The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-03-06

before he left Topeka, but told him It
was inconvcnient or me 10 furnish over
5000 then, but would give It soon,
spd ~ might depend spon it md make
his arrangements accordingly. AZ this
zine 1 met a the Tent House v. H.
Dorlapd, Of tie Second National Bank
Of LeavSsworth, Who inquired Of me If
l should not want some currency before
leaving Topeka, a he thought from ap-
pearances that my hotel bills would be
largo. At first 1 told him no. Next
day met him and said 1 should like TO
get 5000 At forty or sixty days, rs l had
agreed to help friend to organize na-
fionaI bank, and he would refund Il as
soon as he got his earrency from the
government. He then brought me .
package said to contain S, 900, which
never opened or. counted, and gave q
note or receipt for it at the time, and
put the same in my valisc. On Monday
night, the 9th, Mr.. York came to my
room to .ce ine, having sent word sev.
eral times that he would do 70, and ii
once began to report what hsd been 60:
ing on At the anti POmeroy caucus, and
heard him thrOugb. Before leaving be
spoke Of the favor had granted bis
friend, and said Page had requested
him to get the money and forward 1t q
him n Independence, and that he York
would leave it soon after election fol
him. told him was not prepared u
that time 10 furnish It, although l had
promised IL 10 Page before left the city
assured him Of my confidence, and
told him could furnish 1000, at that
time, and thought l should DO able ia
furnish 5000 moro next day. The
amount necessary, had calculated
would be from i've to eight thousand
dollars to pay for the bonds and their
premium, in addition to the 81, 900 Page
and his associates could furnish. l then
paid him the first installment of 81, 900,
and the next day 1 paid him . package
of $1,000, just a. had received the
sum from BOriand, and neither gave my
note to BOrland nor took q note from
him, but during that day had seen Mr..
King, ut one time in company with him,
and asking him to see Page before he
left the city, and inform OF the tansac-
ton but both these gentlemen re-
turned saying they were unable to find
Page, and rested in the belief that the
transaction was all right, until J heard
the naisstatcmcnts OF the facts by York
on the floor Of the joint convention.
then denounced il rs conspiracy and
plot, and told my counsel here, Judge
Horton, the whole story, and within
few days left Kansas for Washington.
This, in brief, is the history OF that
charge-bribery-for which ! asked OF
the senate committee 10 investigate
this one net, tho transaction with Page
and York. Inow sOlcmnly declare that
it had no reference whatever to the vote
of York, and was made entirely inde-
pendent Of it. ! make this statement
upon my honor Us senator and on my
oath. And 1 further specially deny. as
was stated in the senate when ! demand
ed this investigation, that l ever made
any contract or agreement, directly or
indirectly, with any man, or member OF
the Kansas legislature or not, for vote
in my favor, or that ever directly or in
directly paid or promised to pay m IN
dividual one penny or any other sum for
his vote for me in the Legislature Of
Kansas.
{ Signed sc. PoNERor.