The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-20
The POmeroy Inves tlgatiOn.

In Senate yesterday, permitted proof o.
any allegations OF corruption agains
Pomeroy directly but not as to his friends
He then asked Horton what course hi
would pursue.
Mr,Horton said the defense should know
what the accusers charged before the de
tense was presented, and asked that tht
other side submit written statement o
their allegations, with names OF the Wit
nesseG.
Mr.. Simpson said the pending invest
cation at Topeka Required the presence
there ofEsome Of his witnesses, and that il
would be unjust to compel him 10 MAKE
, the statement required by Horton at this
time. Simpson then called Frank Bacon
OF the Kansas Legislature, to show that
money was offered for his vote by the
friends Of Pomeroy. ".H ~
At the sitting Of the Ways and Means
Committee today, Judge Sherman reiter'
ated his statement as TO his course In the
matter Of the New York Stock Exchange.
he had not been in Washington tor three
years and never attempted u influence the
legislative conduct Of his brother, Senator
Sherman, or any other person whatever.
Mr.. Bacon testified that Judge Horton
sent for him to 60 10 the Tilt House,
when Horton offered to pay his campaign
expenses ifhe would vote for Pomeroy, as
lit was to the interest OF the Atcheson,
Topeka s. Santa Fee Railroad that Pome-
roY should be elected. He told Horton
his expenses were about g, 600, but Hor-
ton declined, saying he would pay 5000
or $1,000. The next day while seated in
the Legislature, DR.. Rorebacker came and
urged witness to vote for Pomeroy, saying
$4,000 were ready for him, but witness re-.
iused. Witness, in answer TO questions,
said his expenses were not $4,000, and he
did not know what they were.
The Judge Horton who made the offer
to Bacon Is the counsel tor Pomeroy, and
the witness pointed him out as sitting with
the committee.
W. q. Bond, ol the Lower House of
the Kansas Legislature, testified that
John T. Murphy met him IN Topeka
during the canvass and said he had seen
Pomeroy, who wanted him (Witness) to
vote for him. On the following
Thursday he came to him again md
said II witness would vote for him
he would pay him anything that was
reasonable, and advised him to go and
see Pomeroy, saying you can have $4,000
lust as well as five cents. he did not
call on Pomeroy on Saturday; before the
election he called on POmerOy and had a
talk about the election, and told him he
could not vote for him. On the morning
Of the Joint Convention meeting, at
about eleven o'clock, one OF his colleagues
called him out Of DR.. Logan's room, say
ing some one wanted TO see him. He
found Horton in the hall, who said he did
not want to bother him, but that he had
something to say TO him and could say It
In five minutes. He took him into another
room, locked the door, and said he under
stood his (witnessesO position; knew he
had trouble In his family by death, and
knew what his circumstances were. be
was his friend, and as his friend advised
him to take care Of himself. he then
said there was no tlsein mincing matters.
Witness name stood first on the list In
his delegation, and he was very desirous
OF having his vote, and said that whatever
was given in the way of money was to
be considered as in the way OF defraying
expenses, and added: "Now name what
you want and will go right down to
| 1Pomeroy's room and ok 1t up immedi.
atel." Witness answered that he could
not see Pomeroy; that he had some other
business to attend to, and left the room.
The examination by Horton and other
members of the committee elected the
fact that the witness had given certain
parties to understand that he would vote
ior Pomeroy; he did 80 at the instance OF
his friends, who thought there was no
chance for beating Pomeroy, and wanted
him to vote for him II this was found
true, because his company had always
been on the losing side in the senatori-
al contests. The witness did not say he
would vote for Pomeroy, and did not
mean to II 1t was possible to beat him.
MIR, Driscoll, q member Of the lower
House, was sworn and testified that he
had been approached in financial way
many times in relation. to his vote. Asa
Law urged him to vote for Pomeroy, and
intimated that $4,000 would not break
him (Law), and said he would stand be-
tween the witness and his constituents.
Three days later be said that Pomeroy was
sure to be elected and again urged for
his vote. Understand, Mr.. Chairman, he
did not offer me anything, but LEFT the
impression on my mind that l could trade
of in that direction II ! chose. AT
another time Paine told witness there
was money in Topeka and said he could
have some; witness said he did not want
It Paine said the money was stolen from
the Government and that he might as
well have It as any one else; said 1t would
be given him without his making any
pledge, and that friend would call on
him In two or three days and ask him to
do a favor which he dould refuse or not,
as he choose; this was the first direct offer
Of money and witness was hurt because
he considered the offer degrading to him
self; witness reported these facts to MIR.
West, who said that 1t was
nothing, that he had been
asked II be could use $1,000 or $1,000 to
advantage. The third instance was when
Mr.. Hoke, member Of the City CouRcil at
Atcheson, took witness into room at the
Tiff House, and said his business was just
to say how much money It will take to
secure your vote Witness was angry,
and told Hoke that he was not the first
one Of Pomeroy's sstrikers who had offered
him money, and that he would let him
know that Pomeroy had not money
enough TO buy his vote. Paddy Brown,
Of Atcheson, came into witness room and
said he liked the way he talked. Then he
said no one will be here tomorrow; I'll
save money and you can have some just
as well as not, and l advise you to take IT.
Witness concluded to take the money and
then go into the Tiff House and expose