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THE ERIBERY CASE II FENNeYL-
VAN!A.


VAN.A.
This affair being. to a certain extent,
public one, is not improperly a subject fol
the p ople. But the party implicated te
ing citizen oi oul town, and, until j few
DAYS ago, absent, we deemed it proper IC
withhold its publication until his return
ANY extenua,ing circumstances connect
ed with the subject being in the party S
own knowledge, we considered It but due
10 him that he should have the privilege
OF making his own statement, should he
desire il, Of being heard before the people
Of his own county, simultaneously with his
accuser. BESIDES, there are those here
united 10 him By the nearest ties who
we've entitled TO his presence, and his own
represen;ation OF the case before tue cur
rentnewspaper accounts should be hurried
before the public. These considerations
have induced us hitherto TO be silent in re-
la,ion to the matter. For the information
OF those who can see no force in these, We
may state more generally, as q reason for
not giving it ON earlier place in the col
umns of the Free Press, that,
"Eowever much the curious might desire
it,"
"Ths public good, it seemed, did mol re-
glGre H."
Mr.. Piollet having made his statement to
the House, disclosing The attempt to inhu-
ence him in the discharge OF his duties as
a member of the committee on Banks, by
the payment to him Of four hundred dol
lars, and having placed the package con-
tanning the money on the Speakers table,
Mr. EurrclI offered the following Resolu.
ioa which was adopted:
Resolsed, That the Speaker Oft House,
be and he is hereby authorized and requlr-
ed 10 issue his warrant TO the Sergeant-at-
arms, for the arrest Of the said Daniel Nc
Cook, and that committee Of FIVE be ap-
pointed TO investigate the affair, with pow.
or 10 send for persons and papers.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Knox
Galloway, Trego, Gwinn, and Nicholson,
and issued his warrant in obedience 10 the
resolution. The arrest was made, and in
the evening, Tuesday, February l7th,
1916, the Committee met in the Supreme
Court room, and the investigation was
opened by hearing the testimony OF Henry
Iucber. Mr.. Mccormick appearing as
council, to conduct the defence. MI.
Buehler merely identifies the package as
the same sealed by him in the room, and a
the request Of Piollet, containing S4o0,
Victor +. Piollet, Esq, st0orR.- am a
member ot ;he committee on Banks in tn
House oil Representatives, consisting Of
seven members. At our first or second
meeting, DR.. SOmuels presented petitions
with charges against the Lehigh County
Rank. The charges were taken up, and
Witnesses subponaed by direction OF the
House, and the investigation WIS made
the order OF the day for to-day. was cas-
ualy introduced to Mr.. McCook on Thus.
day OF Friday last, in Bueher's bar-room.
On Salu day, as left the har-room TO go To
nv room. Mr.. McCook followed me, say
ing that he wished to speak with me.
went to my room McCook said ther,
wa an investigation going on before the
committee on banks, relative to certain
ch hrges against The Lehgh County Bank,
and that it was on that subject that hr
wished 10 4penk TO me. He exhibited to
me paper, on which there WIS n written
statement oflhe democratic, and Other pa
peis, in which Moses Y. l'eHCh was inner.
esgrd, having large circulation equal toI
three hundred thousand weekly papers
Represented that Beach was slrong man,
one OF our strongest political lfieGd>-hc
stated further, that Mr.. Beach had been OIL
ferrd two several appointment as Consul
by President Polk, but declined them on ac-
count OF his business engagements. Stat
rd th,l he was engaged in two hanks ia
Ohio, and understood in hs (MrCfl
Leigh orhood-the Lehigh County Bank
ia Allentown, the Painted lauk IN n. J.
and q hank in N. H.. name no c'yer-tha,
he iMcC.) was interested in lACsr lanks--
lhai general interest had teen manifest
ed in the investigation hy numerous polui-
cal ilieuds. and those VITO were concerned
he mentioned that Moses y. Bach hpd
aseisled Ohio IN the poyuenI Of her inter-
eet, ard was McC,h peesorol friend. Wit
ntss meriioned that tie charges were Of a
very grave and serious character against
the bauk-that the investigation would hr
n far one, and lhut If the friends oi the
Leh,rh County Bank would meet them X
prove hem eroundless, there va no dspo-
s.jon TO p.ejudge the case, 20 for as wit
ness was informed,
He stated that Dr. Samuel- was preiu.
diced against the hank, and the opposition
OF Mr.. Dillinger and other men wss in.
stanced for reasons that would operate;
witness stated that the Commillee would
no, he influenced by Dr.. Somuel's prCiu.
dicee- hat lhe cashier Of the bank and
others had teen subpunatd; ard thar il
would I've serious matter if there was any