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CORRUPTIOE.

CORRUPTIOE.
PoMERoY.
WASHINGTON, February l9.-At the
sitting of the PomerOy Committee this
morning, Mr.. Frelinghuysen said that
a resolution passed in the Senate, yes
terday, which permitted proof of any
allegations of corruption against Mr..
POmeroy directly, but not as to his
friends. He then asked Mr.. Horton
what course he would pursue.
Mr.. Horton said that the defense
should know what the accusers charged
before the defense was presented, and
asked that the other side submit a writ
ten statement of their allegations, with
the names ofthe witnesses.
Mr.. Simpson said that the pending
investigation at Topeka required the
presence there of some of his witnesses,
and that it would be unjust to compel
him to make the statement required by
Mr.. Horton at this time.
Mr.. Simpson then called Frank Ba-
con, of the Kansas Legislature, to show
that money was offered for his vote by
the friends Of Mr.. Pomeroy.
Mr.. Bacon testified that Judge Hor-
boA oNlAL AOA LAAAAl ~ kO W Tic llllL
when Horton offered him his campaign
expenses if he would vote for Pomerov.
as it was to the interest Of the Atchison.
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad that
POmeroy be elected; he told Horton his
expenses were about two thousand
dollars, but Horton declined and said he
would pay six hundred or one thousand
dollars; the next day, while seated in
the Legislature, DR.. Rorebacker came
and urged witness to vote for Pomeroy,
saying two thousand dollars were ready
| for him, but witness refused. Witness
in answer to questions, said his expenses
were not two thousand dollars, and he
/ did not know what they were. Judge
| Horton who made the offer to Bacon is
! counsel for POmerOy, and wanted him
out, 30 far as sitting with the Commit
I tee.
| w. II. Bond, of the Lower House of
the Kansas Legislature, testified that
John t. Murphy met him in Topeka
I during the canvass and said he had
seen POmeroy, who wanted him wit
ness) to vote for him on the following
| Thursday; he came to him again and
said POmeroy had said if he (witness)
would vote for him he would nav
him anything that was reasonable, and
advised him to go and see Pomerey, say
ing, "Hou can have five thousand dol
lars just as well as five cents.n He did
not call on POmeroy, but on the Satur-
day before the election he called on
Pomeroy and had a talk about the cleo
ton; he told him he could not vote for
him. On the morning Of the joint con-
ventiOn, at eleven O'Clock, one of his
colleagues called him out of Mr. Logan's
room, saying some one wanted to see
him. He found Horton in the Hall, who
said he didn't want to bother him, but
had something to say to him and could
say il in five minutes; he took him into
another room, locked the door, and said
he understood his (witness) position,
knew he had trouble in his family by
death, and knew what his circumstan-
ces were; he was his friend, and as his
friend advised him to take care of him
self; he then said there was no minciug
matters; witness's name stood first
on the list of his delegation, and
he was very desirous Of having
his vote then; he said that whatever was
given in the way of money was to be
considered rs in the way of defraying
expenses, and added, now name what
you want, and l will go right down to
PemerOy' room and fix it up immedi-
ately; witness answered that he could
not see Pomeroy, that he had some
other business to attend TO, and then
left the room.
The examination by Mr.. Horton and
the members of the committee elected
the fact that the witness had given GER
tain parties to Understand that he would
vote for Mr.. Pomeroy, and he did so at
the instance Of his friends, who thought
there was no chance OF beating Mr..
Pomeroy, and wanted him to vote for
him. This was found to be true, be-
cause his county had always been on the
losing side in Senatorial contests. The
witBess did not say that he would vote
for Mr.. Pomeroy, and did not mean to,
if it was possible to beat him.
Mr.. B. o. Driscoll, member of the
Lower House, was then sworn, and tes-
titled that he had been approached, in a
financial way, four different times in re-
lation to his vote by Asa Low, to vote
for POmeroy, who intimated that two
thousand dollars would not break him
LOW, and said that he would stand be-
tween witness aud his constituents.
Three days later Mr. Low said Nr. Pome-
roy was sure to be elected, and again
hibCu Alc W NNAc lOI ulLl. OHucIoJduu
me, Mr.. Chairman, he did not offer me
anything, but left the impression on my
mind that could trade il off in that di-
rectiOn if chose; at another time Mr..
Paine told witness there was money in
Topeka, and said he could have some;
witness said he did not want it; Mr.
Paine said that the money was stolen
from the Government, and that be
might as well have it as anyone; said it
would be given him without his making
any pledges, and that friend would call
on him in two or three DAYS and ask
him to do a favor, which he couldIre-
fuse or not, as he chose. This was the
first direct offer Of money, and witness
was hurt, because he considered the
offer degrading to himself. Witness re-
ported these facts to Mr.. West, who said
il was nothing; that he had been asked
if he could use thousand or two thou
sand dollars to advantage. The third
instance was when Mr.. Hoke, member
of the City Council of Atchison, told
witness, Cuisines is business; saw how
much money il will take to secure your
Vote Witness was angry, and told
Mr.. Hoke that he was not the
first Of POmeroy's strikers who had
offered him money. He would have
him know tnat Pomeroy had not money
enough to buy his vote.
Paddy Brown, of Atchison, cameinto
witness's room and said he liked the
way be talked then, and said no one
viii be here tomorrow; I'll save money
and you can have some just as well as |
not, and l advise you TO take it. Wit |
ness concluded to take the money and |
then 20 into the Tefft House and expose |
the bribery, 80 he made no reply but |
bowed Brown out Of the room; witness |
did not see Brown next day, but on the |
day following he came to him and said |
he could not get money the day before,
but had 1t then and was ready for BUSH
ness; witness answered Brown, "Don't
show me any money; If you had some
yesterday, you and would |
have been. ruined; 1 should
have accepted your money and
then exposed you, and my name would
have been disgraeed; Brown asked wit
ness not TO tell any one; said he would
not on condition that Brown should go
and tell Pomeroy that none Of his strik-
ers must offer him any more money, and
II they don't keep away from him he
would "trump" all over the world; that
was the last ever heard of money.
There being no other witnesses for the
present, nor likely to be to-
morrow, the committee adjourned till
Friday, when Mr. Deyerin, Chairman
of the Topeka Investigating Committee,
Is expected TO be present with the origi-
ltal package of money exhibited by Mr..
York fn fna fOipf =. II |