The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-20

offensive way, but made his answer rather
sharp and made no mention of Murphy's offer
in a conversation with Pomeroy. Pomeroy did
not offer any inducement for his vote. Wit
ness stated that Mr.. Hanks showed witness
$500, which he said Mr.. Pomeroy had given
him for his election expenses and told him that
he could do the same, which he refused to do
b o.. Driscoll, member of the lower House,
testlred ne had been approached In financial
way Tour times in relation to his vote. Asa
Low urged MN to vote for Pomeroy, and init
mated mat $1,000 would not break him. NOw)
and said he would stand between witness and
his constituents Witness answered that he
presumed Low would stand between him and
on s of fbe n odt b ne might sometime get
see him. CLaughter.) Three days later Low
said Pomeroy was sure to be elected and aoo in
urged for his vote. He did not offer me enn-
thing but left the impression on my mind that
could trade off in that direction if choose
AT another time Mr.. Paine told witness there
was money in Topeka, and said he (witness1
could have some of it. Paine said that the
money was stolen from the government and he
might as well have it as any one else. Said it
would be given him without his making any
pledge and that friend would call upon him
in two or three days and ask him to do favor
which he could refuse or not as he choose. This
was the first direct offer of money, and witness
was hurt because he considered the offer de-
grading to himself Witness reported these
facts to Mr. West who said it was nothing
that he had been asked if he could use $1,000 or
$1,000 to advantage
The third instance was when Mr.. Hoke, a
member of the City Council of Atchison, took
witness into room in the Tiff House and said,
business is business, just say how much money
1t will take to secure your vote" Witness was
angry and told HOke that he was not the first
OF Pomeroy's strikers who had offered him
money and he would have him know that POM
eroy had not money enough to buy his vote.
Paddy Brown of Atehison, came into the
witness room and said he liked the way he
talked and then he said: mo one will be here
tomorrow. Twill have the money and you can
have some just as well as not, and advise you
money and then go into the Tefft House and
expose the bribery. So he made no reply but
bowed Brown out of the room. Witness did
not see Brown nextday but on the day follow
ing he came to him and said to him that he
could not get the money the day before but he
had it then and was ready for business now.
Witness said: "Mr. Brown, don't show me
any money. If you had come yesterday you
and would have been ruined. 1 should have
accepted the money and then exposed you and
my name would have been dsgraced"
Mr. Brown asked the wituess not to tell any
one. Witness said he would not on condition
that Brown should go and tell Pomeroy that
none of his strikers must offer him any more
money and that if they did not keep away from
him he would trumpet it all over the world"
There being no other witnesses for the prose-
cution present nor likely to be tomorrow, the
committee adjourned till Friday, when Mr. De-
yern, Chairman of the Topeka Investigating
Committee, is expected with original packages
of money exhibited by Mr.. York in the joint
convention as having been paid him by POM
erOy.
Notice to HIarincrs.
The Lighthouse Board gives notice that here
after when the passage through Fox Island
Thoroughfare, on the coast of Maine. is OBJ
structed by ice light will not be exhibited
from the lighthouse on Browns Head, on the
southermost of the Fox Islands,
The Executive Mansion net Suitable for n
Residence.
The House Committee on Public Buildings
to-day agreed to report the Executive Mason
not suitable for the private residence of the
President but may be used as offices for the
executive They further agreed to report in ia
vor of erecting new residence for the Presi-
dent.