The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-02-27

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convention producsd be5ors the committee.
The COMMITTEES then adjourned.
BuaxrD.
The Marshall Hoase. in Akx,ndria,
where Col Eibvssth vas killed in the Be.
ginning Of The ~. vas burned last aixht.
An osdes f1u0 he War Department pro.
vidine ehss de payne.e of ret or any a.
loWanes 6ue quastsss a. fuel for o(6cess' SER
vas,s l. hessby proAibiAed, until more epeci-
| &c leEialatioa shall nneeino 4.
Presidest Graaa to-dsy pardoaed Chs.
Howard and Jsnes Blsck, Of Alabama, con
I vicled for kuklax ouesages aad senae0ced to
imPrioamese in he Albany Penitnsiary.
SPECIAL MESSAGE OF TIE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9a-Ths President
sent special message to Congre0 to-day,
urging immediats action in regard to the
fishery bill. carving out the provisions Of
the Treaty Of Washington. He says the
near approach Of the fshing season and sd-
journment Of Congress next week, render il
highly important that Legislation should Be
lad at once.
IMPEACHMENT OF DELAHAY.
Tomorrow, it ID anticipated. the House
Judiciary Committee will present articles of
impeachment againA Marx W. Delshay,
United States Judge Of Kznsas. The tes,i-
mony taken covers three hundred printed
pages. Nearly every witness examined
shows up the shameless intoxication Of Della
hay, both on the bench and in private, %
we'll a. malfeasance and inoompetency.
THE PONRROY COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Feb 24-At the sitting of
the POmeroy Committee this morning Mr..
Simpson said his vitnesses we're not ready.
Mr.. Thurman asked il the witnesses had
come with the money. Simpson said Guerin
had arrived. but would send the money BY
express, which required two days longer to
make the trip, and that il had not yet been
s-nt. Thurman said the session of Congress
ends this week, aud the committee could not.
and ought not to make up its mind upon the
case until all the testimony Vas in, and had
been carefully considered, hence no time could
be lost. Simpson said he had six more Wit
nes-es whom he wished to examine.
Mr.. w. Simpson vas examined By Mr..
FIeiinshuysen-Is member of the Kansas
Senate; met Pomeroy frequently during the
canvass; on the night of the 18th of July
POmeroy made . proposition to sustain .
delegate whom witness wa sustaining; he
said If witness would vote for him be would
take Lsughlin, the de3esaie, OF his hands;
Laughlin was kept here ut Washington to
look out for the interests of the settlers on
the Cherokee neutral lands.
The cross examination ELECTED nothing Of
interest except Mr.. Pomeroy did not eend for
witness and that the only offer Of money Was
that related.
VIM. NJ. Msthery sworn-Is = member Of
the Kansas Senate; knows Reynolds who was
At Topeka working for Pomeroy; had CONVEX
sition with him about York's vote; REYNOLDS
said that was all fixed, and wanted hin to
vae for Pomeroy; witness said he should
vote for Judge Lowe; Reynolds said he could
tell witness something that vould make him
believe fomeroy would he elected; he then
sa;d York would vote for him; witness asked
If he had been bought BY promise Of Office;
witness said not BY prOmise of Office, but he
Is ours, and will vote for PomerOy, and on
the same evening Kelly came to him and
asked an Interview; witness went with him
and discussed the Senatorial question; Kelly
asked witness VISIT he thought piece Of
properly in vitness's town, owned By Kelly,
was worth; witness said 81 800; Kelly
said, ''If you will vote for PomerOv you can
have that piece Of property for S25;" wit.
ness laughed aud said he thought Kelly
knew him better than 10 try to buy him;
Kelly disowned any connection with Pome-
ROY in the matter.
Edward Hardy, member Of the Lowr
House, was sworn: He knew nothing Of the
use of money BY Pomeroy for the purpose OF
buying votes; knew nothing Of his own
knowledge about the use OF money Ivy others
for Pomeroy.
w. F. Guerin sworn Ia 3 member OF the
Kansas Senate, and chairman Of the POme-
roy Investigation COMMITTEE; Lieutenant
Governor SGver gave to him, n chairman,
81 900, which va given 10 Stevens by
York, in joint session; he described tie
money AZ Il has heretofore been described BY
York and other; did not know, Of his
knowledge, that Horton or Pomeroy used or
caused 10 be used money in the canvass.
David l.. Payne sworn and examined BY
Simpson: Was at Topeka during the can
vass; told ODriscoll that he could have
thousands for his vote, but vas not author
lied by POmeroy to make IN offer.
There being no other Witnesses for the
prosecution, Horton opened the case for the
defense. He first called ODriscoll for
cross-examinaiion, who testified that Horton
never attempted to use money for influence
to secure his vote.
C. J. Hanks, sworn and examined by
Horton-Hss known w. H. Bond for four
or five yean; On the evening before the con-
venlion witness sent . telegram to Atchison
asking assistance for Bond; did 20 at Bonds
request; never got $500 or any other sum
from Pomery to pay Harvey Fields ex-
penses; knows Geo. e. Crovther, Secretary
Of the Senate; he said ON the morning of the
convention to witness that POmeroy would be
defeated; told him to make some bets, and
il he wanted some money said he had about
$4,000, and would let him have money to
bit with; he said We have . job put up on
"Oid Pom" and its going to win; the dis
Special Mail Agent for Kansas; thinks the
dispat.h read: Assist Mr.. Bond, he il q
friend Of ours" Bond asked him in the
morning to send the dispatch; the object was
to get money for Bosd to use on the
election; was At Yopek. working for
Pomeroy during the entire eanvass, and does
or his friends for the purchase Of voter.
Asa Lowe NStlucu uC u1u uCCCivcO btO nu
thoriuy from POmeroy or his friends to use
money, and had no knowledge any was used
by them. In Conversation with Mr.. POme-
roy said he thought some members wanted
money. Mr.. Pomeroy said he had rather
not be reelected than to give one dollar for
n vote; did no. offier ODriscoll s.. 600 for
his vote, but merely told him il any trouble
occurred with his constituents he would stand
between him and his constituents il it took .
farm or $1,000.
G. BJwen testified that he was not au.
thorized by .Posueroy or any Of his friends to
use money in the Senatorial election; told
O'Driscoll he could get him $500.
!. s. Hoke testified that he had no author
ity from Mr.. Pomeroy or his friends to use
money. and had no knowledge that any mo-
ney was used; intimaied to ODriscoll he
could get money for his vote; simply
found out how he intended to vote.
John Martin, Dan'l Horne and Geo. T.
Anthony we're then examined and stated
they knew nothing of money being used By
Mr.. Pomeroy or his friends. Il was dig
tinctly understood that NO money vas being
sued. .....
K. NJ. Wright testified that Senator John
con, one of the plotien, said to witness on
the morning of the FIRST ballot, that Pomeroy
was = damned old rascal any way, and he
Vas bound to defeat him by Sny means, cost
what it might. Re1s. =