, 1869-03-19
NEW YORK BRIBERY AND COR.
RUPTIOM REPORT.
7esdzeny OF Ho1see Greelsy xxd
ThooAa {. Et-lds.

1eshRepy Of Horace Greeley NED
ThouaAs G. F1-lds.
hknAhr, Ao.u -. 1sss
The committee again met, Ill the members
Horace Greeley, being srozn, testlae. $
Q. By NJ. Hale: Ton arc editor 0, ,hs
New York 1ribttnes 4. Yes, lii.
Q. Are you the writer OF lhis Editorial ar.
tic}e Which appeared in the Tribune Tpro.
dpeing ~ i TO tn ,Is ..sues.lr 4. am.
= Mhsn sa, az It appear? A. Two weeks
Q. I call your attention to this portion of
the article: " Cau Senator 70 'ger really mean n
to scout Investigation as needless? Does he
not kno" that quite number Of bis fellow
Set atols have sold their votes m the Drew.
vanderbilt quarrel, some Ct them more than
onces Can hE not lay his hand at ones uoun
the ssrator who Is currently reported tu hayc
sold bis vote and inau.rce, f1sss to orc side
for Els, ,Np. then to the other for go t1,. H..
fishng that he must have 81, Go extra for his
son: l. be not norsllJ certain that more
1hao *IW,Nu has been paid to influence cur
Tnptfy the action oi Senators IN the nreufses u,
Who Is the Senator alluded 10 iu wt1at 1ave
read. as having sold his vot- and influence.
eenator Mattoon."
Q. What other Senators are referred l., IN
t6e quesat!oo read, a. "qaite number of bis
fellow SenAtors:" A. do not exActt1 fnoT
that can pane the Senators through: viii
state exactly on what that statement v "A
bhsed 10 reference to Senator Mattcon.
Y. Please state to the committee all The
inforrnatlcn you have with respect 10 he
matter q9oted IN my previous question, A.
Two Or three mornings before ! wrote this
article I met Ex-senator Thomas u Fields In
front OF nv office, pr=sibly in the pf11ce. ard
Jnkt az the dott tald to him, with this ref f.
cree to the Drew and Vanderbilt bus,ness.
which Was then pending here :. Mr.. Field.
not 1nls LessslstuFc, aud especially With ret
etence 10 the Drew and Vanderbilt bn1I-
ness. mere shameIesslY corrupt than aur
former Legislature has been :" Il. a:scnl.d
TO ny Inquiry, and iu support Of bis al. nj tn
| my statement, said: "Just th,nk Of the
care OF Senator Mattoor. In the rst place he
teof el5. IVY from one party Ia this Drew
| slo vauoefolA quarrel to mike report, or
other party c,mc to him and be asked
them saoooo, and they bargaiucd vito
1 him tn act on the o her side. H lheo said.
| 4 must have 81 ,0p for mg SON. aud ,hey
agreed 10 tha: ard paid him *31 90 AID
| 3l,ooD 'or bls son." That is The statement
IN sup'tance Which ex-senator Fields nuade
to me; knew that he Was spending crest
deal Of bis time in Albany, aid was recently
| IRON Albany.
9. have you no other Inform alton IN regard
10 senator Mattoon than that which yuu harc
Stately A. do not kuow that have. es.
Psc'aily have the Information which you
have here, that he agreed With the renort m
! one side. and then voted en- The other side.
Z. haFe you nny definite intorma,ioc in
fesatt n any other Senator having sold ht%
vo&e In ,his mntters A. No, caunot saw
that IN reference to any other senator have
aby sLecial fact to- slate.
z. What affirmation have you M tn n.
statements. thsr more than s1GO, ,n0 uas been
paid TO influence ccrrup.ly the ac:iou Of
Senators IN the premises! a. Well, nv In
formation vas vague but undcrs. aud til II
| the Erie party, that Is the Drew p1rty, sent
$Stu,et0i understood 70, and that It wss
| mostly Epent In Influencing legislation. hut
| cannHt suy what was spent in tue Scuate, an i
| what In the Heuse cannot say that any
| m.ney Vas spent except a. 10 this defini,e
| Gaze.
Q. Who was your informant to tie amount
sPt nt BY the Erie party A. do Nc, ktoH
that can name tie Individuals.
| Q. Have you any information in regard tc
that from any person protesting to have &C
tual know 1edge?-. a. Mr.. 4. y. Cole. knowc
70 Tou. presume, stated, think, thai
/. s1od, TOO was p1aeed !: the napds Of Luthel
| CaiaTell and R0s$el F. Hicks to influence
q. Who'll Mr. Cole! ! A. Ho was formerly
| a member Of Assembly, and WAS also . Dep.
| ufy Clerk 10 this Benate.
sir, had 1t sec ,nd-hapd.
| q. Then you did Lot have the Information
direct! No, sir, have not seen Me. .Col..
| :, =. Have you any knowledge or iuforma.
ton IN Id regard to The subject matter ot t a,s
inquiry other than what you bare s.a,ed
| A. Nm: cir no other than vague general n.
mor IL viii na1nc you some msp who can tell
II they have ntnd to.
G. Please rame them. A. tniuk Abra- :
ham Van Eeehtcn, OF this city. kuoss Aoout
| the c1perdl' uFe Of money, Aud / tnInk Mr,
| Hugh Hastings knows about the rxpeudi-
ture Of money to induce legislation.
| @. Who cset A. am sure that they both
xnoW ! was tod that they knew; I do not
| Z. You 1otlce tba. this resolution OF In
4ulry is not condLed to the Erie Railway
COMPANY, bat extends to any other railroad
or railway companies; it Includes aEl rail- way
COMPANIES. A. Ny attention has been mort
particularly directed 10 the Drew and Van
Q. Tou have no krowIcdsc ia regard to any
other. A. No, sir.
G. By HI. Hs1a: Who von,t t,rn.;- -
as TO Mr. A. y. Cole! 4. Wy brolher. In INV y
! s.,hn F. EleaFelaud.
| Q. You made this statement. uDoes bt
| (Senatcr Folger;, not know that quite q mum
ber Of his icllow.sicators hare sold theh
votes In the Drcw-Fandercnt quarrel" was
| that based upon any information IL regard tc
Senator FolRer's knowledge. A No; Ire.
| fcEred to currtrt ruuor hare talk abont The
| balls.
Thomas c. Fields, beirr duly s1orn, te.ti-
| dcd rs ,oilaws:
Q. By Mr. Hale: Ton reside in the eity Of
New Tork! A. fcs, str.
9. Ard You were formerly s.pators 4,
was il 1864 and '65.
Q. The committee hare been inf.smed hr
MT. Gree'ey TINT you were Ills ;nIornaot IN
reference n charge MADE IN the New Ysrk
Tribune two weeks ago LAST saturday. Here
vas read TO the E1tness.] Please state w1at
knoTledgt or Information ycu have on the
| subject! 4. Wonld 1t not BE- we'll 10 s,ate
my conversation with Mr.. Gseeleys
q. Take your own course about 1t! A.
met VI. Greeley IN the doorway Of the tn
carpet bag In one hand and an nmsirel!a In
the other he seemed to have difficulty Ii
getuug through the door With his umbrella
and carpet bag; he came In. aud made
| some remarks about bis beiag eutxngftd
.ith his umbrella In the daor and said.
street, AID be walked also; he was sbout
one pace ahead ol me, aud be made re-
| mark In regard to the Rrfc controversy; l
said. F" Ar. Greeley. there Is rutnor ii re-
| gard to ore Of your people, one Of yoar
vas tald that had beard that Rspuhl.-
| can seuataT Il used the expression :" one Of
NJ Peupfe') hfd received $1,000 on one
side, then Sl0.no IRON the other side,
md tten, trnme diately before signing the re-
from The Erie people, and when they had
~ompiied with bis request be said: Now lei
mt Asve thousand f.'r ny sou he tas been
CTaJ asssIi. mentioned no ne 70 Mr..
Mietle5 IN int did nor know the name OF
The Senator; at The fa1nt time | said - NJ.
Greeley, this II nsre ruu,or; hare no au-
t9offtT sor mT statement 1t Il what Is talked
about in the streets, and that Is between u.
and, Of course: D1t for your newspaper" He
rElled By ta5ias:. Ii does not maxi any
yon see that administer chastI, meet to
thieves whether they beloug to tay .ide or
yours" Al that time reached nv office.
which Is Iii Nassau street. badc "a rood
MOI ulne, and wet into MY Office. had not
seen Mr.. GrveIcy since, u-til I saw him IN
The cloak room, in A1bany, during the iime
the bill VAS before the legislature.
Q. fou said tha. you did not, At that time.
know WHO the Senator alluded 70 Wis. 4.
did not know the Senator to whom the rumor
referred. said tha, this was the 1uuor-
that 1t As co1pmou street talk-
1 G. fou arc confident that no name Has
mentioned A. am confident that I could
| net have mentioned the name. becau,e I
really did rot know had heard varIon.
Senatosa' paues used.
Q. By Mr. Tha5er: Ed sou been bero
some days before 4. had been here dun. =
the Democratic Convention.
! Q. But had you been here previous to th,,
conversation! a. do not think / had been
here beilre- i. ese1
! Q. Had the Investigating Comno,.+.. =,
witch NF. Pierce was appointed Ch airm m N
BEEN nppointeds L. fes, aud It ~as ale,
the two reports from that committee hsd
been presented
Q: Had you been bere IN the meantime
, the Democratic conveptiop, but as@ "a
eome 70 the LegislAture think p~. ~ tns m
TINA hAd not been he7u. ~ w.
9. Where DID 5on learn h.ese reports. a