Evening journal., 1892-10-31
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Con s.nasd sr n, Fir., page.


] thought / would get hold of it.
~ said When did the reply Gomez
This morning ] think. she replied
u then went out. I saw George on
Tuesday night
Where did YOU meet him. In the
bacl, yard of the postoiice
Did he show you Senator Higginss
The Letter of Higgins Read.
eyes.
"What didit say "What have already
told YOU. about not being able TO find the
name of Gus Parsons in the Blue Book,
but finding that j. A. Parsons held an
So 500 position in the Land Office under
Cleveland
ewas i signed by Senator Higginsy
'Acs.
'Hurn This Letter."
Was ihcre amy postscript Yes;
below the signature were the words,
Burn this letter
"Did you have a lamp2" "No, we
were in little shed back there, and
George lighted two matches while | was
reading it The first one went out before
we finished reading the letter
"Did he allow you TO Keep the letter.
"No ] suppose DE burned &C.
"Did Smith say anything 90 you about
the Federal position g "Yes he said
That is only an Si.S00 position. We
want YOU to have something better than
that
Was there ever any talk about de
claring negotiations of y
Game of Democratic Blur.
eyes. it was on Sunday night told
him chat I guessed negotiations had bet
Ter be stopped that / was getting
scared he begged me to bold ON, and
also did the same thing at our last con
Yersaton ON Tuesday night
''Did Smith tell you anything Of pre-
cautions which were TO be taken on the
night upon which You were to meet Sen
alor Higgins % ''Yes He said that
he would clear the house. and that even
The servant girl should be sent away
uiecins Know He Was a Registrar.
"Dii senator Higgins know that you
were registrar Yes, sir
"Iow do you know that he knew IT,
because. if he didn't know 10 before,
George Smith told him i'm my presence,
that ! was registrar.
'You kept certain men informed of all
these transactions as fast as they oc-
cuYed T yes sir Colonel Records
and other Democrats.
Nootten Posted Records.
THE newspaper man then called upon
Colonel William r. Records, Democratic
candidate for state senator and one of
The leading mon OF the county
Colonel did Major Wootten keep you
informed. from time TO time. of the pro
gress of these negotiationsf' He did
Did he ten you of the scheme imme.
diaielY after his first meeting Postmaster
Smilhgn eyes.
"Did you advise him 60 go ahead and
lead them 0ne' 81 did
What did you tell him to doY' 'Io
get all the information he could from
George Smith, and lead him on to find
out an The secrets OF the Republican
party ho could draw out OF him.
"DId he ten you chat Senator Higgins
would be here.on the night he was to see
himg "He did
"Did YOU see senator Higgins here that
nightly 81 saw man i'm Mr. Smiths
front door that / took to be Mr.. Hig
..Nhat time was thatY" about $50
o'clock on the night of October l3.
also saw Mr. Higgins in town the next
morning ] was introduced to him by
Air. Smith
Tho smiths ON the watch.
Did you see anything peculiar in tn,
actions OF amy of the parties on the night
of October 1872 "Nes, you see / live
right across the street from Smiths
house was la Che front room during
the evening
Did You see Smith that nightY "Yes
! saw him come out of his front gat,
about 30. ANA he went down town.
saw him when he returned. He went
down town three times after that be
tween 80 and no o'clock, and went bach
no bis house each time
"What next did you seeg' Il saw
Dim walking around his house severa
times
"Whst did he seem to be doipg2'
"Why, he seemed to be walking around
his house
"Asif he were watching for some
bodyl 81 did not know what he was
doing
us he Ga the habit of taking thes,
nightly PAGES around the house
stretchg' II can't say; but l never saw
Has he asthma. or anything of that
kind. which compells him to take air2'
"Not Co my knowledge.
.'Did you see Mrs Smith that nightr
81 saw her come out the front door anC
go around the house, on the side next tC
1ir Wilson's
How ofteng7 "Only once. ] did no
see where she WENT She did not come
back ! think the man / saw over there
was Senator Higgins 10 was light ovei
there He opened tine door and looked
ont as Smith went up town the frs
time
Nootien Truthful Man.
Manson Waller. Democratic regis
irar in Little Creek hundred. said to al
Ey NiSo JOURNAL reporter in the hote
reading room
'Noman who has ever known Tx
Wooltcn has ever found him TO be
mean man on dirty man; nor was b.
ever proven 60 be a liar. You can sa,
tlaf For me voluntarily The Democrat
know him TO be true Democrat
Fiom the Republican Camp.
Captain Osborne. Of Troop A, who is I
Republican. said publicly in one OF th'
stores. after lac had read the story IN the