Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-25


Mr.. Freinghuysen somewhat i'm patiently "a
the messenger. E"Send for the Sergeant-a,-
Arms"
The latter officer soon made his appearance
when Mr.. Frelinghuysen said the committee
desired the presence of one DIR. Roerebacher A. a
| witness. He had been informed DIR. X. was in
town. and he desired the Sergeant at Arms to
| find him and bring him before the committee.
Mr.. John j. Murphy was sworn for the prose-
cution, and examined by Mr.. Simpson, and tes-
titled that PomerOy wanted him and Mr.. Bond TO
| CONE TO HIS (PoMERoY's) ROOM AT MIDNIGHT
| on a certain night before the vote for senator.
Couldn't find Bond and 80 informed Pomeroy.
The latter asked him to use his influence 10 get
Bonds vote, and Pomeroy said he would do all
| he could for him (Bond.l Witness told Bond
that he would like him to vote for Pomeroy, and
he twitness) would get either an Office or money
for 30 doing.
Cross-examined by Judge Horton:-Mr. Pome-
roy never told witness to offer Bond either Office
or money. but simply said ii he, Bond, would
| vote for him. he, Bond, would do the best he
| could for him. Saw Mr.. b. F. Simpson after
| the election. and he Isl said, well, we have
beat the old - of "a this time" or words
TO that effect.
ENTER RoEIEBAcHYR.
Mr.. Simpson said DIR. Roerebacher was now
| present, and he would call him as a witness.
He was thereupon sworn and examined BY MIR.
| s. DIR. Il. is man about forty years OF age
| and rather fine looking; has blue eyes, a full
face, and wears a dun-colored mIlstache. He
is not German. as many might suppose from
the name, but is apparently an American. He
testified in regard to his seat i'm the legislature
| being contested, and said he had
| ANrNnER OF CONFERENCES wrTR PoNERoy
during the senatorial canvass and was working
in his interest. Pomeroy said Davis. a member
Of the legislature, wanted his expenses paid.
and said to witness, al don't want to buy his
| vote, but give him two three hundred dollars
for his expenses" Pomeroy did not authorize
him to buy Cummings vote. Witness told
POmerOy he thought Bacon wanted money and
POmeroy said he could not buy votes. Witness
don't think he (witness) offered Bacon any mo-
ney. Judge Horton at the time OF the Joint
| convention told witness he was
NOT AUTHORIZED BY PoNERoY To Buy VOTES,
but he might tell Bacon he could have -. 600
| after the ballot, if he would come down TO his
lJudge Horton's) room. At the instance OF
MI Bacon, he (witness) arranged for an inter
view between Bacon and Judge Horton, and il
took place, witness believed on the night before
the joint convention. Witness was not in the
room during the interview.
Cross examined by Judge Horton :-Pomeroy
never gave witness any money To buv votes, but
gave him $50 after he (witness) had been thrown
out OF his seat i'll the legislature. Witness re-
Gently sent
THE FOLLOWING DISPATCH To SENATOR POM
ERoY:
4" You had better have me summoned 10 Wash
ington." Witness also wrote letter to Senator
pomeroy asking to be summoned, and calling
the opposition to POmeroy "A conspiracy.
Judge Horton read the letter, and the witness
Acknowledged the handwriting as his own. Wit
ness did not agree to keep away from this inves-
ngaton If Mr.. Horne would give him $50
Judge Horton read a note, which DIR. X. said
was in his handwriting, offering for the sum OF
80 10 go away and not appear against Pomeroy.
Judge Horton then asked witness where he
resided few years since, and he said i'm
Waterloo, Iowa.
Z. A. Roerebacher's conviction for the crime of
burglary; upon which witness replied that he
was the man referred to, and was
wRoNGFULLY CONVICTED FOR THE CRIME OF
ANOTHER.
and was pardoned out by the governor on a rep
resentation OF the facts. The gentlemen ON
Judge Horizons side were well acquainted with
the circumstances.
Judge Horton offered in evidence the official
record OF Dr. Roerebacher's conviction for bur
glary in Iowa.
Witness did not know that he was expelled
iiom the Kansas legislature, a he was away at
Judge Horton then real the resolution intro
FxPELLING DR.. ROEEEBACHRE.
Witness said he did not expect 10 please either
party IN coming here asa witness AS he expected
10 tell the truth. Witness then went on 10 ex-
pam the circumstances under which he was
convicted for burglary. Several years ago the
safe OF Buchanan county, Iowa, was robbed,
ana detectives from Chicago were sent for To
work up the case. They first looked for parties
who had previously been suspected of crime, and
he was fixed upon as one because he had been
ACCUSED OF RoBBrNG BANK
at Cortlandt. New York. In the spring of 1865,
he came from the South, and going to his old
home In New York took his parents to his farm
cheaso be nsS9 Wines in
the only stranger that had recently been i'm
Cortandt he was followed and arrested, but on
examination was released at once. He was
rested for the robbery of the Buchanan safe be-
cause OF the arrest for the robbery Of the Cort-
iandt bank, but on examination was discharged.
was rearrested some months after because a
man named Knight informed a detective that
he and witness robbed the Buchanan county
safe. Both he and knight were convicted but
Gov. Merrill pardoned witness, and he was well
coined home by from 500 to 700 people. Witness
quo not pay his own expenses at the Tetft house
IN Topeka; did not know that Mr.. Pomeroy did.
Mr. Thurman asked Mr.. Guerin
WHEN TIE 5000 BRIBE MONEY wouLDlBR
HERE.
and Mr.. Guerin replied that he had been in
formed at the express Office that il would he
here at O'Clock to-day.
Judge Horton said he understood the money
was not sent at all. and that the legislature
ordered II back. A gentleman Just from Kan
sas gave him this information.
Mr.. Guerin said he certainly expected that the
money would be here as soon as he arrived,
the chief clerk of the state treasurer OF Kansas
to.d him 1t would leave on the same train he
(Nir. Guerin) did.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen directed Mr.. Guerin to
telegraph and find out the facts in the matter
and he promised to do 30.
Judge Horton said if the committee would
order the 81 600 here it would be forthcoming.
as he understood Mr.. Guerin was not re artied
a. the proper party to have the custody of il.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen thought il doubtful
whether the committee had the power to order
the money here.
Judge Horton said if they would summon
I. :. KALLoCH
was the next witness, and testified that he was
member of the Kansas legislature: that one
Richard Horton had told him before the cleo
ton that they proposed to find some one who
would obtain money from Pomeroy and show
10 IN the legislature as evidence Of corruption
Had told Pomer0y of this scheme. Roerebacher
occupied room at the Teff House, which wit
ness had engaged. Claimed that he was i'm il as
guest OF PomerOy's. POmerOy said Roere-
bacher was dead beat, and he had no interest
An ms occupying the room. PomerOy's friends
In the legislature voted to unseat R0erebacher
On cross-examnati0n, witness said he did not
remember onering to give j. G. Horton cont
dentially sl00 to aid in keeping the Lawrence
journal
HOT AGAINST PoNFGoY,
Told Pomeroy he had heard that there was to
be an expose in the legislature; that some one
who claimed to have received money from him
for his vote was going to expose him. Pomerov
money in the election.
Mr. Kalloch was still under cross-examination
when our report cloeed.
~Snow fell inthe north Of England on Sun.
day and in the south yesterday. :
~The Union Passenger railroad COMPANY
OF philsdeiPhia, subscribed $4,000 to the cen
~The Portuguese Cortes has passed a bill
authorizing the calling out of the reserves for
the protection OF the frontier.
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