The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-01

House that, in addition thereto he |
rented and and fitted upon the OPP
posite si1t of of the street from the |
Tefft House and on the corner of
Kansas avenue and Sixth ayeauo, a |
snite of FIVE rooms, what was during |
that canvass designated as ''the soup |
house" and fthe bread riot" where |
refreshments were kept. That he |
with the Kansas Valley
bank, when he came here,
hundred dollars, which
was drawn out by Mr.. Adams upon
authority from Clarke.
That Sidney Clarke overdrew his
lars. (See testimony ofCSarke, Adj
ans and Abel, ct all That he of
fered to members of the legislature
appointments to Office and pryment
of expenses of the election of men,
bers of the legislature, for their
votes for himself tor United States
senator. (See the TESTIMONY of
King, Phinney, Bond and Wheeler
That he told Il. T. Stevens to make
whatever arrangement he pleased
with Caldwell in regard to his
(Clarke's) expenses. (See testimo-
ny of Clarke.) That Stevens paid
out for Sidney Clarke, during that
canvass, about tWenty.six hundred
dollars. )See testimony Of George
A. Reynolds.)
That his friend c. NJ. Adams,
with the knowledge of Clarke, I'M
dertook to purchase Senator Woods
vote with the promise of an office,
which promise was secured by q
certificate of deposit of the Kansas
valley national bank for the sum of
three thousand dollars, actually is
sued. (See the testimony of King,
Abel and Adams.) That Mr..
Wheaton, of Fort Scott, q friend of
Mr.. Clarke's who was here endeav-
oring to secure Clsrke's election, Of
fered TO buy the vote of W. c. Webb
or Mr.. Clarke, for the sum of two
thousand dollars, at Fort Scott In
December, 1910. (See testimony of
Webb.) These things all conspire
| place the fact beyond question that
Mr.. Clarke intended to use, used
and was endeavoring to use, and
with his knowledge permitted his
friends to use and endeavor to use
money and other valuable consider
atoms in an illegal, corrupt and
criminal way, to secure votes for
himself for the United States sen.
ate. (See testimony of Clarke. Ad.
ans, PhinneY, King, P. T. Abel
W. c. Webb and W. Shannon.)
II. S. STEVENS.
1t also appears that r. S. Stevens
who is resident of Attica, n. Y.
and general manager of the NJ. x
& T. railroad, and whose business
headquarters were then, as now, il
Sedalia, Missouri, was here in tht
interest of Mr.. Clarke, and expen
ded an amount of money for hi
use in the canvass. Also that p. T
Abel was here and spent sum o
. money in the interest of Mr.. Clark
and was at that time in the employ
ment of James F. JOY in his rail
road business in this state. Use
testimony of George A. Reynolds
, and p. I Abell.) Also that Johl
Mcdonald, resident of st. LIE uis
Missouri, who had peculiar inter
.. est in Mr.. Clarke's election, wa
/ here in Clarke's interest. 1t also ap
pears that Adams paid out @
, Clarke's money the entire expens
of "the soup house." That a par
of money paid by Stevens went t
pay the expense of "thc soup house.
: And that Col. p. T. Abel paid tw
: or three hundred dollars as a paT
of the expenses of the s'soup house.
May it not be that the disgracefu
''soup house" is made the ledge
5 scape- goat of greater sins of thes
n men? (See testimony of Adams
Abel and Reynolds.) 1t can hard
ly be supposed, even by the mos
D verdant, that Mr.. Adams would il
sue the paper of the Kansas. vale
nationaI bank for three thousan
dollars, and Mr.. Wheaton offer I
pay two thousand dollars for a Vot
!. for Mr.. Clarke, without the author
ity of Mr.. Clarke.
$1,000 BRIBE.
II, the case of the certificate fo
the three Thousand dollars, the ties
d timOny of Mr.. King, shows tbs
9 the transaction, which was a diret
!. attempt 10 obtain vote TO- NJ
Clarke by bribery (the bride being
u mail agency, or its cash equivalent
d three thousand dollars) was wit
e the knowledge and consent of M
: Clarke, If not by his positive direG
:. ton. The facts that Mr.. Wheato
~ came here and labored for NJ
q Clarke, and was at the time he mad
the offer to Mr.. Webb, and had bee
before the strong friend of NJ
Clarke, leaves but little doubt eve
n with the most skeptical, that We
an effort directed and assented I
VI h., CIorE-a ~ hriha NUaIh NTH ~,
q thousand dollars. The offer mad
g to Phinney by Clarke himself an
l. s. G. King, as shown by Wheeler
l. testimony, are of the same charaC
:. ter, except that in the latter it doe
q not appear that any money was I
n be used in connection with the al
pointment. (See testimony {
= Clarke, Wheeler, Cling, Phinney an
y Abell.)
SENATOR CALDWELL AND HIS
J FRIENDS.
= In relation to the matters afTec
= ing Alexander Caldwell, the test
mony shows that Len. T. Smit
!; was bis particular friend, and was
u democrat and here working cal
nestly in the interest of Mr.. Cali
well, and recognized by him as h
y confidential adviser and agen
That j. J.. Mcdowell was heI
working and on confidential tern
with Alexander caldwell, in cor
: sideration of tile promise of Gale
:. well to remove Mrs. johnson,
, widow, whose husband was kilIe
q earley in the war, at Morristow
y Missouri, from the postofiiee 6
= LeaYenWorth. (See testimony O
y Mcdowell, Thomas, ct al
!, That a large lobby of LeaVer
= worth men wac here in the interel
= of Caldwell. That Thomas Carne
was here upon confidential relation
2 with Caldwell. That some kind {
= written agreement existed betwee
!. Caldwell and Carney in relation t
y senatorial election. (See testimon
q OF Mcdowell, ct all
:. That Carney stated about tw
y weeks ago, that he was comm
: before the committe to testify, an
: and sent such message to the CON
= mittee that ne was notified by te
: egraph as we'll as by summons I
appear; that he was going te
s. all he knew, and that he knew ths
CaIdw well and those in his interes
!. 1T d purchased the votes Of membcE
of the legislature to vote fer Gallo
: well (see the testimony of OSBORN
that check for Seeess th0aSdn
!. Dollars, drawn by Len. r. Smith
y favor of Thomas Carney, went int
J the hands of T, J. Anderson, Yhic
= was by Mr. Anderson presenIe
and cashed at the Kansas Vale
Q national bank, on the 23d day G
9 january, 1871. (see testimony G
d. NJ. Adams).
That another check for the sum @
fee thousand dollars, drawn by j.
". Morras, was cashed under yer
I suspicious circpmstances by tn
Topeka bank, on the night ofthe %!
day of January, 1871. ISee the ties
timopy of Morras, Mulyane and ia
cob Smith).
That another check for one thoas