Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-22
John Geib Sworn.

Friday evening last was in bed. Anderson
came and said man at the Merchants wanted
to see me. l went and met Liberty Hall. He |
tried to get me to vote on the other side of the |
bill. From the conversation / thought money
could be got When l got back Klossner said
81 suppose you are bought l told them a
man that would vote for the amendment could
be bought Then Brandt said, II don't think
anything of that kind is going on Nothing
more was done that night.
Saturday morning, after breakfast Brandt
came to me and said Il would like to be intro
duced to that man. We then went to the
Merchants Hotel and l introduced him to
Liberty Hall. After l introduced him l left
and know nothing that took place.
After Brandt came down he was awfuliy ex-
cited he asked me if I had taken any money;
l told him l had not. After we left the hotel
Brandt pulled out $50 bill and showed it to
| me and said have the proof on EN- here now.
That is all that took place between him and
me.
Question by Mr.. Feller. Did Mr.. Anderson
make any improper suggestion to you?
A. He did not.
O. Did YOU see Hall Friday evening?
A. l did at the Merchants hotel, in the Office.
Q. Did he say anything to you about the
money?
A. He did not, but inferred from what he
said money could be got.
Q. Did you take the number OF the bill
shown you by Brandt?
i A. did not. | did not look at the bill.
Brandt told me after he sent the bill to the
Clerks desk that it was No. 2670, to the best of
my recollection.
@. Tell us what part Mr.. Anderson took.
A. He only told me friend of mine wanted
to see me- We went on foot.
Q. Did Liberty Hall put any figures on a
card or paper?
A. He did not. only inferred from what
he said that money might be had. cannot
ference. He had a card in his hand and held it
up, but made no remarks.
! did say to Brandt that | figures on a
card. Thare were figures on the card; do not
rccollect what they were: think there was loo
and 200; no dollars marked. l now do recol
lect it.
When J. went to Hall he said he wished tc
talk with Brandt alone and wished me to re
!. tire.
O. BY Mr.. Richardson:
Did Brandt tell you from whom he received
the $50?
; A. He said he got it of Liberty Hall; sait
he promised to vote for amendment to tex
+ book bill in consideration Of the money.
@. Do you know anything that you have no
: told in reference to bribery money bein
!, have men change their votes?
= A. l know nothing more.
Recalled did not tell Klossner that if
would send men down they could get 800 0
$780, or any words to that effect. Hall nor an
one else ever told me that if l would send me
/ down that would vote on the amendm ents the
could get 800 or 5000. We joked considerably
g Klossner and myself, and if anything of tina
y kind was said, it was a joke.
t Jacob klOssner Sworn.
Knew MIR. Brandt. Saw him last Frida
f evening. After we retired gentleman Gale
e for Mr.. Geib. Geib went off, and when he re
o turned he claimed that he had been offered, i
y an indirect way, he thought, money; tina
!. is, he saw card with 800 marked on it, an
e was told, so he said if he would send down on
II or two members who could be made use of. b
might do SO, and the amount would be doubled
- That is all of that evening. Next morning
81 while we were dressing, Geib and Brandt in
j. joking way, thought it would be good plan
~ go down and get some money, and then explai
: it in the House. l remarked that didn t wal
any of that money. Then after breakfa
Brandt put on his overcoat and stood talkin
to man. l did not know the man. When
turned around Brandt and Geib We're gone.
never saw them again until I saw them at tt
capitol. was the first man in the capitol.
-, did not know that Brandt and Geib went
10 the Merchants. First knew about it Brant
made the announcement in the House. II
man who came after Geib l think was Ande
son, though it was dark.