Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-20
BR1ls DTS BRIBERY.

1estl"Ony before the investigating Com
mittee Neutrality-suspicious.. Geib and An
dersOn Examined---The Former Fails to
Substantiate Brandt.
The Brandt investigating committee met
yesterday morning between and o'clock,
and remained in session half an hour, dur
ing which Hon. John Geib, of Henderson,
was examined. Mr.. Geib is the witness who
was to corroborate Brandt, and prove the
bribery beyond shadow of doubt. At
least SO said Brandt and his friends, and, as
according 10 their own showing, the case was
to stand or fall upon the evidence Of
this gentleman, it became all important to
secure correct version thereof. This The
GLOBE representative luckily succeeded in
securing-how, when where, and by what tao
teal chicanery, it boots not here to tell and is
hereby laid before the thousands of GLOBE
readers, with full privilege to the textbook
fellers," to extract whatever of corrobora-
ton or consolation they can therefrom.
| Mr.. Geib testified substantially that he
he met him at the present
session of the Legislature; that they
left the hotel together and went to the Mer-
chants, and up to the room of one of the
guests, where he remained some little time,
and wishing to see some one below stairs,
went down, leaving the two conversing to-
gether. Some time after Brandt came down,
and together they went out on the sidewalk,
where, after going a short distance, Brandt
exhibited a 800 bill, and said something
about having the proof on them now. He
further testified that he took Brandt
to the Merchants at his (Brandt's s.
own suggestion and request, and
that he (Geib) had no intimation of what
intention or object Mr.. Brandt had in asking
to be taken there. The remainder of his
testimony related principally to the occur.
rences at the capitol, which it is not neces
sary to detail here.
Mr.. Geib was further understood to testify
that no money was offered him, and that he
was wholly unacquainted with Brandt's OBJ
ject in seeking the interview.
When the committee had gotten through
with Mr.. Geib, recess was taken till $3.50
o'clock in the afternoon, for the reason that
Mr.. Carpenters duties in the judiciary com
mittee room demanded his presence there
When the committee reconvened. S. g
Anderson, of Mcleod, was the first witness
and is understood to have testified, substan
TALLY, that on Friday night he went to tn
room of his colleague, Mr.. Geib, to see hin
on business connected with local, or count,
matters, and thence went with him to tn,
Merchants Hotel. He knew nothing abou
the so-called bribery, and had nj
intimation that money was being, O
would be used by any one. He had, in fact
never spoken to his colleague about the Mer
rill bill but once, and then Mr.. Geib tole
him he had no particular feeling upon the
subject further than that a petition hat
been sent him in its favor by some of hi
constituents, and that he supposed he SHOULD
vote for it for this reason and not because b.
was particularly impressed with its merits
Mr.. Anderson was ross-examined at som
length and, as far as could b,
judged, answered the inquiries propoundei
without hesitation OF reserve.
The next witness called was Captain w
H. Mills, of Carver, whose testimony wa
not concluded and who will appear again be
fore the committee this morning. It is un
derstood that the few inquiries addressed t.
him had reference to certain statement
made by him in the House on Saturday
which were to the effect that he had under
stood that efforts were being made to brib
! certain friends of the bill and that carriage
had been sent out to gather them in at lat
hour that night.
It is understood that three or four winesse
have been summoned, and will be examine.
at the meeting of the committee this morn
ing It is not improbable that the commit
tee will conclude its labors to-day and repor
to the House this evening or early to-morro,
morning.