Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-23
MEN WHO TOOK BRIDES.
Investigation Of the Corrupt
Maine Legislators Attempt
on the Part of the Radicals
to Cover Up the Rascality.

special to the Washington Post.
AUGUSTA, ME-, February 2O.-The
bribery investigation committee held a
meeting this afternoon in the Repre-
sentatives' hall. Bartholomew Went.
worth testified that @. Z. Kicker, of
North Berwick, offered him 5000 in
gold and $40 a day for forty days il he
would absent himself from the legisla-
ture. HE came for no other business
that ! know Of; | refused the
offer; | suppose he meant TO
to stay away during the session. Mr..
Kicker testified that he had gone TO Mr..
Wentworth simply for a horse trade.
went overto Biddeford Sunday to get
a horse for a trade with Wentworth;
traded with his son. The talk about
money was done ~jokingly; had no in
tention OF bribery" Mr.. Wentworth
denied the meeting for a horse tradee.
The case Of alleged bribing, so lar as w.
K. White Wa concerned, was then pro-
ceeded with,
Mr.. A. 5. kimball, Of Waterville, a
lawyer, testified to his being in Au.
gusta on Monday afternoon; had be-
come acquainted with White while
stopping at the hotel; thought he saw
White Monday evening at the Augusta
house; was not positive, but saw him
Tuesday morning there between 1920
and III O'Clock; was on the street, and
when opposite Blaine's house saw him
come out; spoke to him and saw him
Jump in a sleigh and drive off with a
man in the direction of the court house;
was certain of the time, as he had
looked at the Augusta house clock before
he came out. 10. White, cousin Of
Wallace White, was asked by Mr..
Ingalls,, at the chairnan's request, and
testified: Came here as a member of
the House Monday, January 9Th; /
think | saw White in the evening at
the Augusta house and went up stairs
with him perhaps it might have been
10 or 1880 O'Clock; he asked me il | had
read the decision OF the Supreme Court,
told him | had; he asked me what |
thought Of it; told him they we're paid
tisan; he said he thought they would
have a great influence on the country;
he said to me, you are a counted-in
member, | believe; l told him | was;
then he wanted TO know ii | didn't
think / had better 90 home and not APP
pear to help organize the House; | told
him | did not lhink SO; he said
he thought so, sud said it would
be the best thing | could do.
The counsel for White objected to the
admission of the testimony of witness
as not bearing on the subject matter.
Dir. Ingalls, insisted that the testimony
OF the witness was IN order, and was in
]troduCt0ry to that of the other witnesses
sworn and must 20 in. Mr.. Hutchinson
asked witness if W. X. White requested
him Ia take any message for him to Mr..
Swan, Witness replied: 81 won't state
at this time for certain; | could give my
impression; Think the word that was
used Was TO hint around or something Of
that sort; | think it is what might
have been said; this is my impression"
The witness was then allowed to detail
what took place at the time they were
shutting of the investigation. Mr.,
Plaisted moved, for the purpose of get
ting an expression of opinion, that Mr..
White be allowed TO proceed and state
what he knew in regard to this matter.
Mr.. Ingalls, seconded this motion, but
there was no vote, the other members
avowing that the testimony should he
taken according 10 the laws OF testi-
mony, although Mr. Ingalls, asserted
that il the testimony was drawn out the
committee would see that it was ger
name Adjourned Tor one week.