The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-02-27
Whereabouts OF the s., 900 Ex-
posture Money.
Pomeroy Makes His Statement.
And Admits the Payment Of
Money to York.
And States What it Was Paid
For.
PoNERoy INyEsTIGArION.

POMEROY INvEsTIGArION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-In the Pomeroy
investigation to-day, John J. Murphy va
examined ny Mr.. Simpon-Pomeroy tolc
witness At Topeka, during the canvass, Il
come to his rom with Bond at 2O'clock al
night; Bond wa. sick and did not 60; me
Pomeroy next day; Pomeroy told him tt
uee his influence To get bonds vo;e; tulC
Bond he could get Office or money to vote
for Pomeroy; did not tell him OF the of1eI
Of money; simply told him to use his in
| fuence, ssd that he (Pomeroy) would d.
the best he could; witness formed an opinion
from what Newmark said, that Pomeroy
would pay for Bonds vote; Pomeroy nevel
gave witness authority to offer money to
Bond, or any one else.
DR.. Rorahbacher was called by Simpson
He testified that mis- seat in the Legislature
Was contested by his opponent, and the Com
mittee on Elections reported against him.
POmeroy told him lie had heard that Davi;
did no, care who he voted for, hat wanted
his expenses paid; Pomeroy said he wa.
willing to pay Davis expenses, but would
not buy his vote. Witness told POmerOy
he thought he could buy Bacon's vote, bu
Pomeroy said he could not give money fol
his vote; subsequently, Horton told witnes:
that he, Horton, WAS not authorized TO pay
money, iui he, witness, might oifer Bacon
81 900 ii he would vote for POme
ROY; witness said Pomeroy never gave
him .io,i. IL give any member OF the Leg
i-latur-, admitted sending letter to POme-
roy teiiin. him be bad better send for him
to testify IN this investigation; also admitted
he had ,e~n committed Tor burglary in Iowa,
but said I was Tor the crime OF another.
Rohab,cher's testimony concluded by a
statement relative to himself, going TO prove
that he mad been the victim OF un.Oward car
cum-;snce-, and that he had been pardOnes
by Governor Morrill,, who Vas convinced OF
his innocence, and when he returned home
was given public welcome. In answer Il
one of the committee, if the package Of
money-York's 81 ,OO0-Ead arrived, IL ap
peared that after it had started for Washing
ton, ty express, it had been returned to
To,,eka by an order from Washington say
ing Ii Was not needed; it was again on the
way, bat had not get arrived.
Isaac S. Kalloch testified that he knew
nothing of the Use OF money by Pomeroy
to influence the election.
Mr.. Pomeroy submitted a statement deny
ing that he ever gave any one authority Of
permission to any msn TO Use money or any
valuable thing to controd or influence I'M
properly the vote Of any lnem' Of the Leg
islalure, and explained his transaction with
York "a follow:
Aud ROW, n to the charges Of this Mr..
York and his associate consPiratoIs, ! viii
say the true facts have already been stated
by the witness, ard the Transaction already
stated to be . purely business one, haTins
no relation whatever 10 his vote, which OF
several occssions had learned OF his p!eds'
ing l., ne. About the last of the week befors
the Tuesday set for the frst ballot, I. Il
Eidridg., N. A. Reynolds, Mr.. DeL1ng
and Others, all from his county, assured me-
with more or less positiveness Of lOrk's sup
pori: but some DAYS before l learned thai
had, after much deliberation, agreed to ait
Mr.. L. A. Page and his associates to thu
State National Bank at Independence
Mr.. Page had private bank. and hav
in. sa'isfied myself of his ability, capacity
ard fitness for tine management OF such Al
institution, I sgr.,ei TO furnish him viii
money sufficient when met with his owl
So, 600 to make him sufficient to purchase
thirty United States bonds of the denomina
, ton Of 81 COO each. Page urged and wa
axion. to procure the money before he LEFT
Topeka, but l told him 1t wss incOnvenien
for me to furnish over $1,000 then, bu
that would give it soos. and he NIGH
depend upon it, and make his arrangement
accordingly. At this time met n the Teff
House W. p. Borlsnd of the Second Nation.
al Bank of Leavenwor;h, Who inquired Of
me if l should not want some cur
rency before leaving Topeka, ~ h
thought from appearances my hotel bid
would be large. At first told him Nc
Next day l met him and said shoulc
like to get 5000 for forty or sixty days
as had aereed to help friend to organic,
National Bank, and he would refund 1t N
soon "A he got his currency from the gov
eminent He then brought me a package
said {" contain 5000. which never open
ed or counted. or even gave note or re
; ceipi for at the time, and l put the same II
my vslise. On Monday night, the 9Th
Mr.. York came to my room. Having seer
me, or having sent word several times tina
! he wouls: do 20, and at once i'egin to reLor
| what had been going on at the anti Pomero,
csa,cu., and heard him through; beios'
| leaving he spcke Of the favor had granted
hi, friend Page, and said Page had request
4d hin. 10 get the money and send it TO hin
at Ind, pen,lence, and that he (Yorkl woulo
! have il aeon after the election tor him; told
him I was not prepared at that time 20 fur
nis!, it, although had promised il TO Pag'
heiore left the city; York ssid perhaps
/ al no confidence in h;m; assured him o
sny confidence and told him ! could furnish
q 900 at that time, and thought should b
skje 10 furnish So 600 more the next day
the amount necessary ] had calculated
would be from 5000 to SIS, OOt
70 rsv for the bonds and thei
premiua,. in addition TO the S25, 100 tina
Pare and his associates could furnish.
then paid him the first in.tallment of s., 900
and the package cf s.. 600, jus, a. had re
ceived tie eum from Borland. ard neither
gave Borland nv note nor took nhte from
| Him: .bat daring that day J. had cent Mr.
KIM. At one time, and Sam. pomeroy a
another, to find Page Il. he had not left ih'
CITY. to inform him If all the Transaction
but these gentlemen both returned sayini
! they we're unable to fed Page. and restet
/ in The belief that the transaction was al
l right until heard Of the misstatemeDts o
1 fscsa by York on the floor OF the Join
/ Ceuseniion; I then denounced it as I
conspiracy and plot, and told my counse
here, Judge Horton. the whole stor,
and within few days left Kansas TO
Washington. This, in brief, IL the hist0r,
| Of that charge of bribery for which aske,
| Of ste Seeats committeeto investigate. an
this une act, the transaction with Page AM
York, / now solemnly declare had no refer
euce whatever to the vote Of York, and va
made ana executed entirely Independent O
l.. I make this statement upon my homo
a. . Senator and upon my oath, and fur
ther SPECIALLY deny, a. stated in the Senaf
when demanded this investigation, that
| ever entered into any contract or agreement
directly or indirectly, with any man, mem
Der Of the Kansas Legislature or not, for
vote in my favor, or that ! ever, directly o
indirectly, paid or promised to pay any in
dividual one penny or any other sun
for his vo.e for me in tn
late SEM. or;al election in Kansas.
(Signed, s. 9 POMERoY.
Mr.. Paee was cross-examired in relation
to his efforts to establish National Ban
! in Independence, Kansas. His ssatemeDt
aereed substantially With Mr.. Poneroy's.
Mr.. Horton read the following dppaich:
WASHINGTON, Feb. .
J. +. Benjamin, First National Bank. Shel
bina, Mo.
Who il J. w. Shaf5er? Was he ever cor
necsed with York? What is his eesera
character? Answer BY telegraph.
(Signed) s. c. PoNERoY.
sHELBIxA, No., Feb. SIS C. Pomeroy
Washington. D. C.: Is . sllideat here; VI
occe partner of York; reputation bed. -
J. F. RkxJAxIx.