The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-02-14
THE PUMEROY INVESTIGATION AT
TOPEKA.
Col. York on the Stand.
Details Of His Interview with Mr..
PGmeFOy.

The committee, consisting of TIN eG
| from the Senate, Guerin, Mor.ill
MartileiaIc, anil five from the House
Mrssrs- Hutchings, SchOfie d, Gross
| NugenI and McDermot, appointed
| TO investigate the charges OF bribery
aud corruption against Senator Pom.
| eroy and the members of the 1t gis.
latUre, has been in session for sew
| eral days, and much time consume d
in taking the testimony of Col
| York. He gave a detailed state,
| ment of his movements from the
| time he arrived at Topeka up to the
| close of the startling drama which
ended the political career of Sena.
tor Pomeroy. The committee placed
an injunction of secrecy on the most
of the testimony of Col. York, buI
the following points will not preiu-
dice the case OF Mr.. Pomeroy or any
of his friends. Speaking of the final
interview with Mr.. Pomeroy, Sen
tor York said:
To the best of my knowledge, |
was alone with him for one hour
! and half to two hours. The first
| thing he did was to show me list
of the men he expected to vote for
! him on the first ballot. Those who
| ne thought certain TO support him
were marked on the left side with a
circle; the doubtful were marked
with horizontal as" He claimed
thirteen in the Senate and forty-seV-
en- in the House on the first ballot,
and what he wanted, particularly,
was to get maj ority in each House.
On Tuesday he claimed a great in
crease on the second ballot; he was
very anxious / should support him
on Tuesday; he could control the
House, but needed four moro in the
Senate, and said he was sure to be
elected, and wanted me to be on the
winning side; the success would
make it all right with the people in
any case, and they would think l
acted wisely in changing in time to
keep my influence: l told him 1
thought he oVer-estimated bis
strength; said | wanted to know
the reason why i should remain
longer: told him had been inform
ed that he wanted to haye private
business interview; he said / was
correct; he said he was too old a
politician to bride votes, but If
would say / would vote for him
would then be one of his friends,
and he had perfect right TO help
his friends. told him | could NOT,
under any circumstances, say l
would vote fer him on Tuesday.
even If shbuId decide to vote for
him on Wednesday. He replied,
:. Wei, say you will vote for me on
Wednesday," 1 reflected n moment.
and iiIeA said q ] will vote for you
on Wednesday, with the privilege
of Reconsideration" He then asked |
me what l wanted. / told him it |
was not for me to say. He then |
said, 81 will give yon five thousand /
dollars told him il was evidenr
he placed low estim4se on my SER
vices. This seemed 10 asfeBish him,
and he replied: . Why, FIVE thou /
sand dollars is very large sum; il |
is almost fortune for some meu."
said under some circumstance il
was large sum, but we might ~
we'll look this matter in the face
squarely, and call things by their
right names; that if L took the mo-
uey and voted for him, it was q bar
gain aud sale, and it was useless 10
try to make any thing else out of it;
that he was asking me to risk every
thing, reputation, character, honor,
and the confidence OF my friends
that 5000 was a small amount for
that. He then asked what it ought
to be. l replied that $4,000 was
he least sum l onght to think of
taking. He said ne would not think
Of paying any such amount If it was
not that he knew l bore a good rep !
at home and was regarded
n man of truth, and If he paid me
hat amount, he would do il only In
of the services could
render him in joint convention /; T.
hat when got mp to explain my !
7ote, should say had inyestigat- 4
ID the charges against him and !,
iound them false and malicious ca
umnies, and that il would be be-
ieved by many. He. represented
hat he would win, let It cost what /
t might. He must go through, and
aid he would give me $4,000, but p
wanted ninety days time on half of
t. told him if we made any ar n
angement let il be cash transac- Il
ion. He answered me that his v
FORD was as good as gold, that he a
Eoaid surely pay. asked him If :
q did not have similar tRansac- Z
Ion with Afilt. Reynolds . few