The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-17
PoMERoY I'M QUARANTINE.
The Bribery Investigations in Kansas-The Con-
fdential Friend of Pomeroy Knows Moth
ing-Private Scandals in Baltimore
Not Before the Committee POM
eroy Cautioned About York.

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feh II, 1873.
The Investigating Committee in the case OF Pome-
roy held short session late yesterday afternoon,
and had before it A. II. Horton, United States Dis
trict Attorney, personal and confidential friend
of Pomeroy, who has been sojourning here
with the Senator, helping him In his efforts
for reelection. 1t would not be improper to state
that the relations existing between Horton and
our Senator elect are not so confidential and
friendly, II any importance can be attached to a
remark made by Mr.. Ingalls, in a late number ofthe
Kansas Magazine, wherein Horton is referred to as
the coyote Of Kansas politicians. Horton testified
that he had been In Topeka with Pomeroy for
eighteen days prior to the Senatorial election that
he had during that time many conversations with
Pomeroy, and that he had no knowledge Of any
corrupt means used by P0meroy to advance
his election; that while various parties
were invited to stop at the hotel at
Pomeroy's expense it was not in consideration
that they should either work or vote for him. He
also stated that York's statement was incorrect
where York refers to him being present at an in
terview had with Pomeroy. He further said that
he had repeated conversations with Pomeroy in
relation to the disclosures made by York. but they
were made to him as attorney, were privileged
communications and he therefore refused to
divulge what they were; but he would state that
Pomeroy made no statement or admission showing
that he had committed any wrong. Upon the con-
cusion OF his testimony the committee stated that
the portion Of York's testimony excluded from the
public had been, By Some means, given PUBLICITY,
and the reports We're 80 distorted and Injurious to
other persons that the committee decided upon its
publication. II 10 as follows:-
Mr.. Pomeroy told me who were
ACTING AS SPIES
in our anti-Pomeroy caucus; the names were
senator Mconi ~ Captain Tough and Represen
born was acting In full concert with him, that DR..
Logan was TO be Withdrawn after the first vote in
worth delegation was to support him on Tuesday,
and that all the delegation. except Senator Moon
a to sc as
In the anti-PomerOy caucus. In an interview had
with him At that time he paid me $4,000 and he
word that he was going into the anti-Pomeroy
caucus that night to play hell with It.
nor OF the state and son-in-law Of Judge Delahay,
now threatened with impeachment for alleged
irregularities in his nigh office. The witness tes
PoMERoY CALLED UPON HIM
shortly prior to the election. and desired him
anything to injure him.. Pomeroy professed to be
generally friendly, and the witness supposed that
patronage; witness received a letter from Pomeroy
the last OF December, the purport OF which was
report bill admitting Judge Delahay' Is re tirement
this letter was not in reply to anything written by
witness, and DID not allude to the approaching
rupt means used by Pomeroy, and did not know
| OF any arrangements made by him with any mem
! Der whatever.
The next person on the stand was B. r. Simpson,
OF Paoia Mr.. Simpson has had the credit
Of being more fierce In his opposition
| to Pomeroy than any other man in the State,
and was believed to have originated the scheme
by which P0meroy was dethroned. He stated
that the plan, as adopted by York, was first dis
cussed by j. q. Horton, Of Lawrence, and himself
and suggested by Horton; on saturday night,
prior 10 the election, In a conversation between
York and witness, the same matter was alluded
to- but nothing definite agreed upon; II was be-
lieved the only feasible way TO expose Pomeroy In
the use OF money to secure his election was Tor
some one TO whom he offered money TO accept II