Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-02-03

COMMlITEE UF lNfESIlHATl0N
THURSDAY January Is. 1914.
THOMAS ]. REHRER was then called to the
stand As this witness was known to have
seen the written contract entered into by NJ
Kiney, TO give A. ]. Gossbrenner, the editor
Of the York Gazette, valuable consideration
Tor the votes of the members Of the House from
York and Adams, every effort was made by the
counsel for the accused, who was warmly and
nrdently seconded in his effort by Mcssrs Roum-
fort Sterisere and Chnmpneys, to rule out the
testimony. Although these gentlemen had
inst closed the examination Of Hutter, as TO the
Governors course in the election Of State Trea-
surer, in 1S42, which subject was not even re-
motely referred to the Committee, the moment
'ha, the entrance was to be proved, which was
to establish the charges contained in the mes
sage, they sud lenly threw themselves back up
on the strictest rules of legal evidence, and en-
deavored to prevent the introduction of positive
evidence Of the corruption prnctised by the per-
son claiming to have been elected State Printer.
The majority of the Committee could not, how
them, and the witness was most grdciOusiy per-
mtted to proceed.
After many Interruptions Mr.. Rehrer testi.
fed in substance, as follows:
That day or two after the election Of State
Printer, he saw in the hands of the brother Of
the partner Of Mr.. Glossbrenner an article of a.
rreement, signed in the handwriting of Isaac
q. Mknley, contracting to give Mr.. Glossbren-
ner an interest Of one-fi!th, in the State Print
ing, in case the members from York and Adams
should vote for him, the said M'Kinley. Mr..
Rchrer further testified that this contract was
well understood by at least one of the members
whose votes were thus transicrred-that one of
the members from York, in a conversation held
stated that the arrangement was made by
which the votes ofhmself and colleagues were
TO be given 10 M'Kinley-and the said men,
Der left the Surveyor Generals Office with
the brother Of Mr. Glossbrenner's partner to
let the arrangement put down ia black and
white
The testimony Of this witness fully estab-
lished the fact tkat corrupt means were used
to procure votes for M'Kinley.
At the conclusion of Mr. Rehrer's tes,imo-
ny, the committee, procrastination being the
order of the day, adjourned over untl Monday
afternoon.
MONDAY, January %.
c. M'CuRDY, editor of the Intelligencer,
was called to the stand. As the pegociation
between Mr.. M'Curdy and |. G. MKney
was carried on by the agent Of the fermer, the
Committee would not permit the witness to
detail the terms of the arrangement. He tes-
tilted, however, that he was to receive $4,000
as his share Of the spoils and in considcra-
tion of which, he was to transfer to NJ Kinley
the votes Of his Wing friends in the Legisa-
iure.
Gen. SIMON CAMERON testified that two
packages of notes, signed by ISAAC G. M'KIN-
LEY, had been handed to him for safe keep
ing-the one package contained six notes for
500 each, payable to p. G. Sedgewck, the "a
gsnt OF M'Curdy, editor of the (Whlg) lnte
lgencer-,he other containing FIVE notes for
$500 each payable to Theopilus Fem, editor
ot the (Ant-Masonic) TeIegraph-and that
Fem and M'Curdy's influence in procuring the
votes Of the Wing and Ant-Masonic members
for NJ Kiney as State Printer.
TUESDAY January %.
p. G. SEDGEwiCK, the agent of c. M'Cur-
dy, editor of the Intellgencer, was examined
Mr.. Sedgewick testified, that he entered into
a written contract with John L. Bratton, by
which the lntcllgencer newspaper was TO re-
ceive $4,000 for its influence with the Wing
members in the event of Bratton's election
that after Mr.. Bratton was dropped as can
didate, and on the morning of the election he
had an interview with Mr.. M'Kinley, in which
he (M'kinley) acknowledged the contract with
Bratton ss binding on him, and on the same
day gave note to that effect-that in July
last, M'Kinley, in confirmation of the agree
ment, gave him (Sedgowick) six negotiable
notes of $500 each, payable on time, which by
mutual consent were deposited with Gen. Ca
meron, to be given up to Sedgewick whenever
the election OF M'Kney was ratfed--and
that many Of the members Of the Legislature
were aware that the Inte.ligencer was to re-
ceive consideration in case they voted for Brat.
ton and MKinley.
Mr.. Sedgewick further testified that the c,
ditor of the Intellgencer had previously en-
tered into contract with John II. Dimoct
by which he was to receive $500 for his in
Uith tha a..