The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-02-13

McDermott-Why did You consult with |,
him, a. stated in your examination?
A. Because l believed him to Be true |
man and honestly working to overthrow the |
man Of sound judx nent and discretion.
eroy be would NOT be elected, What did you |
base YOUR opinion upon. Had YOU any |
special reasons for 70 believing?
A. l based my opinion on the belief that
large msjority of the Legislature came to
further belief that large majority Of the
people of the State was likewise opposed to
him.
McDermott-Was your ,nvita,ion to visit
Mr.. Pomeroy for business purposes in
writing?
McDermott- who gave YOU this in
vitation?
A. received it through Asa HAirgrove.
McDermoit-Can YOU give the exact
words of that invitation?
A. do not know that ] can.
McDermott-Wbai time OF the day was il
when your person was examined in Simp-
sons room?
A. 1t was early in the evenins-about
o'clock.
McDermOtt-When you demanded more
than ST, 900 from Mr.. Pomeroy, was it no.
with the intention of more completely gain
ing his confidence?
A. No.
McDermou- the Interview With Mr..
Pomeroy, when he paid you s. 900. was
L. ak>~>spt
former intercourse in the matter Of the re-
moval of the Humboldt land Office.
A. do not remember that there was.
Mr. Pomeroy on Monday night, did any one
else enter or attempt to enter the rvOm?
A. Not to my knowledge.
Mr.. Cross then propounded question to
the witness relative to the means used by
him in persuading Pomeroy to move the
Land Office to Independence, and did not
desire the question recorded if there were
objections to it.
of what his whole testimony would be in
that direction if the committee really de-
sired. The committee thought best TO hear
the statement snd then judge of its bearings
on the present investigation, and witness
was directed to proceed. Col. York then
made. in substance, the following explana-
ton:
81 was authorized, a. an attorney or agent
of the town Of Independence, BY the Mayor
and Council Of that plac,, to visit Washing
the Land Office located in Independence. /
think l left fer Washington in
January, 1872, anyhow. 1 knew
Mr.. Caldwell was at home being
absent through the holiday recess
took with me letter Of introduction from
Mayor Wilson to General McEwen Tvs
tied Mes-rs. Pomeroy and Love frequently
with reference to the land Office removal,
and had consultations with the Kansss dele
gates in Congress separately and collectively,
and could do nothing for a long while. l
also called on Secretary Delano, and ascer-
tanned from him that Mr.. Pomeroy had the
control OF such orders. then saw Mr..
Pomeroy again and wanted him to promise
that the Office should be removed when the
"strip bill" passed, but he told me it could
not be done, and advised me to return home.
This conversation, think, was in February.
However, have record of all my CONVEX.
sations with the delegation and every men,
Der thereof l recorded the conversations
Immediately after the respective interviews
occurred. Thereafter l called on General
McEwen and presented my letter of intro
duction. and as our compsnionship grew be
made me acquainted with the details Of the
Alice Cation scandal, and showed me the
original aflidavits-simila- in every respect
to the printed afiidavits circulated in this
city recently. And now let me say here,
that did not coun,enance the circulation Of
these sfiilaviis during the late Senatorial
canvas, but did remark :. to a
friend, that they were word for word
of the original affidaviis which
had then, and have now, in my trunk
After reading these affidaviis in General
McEwen's presence, | received permission
to keep them, and the following evening
called 10 gee Senator Pomeroy at his private
residence in Washington. found him in
the middle parlor. think there are thres
parlors or reception rooms in his house
+, communicating with each other by foldins
, doors. Senator Caldwell was there thai
evening, and other gentlemen. and, think
several ladies. Seeing Senator Pomeroy &C.
cupied, requested the privilege Of an inter
vi. at his committee room early the follow
ing morning, and the Senator said he guess
ed the company would then excuse Us, AMI
he invited me into the back parlor. W.
wen: to :he further side of the room and IA,
] down close together, ny chair facing him
: said: Senator, you have all this time failet
to appreciae the ea,nestness of my demands
for the removal of the land office to indie
pendence, and now want to show you som,
, documents which will, think, appeal very
forcibIy to you. And, thereupOn, tool
from my pockets the affidavits referred to
! and handed them to him. He commenced
! reading, and soon his face began to chang,
color. leaned forward and put the quss
,ion direct to him: Did you 20 to BaIii
more mentioning the day.; did you siOI
at Barnum's Hotel. He sajd lie did
then asked him If Alice Cation went to the
same city that same day and stopped at the
same hotel. He said she did go to Balti
more that day, and he thought stopped a
Barnum's Hotel. / asked him If he did no
room in No. -. He said he couldn't recOl
lect. / then asked him if there vas not ,
door directly communicating between hi
room and her room. lie denied that there
was, and said he slept with young mar
e that night whose name he did not remember
At length he agreed TO have the Land Ofiics
removed on the lat of April. preferring ,ha
the scandal should not be revived AZ comm,
from 4 respectable source, and the Lane
Office was removed to Independence accord
ing to agreement"
Mr.. Hutchings asked Col. York what hi,
opinion was Of the means employed to &c
cure the removal, and York replied that he
thought 'they were questionable, but thu
people Of Independence sent him 10 Wash
ington to get the Land Office, and he got it. y
The committee decided to probe the whole