New-York tribune., 1873-02-20
YESTERDAYS EVIDENCE.
Examination OF MESSRs. BACON, BOND, AND
DRIsCOLL-THEY TELL HOW THEY WERE
APPROACHED BY POMEROY'S STRIKERS.
tCENVRAi PRESS DIsPATCHI

EXAMINATION OF MEoSRS. BACONY BNND' AMI
DRIsCOLL-THEY TELL HOW THEY WERE
APPROACHED BY POMEROY's STRIKERS.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATcH
WASHINGTON Feb. 19.-The POmer0y Com
mittee was called order at 1870 o'clock d. u.s. AMI pro-
ceeded with the investigation
ExAMNATIoS OF FRANK BACON.
The examination of witnesses was then resumed and
Mr. Sampson called Mr.. Frank Bacon member OF the
Lower House. Witness testified that during the can
vass he met DR.. Rorbacher, who said that he was
friend Of Pomeroy, and asked witness would vote Ior
him witness replied that he would not under any con-
sderatOn few days later he met him again. ana asked
the same question: witness salu we ony ia J ~
that could induce him 90 vote for PomerOy would De 70
defeat worse man; Rorbacher asked MN 10 90 ~
room No. in the Teft House and see
Judge Horton; he did so; Horton said be, was
road that il was necessary that road that Pomeroy
should be reelected and that In case witness would vote
Cured in his and asked how much ms expenses
had been witness said that 5000 would cover them
Mr. Horton said that he was not prepared 10 pay any
such price but would give anything reasonable witness
asked what he caSsidered reasoha9e 10 ""on IN In ~ ~.
enough to live comfortably and declined the onFi on
the next day Dr. Rorbacher came TO witness M ms seat
in the Legislature asked him for Pomcroy. and
said the 5000 was ready for MN again the ohef Was
TESTIMONY OF W. II. BOND.
W H. Bond Of the Lower House OF the Kansas Legisla
ture testified that John T. Murphy met him IN Topeka
during the canvass and said that he had seen Pomeroy
who wanted him (wness) 10 vote for him on The soow
fut,T
Pomeroy had said that II witness would vote for hn be
1yould nav him anything thar was reasonable, ana al
vised Linn TO 90 and see PomeIoy, SAYING, You
saturday before the election he called Pomeroy,
and had talk about the election tod nm le coulu noO
vote for him on the morning OF the Joint Convention,
at about II O'Clock, Of his colleagues called NM our
Of Dr. Logan's ROOM SAYING tlai s2ne one "1,l.G @ =,
see HIM he found Horton IN tAe hai Wlo ild IAl lo
did want 70 bother him, put hau sOhethns "a 'ty
to HIM ana couI % ssy oyed the door and a hat he un.
dersood his (witness's) position knew ne h1d tOaole III
his family by death, and knew what his circumstances
were he was his friend and. his friend, advised MN
10 take OF himself he then said tat here was no
the list of his delegation and he was very desrous oi
having his then he said that whatever was gwen
in the way Of money was to be considered ~ IN te way
of defraying expenses and added, Now name WhaJyou
want. and will right down to POmer9ys room and
not see Pomeroy that he had other business ~ al
tend TO- and then left the room.
B. o. DRIscoLL ExAMSED.
b. o. Driscol a member Of the Lower House, wa,
sworn. He testified that ne had been approached in
financial way four times in relation ms vote Mr. Asa
Low urged him TO vote Tor PomerOy; rutmated that
$4,000 would not break him LOW and said that he
,ytd stand between witness aud hi, constituents;
ness answered that lie presumed that Low vonld std
between him and his constituents Uut ne Msnt H"no
tme get ont of the way and then his constituents might
see him llaughterl; three days later Low SAID t1at
Pomcroy to be elected and again urged tor ms
vote; said would stand between witness and ms con-
stuents II took $1,000 understand, Mr Chairman, De
did not offer me anything but LETT te impression on my
mind that could trade on ia that direction ehose;
at another time, Mr.. Paine told witness hat hc.e was
witness said he did not want II; Pane SAID That tna
mopev was stolen from the Government, and that he
might as well have 10 any one else; said u would
be elyen TO him without his making any pledge, and
that friend would call him in two or three days aud
ask hun favor which he could refuse or not as he
chose this the first direct offer OF money, and wit
ness was he considered the offer degrading
20 himself witness reported these facts 10 Mr. West,
who said that nothiug that he had been asked n
he could 81 900 or 81 200 To advantage the third IN
stance when Mr.. uoke, member Of the City COun-
eli OF AtchisoR took witness into room In the tt n
much money will take 10 your vote" witness
was angry and told HOke that he the irst or
Pomeroys strikers who had offered him money and that
he would have hun know that PUmeroy bad
not money enough 70 buy his vote: Paddy Brown OF
Atchson into witnesss room and said ne ked the
way he talked then he said, No viii be here to
morrow; I'll save money, and you can nave some just
well not, and advise you 70 take IL witness son
cluded 70 take the money and then 90 uto the Tent
House and expose the bribery so he made NO reply but
Brown on the next day. but the day following he
him and said he could not get the money tho
day before but had 10 then and was ready Tor bust
ness yitness answered. MI. Brown, don't show
any money II bad come yesterday, you and would
have been ruined should have accepted the money
and then exposed you, and my name would have been
dsgraced Brown asked witness not TO tell any wit
ness aid would not On condition that Brown should
70 and tell Pomeroy that OF his strikers must offer
him any money and that II they didn't keep away
WAS tho last l ever heard VI money.
There being no other witness for the prosecution
present, nor likely TO be tomorrow, the COMMITTEE adj
journed until Friday, at 10 o. IN, when Mr. DeFern.
the Chairman OF the Topeka investigating committee,
expected 20 be present with the Original paeksses OF
money exhibited by Mr YORK IN the joint CONVENTION -
having been paid him By Popsss.