The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-02-28
The Bribery Case.
Lshig1 County Bank Corruption hUes
tigatiOn.

i FEBRUARY l6, lS46.
The Committee ol..In"esligation me. ar,
'Iorganzsd in the East Committee room O
the Capitol. Present Nessrs, Knox, Gal
oway, Gwin, Trego, and Nicholson.
n On motion of M. rrego, the Commille,
adjourned 10 The supreme Court room, her,
II was again organized.
= Mr. Speaker Patterson was called upor
, and presented package of money, sealed
Henry BUehler, sworn Saw the pack
Iage this morning in Mr PoIleI's room.
Mr.. McCook then rose and inquired il
The committee were then going TO invesli
gate his case, and answered in The afIrms
tive. Mr. NC. then asked if lhs inyesuga
lior was 10 be &c parts Mr.. Knox lepli.
cd that The committee were anxious that jus
tlCa should be done 10 all parties Mr.,
NC. then asked that Ihe committee would
dessi for short time until his counsel ar
rived, which was granted. M, MC also
proposed 10 give an afIidavi. Of The Whole
transaction but receiving no nlimation from
commitee did not present it. Mr.. Moor
MICK appearing as counsel for the accused
lie proceedings were rene we'd
Mr.. Buehler resumed- Was sent for a
bou o, A, NJ. COL PiolIe. wanted to see
hin in bis room; went here aud found him
abOrng under gTea, exciienen; he opened
drawer in his bureau, in which lay large
pile OF notes, and asked me 10 count lha
noney;l proceeded to count it at his ,equ,s
and while counting it. he said he had been
nSuIted by an offer Of II for Ihe purpose OF
influencing his action as member Of tie
Committee on Banks; counted the money
and made it s400j he desired me 10 seal i,
up, and did SO, and endorsed it, this is theI
package as sealed BY me: Ihe seal has not
reen broken; there are two qGartpr eagles
n goId-ihe rest Is in bank notes npOn va
rions banks have not distinct recollection
# all the noIes-beleve it was mostly Of
PlsnfeId money: This occurred about 90
minutes past, 0. a. NJ Mr.. PioIlet staIed
ha! his friends, MeSSrs. Lapore and Bur
reI, had gone TO The House, and he wanted
% have them see it, he was very much ex-
tied, and at times regretted that he had
Not avenged himself for the insult, bat he
Iad acted by the advice Of his friends.
Victor E, PioIe, sworn. lis a member
If the committee on Banks Of the House OF
representatives. The commiuec consist,
# seven members. Al our first or secoudI
meeting Dr., Samnes presented for The ac-
ION Of the Comm itlee memorial and pa,
oers containing charges against The Lehgh
County Bauk the charges were taken up
,nd acted upon, and Witnesses 10 the nun
1er Of fur were subpoeAaed, BY permission
,f The House, and il was made the special
,rder for to-day.
Twas casually introduced loMr. NJ Cook ;
IN Thursday or Frdey last, in Mr., Bueh- II
er's bal room, on Saturday, as | left the n
,ar.room to 60 to my room, Mr.. NCook u
oowed me saying hat he wished 10 speak y
Sith me opened the door and told him to
walk in. Mr.. MC. said that there was an Il
Investigation going on before The Commit
ee on Banks, of certain charges against the .
Iehigb Bank,and that it was upon sbat sub !
eci that he wished 10 speak to me. Il
He exhibited me paper upon which II
here was written statement Of the number Il
,f New York Sans published by Moses
Y. Beach and Of Two other papers publish V
ID by said Beach The number of weekly II
',rculating was about equal TO 100000. %
rnat NJ. Beach had engaged in the Texas ii
annexation sffair-that he was one of OuI "
strongest political friends. He stated fur II
her that M. B. had been offered TWO sep i
,raie appointments as Consul, by the Presl. Il
lent. but had declined them on aCcount OF q
MS extensive business engagements. He t
stated thai Mr.. B was Interested in two
Banks in Ohio, lbink in his fNr MICS I
ne neIghborhood; the Lehigh County Bank a, p