The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-03-08
aware OF, and clearly indicated in his
conversation, and, in fact, said that he
PAID FOR HIS SEAT IN THE UNITED
STATES SENATE

Ut conversation, and, in fact, said that
q PAID FOR HIS SEAT IN THE UNITE
e STATES SENATE.
: from this State twice as much as Il
salary of the office for the full term
six years would amount to, or abol
!, sixty thousand dollars, and that b
: paid Carney's election expense
amounting to more than 10 per CEN
!, of the whole sum, or over six thor
sand dollars (see testimoney of Burke
. Adams, and Dams y that Caldwell oi
, tered twice, or oftenter, to pay all G
: Sidney Clarke's election expenses, AN,
; that he did agree with r. s. Steven
to pay them on consideration O
|, Clarke's withdrawal and his friend
!, support Of Caldwell in the joint con
vention. From ali the testimony you
committee find that Alexander Cald
well used bribery and other corrup
criminal means, by himself and hi
friends, with his full knowledge anC
consent. to secure his election, in 1871
to the United States Senate from thu
State of Kansas. Your committe,
have also the report that the most i'm
portant witnesses, Thomas Carney
Len. 7 Smith, w. II. Carson, and T.
). Anderson, are now fugitives from
the State for the purpose of deprIvine
this committee of their testimony and
that their absence is in contempt OF
proper process issued and served upon
them, and so your committee is con-
vinced, from all the circumstances
surrounding their sudden and clam
destine hegira, for cash consideration
paid to at least two of them. (See
Burke and Osborne's testimony W.
A Martin and Joel Thomas, impor-
tant witnesses, as We believe, have
failed to appear, and we have been
unable to learn of their whereabouts
since they were served, Thomas being
served by copy, Martin twice by
personal service, once by a subpoena,
and once with the rule of the Senate.
Thomas Moonlight and John Fletcher
have failed to appear in obedience to
process. Every reasonable effort has
been made to get these witnesses.
Diligent inquiry does not discover that
K. S. Stevens has been in the State
during the pendency of this inquiry.
Ever since this inquiry began there
has been an organized effort of persons
IN the interest of Mr.. Caldwell, and
perhaps others, to
KEEP OUT OF THE REACH
of the committee witnesses whose at
tendance was greatly desired. Every
obstruction that could be has been
thrown in our way by these persons.
Th secrecy of the crimes in the
testimony we submit discloses the
interest of all concerned to conceal
them, and the disgrace which attaches
to the parties implicated, even remote
ly, makes the labor of proving them
very difficult. Men who have been
guilty of giving or taking bribe, or
in anywise connected Herewith, as
general rule, do not hesitate to hide
their own and confederates' intamy
behind the less odious crime of per-
jury.
The time left US after our assign
ment to this duty before the close of
the session was entirely too short to
permit US to go entirely through the
work we have had in hand, especially
when it is remembered that we had !
our ordinary Legislative duties to per-
form, as well as this extraordinary
duty. The magnitude of our labors
and of the subjects referred to us can
only be fully appreciated by those who
have met the inquiry face to face
When the testimony which we here
with submit is read in the light of
the fact that Len. T, Smith left the
State about the time the investigation
was ordered, and remained away; that
Carney, Anderson, and Carson are
fugitives, who have sought refuge
beyond the territorial limits of the
State that Fletcher, and Martin, and
Thomas are skulking, secreted, or alb
sent from the State, there can be but
one conclusion, and that is that the
same person, or persons, are guilty of
the offenses into which we are inquir-
ing, and that they know it. (See tes-
timony of Osborne, Burke, Adams
Spriggs and others)
From the testimony, all will see that
the full and complete exposition of all
those high crimes is the incessant labor
of months, instead of the few days we
have had. As our report might, of
necessity, be made before the session.
,and, we are compelled to close our
abors with the testimony of the sixty
our witnesses whom we have examin
d, aud the documents attached to
heir testimony, all of which we sub
nit
ISigned JAMES d. SNeDDY, {
E. E SLOWER,
III. G. WHITNEY,
Committee on part of Senate.
w. Fl. CLARK,
j.. j. WooD,
G. W. CLARK,
d. H. JOHNSON,
j. BoYNToN.
Committee on part of House.
A HERMIT IN CITY.