Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-24

The evidence in the Donnelly- Washburn
case makes volume of 361 pages. If the
testimony could be read by the general pub
lie there would be very little talk about the
Outrage of removing Washburn and seat
ing Donnelly. The newspapers which de-
nounce the decision of the committee have
neither seen or read the evidence. 1t is i'm
possible within the limits of newspaper arti
Giles to give anything like presentation of
the rascality developed by the evidence, and
the evidence itself was meager in compari-
son with the actual corruption which took
place. Lack of means to bring witnesses
from a long distance caused the loss of
much valuable testimony. We append re-
sumo of the bribery evidence and commend
its perusal to the public:
EMIL sHAGREN PAID BY W. DIS BUSINESS NAN
AGER AND IN G. @. wAsHBURN's PRESENCE.
EMIL SHAaREN Up. Is, Printed Testimony
a Swede, laborer, formerly Republican,
residing in Minneapolis, testi6es:
A. About the 18th of October, William
Chase, lumber inspector for Minneapolis,
called upon me at Morrison Brothers lum-
Der yard. Chase said: "Mr. Hale wants to
lee you land called my name) at MIR. Wash
burns Office. He will probably convince you
to cote for Rashburn." said that didn't
know as could go up to Washbnrn's Office
that night, and besides he could not con-
vince me to vote for Mr.. Washburn. Mr..
Chase wanted me to 60 anyway. After ask
ing me several times promised to go there
that evening. He, Chase, promised to meet
me there. I asked Major Hale if Chase was
there. He said no. Then Hale said: st
isn't Chase that wants to see you; 1t is my
SELF Mr.. Hale said: sis it greenbacks
you want? am told that you were dele
gate to the Greenback convention, and that
you are DOnnelly man." I answered that
I was. He said great many things about
the Republican party, and the good MIR.
Washburn, but told Hale that was dis
gusted with the Republican party and their
good man. told Hale that 1 had voted for
Col. w. s. King, and that he had not served
his term right, as l had heard, and did not
want any more Republican party. Hale said
that it was true that Mr.. King had not prov
ed very good Congressman, but he knew
that Mr.. Washburn was the right man; that
he hoped that would not go back on my
old friend Washburn. l told Hale Donnelly
was my man, and I was going to vote for
him. Hale said: II will see that you vote
for Washburn anyway" This ended the
first interview. A day or two afterward the
sawmill shut down, and I was out
of work, when commenced to look for a
Job On about Saturday evening, the 9th
of October, 1878, met Mr.. Chase, the
lumber inspector, and told him that 1 was
out of work. He asked me if had seen
Major Hale. said no. "I'll give you line
to him (Hale), and believe that he (Hale)
will give you job" He did write the let
ter, sealed it, and gave it to me, saying, $50
and see Hale, he will give you work."
went to Washburn's office; gave the letter to
Major Hale. After Mr.. Hale had opened
and read the letter, he went into the adjoin-
ing room, and after few minutes he came
out of that room, accompanied by Gov. G. O..
Washburn. Both Hale and Governor
Washburn aoe,at into another room, aohen 1
heard them talk IN q lOo tone and aohts-
pering, and after a few minutes both Hale
and Washbnrn came out of that room, and
the Governor went back to the room from
which he had come out of; while Major Hale
stopped where was, and took seat near
me, at the same time putting his hand on
my lap saying, "Emil, I wi Ii tell you what 1
want of you; want you to vote for w. D.
Washburn, and use your influence and work
among your friends for the election of Gov.
Wasnburn, and wiW pay yoW 50 day
from no,c to the close Of the eLecta0n;;" and
he figured it up, and said it would be 1886
besides my expenses, and money to spend
among tho boys, and said I could go
about my business, and when
Morrison's saw-mill started up,
devote my evenings to the interest of Mr..
Washburn. He told me to bring my bill
there to Mr.. Washburn's Office the day after
the election, and I would get my pay; that he
would pay it. To this did not answer.
During this conversation, after he had came
| out of the room Nth GOu. Wdsh6urn, Major
| Hale had in his hand, between his fingers, a
$5 bank bill; when I got up to go, he gaze
the s. bill to me, saying, "Emil, here is IS /;
90 and use this among the boys, and drop In
occasionally and 1 aoiU gi0e you some more,
and let me hear from y0u." took the
money and went out.
@. 6. What was the relation of Mr.. Hale
to Mr.. Washburn? A. He was his book
keeper, and tended to his business.
Q. 7. What other interviews or negotia-
lions did you have in reference to this matter?
A. I dropped into the Office four days af-
forwards and told MIR. Hale that could not
fulfill his wishes, and could not do the work
he wished of me.
@. 8. Did you have any further interviews
with him? A. had no more interviews
with him.
Q. Mr.. Hale asked you to vote for Wash
burn yourself, didn't he? A. Yes, sir.
@. 8. Are you member of any public So
cieties? A. Yes; the Workingmen's Union
of Minneapolis, No. 1.
@. 4. Were you member of that society
at the time of the election, and did you hold
any Office in it? A. Yes, sir; was member
of the board of managers.
No ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CONTRADICT THIS
TESTIMONY BY THE ooNTEsTEE. NEITHER Ma
JOE HALE NOR GOVERNOR WAsHBURN WERE
CALLED, AND NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO AT
TACK THE CHARACTER OF EMIL SHAaREN.
/ The sole plea made by the friends of thu
contestee is, that, although this bribery tool
place in his own Office, by his business man
ager, and in the presence of his brother, he
the contestee, did not himself pay over tn,
money.