Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-15
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
THB BRIBERY HEARING.
Some important Hitches
in BradIey's Story. sos
THE ACCUSED TAKES the, STAND.
A Stout Denial Of Bradley's
Charge.
CLAIMS MADE BY THE Stall WARTS.
Asserting That They Can
Prove Their Case.
CLAIMS MADE BY THE Stall WARTS
NEW YORK..

Another Big job Done In the Seven MIN
utes Interview-Assennblym Sessions
| Put ON the stand-His Statement of the
Cause.-The Stalvarts Claim Their AbiI.
ity to Prove the Charge.
ALBANY, June A.-The vote for Senator II
the joint convention to-day showed little
change, the principal candidates for the
short term polling votes as follows: Conk
ling 81, Jacobs so, Wheeler % and Rogers
81. The vote for the long term resulted the
same as yesterdays ballot. In explaining
his vote for Rogers for the long term Assem-.
blyman Congdon, of Cattaraugus, said that
he had from the first voted against Conkline
and Platt, and was told to continue to do SC
| by his constituents when at home over Sun.
day. AS Mr.. Congdon is Mr.. Bradley's col
league from the same county, his statement
is considered an important offset to Bradley's
/ action. 5#&5 saaF. ..s. Peas
The bribery investigating committee met
again this morning, Assemblyman Bradley
resuming the witness chair. His cross-ex-
animation was conducted by Mr.. Peckham,
counsel for Sessions. When asked if he did
not say to Assemblyman Hickman and Ex-
Assemblyman Ingerson that he had voted
for Conkling and Platt for the last time and
would thereafter vote for Depsw, Bradley
said he would not swear he did not. In re-
gard to his telling correspondents of the New
York Times and Buffalo Courier after the ex-
| posure that it was an outside lobbyist who
l bribed him. Bradley said he might have told
| them SO. When asked as to his saying to
Mr.. Miller, of Chatauqua county, that he did
/ not see the man who bribed him on the day
| he made his exposure, Bradley admitted that
| he said he had not seen him. This, it will be
/ recalled, was after he had seen Mr.. Sessions.
whom his later story implicated. All of the
persons mentioned above will testify to what
| he said to them. In regard to his saying at
Olean on the Sunday before the exposure
| that something would happen next week
| that would shake up Albany" Bradley made
no denial. He also admitted that he said at
that time that he could get 1000 for voting
for Depew, and that members had been Of
fered $1 900 not to sign the call when
pinned down he admitted that of his own
knowledge he knew of no Senator or member
who had been offered or would take money
| to influence his vote. This admission de-
stroys the value of his motive, as he testified
yesterday that he wanted to expose Sessions
| because so much bribery was going on. One
very important fact came out in Mr.. Brad
| ley's testimony, and that was in regard to his
brief speech when arising to a question
of privilege to make the exposure
Both Mr.. Sharpe and Mr.. Bradley have
in previous testimony asserted that they had
told everything that was said and done dur
ing the interview at the room where Brad
ley came to the Speaker. Now Bradley says
he wrote his speech in that room while the
Speaker was counting the money. This adds
another to the already crowded list of things
that happened during that seven minutes
he committee then took a recess in order to
be present at the joint convention.
The committee met again at o'clock
Senator Sessions was placed on the stand for
cross examination. He said he was what is
called a half-breed, although he thought he
was full blooded Republican. He men,
toned several Offices he had held since 1865
1t was Senator Forster who gave witness the
rumor that Bradley had connected his name
with the charge of bribery. The witness
didn't know that his public character had
ever been the subject of Judicial or legislative
investigation. He was once witness before
the grand jury at Albany in a case wherein
bribery of legislators was alleged. Frederick
Littlejohn was one of the parties charged
with attempting to have members bribed.
This case was in 1862; remembered all its in
cidents well He was at the time assisting
legislation" or what others would call lob
Dying; did all he could to influence mem
bers' votes never did it by the use of money
or by any other means than by argument.
he mentioned several bills in the interest of
which he was here at that time
Witness knew Bradley eleven or twelve
years. Since Bradley came to the Legisla-
ture last January both had been stopping at
the same hotel their families were also stop
/ ping there and were intimate. Bradley sft
June 8, the day Bradley said witness attempt
ed to bride him. Witness couldn't renem-
Der whether he went to the upper floor in the
elevator or by the stairway Wouldn't be
sure whether he went into any other room
than Woodin's; might have gone to Barber's
room could hardly remember whether on
any particular day he went into either or not.
Witness had all along been Depew man. He
had for two days voted for Miller and Rogers,
and since then had voted for Rogers and
Depew. He had done all he honestly could
to induce members to vote as he was doing
but SO far had failed to get a
single vote. IN the half breeds caucus on the
night of June witness did announce that he
thought he could pledge another vote for
Depew on the following day. He did not
mention Bradley as the man, though he
meant him, feeling sure he was sincere in
what he had said about changing his vote
he had said that the new vote would be for
Depew, not knowing who Bradley would
vote for for Conkling's place. When he an
nounced that he thought he could pledge the
vote he believed Bradley's change would be
the result of what had transpired between
them that day and the result of the talk be-
tween witness end Bradley. He did not
think Bradley's change would be the result
of any particular influence witness had exer-
cised over him, but of the fact that
Bradley was convinced he was voting against
the wishes of his constituents. He thought
that what Deputy Collector Terry had said,
as reported by Charles P. Ingersou to witness
IN, ha to1d f, Ryo6lav nQrnaIv that five 0f
every six of the people of Cattaraugus were
against Bradley's candidates and that he was
killing himself by voting for Conkhng and
Plat, had more effect upon him than any
thing, because witness told it to him that
night at supper. Witness had been told by
| Ingerson that evening what Terry said and
fastened to tell Bradley of it. Witness
often talked to Bradley about changing
| his vote, both public and in private
Witness went to Bradley's room
that. night, not because he had any
| thing to. say to him before his
| SON Witness and Bradley often talked poll
| tics in witness room before witness wife and
daughter. because of the intimacy between
| the families. On the night of June wit
| ness, his family. Charles P. Ingerson and W.
| G. Hudson were in witness sitting room to-
gether. Bradley raped on the door. Wit
| ness opened it and Bradley looked in and
said, II want to see you" MIR. Hudson was
a Democrats and a reporter for the Brooklyn
Eagle, and neither witness nor Bradley had
| ever talked about the contest before either
Democrats or reporters, so witness slipped
outside and Bradley started OF, walking to-
| wards his own room. Witness was not sure
| that Bradley locked the door Of his room
| when they got inside. They were in the room
1 but few moments, and all that occurred
was that Bradley assured witness he was
convinced his constituents were against the
return of Conkling and Platt and that ON the
| next day he would vote for Depew. Wit
ness said he was glad to hear him say So.
| Witness knew of no reason why Bradley
| should feel unfriendly toward him and knew
of no reason why Bradley should wish to in
jure him. Witness had never thought
whether Bradley could be induced to vote for
money. The question of corruptibility with
regard to Bradley had never occurred to wit
ness, as there nevse was anything to bring it
up. Always thought Bradley would sooner
or later heed the wishes of his Constituents
and oppose the return of 0onking and Piatt
because he had at one time told witness that
in the end witness would not be disappointed
in his vote. At this point Mr.. Bangs asked