The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-11
TWO BALLOTS
AND 80 SENATOR ELECTED EITHER
CounIciIng TsSIImOny In Regard 10 ihs
Charges Of Bribery Against Sen'
AIOr ktsSIOns Suggestions Of
"Put Up Job"

ALBANY, n. Y, June lO.-The sPeciA
committee to invVatigsts the alleged
legislative bribery case met this morning
all the members were present, Speaker
Sharpe was the first withess. He wa
sworn and said:
~ know Samuel II. Bradley. had ar
Interview with him night before last a
the Dal4van House, Rb0u! o'clock in my
room. No one was present except Brad
ley Snd Jones, a msnber Of the Rspub
lican State Committee. Bradley and
Jones came In the room together, and
Bradley said he had an important thing IA
say TO me. He said he had been ap'
preached q II tie whils ago and was offered
money to vote for DspeW. asked him II
he had the money, He said yes, he was
given the money, He then wanted me TO
take 1t. IHsked him why and he said as
the Uhiei officer oi the House he preferred
To give Ii 70 me, He said he was in doubt
whether 70 make statement In the House
or In Joint convention, He wanted my
advice and did not want to give II. My
impression Ia he asked Jones whether he
should tell who gave 1t to him. He told
me Il was the Senator from his District,
Sessions. He then gave me the money.
counted It; there WAS 5000, three $500
and ten $50 bills"
The Speaker here handed over the
money 10 the chairman Of the committee.
~ put the money 10 an envelope and
put my pocket. ] counted the money
again before l went TO bed, and counted It
agAin in the morning carfully examined
the bills; these are the same bills. There
are three $500 treasury notes" Witness
detailed numbers and series ot bills.
Mr.. Brooks moved ths! the money be
deposited with the Comptroller to be held
Tor aual disposal by the Speaker. Car
ried.
Wltness-"I had no other interview
with Bradley than have stated, nor at
oil on that day other than related. Mr..
Jones said he thought it to be Bradley's 3
duty TO do as he was doing; there was no
reason for Bradley 10 think ! was in the
room; from 7 to 0 o'clock | was In the
room receiving persons; 1t was known at
the hotel; | was not there 70 specially
receive Bradley"
Mr.. PeCkham inquired what decision
the committee had reached as to the
counsel for Senator Ssesions.
OhSirman-"The committee has no
counsel"
Mr.. skinner said that the committee had
decided to allow counsel.
Mr.. PeCkhsm cross examined Speaker
Sharpe: ~ did not give Nr. Bradley any
advice, telling him that while l did not
want the money, stilI I thought he had
the right to leave 1t with me. When he
took the money, l asked him II he had
mingled the money with any other. He
said he had not. He asked Mr.. Jones II
be ought to tell from whom he had re-
Ceiyed the money, and think Mr.. Jones
tol d him that he ought to. Mr.. Bradley
said that 1t was the Senator from his dis.
triCt, MIR. Sessions. He then asked me II
] would recognize him on the floor In the
Assembly on the next day. He asked
when II would DO in order, and l told him
at any time. did not advise him to see
Mr.. Sessions in the morning. ! did not
see him again TIL sSv him In tho House.
The room interview took place In Vice.
President Arthur's room. was there re
ceiying calls. Messrs. Bradley and Jones
we're the only ones in the room at the
time, and they stsid only five or ten min
utes. ! was at Vice. President Arthur's
room simply to receive calls. These call.
era came on general business. The SEN
stor In question was spoken Of."
Mr.. Smith, oi Mr.. Sessions counsel
"Wby did you ssk &r. Bradley il that was
the identical money!
Mr. .Sharpe-"I know Of no reason for
asking that question"
Mr.. smith-"Did you ever ask such
q question beiore?" .....
Ar. ghRrpe-"l never had such q case
before me-"
Mr.. smith-"why did YOU take q mem
orsndum OF the bills2'
Mr.. ShArps-"I have no reason except
that 10 lawyer 1t would be reasonable TO
take particular memorandum. | spoke
Of the matter 10 Gen. Arthur within half
an hour. He was the hrst man TO whom
I communicated 1t. He was alone. ! did
no. sneak OF II to any one else that night.
Jones was called '0fsine.' He comes
irom the Cattaraugus district He was q
member OF tbs State Committee. He is q
supporter OF Conkling. There WAS no pre-.
arrangement by which | made the atate-
ment from the chair corrorba'ive OF Brad.
ley's statemsut. Il was not my duty to do
so; a. Bradley had said lie gave the money
10 me, deemed IL my duty to Ray the
statement was correct" To the Chair,
"My i'm preston row Ia that Jones ia not
now a member OF the Republican state
Committee" Speaker Sharpe here lett
the stand. w.t.,
Senator Williams Ens sworn. he related
having seen Senator Sessions and Assem-.
blymSn Bradley at the Kenmore hotel
night before last. He had no Conversation
about the senatorial election with either
spoke to Senator Sessions and walked To-
ward bis room. -. .,.,
The committee adjourned I'LL the alter
noon. ,,..-
Al the evening session Atsem6lYnsn
Armstrong, Of Oneida, testified that he
lad been oiTei ed money BY EdwArds,
a lobbyiSt, TO vote sgaiDs. Conkling, but
had not been asked 10 vote tor any one. "a,
tSradley's charges against Sessions VIII
be taken up 10 morrow. Council tor SEES
sions SAYS he will be able to sEa7 where
Bfsdlsy's 81, 900 came from.
TWO BALLOtB YEATEBDAT,