, 1864-06-01
TIE H0TT.IhGER BRIBERY CASE.
A Card from Alderman Roberts.

Editors Chicago Tribune:
In your iesue Of this morning, am charged
With naH1nE eoFrnptly, By The use Of money, solt-
cures In the Common Council.
have read tnis tissue OF talsehoods, containing
a. they do the i4pu1ation Of crime, with that io:
know upon what information yon haye besn
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however, doubt not, In justice to political o.
ponent, puhlish this denial. proaounee the
oul eooy ~ sde
turea: to Alderman Hottinaer o} &he character a.
legged, or sor any other purpose it Was without
Van Hnfen, hor have ever seen him. have not
in any manner participated In, or encouraged, any
movement impioperly TO influence the vote OF any
member Of the Council tn respect to any measure,
nor have any knowledge that such influences
have been employed. .
desire that you Ei1l. as simple act Of justice,
Of my completely in The alleged attempt to corrupt
AID. Hottinger. II any person did Use my name Ia
the manner indicated It was wholly gEataItons.
Respectfully, JAS. II, RoBkRrs.
RENARKa.-Tbe question becomes one Of ve-
rncity between Alderman Roberts and Alderman
Hotttnger, who In turn refers the matter back to
Er. VanHaren. We gayp the facts IN the casa pre-
ct.e'y Is they were Sd tto Is on ths eTidenee q
Is ss1y
On thai occasion Aldesmaq Roberts name was used
precisely as ~e stated. Wegive him the benefit Of
sR1sas sf aSa1 80 s
an1ioea, however, to find ont why Df.
Van haven, the eoppe.hsad emisssry. f faye
70 Alderman Hottineer. Who stands behind Van
Haren, and supplied him with the greenoacks to
eribe HotsingeI? Docs he 90 business on Ran.
to Le purged under OATH and made to dlsgorge the
name Of bis principal. Alderman Roberts owes It
70 himself e sin this thng 70 the 6otte No mat: e
exposute He should demand Of Van Hnren why
he pnye bis name to Alderman Hott1nger, and VIII
fnpt t proposals. Lei rs have light On this aaait
The innocent have nothing 70 fear; the guilty
should be unmarked.
SOLDIERS RELIEF socHr1.-The tsdles COD
ueeted with the 6oloicrs' Belief Association me
yesterday afternoon at tbs society rooms, No. Il
Madison street. =.
Miss ssyes occupied the chair. Tbs minutes o
the preceding meeting wnEe read by Mrs. Lamb
The Secretary, and approved.
sundu appropriations were made 70 deseTtns
Committee. ..
communicauon was received from parties cog
inR % IN remarks not complimentary 70 SONS 0! thi
of3cete Of the eoc3ety.
Nh. Livcrmore said that 1t appeared impossi
With the nntg o. s 81 sna a,.osd
to1 one. lie thought best to desolse the society
This proposition was not hyosae1y received b!
the ladies, ind it WAS not pressed to vote: A. ~
Nre. Greenebaum reported collectlon OF $500
Mr.. q. F1iahec, s1.D; HrH. Whitfield, $1.o
Mrs. Lamb moved the appointment Of commit
tee 10 Investigate the casea referred 70 In the aboE
commcpicatiou. This motion prevailed, and Mrs
Robinson was appointed.
The Matron reported the benefscticns OF th'
| preceding week which were voted satisfactoty
| IKE following donations were reported: Aal
| lousy t. Co., ono hsun, - 60; PurinSton 8 Setan
| TOP, cash, $500; Eevans q Co. meal and pots
$50; A. E. Kent & Co., pork, $270o; Charles
! Smith, caBh, $50
| On motion OF Mrs. Livernorc, Mrs. Bfhdwe1
| and Mis- BfentaDo were chosen as Purchasing
| Con mittee tot the next TWO weeks
| The rune ltdy moved the appropriation o
| $4,000 for the use Of he committee
| 4 general d!tcuaslon en8ucd In regard to tho up
ploachin2 feetval Of the aesoetation. afser whlel
The eociety adjourned.