Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-13
,,urRY INVESTIGATION.
| poOth's Private Secretary
49,. Stamd-TOsn Hughes Ex.
aims. Etc.

.,,or BOOTHS Private Secre'arS
49,. Stamtl-TOnl Hughes Ex.
ains. Etc.
Bribery Committee met in Sac
n,o Monday evening. We copy
,be Record the following addi-
s,cts elected by the investiga-
..n u,rr's ACCOUNT OF NINA
~, AND HIS OWN GENEROSITY.
ort Hart. sworn-I am Private
.r,. u the Governor; l was init
With the Senatorial contest; l
Of no money used in it for votes;
.d hard for Booths success;
onn Mcnamara, of San fran-
saw him here; he came at my
sst: he was here twice; the first
be staved one day. lie told me
-" friendly to Booth. The next
NO came at my request. W. IL.
t;n wrote me that Mcnamara was
oa,e with ASscmblyman Wright
& Sonoma. W. Ii. Dodge, Govern
n,,b,s PARTNER, and c. ii. Roush,
Assnmbly. advised me to send
kicNamara. ! wrote to my friend
told him / should like to see Me
,ara. % told him | understood the
,mn dolepation would go for Booth
@ nn"rlv Vas out of the field. Nc
oara came and talked with Wright,
"f tbn Sonoma delegation. lie
Wr;rht was so mixed up with the
,,.rat. that he would not keep out
M tho c,urus. and he couldn't pull
ont Governor Booth knew moth
of This | didn't think it worth
10 to mention it to him. After Me
,or, st,vcd one day I told him
. % was no. further use for him, and
rnnt back. After that / got Il letter
disnotch from Mcnamara, which |
Rerrd bv a dispatch telling him TO
70 ND Immediately. lie came up
nirbt and went in the night to
Wright. Don't know if he found
in bed. | told Mcnamara there
no MONEY IN THE FIGHT.
3 fhp way came to tell him so was in
General conversation; don't know
paid his EXPENSES; don't know
NcNalnara's pecuniary circum-
nccs are. lie did not hint to me
0ueStion OF money arose be-
een us. or who spoke OF it first.
5esired Booths election us much
a man can desire anything; did not
r Mcnamara was up here to help
pr men, or that he was picking out
: poor men of the Legislature: l
hi think ever spoke to any MEM
= of the House about the Sena, orial
kttpr, except, perhaps. Mr.. ROuSh,
th whor, am intimate; know
komaS Nozzler; he asked me to in
3duce him to Ferguson, which | did;
hit remember asking Ferguson at
1t time to 90 to the Governors office
ook at some papers in reference to
bointing some Notaries in Fresno
intv; don't know why he wanted
Introduction: he was engaged in
contest: did not know what he
|nted to see him for; we had never
ked about him before; we had no
aer>lanling on the subject; | told
kNamara. when he went after
Fight. Booth would be elected any
"; felt then certain of sixty-three
les.
GENEROUS ALBERT.
/ paid Mc\amara's expenses from
b Francisco here and back; they
Mounted to- $50: the first time | gave
h nothing: the second time l did it
! nv own motion: Governor Booth
les not know of it up to this time:
ht the money down to him by tele-
hph; il was too late for the cXpreSs; !;
did not send a blank order; | sent
D; when he arrived he said nothing
ME or to him about it; that was all
, money let him have; it came out
my own private purse: / never told
|v one of it till now: l don't know
w much money he had with Tim on
3 second trip; l sent for Mcnamara
help keep Wright ont of the Demo-
btic caucus: YES. Farley had already
en nominated, but l heal d there was
be a combination caucus between
= Republicans and Democrats. and l
)n,ed to keep Wright out; nv OBJ
h was to make each caucus as little
possible: | understood Wright
Puld not leave the caucus: | don't
Row if the Hepublicans made any
eangements with the democrats.
Thomas Hughes. sworn-I reside in
vada county. have lived there -,
lrs; am farmer; own 80 acres of
pd: | was here in Sacramento during
Senatorial contest about three
Feks; came about four days before
E legislature conyenel: was a candi-
te for Assistant Sergeant -at-Arms: |
hyed till the Senatorial contest was
ler and four days after: have known