The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-15

In showing these affdavits to Mr.. Pomeroy
ut his house In Washington A. IL was with 9
view Of inducing HIM to aid In getting the Lspo
Q. (By Mr.. McDermott) What words did you
showing the anidavits OF Alice Cation and W. G.
Carman at washington city, A. AS near as can
give the words, said, before
$1,000 HANDING HIM THE AFFIDAvIrS,
senator Pomeroy, have never been able to
sow yoa now greatly n earnest our people are are
Importance OF their success to yoursclf"o or ITO you
o. Did you, after saying this, hand him the am.
davits without further remarks on your part A.
1t is my impression that did. Ihave been trying to
refresh my memory as to whether did make any
the atfidavits or not, and my conclusion Is that
did not until afterwards. water tn.
friend Of Senator Pomeroy, and If SO, When did
that friendship terminate, and what caused its
A. Of N %as az 1s d
cause to think him unworthy until had been to
Washington; did not then deem the ini0rmation
had received against him suffcient to justify me
in taking public stand against hun, ana 1t was
not until had become candidate for the position
hold that regarded as my duty to declare
ceived my nomination for the same position.
q Did you, ia conversation with p. b: Maxon, at
state that the means resorted to to defeat Mr.
r0meroy were more degrading than any means
ton, or any words to THAT eject A. I do not
think did, but remember speaking to Mr.. Maxon
III Tckaru 10 tne publicatiOn OF those anldavltS AZ
out Of place and to be deprecated and that it
tended to disgust good many-or words to that
effect. W ~ Itll lff
YORK's DISCLAIMER. lill
AT the evening session Mr., York said, in reply to
permission to make any further statement he de-
s1red:-"Until alter the late Senatorial election
have never spoken OF my interview with Mr.. Ponce
roy at Washington. l never showed the papers
received IRON General McEwen except to few con-
fdential friends. During the late contest have
never sought to use this matter against him, and
knew nothing about the design OF Mr.. starr until
the time stated. had nothing, directly or midi
rectly, to do with the publication or those am
davits, and the knowledge gained from Mr.
PomerOy and his being at Baltimore, and so forth,
the pubic. Until became q candidate for my
present position never said or did anything to
injure Mr.. POmeroy In public esteem, and In that
matter OF the a1idavits have kept faith with him
honestly. have never applied to him for any
public position or any personal favOrs of any kind
whatever, and have never been injured person.
ally in arr way by him, aud In no sense have
been actuated in my late conduct by personal I'M
irlendliness to him."
Q. (Ry Mr.. Hutchings)-Did you not, in this
committee room, after rehearsing the crcum-
his house IN Washington, when you showed him
the alfidavts, use The following language 81
confess that the means employed by me to secure
Mr.. POmeroy's influence were questionable, but
went to get the Land ONCE, and I got 1t ~ A. 1
think that is what said, unless the word 'per-
haps" was in there; think said perhaps ques-
tiOnabe."
Q. Did you then intend to mean that the show
ing OF the ahidavits to POmerOy to secure his
influence was perhaps questionable ?" A. Yes.
To Mr.. Guerin-I went to washington as the
agent OF the city OF Independence and was fur
nished with a letter from the Mayor to General
McEwen, with an intlmation that he (McEwenl
might help me.
This closed the days testimony, and the COM
mittee adjourned until Monday morning, when
Ben Simpson, j. G. Horton and Governor Osborn,
is said, will be called to the witness stand.