New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-17
THE scaSDAL-MONGERg QUEST.

IN Joint Convention daily NJ X 0clock Oh WY
day of the Legislative session till the Senators were
elected. The Convention then adjourned
THE SCANDAL MONGERS QUEST.
INVESTIGATION THAT HAS DISAPPOINTED ITS PRO-
noTFRs-NorruxG OF ANY ACCOUNT ELECTED
YEsrfRDAY's INCIDENTS.
iny TELEGRAPH TO rRIBUSH.i
AYp.Sy lime l6-A week ago the so-caled In
yestigating Committee began its work and not
single fact has yet been disclosed tending t. raise
even a reasonable suspicion Of bribery except the
unsupported word Of. Bradley. asefconfessed cheat
and periurcr The committee has had the assistance
of two excellent and iudicious counsel Mir Bangs
and Mr. Rosendale. but has so far discovered abso-
lutely nothing. The only allegations OF corrupt
overturcs that have been made thus far beyond that
made by Bradley came from Asscmbymen lrimble,
Armstrong and Young and all were repe-
titions of one another. Edwards who is
something Of lobbyist and something OF
stock ~pccuator and no doubt takes some interest
I'm poi,ics urged these 10 vote for Depcw init
mating that they could get sOmcthing by doing H.
The suggestions all seem to have been OF vague
kind, and such as no enc knowing what crosS-cur-
rents of corrupt motive and influence, often dark
and mysterious meet one another in Albany waters
would think Of holding any Of Mr.. Depcw's friends
responsible for II would he Just as reasonable 10
snppoae that Edwards was testing the men TO find
out whether they corruptible or not, using
sneanw lille the name Of some candidate whose name
he had no business to use, TO suppose anything
else.
Lastly however, the Edwards sensation is utterly
DESTROYED by the production of his bank account
II he was engaged in buying the whole Legislature
ms the Conkling managers in their unselish and pa
triotic way are trying induce the public to believe
he must have had good hank account. for checks
do not pass in the lobby world the thrifty mem
ters p-eIer hank notes which require no indorse-
uent Bnt the production of Edwards's bank &C
count shows that the only amount he has had to his
credit since January l which could he
for . moment supposed 20 I've large enough
for a Senatorial bride was the sum Of 5000 de
posited in the form of check from the paymaster
of the Beach Pneumatic TRANSIT job.
This leaves only one item of available evidence
respectng Edwards This is that on the 4th OF June
he tried to get A. D. BARRIERS check for $1,000
cashed al one Albany bank, and did get 1t csshed at
another This was four days before the alleged
bribery and ID has vet 10 be suggested. even by the
counsel for the Committee. that Edwards had any
thing to do with the alleged transaction. Each
DAVIS work. rs 1t closes, shows nothing added to
Bradley and to-day is not an exception to the rule
To-day Mr. Bangs succeeded in demonstrating that
Senator Sessions and Senator Woodin specialized in
stocks and thst Senator Wagner has a bank ac-
count Considering with regard tOthe frat fact. that
specuaton in stocks has become an almost universal
legislative habit whether at Washington or state
Capital and with regard to the second. that Senator
Wagner is man OF large wealth, neither of these dis
closures can he called startling.
A CASE OF DISAPPOINTMENT.
Tho examination respecting Senator Sessionss
stock speculations ended ia amusing in
eident which had it's important side also. Mr..
Graves of the firm of Spencer Trask & Co., test-
fed that Senator Sessions Mad closed his account
June T. the day before the alleged bribery drawing
ant S8.e18 currency. An important point was
established here by the testimony of the witness
that the money paid Senator Sessions was mostly
IN 81 900 and 300 bills. and that there was
not a $500 bill in the package. The money
which Bradley produced, and which was
bnoucht from the Controllers Office this
afternoon and placed upon the committee table In
front Of Chairman Scott. consisted Of three 5000
bills and ftes AT this point the fact came OUT
that the witness went TO Henry Smiths Office last
night 10 ask whether he was bound 70 bring MS
books before the committee. which he had objected
20 ing While there, senator Sessions, be stated
had prod uced most Of the money received from hun
in the payment of the $6,6l6, the amount being
$500 or 300 short. Senator Sessions was sitting
over by Mr.. Peekham IN a comfortable at
Gtude with a light cane in one a hnpd.
At this statement down went his hand, hr3yeruke
into his tronsers pocket and opi cane sna ron ~
man of polished manners and winning way ne
said. with great amisbility, wonld ike 10 see
chat for moment" Senator Sessions was picture
At this instant His dress was as u always n-the
glossy black coat. shining shirt bosom with na-
inona pin and long gold chain giltteTlng thereon.
CLEAN of real suspicion in his
blue eyes. and there was quaver
of caution in his voice to which his white q" goatee"
kept time. rs he said, We'll, don't know about
that it's good sum of money! The crowd was
convulsed with laughter while Senator Sessions.
serious as III Ia when he rises 10 question Of priv
ilege about TRIBUNE editorial. stood looking at
the money aud at Mr.. Bangs In furtiye sort OF
way ~ II he not quite whether all the bills
would return 10 him. "Oh." said Mr.. Bangs. eood-
i1undins the Enclosure on all sides, "it win
BE- perfectly safe with ~ many people around me
couldn't get away if tried" At this There was
another shout of laughter, upon which MIR. Brooks
ced the counsel 10 order fc' levity and irrelevan
cy but stn Senator Sessions not satisfied until
pis counsel Joining the universal laughter, advised
Inn 10 show the money. Then when Mr.. Bangs
asked him " he was ready to produce II. he said,
have no hesitaney about g. II it will be returned
to me-. with little of the foxy look about his eyes
still. Mr.. Graves rscognized she money as that
which he had seen Last nght wien he told Senator
Sessions he had recognized it as the money paid ~
him in the account, and Mr.. Bangs returned the roll
50 Ar Sessions
SOME CIIARAcrEnIsTIcs.
Many of those who Mr.. Sessionss reluctance
70 trust lawyer in crowded room with roll OF
u,oney-and there seems to I've no doubt 1t was an
scf of intuitiee canton and cunning-contrasted il
with Bradleys story that Sessions gave $1,000
upon no better security than nod. Those who DO
not know this singular character ths Senator from
~ xxXIId, might be ct loss To understand why