The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-20
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
Something More from the Witness
Bernard Williams.
The Propositions Which We're Made tor
Tom Murray to Take Trip
to Canada.

to Canada.
The Hennte committee Investigating Mr.. Kel-
loRgs right to II seat In the United States Hen~
ate, reassembled yesterday morning.
BERNARD wILEt!sSg
wHs again placed on the stand. and his cross~
examination by Senator Cameron was resumeds :
Tho bargain made with Jim Lewis was made
on Tho fifteenth Of May. Ile sent to my house
o., Franklin street for me, He sent Niger
and aaw JIM Lewis, md be p aaid Williams, iass
il Kel!oeg il moved oil Republioans viii be
hung" He told me he wanted me to go to
Charles Cayanac,s office and watch
countryman Of mine, go in. T.. do
not know, Lewis fret, name. but be liveg
{" Tononae ana u sn1epndy streets H.,
| thirtleth Of the month. decoration day, and
then Lewis sent for me, and said now was the
time to help the Republican party, and he gave
mo three twenty dollar bills md told mo 70 90
to Wash ngton. ! wont and bought my. ticket.
paying s57 % FOR Il. This was Friday, and Lewis
wanted me to oon that day. but did not 20
until the next day. Lewis. Badger and Ander-
son told me to say WIS going To Washington
Il M III and M had ws sser ge
| from Jim Lewis to Gov. Kellogg, and one from
Anderson to him also. | knew Kellogg before
IA
| eense from him once. He gnve 1t to me because
| WIS good Repnhliran
| Witness produced the license. II was dated
originally il 1871 mud renewed in ls7t
| arrived In Washington ut o'clock In the
| evening. ut he sixth street depot | arrived. /
Kellogg m on d T"eaday, ,r 1t tho oapo The viii wl
ness de Lacey and others came ut night. | wah
at tho Depot, the Sixth street depot. Randall
wna there. and the man with split nose was
there. This man works In the Treasury De-
pnttment. d. not remember the night the
four and hvo days after got to Washington. I
saw the Witnesses the night they reaehed WASH
ington.
James Lewis, naval officer, here entered the
COMMITTEES room
nrst saw tho witnesses in Washington OF
the phIlainuhia House | met I've Of them
there- johnson. de lacey aud Blackstone. and
two others whose names do not know. took
hem to Gov: kellogg room the very evening
they arrived.
Mr.. Glenn Walker hero arose md said he OBJ
lectad 60 the presence ln the room OF one per-
son Under the circumstances he said. Il
think 1t Ia highly improper: do not think that
any ono who Is Witness. or likely to be wit
neHs. sh ,ud remain IN the room while others
are testfying. | refer to Col. Lewls'
Senator CsmeronI do not think there has
been any rule adopted on this matter.
Senator HILL do not think any rule has
been estAb ahaa excluding witnesses, but II
requests are made to that efreet 1t Is perfectly
proper II should be done,
monad. and | came only In consequence OF
what 7s have M seen 10 the papers relative TO my
Senator Hill-You Will have an opportunity to
do It,
Lewis retired. md tho examination was re-
man whose name do not know was present
when Kellogg paid tho witnesses besides thos8
have mentioned There Is his name. WITT
mess produced q letter and gave 1t to Senator
Gameron1
senator Cameron. ErendnRl-The name is J.
Hnt, Gt,t,I I,.,1
Witness IIe was there. Kellogg paid
" bills he took S". the he. money go
holding them at one end with the other ends
partially spread.l He ave them to them so,
and said. you are good boys now They said at
first that they were afraid Of the penitentiary,
hut Kellogg took . big book ~ law book be-
lieve; cannot read and read from It that they
could not be hurt. There was whisky. cham
| pagne and cigars In tho room. OF course had
eone drinks and cigars, got cigars enough to
last mo four or five days
Witness here repen'e1 his testimony of the
previous day. relative to what had transpred
on his return from Washington. whom he went
to tho Custom House with letter from Kei-
The dloorkeeper Of Badgers Office, Nick" or
ising kelogg that he had given mo Il letter TO
hndger TO give mo place. and had written to
Bhdgar not to give mo one. After that told
my friends how much money Kellogg had to
spend to keep his sent. did not tell them until
! was Union soldier. Tho Confederates
tried to press mo into service but ran away.
Yes air, d. dassried They III, caught mo again.
senator Cameron-Dld they shave your head
Witness What? drawing 1t out very longl
Senator Cameron Did they shave your head2
Witness Did they WHAT You moan to In ult
mo. Will ansWor your question. IT / had told
the story YOU wanted mo 10 | would bs a good
map, but now teIt tho truth and have had my
head shaved | am II bad man am q thief
Inercny DO you think d man cannot be d Re-
publican Without being thief
tlon. Whnt did the Goniederntes do to YOU
whom they caught you2
Witness What they do2 IExeited. will not
take your Insults. | will tell If you want me to.
whnt YOU did In Washington; il you want me.
Oh. Know YOU.
Witness | WINS chnned but got away again.
They would have punished mo If had not got
aWny,
Senator Cameron Did they do anything but
chain You?
Witnoaa-sr. nm bad man. mint II i'll
was such n bad nun. what Tor you employ mo
In Washington, oh LLnnghter1
Senator iIbl That i II question Of argument
Ing your honor and III Is material to the cAse;
you must Obny The 6ommttt6e.
Continued questioning failed to elicit any In
formation relative to whnt hnd boon done to
Witness by the Contederatas.
Witness repeatod his testimony OF the pre-
vious day relative to tho circumstances under
which he made bis affidavit In this city regard
ing tho transactions In Washington.
senator Cnmaron-I am going to ask the wit
ness d question which will or badly excite him.
Wore you and your brother once arrested
Tor larceny. and did you not turn stgte EVIL
deh'e. hnl escape and was not your pr0tner
Wltnoas Indignantly No. sirl No, ,airl
man arrested Tor larceny. and did not You turn
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