, 1869-05-24
THE MASSACHUSETTS C0RRUP-
TION INVESTIGATION.
Confession OF Thomas Drew

NoHae1Sa0u OF 1Ho1unA Drew
The Hostoa Put Of the 1871 thus reports tte
two ConMlttet:
Z, Isase 5ou erer hecn employed by any cor
!ation In this stase to aid any eatsl>tion q thstt
A: Nr. Drew, By permission Of the con,m,ssee,
nertscet his answer with the following statement:
5este1usy, and an glad 10 perr5tve that yo1 have
reduced the subject matter OF your Investigation
70 something deunite and pointed Also that the
cpunittEe has determined to conduct ita In
fuirtes With open door4 and promulgated lts
dotnGs to the Ii'balc through the presl II any
sacTilee on my PART has teuacst ii brig about
tAe chankc which now observe IN those proceed
tugs, am Gisd ard g1stefui ant an nov willing
TO testify upon the subject embraced In Jouf SUM-
uonrnot that acknowledge. your right to cora-
s1nonJ taken nj your Ia4s meeting, which was pex-
so1ai 10 5seff. "a nat precisely true, and simple
81 Il ss 7 taess sasa y m d
He then mid in answer thAt some Hx pr skJen
~ ns pssp;ssa e ~ - a.sonaax sssst she
Western lr2 T9aas % md ras engaged TO prove sone
9. How were they peepared1 a 7hey were ~
.. Have ,oa ~! been employed BY any other
Metropolitan Ktad, huk do cot remember about
the sSnsac,toa- think received "a do npe
q Has my other rllroad Of corporation en-.
p'o.sd Eoa In any var 70 lnauehes tegtstsstaQ- :
~ No. BiF-
thing for a1y coF}osss1on 70 tanuenee legislation
A. When tt1ieda paper usrd ny night ~ An
q Ha4 nv person ever patd yon any money to
NNhhold frutn The public any faet r11s might
influence le9tslaitan7 4 I have nevet receidsk1
any money to influence leg1alanon m any "aJ What
9: nid you Isad he ts.:!rong sl Hr 'Edr.dse
as s. tfn 5,ss n Ses stass ss M IL u E. ",
dridRe of ny oxn account But he sent for ne On
the day that Ee paid me the money. The reouesf
for, Ezie Rs,fsussi once VI. Eidstisn ssd az
be ooteretood tnss WAS eRgaead lu stacf oper9-
BOP eaIcuis'ed 70 totQre hin. replied stat asd,
IN bnt did not know saf sn0uld be Enceess,
m o. " GdHaCs t1ea sid he had scrs:.
III L. aep+ ~ 1onp; pf;spaEsa !os pohaas
4 tae matter was w71aia ny coatTot I sab
u Was; and be wished mt 70 stop L. Hehp-
tae as7,cse T,f1ta 5rlaie5 10 sae ia;Ee anoa1t #
capita! invested on a~hnrt Inc, and also til: t.
vas bad place to ,nyest- because II was > ton d
stop Il, md than he offered more. lie nnalty. Of
fered 70 setta II then atxt there hut Ise1tae 10
nah g Ga aa Sos g. q asa ans n
bare. lte I'D not WIT ne % to .ea tee beads The
Of the u,p5e1 rcaI,.,etl On the bonds, aal pzid
Mr. PotteE more ses Owed hun. / ct7a think
Fave Mr. Potter sane besides wnas aEed hin. ="
d. Uov did yoQ expect to make acF. 13ooeY bF
~ bling ar l.:arag "she ssock: i. BT Nptea2.
lrx tic s:ock, atlog down what thly had written
CP
BE declined T. an5wer this, hut x2to IT, brpken
enEassJ 10 .1e E1at4ef sntd 1n3t wA&aeFer re
we're ready ksey Were. to conrneoca tho operation
and that ne should need no capital hal n
sanged VIII naztte5 II Sew Idfs Tor L Tota waz
IN 1auu1TY 136a TIA transaction had nntntny 10
do w.1h any matter be1orc the Iextalasute, Of fne
Goys1uor ar Couael did nor CO.. whekher taa
stock went up OF down a143ctssood that that
vas the EAF Nj. Eldridse cpefased, ma he de-
ai1eo to do the same thtus. that ia, 70 keen tne
stock In his awn handa u manipulate, which he
t11e1 to da.r
No other egtlenee ot l:rpostance WIS e1lcitc..
statement o. Nj, lreH, thaE be did not eeuh FOR
hiua an1, In regard to the aMoant OF money paid.
1t msS S11a5Q, which Has paid In 13E:sFJ, l56A ~
h:a.ea bJ Nj. Drew. AE E1rtdga exonesstetl vi.
Potter by stating ta1t he tPot.eT1 had no ps1e
uhz.estrt I'd The Transaction, bat Nj. Drew oRed
him money anl ha desired to get hts pay