Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-21
The BRIBERY lnvEsTIeATIoI!
The Wentworth Bribery a De-
fusion and q Snare.
DEMOCRATIC HORSE JOCKEY
TAKES the WIND OUT OF
WENTWORTH'S SAILs..
The White Matter.

. 'S, on tHc caAIScs OF alleged
ofiberies Of members of tina. board. was held
yesterday afternoon in the hall of the House.
1t was the intention Of the committee TO pro-
coed with the case Of Mr. Wallace r. White.
bu: that gentleman has not yet sufficiently re-
covered from his recent severe sickness to
make 1t 1t all safe to venture out CT doors. L.
1. Carleton, Esq. his counsel. appeared, and
stated m reply to questions that Mr.. White
would not be aole to be present to-day,
though he would offer no objection to pro-
eeedlng with tine testimony aud the exam;n.
atlon OF witnesses who were present. He
mad not seen Mr.. White for two DAYS. neither
mad he seen his physician. Mr.. White fully
expects to be here during the progress of the
examination; indeed. he will be here il we
bring him on stretchers
Messrs. ingalls,, Plaisted, and others Of the
committee we're DESTROYS that the exxmina-
ton should proceed, but would do nothing
that would seem discourteOus or unfair. The
desire seemed To be to have a perfectly fair
aud impartial investigation.
MIR. Carleton fully expected that Mr. White
would he able to be here to-day. but il was q
bad day tor even a well man to come out As
the testimony would probably be published,
Loo, 49, s'.N' "ee IT, ne "io not see tue
examination.
Inc committee then proceeded to take up the
case of the alleged bribery of Mr.. Bartholomew
Wentworth, member Of the House from South
Berwick. MIR. Wentworth was called, and
being sworn, testified: Am a member of the
House from South Berwick: a farmer; So
years old. January Sd, Charles f. Kicker
I : ~ III. ""use' ana onereo me SUI II
~ ."" ~. 20 10 Tue legislature. NO one
- >, "s Pe"t' my 50" having oeen sent
,,;oa. De-. oom ''la:e no answer; rriuay
..auIa ~, ~ 60 "s crn :.u "Sneu "'e ~
.n '""y ~, gu" Il" so."' anu Sio
u"y ioi ~ u"!S. i"a' was al the CONVERSE
..on We "a:' vi" not make much II any
,.s' uiu Iot want 10 Tell my son, anu
niu NOT; saw Kicker next morning at North
nel"NN. Had no conversation tnen. Dia
not "cceps ei'her Oh the oners' Ricker nved
TOUT OF nse miles rom NE east. ana mad
III" eo'Ie " my nouse VT nickeI Is
re-. =. s:ee"p..Ae. uon . KNOW WHICH
u,St,.c'ion "i'no,t ainerehce' re-
'nalkeu MI i nu,cnihsoh' chairman OF the
eo"' n ncAer ea.e ITO leaso". why nc
""n'e" "'e W stay AWAY iro" the legislature.
C,osS-,'"M'ne" 'ID'o NOT KNOW awning
Aoou' morse vi morse 'raue' hao no con-
vers".lo" aoout IT, n'Gker was ~ Norm
d. Derives viii my son when TOOK tue cars.
ne u.u no' P,o""ec any money UT oner u
Put Al my llan"s; nave oone consiuera,
o'e ',auing win hini-soia nm oxen ana
lrautu NURSES ne "ea's III horses cohsiu-
er"oiy- ne hiaue 10 other oSertures 10 me;
ne was "". III t"e nouse over hiteeh minutes
10 NOV ie"'enoer tnat ne saia ne wouid see
me again: IL was about o'clock when ne
an hour then' ne told me that wouid
nave sou anu CIV nav, /! suppose ne
meant ior me 10 absent Nhysei! Irom tue regis
iature ou' ing tue ent're session. Ion rec
oiiect any iurther conversation. was there
ABOUT haii an hour' Out that was aoout all the
conversation we had: ABOUT al 1 recoiiect
was the oHer ne "aue me. uon tnihk ne
saiu anvthins ahout horses, 1 saw bracSeH
nan the next evening" anu ne ASKED nave
you sofa QUIZ Two or three asked Inc
same question, ana replled each time mo.
Saw Kicker the next morning at the depot
but had no talk about the matter. Kicker
had said to me "there was chance to make
some money. or something OF the KIND ihe
story seemed to spread very last, Tor as soon
as got TO augusta 1 was asked IL h'u
SOLD out.
stop IN Boston now out my residence Is at
North BERWICK. tame from Boston mere LOT
the purpose OF attending this examination.
Am well acquainted with Mr.. WENTWORTH
having known nm Tor some niteen years
and being frequently az ms mousse mere
once a fortnight l shouid Judge. Am oo
years oid' business co"'Iactor anu pu.lu-
er' ana sometimes no son'e I'M !" uaul"s
horses ana s.orA, WAS u, MI "en,""r'"
mousse ,hihA om Sa.uI""y' 'ne ,u u"t y.
January last ih'nk went ~'on e. ~
was elgm. OF nan Pas' e.s" :.
IN the morning, was .n.re oua s.I,s
1me' Wy o2yeI' Vas ~ se, ""o.Se tn". III
nau' an" an" .. -. - =, y. .,,a. .;,,,o
lhey ueciueu '.'e .1 "u .'I. NJ.
was 10. TUE o"e wy! III n1
VIVA. k"'u Vi no' - ~ H. 49, 49,
worker, ou' poo. ~. ia. wy =. "o aSe
WIN nne, anu III s:I "a" III. ~" . :. ~" ~. " ~.
Tue a' ma, oomS;darah,r ,;,,, Wsn,r or,L
during The Conversation. Did make the re-
- ,,,", ,horo COS . cbo,co Cor hin, 90 mol.
ne c., hm ". ao,Iars n;dn., ,h;nt 7 r,aJo
naar h,,, s.;a ;ol;n,,, ..you CON
''.a "'' e. c. hnndrad do,iar. o.; ,e;, :" We
n"a ~. ,ho ,"s., ;n,en,;on Of otsr;no hr;he
"~I .,'.. .s No, nv n,,r,o.a i, on;no =, hi,
Sonsa Wen, 10 hi: bon.e the nev, evening
III ,o,hor horsa n;dr,, oo ,hor. 20 ,r.de
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