The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-07-19
SUMMARY OF THE GENERAL NEWS,

strong Test1aony In the Grover Case.
The Senate investigating committee
has for several days been ut work in Oregon
investigating the election Of Senator Grover
The first evidence of Importance il given In
the following associated press telegram from
Portland, on the 9th: The investigating com.
mittee yesterday examined at great length w
H. N. Stiles. He testified that he was Dem.
ocrat and acted with that party in Salem. He
organizeda Tildcn and Hendricks club and
was secretary of the club during the. cam.
palgn; was In favor Of 8. F. Chadwick first
and after that Grover, and worked for him
some among the Democrats who were in favor
OF Nesmith. There were five or six Dem.
ocfats who would not 20 to the caucus; think
It was generally understood by Growers
tfiehds that i wis for him for Senator:
;Tas neserln In Growers private r86;his; saw dr0!
1ef in conversation with Gilfrey at the Chem
ctka hotel in Salem on the night before cleo.
ton; it was about midnight; heard Grover ask
Goodman could be depended on for the next
day; Gilfrcy answered yes, but it will cost
$1,000, Grover answered good, il we do not
succeed on the first ballot tomorrow we ore
lost. All this was in q low tone Of voice. Knew
Mosicr; saw him in Gilfrcy's office after the
senatorial election; saw him come out of the
governors office; he had some money in his
hand; he counted the amount of $3.50; don't
kno" who was IN the governors Office. About
half an hour after Gilfrey came out Of the gov.
ernors office, heard talking going on in the
Office while Mosicr was in there, and after Gill
Trey may have come into the governors room
from the outside door. Had II talk with Good.
f1"n OF Umatilla, before the election, and asked
him why he would not vote for the Governor
ind he said don't think the Governor is at,
hthent inah, fur he promised one of the high.
tst offices In his gift if t Supported him
Asked Palmer Of Benton county what the
people would saw if he voted for the Governor
He replied that he did not care, he had a bet
ter thing. Subsequently he told the he was to
have charge of the penitentiary. Gilfrey was
the Governors private Secretary. Witncss
BY permission stated that lt volunteered lie
testim6ny because the Governor ATTEMPTED
to wrong Oregon out of her full Presidential
vote.
On the 11th II. Straight testified that
while he could not be positive that none OF
those who'll himself, changed from Ncsmitl
to Grover, raceivered any money for so doing
he nevertheless, from the circumstances of the
case, did not believe that either of them re-
ceived cent. Mr.. Brown, State printer and
chairman OF the Democratic county committee
III Linn county, testified that he knew of nc
use OF mehey to secure Growers election r.
l.: Porter, member Of the legislature form Linn
county, was Intimate with Grover, who said he
'fUuld not accept an Office obtained by corrupt
iIlpana. Jnhn flaw cf0 0ojor,. ii. ..I
WILSON, Of the Legislature, told him he had
been offered money and refused it. Senate,
Palmer, OF Benton county, testified that Stiles
evidence, SO far rs witness was concerned, was
absolutely false; he branded Stiles as a per
ltifed se6undre1; admitted he had been ten
Hered position OF superintendent of the pen
itcntiary by Chadwick after the clcction; di(
not accept because It would not paw, and fol
many other reasons
How Bank Rebber,es are Accom- pllsned
In the trial Of the bank burglars
at Springfield; Mass, On the 10th, VIM. d
Edison, lock expert, testified to CONNECTION
with the prisoners while travelling salesman
tor Herring & Co., safe makers, in the fall
of 1873; formed partnership with Connors
Scot and Dunlap to discover the chance.
for Bank robbery, and make preparations
and share in spols. Edison rot &7,COo from
ttobbery Of bank at Quincy, ill.,, and $500
from Pittston, Pa. The gang made unsuc
cessful attempts at the Long Island National
Bank first, Saratoga, Covington, KY, Rock
vile, Conn.,, Syracuse, Nantucket, Mass, and
the First National of Northampton, where
they boxed the holc but met obstructions.
Edison also examined the bank at Wilkcsbarrc,
Pa but no attempt at robbery was made.
toson reported the weakness in the vault OF
The rorthanpton bank in August; 1916, and
obtained the impression Of keys. The secur.
tiles stolen were concealed in Northampton
for fortnight after the robbery. Edison re.
ccivcd B, 200 and negotiated with the bank
Tor the return Of securities, the bank offering
$6O,0OO., His partners charged him with trea.
son, and refusing to make adivision, he turned
states evidence
That Tfoublesomo Civil Sol vlce.