th a,v'i pa par
ot pat fnr,har thon ~ n mnua .ueY hheW. qua !
When + IN ma honb ! II, NJ ~ pl or +
al pyan ~, tba hnai a.a I'm nns 70 snat
,sted after getting thara ~ hnna r W. ~.
4 hitting q man y ~ 'oiAh hao siseh
/ did not tell him TINT the vitnessaa would a
1t testify becanse thew we're nfraia ~ Won,a
.os euted did not tell Mai s," Hu ~ pe 1bn
uous Early would testify chat he was n Ma S
did not tell Minor Burkn that nn ru Ws p,s'a
Hify that be WIS paid never to1d .W wnn'a
ing to anybody, never sent word 70 Maio - .
rks thnt conld teatifv M tS NO " malot
hor Witnesses don,t Know w vrir, he eo ea Eee
whin as ,t t ua,e % me 10 tns shoe snop -
ajor Burke. "VAA s'A' ''9Aee' mo 70 see = =
,nt Wa vent ~ ~ n,o ashl a',, butks. ana
aor Burke said to me WhIeh ring a 9fs zee
teen who snnnorta e Nv Wa saG WIS one q tho
len ne made ma The nrnnns sen i2n opsaRer ~
at when cama hnel sn, m. M9 told mo /,
1uld send me- 10 other noris msst heilelaha no