The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-08
SPOFFORD-K KELLOGG.
How the Recent Testimony Affects
the Public Mind Of
Washington.

Kellogg's Case Badly Damaged by the
Disclosures-TheW Witnesses Them
selves to be Prosecuted
for Perjury.
Especial to the Democrat
WASHINGTON, June Words fall to de-
scribe the character Of the testimony elected
from the negro witnesses who have been
making sort Of impromptu minstrel show Of
the Kellogg spofford case for the last three
days. Enough Of the substance Of this testt-
nony is doubtless sent III the regular report
TO enable your readers to find some faint con-
ception OF It's quality, but to attempt to char
acterize 1t itly or to indicate the impression 1t
has made on Congress and the Northern pub
lie generally would be utterly wasted.
The custom has been to allow wide lati-
tude for partisan swearing before Congress
sional committees In political cases, but this
batch of negroes have crowded the limit Of
even Congressional patience, and one Of them,
johnson by name, was to-day hauled before
the Criminal Court for perjury on the In
formation OF the committee itself, and will be
vigorously dealt with He first swore that an
affidavit he had made was forgery; then ad-
mitted 1t to be genuine, but swore he had per-
iured himself when he made It, and finally
capped the climax by swearing he had COM
mitted perjury when he swore that his aha-
davit was perjury.
To-day anothor named De Lacy took the
stand and swore he had made periured affi-
dayit, but exculpated himself on the ground
4 4 ..,1,< k<x1 1n In MILL
probably be sent to cool his heels with john
son In jail.
Such testimony, as q sample Of what Radi-
ealism Ia Louisiana really was, is Invaluable.
There has never been anything like it here,
and Ii there is any such thing as justice In
the courts there will not be any more like 1t
Tor long time to come.
The only effect produced BY this testimony
has been to prejudice Kellogg's case, because
IL the revelations made to the character OF
the human beasts who made up large part
Of the Packard Legislature, and whose votes
elected Kellogg. SO high does this feeling
run that d Republican Senator Of consid der
able prominence said to-day In conversation
that there would necessarily be presump-
tion Of corrupt methods against any man who
4 might be elected to the Senate by q Legisla-
ture made of such material, because the natu-
rat inference would be that such a Legislature
could not possibly do an honest act.
"A. g. B. .
THE TESTIMONY BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, June I'm the Kellogg
Spofford investigation to-day, VIM. John de
Lacy. cplored, was examined. His testimony
In substance was that he was member Of
the Kellogg Legislature. He said that sew
eral months ago, under promise OF getting q
situation Ia the New Orleans Custom House,
he made an affidavit, under oath. at the re-
quest OF Wm. Ward, Ii which he stated that
he had been paid money for voting for Kel-
loep for Senator. The witness claimed, how
ever, that he only got S75, and had to pay 1t
V back. He claimed further that after the
above affidavit was made, another one, pur.
porting to have been signed by himself, had
been brought to light by Mr.. Spofford,s g
friends, and representing many points hs ada aam-
vt as forgery, although his name was
sipned to it, He looked at the name and said
he knew 1t was q forgery, because u was
spelled Delacey. The right way TO, ana tne
lie said himself aud the witness Murray, ex-
amned yesterday, had arranged between
themselves, several months ago, TO swear
against kellogg, 80 as to make money. He
called attention TO the statement DeIote 81 sue lls
that O man named Thomas, who was re-
ported as voting for Kellogg, was absent SICK
with smallpox He said ). that n state at
ment was false Thomas vas aa enere - ~ aic Fay
\ ness was only slight malarial fever. Being
very closely pressed, however, the witness
finally admitted that he had received 5000 TOR
voting for Kellogg He sad he I'VE Was at ba,ar hsl.
logg's room, at Willards Hotel, nan an noul
The witness was examined at length by Mr;
Hill, of Georgia, and said that ne expecteo
when he left New Orleans he would De VII,
for spoord and not e aad H. a6aVt
In the hands Of the committee was not US
one he had sworn to. He then went on anl
repeated that he and others OF the Packaro
Legislature had received $3.50 each for cnasng- slg
The money was paid them by. Demas,
Spofford's friend. He was employed ln
the Custom-House last month, ,sa pul
resigned when summoned to come mere. Inc Inc
back, He said Lewis ana SwaZle, Custom
House officers were In this city now. board
ing at the same house with all the Witnesses
He said he got his place in the Custom House
on bis own application no one knowing about
his afidaylt. As to the statement he made he
wrote it himself and II was given to Mt
Cavanac, and then the witness and MT
Fitzpatrick went with It to magistrate
where witness swore 70 G ae and heGt did NOT rf
the statement in a pocket memorandum.
KeIloRg-Was at Kellogg's room ID the
Willard Hotel last night He saw q gosoe s
there Kellogg thoash s ngar \ fasneb ebe 9 cr
cumstances, and advised witness 70 90 away
He never talked with Kellogg or any on
about the case, never received g cenI To- w. W..
offered any indueement Dy heiloss - -.