The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-08
THE INVESTIGATION OF THE
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION
CHARGES.
THE WITNESSES ARE ALL
KNOW-NoTH1NGs.
THE DETECTIVE WH09G0T THE
/. 1.e TEN DOLLARS.
TT WAS A PRESENT.

and Corruption Committee was continued
yesterday afternoon-all the; members pres.
ent except Mr.. Patton. ..
Mr.. Jack Wren sworn
By Mr.. Turner: VIII you state If you
know Of any member who has received q
pecuniary or other consideration condi-
toned upon his voting for OF against any
particular matter? A. do not.
q. DO you know of any office being held
out to any such members toin1uence this
vote ? A. do not.
Q. Do you know of any money placed in
the hands of outside parties for any such
purpose? A. / do not. I have on one or
two occasions received money myself, but
not for that purpose.
@. Do you know Of any parties clothed
with authority by the managgess Of any rail-
road to make any such ofesor promises
to members for their influence or votes
a. do not, sir.
@. Have you in your possession any in
formation touching the subject matter of
this investigation A. ! have myself re-
ceiyed money from Mr.. Jonas Walker to
watch parties at the hotels and see that
they did not use any money as bribe and
that nothing was done wrong on either
side.
@. Did you, as such an officer, ever see
anything wrong? A. never did. l on
one occasion staid up all night about the
Exchange to watch, but saw nothing wrong
going on. I have no facts in my possession
touching the subject-matter of this inVestl-
cation.
@. Do you know of any parties whom
YOU have good reason to believe are in the
possession of facts which might throw
some light upon this matter? A. do not,
sir.
Witness: I see In the testimony OF MIR.
Hinton that two detectives are spoken of as
having received $40 from him. l desire to
state that I received the money. met
Mr.. Hinton near post-otfice. l think Mr..
Rogers was with me-he is another detec-
tive. Mr.. Hinton asked US to 60 and take
drink with him, and while there he said
he had gotten the S25 from Mr.. Jenkins.
He handed the bar-keeper q S2O note,
which he asked him to change for him. The
bar-keeper did not have the change, and
he asked me to 60 out and get 1t changed
for him. I told him to 60 himself. He
came back and said he wanted to make me
q present, and handed me $40. | asked
him what for? He said, "nothjng"; l
only want to make you present. l then
gave MIR. Rogers half of it.
Q. Do you know anything about the pay
ing of this S25 by Mr.. Jenkins to MIR. Hin
ton? A. Nothing in the world, SIT.
q. Do you know why Mr.. Hinton made
you the present Of the $25? A. do not,
sir.
VIM. Fl. Lester (colored) sworn. BY Mr..
Turner: DO you know of any member OF
the Legislature receiving 4 pecuniary or
other consideration for their vote! A. l
do not, sir.
Q. DO you know of any such offer being
made? A. I do not.
Q. Do you know Of any money being
placed in the hands Of any person to be
used for such purpose A. 1 do not, sir.
@, Do you know Of any person being
employed by either side with authority to
make any such pronise9 A. do not.
Q. ndve You III your POSSESSION any 1acCs
not.
Q. Am to understand that you know
nothing about or connected with charges
made that members have received pecu:
mary or other consideration for their votes
A. so mean you to understand it.
Q. Do you know the names of any parties
whom you have any good reason to believe
can give us any information on the subject
A. do not, sir.
A. P. .Lathrop, Senator from the Mecklen.
burg district, sworn:
BY Mr.. Turner Do you know of any
member receiving pecuniary or other con.
sideration for his vote? A. 1 do not. l
have heard rumors, however.
@. Do you know of any such offers being
made? A. do not.
Q. Do you know of any money being
placed in the hands. of outside parties to be
used for such purpose? A. do not.
@. Do you know of any parties who had
authority to make any such promise, con-
ditioned upon their vote being given In a
particular way? A. do not.
9. Do you know of any person whom
you have any good reason to believe is in
The possession of facts which might throw
light upon this matter? A. do not. l
know nothing that would throw any light
upon this subject. l have taken great in
terest in the matter, but aside from legitI-
mate arguments. know Of nothing being
used to influence their vote.
The committee then arose, to meet this
evening at o'clock.