Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-09
Feb. G, 1874

SACltAmENTo AtitSE'ihNTs
SACRAMENTO. Feb. G, 1874.
EDITOR News: The long looked
for and anxiously awaited lnvesti-
CATION Of the Senatorial bribery aud
corruption matter, charged BY the San
Francisco Spirit Of the Times, imme-
dlately after the occurrence Of that
event, commenced on Wednesday e
ing In the room Of the Sergeant-at-
Arm. Of the Assembly, the committee
sitting with open doors. The atten'
dance OF witnesses, members Of the
Legislature and outsiders attracted by
curiosity was accordingly large, and
consequently tho oem was filled to
OVERLOOKING. The committee having
been clothed with full power TO send
for persons and papers and administer
oaths, tta
Marcu. ID. Boruck, Editor Of the
spirit OF the Times,
Was the first witness sworn, n.
Greene Curtis, = distinguished Sac
rsmento advocate, appearing rs his
counsel on the part Of the prosecution.
The most important revelations In the
testimony OF this witness, were that
Assemblyman Carter, n Republican
from Yuha county, hal Informed HIN
prior TO the election OF the long term
Senator, that he had been offered $1,000
10 leave Shafter and vote for Booth,
upon which no p~redicated tho article
Ia his paper.
The nan Francisco Chronicle Re-
porter on thc stand.
Mr.. Ryan, the quiet and gentleman
~ reporter OF the san Francisco Chroa-
iele testified, that upon the Information
furnished by Boruck. lie predlcated the
statement la that paper la relation TO
the bribery matter and, In order Ia
post himself thoroughly In the prem
Ises, he called upon several Assembly
men for Information. aud among them
NOrthup.o OF Sonoma, who informed him
that he had been offered $4,000 by a
Democrat. whose name lie would not
give, to change from Farley to Booth.
The Honorable Member Who Was
Approached.
Hon. j. q. Carter, Assemblyman
from Yuba, bslng worn depo'ed,
that Nch'ru browh' u D~euhocra'' hh-
rolling Clerk of the Assembly, had
come TO his desk shortly before the
Senatorial election, aud desired to see
him In hls on q matter OF bus
Iuess. Upon keepiny the appolnt-
meut Brown i~ntrrropatsd hin, M 10
whether Ina could bs Induced 10 vote
for Governor Booth, for a con.ideration,
Ia which he replied In the negative
that he had been elected No n Rrpub.
lican. and regarded Booth M mskln.
hi, fight outside of the party. Brown
replied that he was deeply interested
In the election OF Booth-that most OF
the luOt ueiegation were going Tor
him ; ? u witness would leave Shal,
ser lot nooan' We wou," g'rc n,m Svo
sn,r'.J aud camSnnn,c,te,i m.
facts the .ame evening TO Boruck aud
senator Spencer. Witness gave a. his
reason for not making the matter pub.
A, M the time. that he did not want To
bs mixed M In any dirty wardrobe
mes, referring 10 the Investigation Mt
the time of the election of John Con-
ness a. limited states SENATOR. At
thI, stage of the investigation Judge
Curtis stated that. having appeared a.
tho counsel for the PROSECUTION, hl,
object was simply to yindlcate the rep
utation OF Mr.. Boruck as n journalist,
aud As this hal been fully aud salts
fsctorily done. his client had nothing
further TO do with the Investigation by
the committees. 80 iara rs the >lateuiehes
made III relation TO this matter are
concerned the eu,.or OF tno op,'m y
a.. soior :" ~
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SWIM ON '"e H'ahn.
Henry Euscrton, senator from SIC
ramento, and John +. Swift, Assem-
bIyman from San Francisco, both Of
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