Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-26
THE POMEROY INVESTIGATION.
The Testimony all I'm.

After our report Of the proceedings of the
special committee of the Senate investigating
the charges OF bribery against Senator POmeroy
closed Yesterday, Asa HairgrOve was called fol
the defence. Witness did not invite York to
have cuisines interview" with POmeroy al.
though he may have invited York to see POme-
roy. Had several interviews with York before
the election, but could not reveal what was said
because
THE MASONIC SIGN OF SECRECY
passed between himself and York. He declined
to say whether he told York that if he would
vote for Pomeroy he could get the post office at
Mr.. John IL. Holmes testified that he heard
York say the exposure OF Pomeroy was the work
of time.
Mr.. John @. Pace was examined in relation to
his efforts to establish a national bank at indie
pendence. PomerOy agreed to let him have
eight or ten thousand dollars for sixty or ninety
that he expected to have money before the
election, and would let him have it; on Mon
day, the q tn instant, witness went to POmerOy
that if he got the money, he would send it to him
by Bell or York; on the same day witness told
York that il was probable that Mr.. Pomeroy
would hand him York; a package OF money for
him, and if so, he wished he would bring it to
him. Did not see PomerOy again until he ar
rived at Washington; the first time they met
Pomeroy said that
York exhibited was his. On Characterization
witness said that he had met POmeroy at indie
pendence, soon after he went there in 1871; was
with him about half an hour at that time; had
not seen him since until he went to Topeka; had
no direct communication with him.
MIR. Horton read a letter from Mr.. w. r.
Davis, one who voted against Pomeroy, request
ing to be summoned to disprove ROerehacher's
statements concerning himself and POmeroy
before the Topeka convention.
MORE TELEGRANe-wHo IS sHAFER?
On Monday last, during the Investigation, Mr..
Simpson, it will be remembered, submitted the
following kilograms to the committee:
"SHELBINA, Mo-, Feb. 2l.-To A. n. York !:
asn have STsss here for
To this dispatch Mr.. York replied
"Who have been offered brides? Iwant them
as witnesses"
Shafer replied:
al have been offered fifteen hundred dol
Yesterday, Mr.. Horton, on behalf of Mr.
f9meroy, submitted the following additional
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-J. F. Benjamin,
First National Bank, SAelbtna, No. Who is j..
what is his general charscterS Answer by
"sssIsusA, Mo-, Feb. SIS. f G. Ps%eroy
Is citizen lien here. Was once partner Of York
The Committee at this point took sH recess and
upon reassembling George p. Anthony, Robert
McBIatney, $. n. Shaw, and Rev. J; B. Legate
yersations between Pomeroy and Page concern
ing the bank matter. Mr.. Legate and others
testified that they had no knowledge Of the cor
Mr.. A. H. Her&sn, counsel for Mr. Pomeroy,
was sworn and examined by Mr.. Cushing. He
was ut Topeka during the canvass to do what
he could properly 10 aid Mr.. Pomeroy in his
reelection
FOR Tas PuRPosE 90 vIxDlcAr1Ne HIMSELF
from the inputations made against him, and
said that ii he went back 10 the senate he must
60 there a. clean as newborn babe; has no
knowledge Of the use Of any corrupt influences
by Mr.. PomerOy o. any OF his friends; Bacon
offered 10 sell his vote for $1,000, but Pomeroy
would pay no money.
Mr.. POMERoy THEN READ A sTATEMRNT
under oath, denying that he ever gave at any
time authority or permission 10 any man to use
any money OF 0tlrer valuable thing to control