New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-03-22
LEGISLATIVE CORRUPTION
DANIEL pREw's TESTIMONY.


The following are extracts from the testi-
mony OF Mr. Daniel Drew before the Select Committee OF
the Senate IN relation to members receiving money from
Railway Companies:
O. Was any money paid ont OF tho Erie Railway Com
pay for that purpose of influencing legislation) A.
Company upon an order Of the Executive Committee but
think that that before the Legislature convenedj
100000. q. What was that amount OF money drawn
fort A. 1t was. es understood T. at the time
It to defray expenses @ The expenses Of litigation
merely, did you nnderstsndi A. Yes slr, d.d at ha 4
charge of all these things @ To what account was that
charged on the books OF the Company A. II was
the books 10 show the purpose for which It was drawn
as for the ys1d of enSerd M
Edrdge, as 10 the disposition OF that money A. NO
Balance the here charge asS'0 of ssoOocc A. He drew
100000 by order Of this Committee, and
we're any credits him account OF tho paying out of
these funds A. don't know as there was; don't think
that account ever balanced A:i aon't know; think
there settlement made OF all these 'Ssa but most
statement made by Mr Eldrldge as to how that mgps
Considerable OF IL was spent In New Jersey; |
don't know that I ever heard him cay how II
%Ss sPS s and To- settle these various suits don't
recolect OF hearing him sayln fact TINS matter was an
no, know-I have knowledge OF anything so Tar az
was concerned how the money was spent, any thing
o. Have Won heard Mr. Eldrdge MI Gould state that
any Of this money expended in Albany A. don't
agent of your company speak OF paying money, or
making any deposit Of securities or making
Sm'S 20 Of any m Senator Or for Inc O purpose
procuring tho passage OF tins bllf A. no: 90 nV'
entirely by the President Mr. Edridge, and Mr. Gould;
do MT think that the directors any OF them knew any
vou ceased to be Treasurer July last that 100000 had
not been accounted for upon the books o. lhe Sopa
know asked the question about this thing, where the
vouchers were, and what became OF that money Det
A. asked tie President @. Mr. Eldridgci A. Yes sir,
@ What statement did he makei A. lie sara mo o hp
words lie did not say for what, anything more lhal
what i was drawn for when II was araTh i SIR n'' a.
Did he state 70 you that he had paid 100000 Tor c0unse
GOOD deal. O. Had You any Conversation with any
other Senator than Mattooni A. Nes, sif. WIN MI
whomi man by the name jds ne i Eve seraior
Graham q. What was the conversation WIN NM "a
r Graham came there 70 sa sSU he was great friend Of
the road his friends we've al there ha, ne aaa pTe
sb sTes' d Mr i0r Gould had gone Albany when
Graham came he said hS hSd gSeat other nn
S Ss Sod ana All that kind Of talk to 80 against told
him he could do he pleased then he called again aha
man was but think It some bank man don't re-
member his name be wanted me 70 wrlte lettet "
vo'hng ~ ID with thIs business Will not have any
thing 70 do with il Mr. Gould Is up there 10 LOOK aei
ths fhlne IA understand :; lie asked me wohld no,
write letter 10 Gould after q long Time sara, !
have no obiection 10 writing letter.; then lie came
third time, and wanted know II he should not write
the letter; said, "Ne WI WI, WIZ iat,or VIZ ~
| Gould, and wrote him what sort OK man
thought Graham was for had known am nun Ee
hat that was about the substance OF my Sad era
Gould that was oil that passed between INC ny otho
Senators besides those two Graham ana MatGon viii
No, think not don't think had any interview VIII
any Others; 40 not remember that did. q Have yoI
heard Mr. Gould Mr. Edrdge state that they ma Pa
| No, Sir. O. Have You any knowledge or Information
except you have testified in regard to the
Offer Of money TO Senators during lhe IAst sesS'oi
| of the Legislature, TO Influence their action o
measures relating TO railroad companies A. NO, 81
q. by Mr.. Thayer: You have stated that Dir OiAham ~
tmaed OF said TO you that he could get large amounV