Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-06-20
ALBANY AFFAIRS.

Another Ballot With no Rcsult-PrOceed-
ings of tho Bribery Court.
Albany, June 17-Bradley was recalled
this morning and gave some unimport-
ant testimony.
The committee decided to confne the
investigation to this particular case, but
to extend the inquiry to everything bear
ing on the senatorial election.
The receiving teller of the Albany City
bank swore thut Adam Blake of the Ken
posted check for $4,000, signed by
$4,000, signed by the same man. Both
were indorsed by A. ID. Barber and de.
posted to the credit of Blake.
The cashier of the firm of Spencer.
& Co., testified that he got check for
$4,000 cashed, and paid the money over
to the messenger sent for it by Senator
Woolin.' Graves got check for $4,000
cashed the same day.
Adam Blake OF the Kenmore hotel tes-
titled that on the 28th of May, Edward
Edwards, whom Phelps visited at the
hotel on business connected with the
hotel, gave him draft on New York for
$4,000. Blake deposited it in the bank
and paid it back to Phelps in such
sums as he desired.
John A. Goodall of Utica, sworn: Am
cashier of the First National bank of
Utica, and was subpenaed to appear and
give transcript of Barber's account
from January !, last. went to the bank
in the morning and had asked the book
keeper to give me the checks, ETC., called
for by the committee. He replied that
Barber's account had been written up
that morning, and the checks returned
to Barber. A statement of Barber's &C.
count was then presented. Barber de-
posted $4,000 in checks drawn by ]. d.
Oxener of New York. About $4,000 of
the total sum in the statement was dis
counted notes. The aggregate credit is
S9O,664. The debit side is about $780,
600.
Recess.
Cashier Goodale of the Utica bank tes-
tilted that Barber telegraphed him: "I
will give the committee statement of
your account if it will save you coming.
I have no objections to their having it,"
Senator Strahan testified that he got
q telegram marked Confidential" dated
Washington May Is, signed John I. Dav-
export, saying that it would be very inn
portant that Strahan should meet Dav-
enport at the club without fail that
night. met Davenport and was asked
if wanted the marshalship there, and
said that he was in with Garfield in this
fight and could get 1t for me. I said
that if accepted the office L would be
expected to act against Conkling. He
said "yes." I said I didn't think I could
accept the place. That I wanted to be
independent and would support Conk.
ling if he run. He wanted me to accept
at once, and SAID to meet him at the
Fifth avenue hotel later. He said the
cabinet would meet tomorrow morning
and that would be Immediately con:
frmed. Imet him and declined the APP
pointment. No federal office has been
rendered me since, and nobody has init.
mated that I CO., have an office. l
don't know how>e1is fact got out; don't
know that it has anything to do with
this case. told Blake, Conkling and
Arthur of the circumstance. They didn't
want to advise me in the matter.
don't know that have been very active
in the senatorial canvass. 1 have voted
for Conkling and Platt.
The testimony then taken was to the
effect that Tillinghast, of the New York
Central, bad $4,000 check cashed re.
Gently in $1,000 bills to use in Buffalo.
The cashier of the Kenmore hotel then
gave further important testimony about
cashing Blake's and Barber's checks. Il
Adjourned to Tuesday.
JOINT CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.
The joint convention ballot for 9
successor to Conkling resulted as fol
lows:
i
Conkling..... ......................... ....... 3
Wheeler. Observation-Disclosures. 8
Cornell. ............................
| CrOWley. ..........................
1IhIuHEl j
5fadley....... .....'....
70 ger: er:.......................
For successor to Platt the vote re
suited as follows:
Plat. observation-disclosures.