The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-02-13
TOPEKA.
THE P0MEROY INVESTTGA-
TON. ai
THE SWORN STATEMENT OF col
A. 81. YORK, BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE.

TOPEKA, Feb. Sta PomeEoy inv.s
tigation committee has been engaged 10
the past few days. in taking the testimon,
of Col. A. NJ. York, who made the remark
able exposure 1T the time of the election
last Wednesday. In answer to tho ques
ton, what do you. know of money o
other corrupt means being used by Sena
tor Pomeroy, Or other parties. ia his be
hslf7 ool. York said Ia substance:
Question: You will please state wha
you know Of money, or other corruD
means, used by Senator pomoroy or Other
parties m MS behalf. % secure his election
10 tho United States senate during til,
late senatorial contest, and what led you
first TO believe that Mr.. Pomoroy has been
using money oorruptly2
Answer Until Saturday night, Jan.
uary 70, / had observed nothing that in.
duced me TO believe that Mr.. Pomercy
was using money in buying votes,and had
frequently before that time remarked to
Me-. Simpson and others that did not be-
lieye that Mr.. Pomeroy would take the
risk Of so using money in the face of the
Caldwell investigation claiming so much
public attention. That night I was u.s.
sured that Mr.. Pomeroy had determined
to use money from three circumstances
The first was: / observed that Mr.. Pom
eroys headquarters were nearly deserted
during that evening, whereas before, they
had been tbrvngcd with bis friends. The
second circumstance was that j was told
that Nsj. 4. b. Eldridge and Hon,
l. ) Ksllpch bad each been seen TO have
81 600 draft that they said was given to
them To bet with on the result; and the
third circumstance vas that late in tho
evening heard Sir. Billings, a member
OF the house, in the bar-room of tho left
house, declare himself very emphatieally
in favor Of Mr.. Pomeroy, and assert re-
pea.edly that Mr.. Pomeroy's money had
not bought him. / immediately went to
Mr.. b. +. Simpson room and after lock-
ing the door told him that I was con-
WINGED that be was now TO fight green
bscks. He nskei me why I thought SO,
ard stated to ham my reason, az alread y
given, md lha: l could not account for
Mr. Pomeroys headquarters being COM
parstiv-ly deserted at u time whcn the
contest was to De the hottest, upon any
other hypothesis than that it was done so
as 10 afford tho better opportunity
OF members visiting his room uInO.
ticed that the fact, il true, oil
MsiOr EdriGge aud /. ;. Kal!och havin ,
each : 900 draft, aud their saying thai
1t had been furnished them for the pur
pose vi betting, | thought could bear oui
one Of two interpretations lst. That II
had been given them for their support by
NJ. Pvneroy, which deemed improbable
believing that il Mr. POmeroy was usin |,
money IN that way he would not L We
drafts but use currency, aud that the other
and more reasonable depreciation was
that they were showing these drafts to de-
mortlI Is the legislature, by way OF In-
situation that money was 10 be paid, and
I'd, that ordinarily man would not de-
fend himself until lie bud been charged
with some oifense an less he was consciously
guilty Mr. Simpson after he had listened
TO my reasons said; york, you are right.
Wo have cot greeubncks 10 nght
from tui. time forward" That night
was the first that | believed that
Mr.. Pomeroy would attempt to buy
votes with money. IT had frequently
teen spoken Of In orr private meetings,
and ! think previous to that time. Sume
one, 1 believe Mr.. J. &. Horton Of
Liwr.hce, Dad suggested testing Mr..
Pomeroy, and II !. was true tina, ho was
buyIug votes, expose hIm, tut until that
night IL had never been seriously con-
.iaered by any Of the LBti-POmeroy men
20 my knowle- ge. Jha; nigh! / was real.
is for the lrst timc discouraged, and Mr.
simpson and both thought II cur con-
jecLures were true there vas no hope OF
beating Mr.. Poneroy, unless We could
detect and expose him. l had that night
bsen requested By Mr. a. .. Hargr0yc TO
nave private Interview with him uar-
groyej on tue next day Sunday and
from that invitation had previously n
visit Pomsroy. Both Mr.. Simpson and
nyssll believed that Pomeroy was trying
TO obtain my support, and If he was paying
money 10 any one, might seek 10
gain NY support IN this manner, and we
talked about the propriety Of my svhiling
myself Of such an opportunity, II offered,
10 expose him, but di1 not arrive at any
definite conclusion. 1 did not have a prl-
vAts interview with Hargroye the next
aay. Monday evening ] received from
Pomeroy, through Hsrgrove, All invitation
90 have u private business Interview with
PomerOy. | Immediately went 70 Slmp-
ron and requested him To get Senator
johnson ana J. G. Horton IN his room ne
soon as possible, as i had something 70
communicate. Horton was At supper ut
that time. | should say 1t WAS about I
o'clock. After Mr.. Horton came from
supper We all went 10 simpsons room
think lO7 at the Tetft house, aud after
locking the door / told him / bad been in.
vited to hold a prlvatc business iutervisw
that night. We all placed the same inter-
probation upon it, that II accepted would
be offered money for my vote. 1t was unan-
imously decided | should make the ventura
and IL offered by Mr.. Pomeroy 10 take
il and expose him on the floor OF the join,
convention that 1t was the only way "a
expose him and prevent bis election They
examined my person at that time, aud AS
eertsined that ! hnd $40 IN currency, and
certificate OF deposit for eco on the
Kansas Valley National Bank at Topeka
which was all the money mad ia my
possession. l think there was no hour
liked when ! should visit Pomeroy, but n,
some time that night. After had left
Simpsoh's room, Senator Moonlight OF
Horion-I cannot say positively which
one--toid mo that Col. Blood wanted me
10 GO Vt once to house nearly opposite
the Fifth Avenue hotel, and see Mr.. Ed.
ward Clnrk. that senator johnson had
already gone there. vent Immediately
and met Clark, Col. Blood and johnson
at which time he CLARK read 10 us the
affidavit that has since been published in
the Daily Common wealth, and exhibit
ed seventeen 500 bills, aud an express
receipt ssr, I think, 5000. sent away
BY him. Alleged by him to have been re-
ceived from Pomeroy for signing that let
ter be (pomsroy) had read to me- and said