Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-10
pp1BERY INVESTIGATION.
~ rELlS HIS STORY,

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I'D 70 Help Men Wanting
More Men who dOm't
...w Of Anything WrOnE-1n.
.o.1,uy TcstiInomy-Searchins
Iirht-The Beauties Of n Sen.
torial Fight.
Tho Sacramento Record Of Sunday.l
bribery Investigation Commit
,et again last night. All the men,
present.
ahard Brown, swOrn-I am not
.;"ns of having bribed any one;
ika to be asked questions. | have
six or seven years in San Fran
I. was four years in the Sheriff's
',ere: was part of the time sales
for p. J, White & Co., and part of
;mc was a collector for an attorney,
c'raddock; | came here before the
niwtion Cfthe House; was elected
nllinr Clerk of the House; at first
declared defeated; it was a tie;
eoucntlv l was elected; Tod Rob
was iny opponent; before this l
co,,ainted with J. c. Carter; l so
Nj his vote for Enrolling Clerk; he
q Stranger to me before that; after
I saw him several times; he had
he would support me for Clerk if
mid help elect Campbell Sergeant
rms. bu. found | couldn't do it;
not money to exceed 500 when
me here; have a family; my ar
(encnt with Eardley was, l was to
kint him and also to give him part
4 he Office; but finding that was ille-
asked him to release me, and he
he was to get me votes; he didn't
e anv delegation, or how many
he could give; l agreed up to the
he was appointed to pay him half
pav; don't think Carter knew OF
arrangement; did ask Carter to
to my room; when he came
kllev and his son were there; told
wanted to converse with Carter
e; thought Eartllcy would think
b. giving away his place; Carter
he'd place in my Office for a friend
~ ~ ''a'->''-AhAO->s
Ir.er (who sa, near)-" What a liar
are Sensation.
fown-Iou can insult me here: YOU
well to select this place; you can
me in the street; l must say YOU
q consumma.e liar! [Sen>ation. ]
], | told Eardlcy to retire, and he
! said TO Carter, that though l had
)cquainancc with Booth, l was do
all | could to secure his election
brably, on account of friends of
e, and asked him, Cant you vote
him" He said no, he was a Re-
alran; said l was very sorry, that
had $1,000 in gold notes I'd lay it
Fn 10 have Boo.h elected; my oh ject
if he really wanted a man in my
e. and could place him under OBJ
ions TO me, | would do it, and help
ernor Booth; took an interest for
IN on account of my friends, chiefly
pe San Francisco delegation; Carter
n"t name the man he wanted in
office; when Carter was in my
! had not money anywhere in
hmento to exceed $40; l did not
carter $1,000 in gold notes; Carter
me to call on him at the Inter-
pnal Hotel, but l did not do it; |
: emphatically, Offering him any
OF money, nor did l pledge him
silence on honor" as he says;
ernor Booth wouldn't know me if
net me; | had no consultation with
N or his friends as to Carter; said
l dld sly as disintercstcd act of
ld,hip for one and my friends cs-
led very highly; Carter was not
ghant; if he renewed his request
he place in my office, l would have
anie consistently to have placed
under obligations; Governor Booth
none of his friends gave me any
Iev; not ten cent piece: not enough
Il drlnk of the poorest whisky in
country; did not tell Carter ] would
Pahe his answer as final; did tell
l. 90 t" his room if / had time;
90, as l thought it not worth
TO waste ammunition on him; l
hy that words; l couldn't have
MN $1,000, when l lacked 81 800
avn. 1t; there was something be-
II Eardlcy and about his having
VI lle appointments of the clerks
ounce; he was to have that right
extent of say cne or two; l broke
asfeement by Eardley's consent,
HG Illegal; Carter did not ask
had found my man; he asked
ny had not come to his hotel.
"hIlt Is singular to me you was
e."cd to a man unknown to YOU
o,haiiy' and with whom you had
'''''ohs. Explain your warm in
pwnIIlave You never done so .?
PACK and see If you never worked
rh m YOU never saw? ] did it, for
nn M francisco delegation was go
n' ,"a nm, and l thought him the
"sh' ! was repeatedly asked to
h, touid for him; COwdery asked
10 all l could for him. Mr..
;iso ] have talked with; Cow
friend from bOyhOod of
o.. ! asked Pishon and others to
'' hooth; asked no other men,
W .ome to my room but Carter,
view to talk of Booth, so far
era ewtmber; don't think any one
roe mer did come to my room on that
Is' asked Eardley to leave be-
os. expected Carter to renew his
| so,;a;. ,"1 me appointment. Yes, l
M hGu h'Gu carter to come to my
(ht aa na, ! thought when he came he
Solo IN m ask for the appointment; !;
viii onlect was to have IL private
Ron,n Narter, and ask him to go
a nor.. l can more earnestly So
hbIic' ',,h ,n 10 vote in private than in
n f place; can there converse
ker tiN. 10 & That was why l asked