, 1873-01-27

| oI Iopchh, was 9~orli, ai1d examined by Morton.
yays; Inns no personal knowledge Of tho ,1so OK
MONEY; did not llenr Caldwell INV anything
aLontit' dill not l'oar Lon or Goo. Smith, Tom
1.sr SF C'E9Sy ny ny anything Of tho e0rt
Legislature, Bay. TINT len Smith, hal oiforcd
hun q, 400 to vote for Caldwell! that was tho
'flDe a aor m fst a 9 'a oswog os19ognony 1y
eloctotl, and $500 il ho wna not; ho
said ho notiool tho money but hatod
to take II; yolol foT Crawford ol, the final bnl-
know whothor ho saw Smith Bay hin, In Smiths
room; think tho subject was not mentioned
again at any tlmo; don't know that Olnpp had
any considerable amount Of money immediately
Trumbull-1 want yon to toll tho Committee
all you heard from any member Of tho Logiula-
tnro, or any ono who wns eloctioncoring for Call-
Witness bud told all ho had heard On that
point; know Of no other offcrod inducomont Of
any kind.
1,y Olark-Thinls thai Smith and Caldwell
occupied tho nano room. Judge Croaior was in
Smith. Olapp asked him whother llo should take
tho money; did not adyiBo him; IL he Raid my
thing about 1t, 1t was to toll Olapp to do as ho
thought best. Clapp naw Smith In hin private
room.
FRANK nnEsNEy,
by Judge Grosior. Was dt Topoka during tho
conyaas; Fsvoro1 Carney at first; whom 10 got
to Topcka, Carney vas on tho track, and cup
intorost OF Caldwell. ,Wo other gontlo-
NOR, held frequent meetings to consult, but
don't know that ho heard my mention
10 o hae te al y mHs.Es f
that auch and such pnrtios wanted money; don't
think he over heard Lon Smith, Mcdowell Or
and would como down q little; novor told Smith,
that ho had put $4,000 in his hands as Treasurer
OF hia county, to socuro members from that
county; noyor did any such thing !. mover enid
votcs from that county, and that ho might have
got thcm for $500 1t ho had boon little soonor;
did not hnyo s'700 to secure tho votes Of that
county; mover aaid ho had.
by Morton-Cnrney requested him to go to
Topeka to work FOR him he was there whom tho
Witness arrived and Baid he was of tile track
that lio did not fcel lilo running against him
@CcSa}dwolD dld not soy that 10 had taken s16,-
nf hne~ hesa Fl that won't
in for him aftor consultation with Carney md
Len Smith there was no arrangement by which
lo wns to DO p1ia, except that Oarnoy enid hia
ahoud snd1 b RID Ter and sh hR Rsd i a
would coyor bis oxpensou aaid it would, and n
groat donl moro expected Caldwell would do
him Il favor If ho asked him, but Ind no suoh as-
Gurance.
There waB a great deal Of tnlk nbout bribery,
MS thero nlwaya IL; hoard two mombors Of tho
Legislature, Sol. Miller and Mr.. Mercy, BAY that
they woro offered money; Miller said that Clark
offered to give him tho Lawrence Tribune, mort
gagcd for SD, 900, worth $4,000, If ho would
voto for him; Clark said tint lio neyor owned
tho Tribune NTorey aaid to witness that Clark
had offored him money; mover hoard anything
Of offers Of money by Caldwell, Or his frends.
10 Judge Crosior- --Cnrnoy, said at first that ho
ditlnot want Caldwell elected from what Carney
saitl, witnesa thought that Carney wanted to
| como OH tile track again.
10 Morton Carnoy noyor said anything about
nTrn Il iiceSS snS y % any sno ntlmato That h.
| wanted lis expenses paid; supposed Carney had
told him TINT llo Ind supported Caldwell.
by clark-Was candidate for tho State
Senate laet full; was defcatod; Millor did not
was sworn and examined by, Morton. Took part
in tho caucuu, j. II. stcall, member OF tho
Legislature, authorizing him to negotiate for
the sale Of hia votei vent to Len Smith n h
wanted moro votcs; thoy said they did told
lin that member who oppoaod Caldwon
would vote for him for $500; Smith said ho
could get all Tho votoa llo wanted for s500, or
tinucl to talk with 3tcDowoil; during tho con-
| yeraation ho bocame satisfied that Steal had
been occurred; Mcdowell said that Btoall was
| their mnn: lse complained that ho had not voted
rs ngrood; understood distinctly TINT Bteall hnd
sold his vote for $500, though Mcdowell did not
I say 10 that was just bofoEo the joint ballot;
went directly to Steal md said, "You arc
already sold you lave got u, tho .o, money
09f eeAss you did 'ea not e soa as ?sss yo
agreed. He didnot dony theso statomont8; went
to Smith and Mcdowell to sell steall's vote, bc~
cauBo thcro Ta1 common report that they
werc using money; know nothing else that he
/ }hn1tr1,t Ia IN fa11
BY Judge Crosior-ThinkH tho conversation
related WAS in tho hall at tho Tatfto House; it
WAS in crowd, but ho did not think any ono
VIA listcning; saw Mcdowell flrat; said ho
away md coon returned with Smith; WAS In
Caldwolrs room, but had no conversation with
him about the purchase or Halo Of votos.
Judge crosler submitted to tho Committee tho
question whether ho was arrested by Gonoral
Sheridan for stealing CATTLE.
Clark said ho should want to a8k il }le wn not
discharged, and # llo did not bring suit against
| General Sheridan for falBo arrest.
Thomns Bold ho wantott to nay Tint ho mover
vas arrested and mover brought suit against
! Sheridan.
Tho q, question and anawor wero ruled out.
Thomas Miller waD called.
Clark called for tho reading OF the law proyid-
ing that no witness ahail be questioned in Court
on account of Testimony glgen before q Commit
tee Of Congress; Hia rosson was that aotne
| the existence Of the law. Tho law WAS read.
THOMAS MILLER.
| Tho wtnosg was then examined by Judge
! Crosior: IL publisher Of tho Kansas Chief WAS
State Senator in 1871 ueithor Tom Anderson
nor any ono olso gayo him 1900 to influence tho
yotoa Of lin delegation novor said tint ho had
| TINT amount
! judo Crosior read somo Of Anthony's testmo-
ny upon thia polnt which Miller said was not
| true.
Was Mt Topeka during tho whole canvnss !;
know nothing OF Tho giving or promising re-
wards for yoten.
BY Morton--Wlon he first went to Topeka,
llo WIS not Pledged for either Of tho candidates,
| but favored Carney. The Senators from llia
county woso instructed by their nominations to
oppoao Clark; four Of the Representation wero
oppoBod to Clark; ono was unplodged; did not
600 Carney until attor ho had Withdrawn; did
nothing Of the use of money for votes don't
rccollcot any conversation with Len Smith or
Anderson, the Sunday or hfonday. before tho
election lad a conversation with Caldwell !;
| GarnnY nslind him md nthar frinnils To Aca mud