The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-01-05
TIE INVESTIGATING Com1lITFxE.
RARE. ARD RACY.

Ar. Louis 3. Mc Whirter was sworn
and testified that he was here during
the session of last Legislature; he vas
opposed to 1908 bill, and was. active
ly interested in it's defeat; Bell, nc
Gavbck and Bransford were also &C
lively interested in It's defeat; Jno. 4.
Freeman, Mr.. Ealoe, Spiral Hill,
Major O. Conner and others were in
terested in the passage Of the bill;
witness wss introduced to Saith and
Barrett bat didsHot know then init
mately;--bad known Morgan ali his
life; Mr. Bransford was doing all he
could for the defeat of the bill; kr
Lambeth was here and told%< witness
he was sent here to mako Barrett
vote against the bill; be always told
witness he would vote against the bill;
witness, Bransford, Bel aud Barrett
we're together one night at Nilsson g
saloon; Bransford told witness that
night that be held s15, 900 worth Of
''shorts" on bonds for Barrett; Brans
ford is = very Gem n unicative, lInpul-
siye- fellow. and tells everything be
knows: he told witness be had some
"shorts" ssfor Morgan benefit; Barrett
stopped at the La Pierre House at frst,
but went to the Maxwell Horse; ne
afterwards went back toEthe La Pierre
House; sa Thursdsy before the bill!
vas votedtOn, Barrett and Freshman
walked. from the Capitol to the Max
wei House, srmsin arm, and, witness
never saw Barrett again TIL next
morning;sswitness- never said word to
Barrett about money befors the vote.
Bransford told witaess he could make
old Barrett vote against the bill If he
could get hold of him; said he vas
going to give him some croton oil
and make hina so damn sick he could
not attend; witness told Bransford that
crotoz eilGwould be too so> ere: witness
went to DIR. Summers and told him
he wanted something to make a man
slightly sick, to prevent him from
attending the next day, &zd DR..
Summers gave him a prescription for
ons-twelfth grain of Atropia, and
said it would dlste his eyes and max e
him too sick to attend. Witness tcok
the prescription and gave it to Brans-
ford, WIZ said he and Lambtsh would
give it 10 Barrett; witness said, to
vindieate himself, he would take the
prescriptions, and fei+ sure it would
not effect him.
Barrett prefer that you should
take it now.
Witness said Bransford told HIM,
the night besore the vote, that if he
could see Barrett be would put him
in ashsck aRd put pistol to his head
and take him to Sar ner county; that
he was not going to lose his money,
Snd would give the whols thing away
frst: witness gave Bransford some
money to invest for him; Bransford
gave it to O'Conaer, witness went to
the Capitol rext morning with several
frieRus rather late. after he had been
there fifteen minutes, Bransford an
Morgan came In arm 50 arm Brans.
ford told wiuness that morning thatI
the bill was sure to pass; that Morgan
and everybody had sold out; witness
then went down to Marr's bank and
to Duncan's to buy same bends: rne:
Bransford as he came cut of Marr's
bank. and he was excited, told witness
Bell said Morgan would not vote for
the bill; witness and BransfoFd came
bac ( to the Capitol in hack, and
BraRsford told hin, he vas afraid
those fellows would kiH him il Mer-
gan did not vote for the bin, be "a d
be had the 50, ,oo0 to pay Morgan forI
his Fote; showed witness tbe none
and aaid be got il from Marea fe.k
Office. Bransford told ,sitEless he had