Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-22
4 MISSOURI BRIBERY CASE.

The testimony taken by the Senatori-
al Bribery Investigation Committee,
taken in secret session last week in JEFF
ferSOn City, was given out at q late hour
last night. Quite number of witnesses
were examined, but nothing directly
duplicating any candidate has so far
been elected. 1t was shown, however,
that General Doris, of st. Louis, for
whom one vote was cast in caucus, got
several one-thOusand-dollar bills chang
ed at two Jefferson City banks for small
er notes and drafts of one hundred dol
lars each, payable to the bearer; that
Colonel Kitchen and one or two other
parties had large notes changed in a
similar manner; that Doris had given
man named Wilson, of Kansas CITY,
three thousand five hundred dollars TO
assist III procuring his (Dorris's) cleo
ton, and that Doris made him refund
eleven hundred dollars.
Senator Essex testified that a stranger
came to him while he was in one of the
caucuses, and, after alittle conversation,
left on his desk paper upon which was
written three hundred dollars" which
Essex construed to mean bribe TO vote
for BOgy.
MIR. Wade, from Scott county, testi-
fled that he had been told that any
member could have his expenses during
the winter paid, by voting for Doris.
Mr.. Mouencott, of st. Louis, testified
that NJ. c. Smith informed him previ-
Gus to the caucus, that there would be
no caucus nominee, in which case there
would be chance for him (Mollencott)
to make thousand or fifteen hundred
dollars. He pointed out two members
of the House who then had two hundred
dollars in their pockets and would get
three hundred more after the caucus;
that they were to vote for Bcgy, and
that the money was TO De used to elect
BOgy.
Mr.. Smith further stated that the roll
was kept in Bogy's room, and every
man who accepted the proposition had
to sign the roll and receive his money.
Witness understood from the interview
with Smith that BOgy furnished the
money, and that as many votes as could
be got, both Republican and Democratic.
were to be bought for Bogy.
With the exception of the testimony
of bankers, regarding the changing of
large bank bills into small drafts and
notes, all evidence so far has been hear
say, or secondhand. Bankers think
that about fifteen thousand dollars were
in circulation during the contest.
THE CALDWELL ELECTION FRAUD.
WASHINGTON, January 21.-Edward
Manning testified that he was men,
Der Of the Lower House of the Legisla-
ture by which Caldwell " as elected;
he did not know anything about the use
of money to secure his election; knew
that Clark had money to influence the
election; tried to borrow thousand dol
lars from him.
Henry Fort, of Leavenworth, testi-
titled that ne knew nothing of any
money transaction on the part of Cald-
wells friends in the canvass.
George H. Smith, of Leavenworth,
said he never knew or heard Of money
being used TO secure votes for Senator
Caldwell.
John L. Pender, Of Leavenworth, tes-
titled that VIM. II. Carson told witness
he meant TO make money out of this
investigation.
ThOmas r. Fealan (Democrat),
member Of the Lower House, said that
he voted for Senator Caldwell because
he was from Leavenworth, and q 1T