Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-20
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE
ON BRIBERY CASES.
Majority Report.


/ To the Honorable Speaker and House Of
Representatives
Your committee appointed BY virtue Of an
order Of January ~. $50 10 investigate the
charges Of bribery and attempted bribery of
members OF this House, have attended to
. their duty and beg leave 10 submit their re-
port.
ii,rrc cases were prc.cu,cd before the
committee and evidence heard. both in sup
port .,rd rcfultion of the charges. The first
case presented To- your committee was that OF
Bartholomew Wentworth Of South Bcr-
wick member Of the House, who, as was al
legged. had been offered 500 in gold and SO
per it} for forty day. by one Charles f
Kicker of North Berwick. which amount was
20 be- paid to the said Wentworth ~ the SAID
Ricl,cr upon the condition, that the aid
Wentworth would absent himself from The
,2th LEGISLATURE.
ia this ease but two witnc,-c- appeared he
fore tine committee, viz: EJgtholom W
Wcstv ltth and Charles + Kicker, in support
at tbr charge. M Wentworth va, sum-
tnorci h'f1.. this committee and testified.
>uh-t1aiillly.thht Charles +. Kicker. previous
o. Nr Wentworth leaving his home for vi
,i ,I. c,iuc To his house AZ two different
iiur-. luI first sail il; he would make him
self sick the first two DAYS ofthe Legislature
nc should have 500: and the second tjnr
said that hr could have $500 in gold and $40
dav f1rtuIty dav- il he would absent hims elf
and not attend the 59th legislature.
Charles t. Kicker was also summoned and
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