The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-18
BIG MONEY
OnAasIas HANDS ur AT ALBANY
some strange Transactions About thS
Capital OF Ihs Empire staIs-A PFui''
full session Of the COmmiitse
Yesterday-The Voting.


CATION was resumed. Bradley was recalled
but his testimony was unimportant
Bangs asked the ruling OF the COMMITTEES
on the question II they understood from
the resolutions appointing them that they
had the right to examine into charges
sRainst persons other than members Ol
the Assembly. His own judgement was
that they had not the power TO do 90 un'
der the resolution, but he requested the
Committee 70 give It's ruling on this sub
jsct.
The Committee retired and on returning
responded that they had decided 10 ex'
tend the inquiry 70 everything
thing bearing ON Inc Senatorial election.
Thomss W. Cartwsll, receiving teller
OF the Albany City National Bank, sworn:
Know Adam Blake, Of the Kenmore
Hotel. He 10 customer OF our bank. He
deposited one check for SIC, 900, sisned by
Mi, Oxner, OF New York, another for S.
500, signed by samuel Man. Both were
endorsed BY A. D. Barber, and were depos.
tied to the credit OF Mr. Blake. he gave
large bills for the SIC, 900 check.
Charles Peabody, cashier for Spencer,
Traske 4 Co., sworn: Remember getting
the check for $4,000 cashed at the Mer.
chants Bank, June 9Th; think there were
no large bills in the package; paid, the
money over to the messenger sent for 1t
by Senator Woodin,
Graves gotta check cashsd for $1,000 the
same day.
Adam Blake, OF the Kenmore Hotel,
sworn: Know Edward X. Phelps; people
visit him at the hotel on business con.
nected with the Legislature; do not know
Barber; do not know the extent oil his &C.
auaintauCe with Phelps. Phelps gave me
q draft on New York for $4,000 on the
2S.h OF May. ! deposited 1t In bank and
paid 1t back to Phelps in such sums as he
desired; do not remember the name Of
drawer Of checks; do not know why
Phelps name was not on both checks. It
was on the $40 900 check.
Charles L. Garfield, paying teller Of the
Albany City National Bank, sworn: Do
not remember, about the 28th or 28!h, Of
paying q check to Blake; do not know
anything about persons being brlbed, nor
anything wrong going on here.
Mr. Bangs-That 10 all, He ig your
witness, Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. Smith-We do net want him; have
no questions 10 ask him.
Mr.. Bangs-You may 60, Mr.. Garfield.
Mr.. Stanley moved that when the com.
mittee adjourned 1t meet again on Mon
day. ,
Mr.. Bangs said that II the adjournment
was taken from this day until Monday he
could not promise TO be here next week.
John A. GoodSll. Of Utica, sworn: am
Cashier OF the First National Bank Of
Utica; wsssubp@naed to appear and give
a transcript OF Blrber's account from Jan.
uary 1St last. went TO the bank 10 the
morning and asked the book keeper to
give me the checks, &C., called Tor by the
committee. He replied that Barber's ac-
counta had been written up that morning
and the checks returned 10 Barber.
The statement Of BsrbsI's account was
then presented. Barber deposited sl7,:
900 In checks, drawn by ]. D, 0xner, Of
New York. About $4,000 dollars Of the
total sum in the statement was lor dis.
counted notes. The aggregate credit y
S90,664. The debit side is about $s6 600
Senator Strahen testified: May 18Th l
found Telegram In my room, aS follows:
WARRINGTON, May IS.
To John Sirahen:
[Confidential.1 1t is very important
to you, personally, that you meet me
late tonight, at II O'Clock. | leave here at
once. Say nothing to any one OF this
dispatch, but meet me without fall.
T5igned. ! JOHN l. DAVENPORT.
/ went down To New York and went 10
the Union Club, and / met him there. He
asked me II wanted membership here.
/ asked him why; be said he was "ln with
Garfield In this hght", and that he could
vet Il for me. said, III I accept the Office
would l be expected to oct against Conk
ling?"
He said "Yes." then said l did not
think would accept the place, that !
wanted 10 be independent. | told him |
did not knew whether Conkling would be
A candidate or not. II he were
I should support him. He said
[ had better think II over and
meet him al The Fifth Avenue Hotel Of
nine OF half psst nine. He said | would
have TO accept II on the Jump II at oil.
HThe Cabinet" he said, Twill meet to.
morrow before twelve o'clock, and you
viii VII be Al onGs confirmed" 1told him I
would meet him, though there va! no
probability OF my accepting. met him
and declined the appointment, and have
moi seen him since, No Federal Office hTs
been rendered me snd nobndy has in;
timsted To me that ! could have a Federal
ofIice or that could have any control Of
nv vote on questions beyond the one
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