Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-06
from the Topeka Commonwealth, Jan, B.
The Kansas Senatorial Battle.
DETAILS OF THE ARREST OF POMERoY
AND YORK-YORK' 8 ANTECEDENTs-TuE
EXCITEMENT AFTER THE VOTE.

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EXCITEMENT AFTER THE VOTE.
Great excitement existed yesterday
over the somewhat unexpected change
which came over the spirit of the spna-
torial dream. Our regular proceedings
give an Indication of what transpircd
during the Joint session of the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the
State of Kansas for the election Of a
United States Senator.
After the Joint session had dissolved
and each House had adjourned the inn
mense crowds which had thrOngcd Rep
representatives. Hall throughout the morn
ing and afternoon repaired to the city,
where everything was instantly trans
formed into a state of confusion worse
| COMPOUNDED" The various hotels and
other places Of public resort We're crowd
cd as they have never been crowded be-
fore, and the scene on every hand was
/ without a parallel in the history OF Kan
sas or any other Commonwealth. Con-
yersatiOn ran high, strong language was
freely INDUCED in, and at times it seemed
| as if general melee would be the inevi-
table denOuement Colonel York, the
leader of the anti-Pomeroy element, was
the lion of the hour. He was bcsicged
by friends, and congratulations were
proifered on every hand. Reporters
fiocked around him anxious for an inter
view and entreating him for a synopsis
of his remarkable speech.
Early i'll the evening the immense
mass at the Tefft House were startled by
the announcement that Senator POmerOy
had Just been arrested for bribery. The
news spread quickly over the entire city,
and the particulars OF his arrest We're
soon in everybody's mouth. The war
rant for his arrest was sworn out at the
instance of Captain ID. l.. Payne, and
was served by Sheriff Thomas, Of this
city Mr. Pomeroy promptly appeared
hv counsel and gave bail in the sum Of
50 09O for his appearance before the
Judge Of the District Court on Friday
next at 2 o'clock p. m His bondsmen
were Thco. Mills aud Alfred Ennis, of
this city. Hon. \. II. Horton and Hon.
G.. w Click, of Atchison, and Alfred
Ennis, of Topeka, appeared as counsel
for Mr. Pomeroy.
At the Fifth Avenue Hotel there was
another scene. The friends of Hon.
John James ingalls, had assembled there
to congratulate that gentleman upon his
success in the Senatorial contest. Mr..
ingalls, took to it kindly, and by his
every action demonstrated his gratitude
to the people and Legislature of Kansas
for the honor which had just been con-
ferred upon him. While his legions of
friends were wild with excitement and
loud in their demonstrations Of jubilancy,
Mr.. ingalls, accepted their congratua-
tons uneXcitedly, but warmly and
heartily, and merely remarked to his
friends, Boys, we will have new
deal and a square one.
Later in the evening a warrant was is
sued by Justice Evans, of the First ward,
for the arrest of Colonel A NJ. York,
charging him with accepting a bride
Mr.. York appeared for trial ac-
companied by S. A. Cobb, w. A.
johnson and b. F. Simpson as
attorneys. The prosecution desired to
withdraw the case, but Mr.. York insist
ed on trial, and subp9nas were accord
ingly issued for Senator Pomeroy, A.
II. Horton and others. After an ex-
animation of the law, however, it was
found that the clause making it an of
fence to accept bride had been re-
pealed, and the case was consequently
withdrawn, Mr. ork discharged, and an
entry to that effect made on the docket.
Dullh5 INC piOSICSS VI Tic tIl6ll MI.
Click stated that Mr. Pomeroy did not
deny the statement made by Mr.. York
before the Legislature.
Public sentiment is very largely
against Mr.. Pomeroy, but in justice to
all parties we will say that Mr.. Pome- |
roy denies having given money to Mr..
York as bride. This is all we have
been able to ascertain in relation to the |
defence to be made by Senator Pomeroy
against the charges of corruption which |
have been preferred against him. The |
facts and all the particulars will, doubt
less be fully developed on the trial,
which has been set for Friday next.
SOME OF YoRK's ANTEoEDENTs.
The jefferson City (Mo.) correspond
ent OF the ST. Louis Republican says:
Colonel A. NJ York is a native of the
State OF New York, and held the rank
of Colonel In regiment of the colored
men during part of the late war At
ter the close of the war he removed to
Shelbina, Shelby county, No., where he