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


md dollar transaction, audt that the
agents of the company here did not
admit the promise as a'ledged by
but did not stand as
qnare on the subject as the president
Of the company wished. (See testi-
meny of j. p. fishery Len. Ts-
Smith wanted to arrange with Ja-
COP Smith, president of the Topeka
bank, to cash checks given in the
canvass. (See testimony of Jacob
Smith.) That Len. I. Smith wished
to be informed of any members of
legislature who could be bought.
tSee testimony of Greeno.) That
Len. T. Smith said they were dead
broke on the morning of the 23d or
oath. but as soon as Major Ander-
son came they would have plenty
of greenbacks again and that ne
would be back in few moments.
That Anderson did come back and
apparently had something, and
went into Caldwell's private room
with Caldwell. (See testimony of
Raymond.) That w. 81. Carson
got one thousand dollars of this cor
ruption fund. (See testimony of
Shannon and Spriggs.) That mon
ey was paid and offered to be paid
to various members of the legislat-
ure by Caldwell's agents and friends.
(See testimony of Spriggs, Ham
mond, Greene, Melville, Neal, Os:
born. Thomas Floyd, Chase, G. w
Wood, Manning, Burke, Fl. d. Bak-
er and others.)
$4,000
That George Smith paid out to
the members of the legislature, for
MIR. ,Caida ell, and with an under
standing thGA- il should be refunded
to him By Caldwell, over twenty
thousand dollars. (See testimony of
SpriEgs.) That he 1 romised appoint
ments to office and other favorable
official acts for votes. (See Bonds
and others testimony That Cald-
we'll said after his election, at di-
fereEt times, that his election cosi
him more than any one was aware
of, and clearly indicated by his con
versation, aud in fact said that ht
paid for his seat in the United Sta
ties senate from this state, twice AZ
much as the salary of the office fol
the full six years would amount 10
or about
100000.
and that he paid Carney's election
exposes, amounting to more thai
ten per cent Of the achole sum. Of
| over six Thousand dollars. (Se,
Burk's testimony, also Adams, ariC
Davis.) That Caldwell Offered
twice or oftener to pay all of Sidne.
Ciark's election expenses, and tina
he did agree with r. s. Stevens, +
pay them upon consideration o
fClark's withdrawal and Clark
friends support of Caldwell in til
Joint convention. From all the ties
timony your committee find tina
Alexander Caldwell used briber,
and other corrupt and crimina
means, by himself and his friends
with his full knowledge and con
sent, to secure his election in 1871
: to the United States senate, froT
the state of Kansas.
, HIDING FROM EXPOSURE.
Your committee have also to re
port that the most important wit
nesses, Thomas Carney, Len. I
Smith, w. Il. Carson, T. j. Ander
son, are now fu9itives from tn
state, for the purpose of delrivin
this committee of their testimony
and that their absence is in con
; tempt of proper processes issue
and served upon them, and as you
committee is convinced, from a
: the circumstances surrounding thei
sudden and clandestine hegira, O
a consideration paid to at least tw
of them (see Burke's and Osborne
testimony, w. a. Martin and Jol
Thomas, important witnesses as W
believe, have failed to appear, an
we have been unable to learn thei
+ whereabouts since they were ser
: ved-Thomas being served by copy
/ and Martain twice with persons
t service, once a subpoena and ono
with the rule of the senate. Thorn
/ as Moonlight and John Fletche
: have failed to appear in obedienc
/ to process. Every reasonable ell
i. fort have been used to get thtse wit
nasses. Diligent inquiry does NJ
i discover that r.. S. Stevens has bee
. in the state during the tendency @
> this inquiry. Ever since this inqui
l ry began, there has been an organ
1 of Mr.. Caldwell, and perhaps other
3 to keep out of the reach of the com
} mittee witnesses whose attendant
} was greatly desired, Every oil
E struc ton That could be has bee
l Ihro En III our way by thesepel
sons.
PERJURY ADDED TO BRIBERY
Tie secrecy with which tl
J crimes which the testimony we sui
NIT discover; The interest of all cor
I cerned to conceal them, and til
! disgrace which atiatches TO all pal
ties implicated, even remoflv. max
the labor of proving them very diff
cult. Men0who have been guilt
: of giving or taking u bribe, or
: wise connected Herewith, as
! | general rule, do not hesitate to hid
their own and .confedtate lnfam
behind tho less odious crime of pei
: jury.
3 WORK OF THE COMMITTEE.
. The time left US after our assign
3 ment to this duty before the close {
8 the session was entirely too ahol
: to permit us to go entirely throug
: the work we had in hand, especia
: iy when it is remembered that "
I had our ordinary legislative dutiG
] to perform, as well as this eXtraol
t binary duty. The magnitude {
our labors and of the subject refer
red to us can be fully appreciate
: by those only, who have met til
enquiry face TO face. When til
? testimony which we herewith sui
3 NIT is read in the light of the fact
I that Len. 4. Smith left the stat
about the time this Investigation
was ordered and remains away
7 that Carney, Anderson and Carso
are fugitives who have sought rel
} uge beyond the territorial limits O
the state THAT Fletcher and Thoma
and Martin are skulking, secretec
: or absent from the state, there ca
: be but one conclusion, and that
that some person or persons ar
| guilty of the offenses into which W
are enqHiring, and that they kno,
it. (See testimony of Osborne
Burke, Adams, Spriggs and 9th
: ers.)
From the the testimony all vii
see that the full and complete expo
sition of these high crimes is the ia
cessant labor of months instead @
the few days we have had. As on
report must of necessity be mad
before this session closes, and a
adjournment is neal at hand, w
t are compelled to close our labor
with the testimony of the sixty -fou
witnessed which we cave examine,
aud the documents attached 10 thei
testimony, all of which we respect
fully submit.
JAS. d. SNODDY,
1 Chm. on part of senate,
Vim. II. Clark,
| Chm. on part of Hoges of Reps.
E. S. Slower, Fl. G. Whitney, j.
Wood, G. w. Clark, d, H. Johnsol
aud j. Boynton.
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