Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-30

Ar. R.isea Case Still il tAe
Hands e the Examining
Committees.
WAlnI1IaTo1.
INVESTIGATING KERR.

renee, hAyihgI IN obedience to . sum-
mons, appeared this ssorning before
the committee on expenditures in the
war ddpsst nent, TO ,esaify in relat.on
to allegations against Speaker Ksfr,
the committees poet tponed the examin-
alton until one O'Clock. S
Harney aAid he did not think that
he could be present 1T that time, a
he vas suffering With tho neuraAgia,
and would haHe ID go to Lis n,om and
lie down.. ss-s ~
MI. Clymer, chairman of fhe CON.
mites, infosned barney be need not
leave the roonSse he could res, epbu
= sofa, and The room would DO d.r-.
kened, and ! guard placed - the door
to prevent visitors from Knocking for
admission. This accommodation was
agreeable to the witness, and be re-
manned. ~
When the committee re assembled,
Kerr, Morrison, Scott, Lord, Hereford
and other members of the house were
present.
When asked about the payueut Of
money, Hamey refused TO testify, bu,
when told heswould be compelled to
do SO, he asked time to oon .ider.
BY advica@of =osaaaalKasr said
That ifviu,ssst tnewgAsysAiae slatiaE
no hin, 81 vas willn6 III shpuld tsil
the trp,h sboet hiu 1s
ls Witssss-aDosssMr. Ksyr want ne
10 tell al know?"
e Kerr Yes, want you to tell the
truth about it. !"
Witness Then l will tell what |
know md ! viii tellthe truth about
it too" I'll /yl@4
Witness then said he met Green In
1865, ard helped hin slget N Ap-
pointment in the army, as second
Lieutenant. Green paid witness >45O
which wjtness paid into Kerr's hands
in the cosr,dor, ssst Of the hall Of the
house, and Kerr put it in his pocket.
Witness said: aI am nov rcsdY 10
be cross-quessionsd b Af. Kerr on
this matter"
HArney'a story in detail y - fol-
lows:
Green had told tho witness that II
he could procuts him "a army oon-
mission, he would pay Hitoes Tor il.
Witness saw Kerr about It.. Kerr
said he had already made ! somina-
tioa for his district, but tho candidate
had not yet coine forward. Gresu
Eteh the witnss hs, 4soaH pay Kerr
to procure hiGl IN aplo,i ilAneot. In
conversation Nth Ksses ~ uitsesa
said that GsSea came fron New York
was republican. and had good quail.
Ii6cations for the Office. Kerr seemed
pleased, but wanted Green to obtain
a democratic endorsement, % that il
any Of his constituents should qucs-
tion the propriety Of the appointment
he might say that it was by demo.
iuratic influence.
Green got the recommendation, and
witness asked Kerr how much money
he must pay. Kerr said it was worth
FIVE hundred dollars. Witness though,
Greea might raise 400, which did
NOT seem to please Kerr. Subsequent
lily witness and Green made up the
sum tol*450, in FIVE, ten andi twenty
,dollsr bills. Witness kept the money
three or Ave days, and one afternoon
shout ! o'clock, Kerr came to hin
| while on duty at the east doc,
of the house and said: "Harr,
I will take that money now.
Witness gave him the sum; be
pocke.ed it and remarked he wa
going to the War Department Wit
ness We I three times with Green t,
see Kerr aud the arrangement wa
made in ten days. Kerr and Gree.
, never spoke about the money matter
, together. The witness FIRST disclosed
J these circumstances by making IN al
lusion 10 the investigation, the dem
ocrats attacking the republicans whe
they were norelgpilty themselves.
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