Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-04

than On the preceding night
neser ouered him any money, nor did such
snlng ever enter my head.
"a litfie while aeter INV cops;. Ia, -.
street, towards the building. n hal ;us
turned from the street to come mn IN ~,
House. | went down on the stems !.
meet him. There were several per
sons standing on the steps at the time
We weuf up into the Jury ROOM hut did
not lock the door. The conversation tina
ehshed, As near as l can remember. ran on
.he snpject OF the night previous. Swan sta
TED that he had got sick of the fusion party
ana wanted TO get back iuto the Republican
RANKS as easy As he could I advised him IL
40 so, aud said that thought it would helr
MIN politically. | went down to the s.C;raud
Jury Room to get some paper for him te
VINE his sfatemekt upon. l returned in q
snort time and Swan took the paper brought
", MIN me- and wrote mis- statement upon il.
ms statement was his own composition,
and had nothing 10 do with framing il.
Think l told him that this would be the
prondcst act of his life. Swan said he
thought there were Others who would be in.
huenced by his action, and act in the same
way. He mentioned Hartman and one or
TWO others. 1t was agreed that he was to
oring the others up THAI afternoon, and we
10 were talk with them on the subject. He
did not give me his certificate
did you pay this man, Swan, any money!
Witness locked Mr.. Swan right in the eve.
and said in firm voice.
| II Did Not Pay this Gentleman One Dollar
| r. any Way, shape or Form. and he
sweeping denial, and it was some little time
I before the " contl
IL did not 90 out of the Court House when
left the Jury Room " the Grand Jury
Room, where | went TO get the writing mate
| rial, saw John NJ. Jewell and another gen.
tleman.
''At the Augusta House Monday night,
| Swan said ne had been urged by others TO
take this step. Do not know but that he
mentioned Mr.. Geo. ID. Bisbee as one of the
men who had talked with him.
TUESDAY evening saw Mr.. Swan little
north Of the Augusta House, Hin was in
company with another man. Appeared to be
in great hurry. / told him that had heard
that there were rumors ahoat to the effect
that he had been offered 81 900 to give up his
seat. He appeared disinclined to talk
il White Again.
Son the Sunday after the organization of
the fusion legislature, J. O. White called at
my house in Winthrop, in the afternoon. l
found my sister in the dining room and told
her to place herself where she could heur my
conversation with him. as had heard it men
toned that he was the third person in the aft
davit. The first thing l said was ''What do
they mean by these stories that are afloat?
Is there any truth in tbem:''
''Hc said: no, Wallace, there isn't a
word of truth in it You know, and know,
it is false
.sAt that time had been summoned before
the Ingalls, committee. He said he would go
with me and deny the charges, but that it
would be no use, as the committee was a one
sided affair. He considered it put-up job,
to cOunteract the decision of the Supreme
court.
Swans Blaine story Related.
''To come back to Tuesday afternoon. /
went up to the residence of the Chairman of
the State Committee, James G.. Blaine. TO
make known to him Swans decision. There
were many persons in the house at that time.
Mr. Blaine was busy, and l could not see
him. | gave the document into the hands of
hia secretary, Mr.. Sherman, who delivered 1t
to Mr. Blaine. | left Mr.. Blaine's about
half-past one o'clock. | saw an acquaintance,
4. r. Townsend of Ltchfeld, in sleigh,
and drove up to the court house with him.
Before getting into the sleigh shook hands
with Mr.. Kimball, county attorney of Oxford
county.
WAS standing on the piazza Of the court
house when Swan and another man, whom l
afterwards learned to be Mr.. Hartman came
up the street Invent into the "Jury Room"
Swan went away. Twas somewhat surprised at
this and raised the window and said
"Ain't you coming "p:''
He said that he couldn't stop; that the other
man was Hartman. and that he was all right.
Hartman came into the room, and had a con-
yersation with me somewat similar to the one
had with Swan. Said he did not want to put
his statement in writing, although he seemed
to be of the same opinion with Swan, about
taking his scat. After some talk he sat down
to the table, and drew up letter similar in
substance to the one written by Swan.
Told Hartman there we're several, under
stood. who were not going to act with the
fusion legislature. While We were in consul
tation, the ianitor of the Court House came
TO the door. said that he was just going to lock
the door. asked him to come in. lie gave me
the kew to lock up when we left. did not
offer III, Hartman one cent Of money, nor
did 7 suggest thai I rouH erer pay him one
rent Was in the room with Hartman in the
vicinity of an hour. We went out of the
room together, I locked the door, and carried
the KEY which the Janitor mad gwen me INTO
the clerks office Did not leave the Court
House in company with Mr. Hartman At
ter little while went out and first went to
the Augusta House and from there to Mr..
Blaine's. Hartman did not surrender his
certificate to me. gave the letter got from
Mr.. H.. to Mr.. Blaincs clerk, Thomas Sher-
man. think.
1.-THE next time saw Mr.. Hartman was
on Thursday in the Representatives Hall.
He came up to me. and said he wanted to see
me few moments. | told him if he wished
70 see me to see me where | was. He said
they were going to press these charges. and
had better dust told him that he had bet
ter dust that did not propose to be driven
away.
Il requested an investigation OF these
charges. and this committee was appointed at
NV request. Twas taken sick with the meas
les soon after the committee was appointed,
but came to Augusta as soon as my physician
would allow me. | was anxious to come
| before.
Cross-examined by I. b. Swan.-Think
that some time Monday evening was at MIR.
Blaine's. After leaving there | went into
the Augusta House. Witness repeated his
conversation with Mr.. Swan at the hotel
| During this cross-examinatiou, Mr.. White
kent his eve steadily fixed upon Swan. but
the snaky optics of that individual fell before
his steady gaze Swan tried to catch Mr.