Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-06-17
THEI IN QUIRY
Into the Mystery 'of Who Paid Bradley
That Money.

That Money.
ALBANY, June l6.-The bribery IN.
vestigation VAS continued this morning.
WIN. A. Graves, OF the firm OF Spencer,
Track & Co testitie Sessions account
was closed June 9TH, by the payment OF
sc, GIG in currency. Sessions account
was profitable one. The last purchase
on his account was st. Paul preferred.
have talked with Sessions about the
denomination OF the bills | paid him.
There were three one thousand dollar
bills and three thousand dollars in one
hundred dollar bills. Sessions told me
he wanted to close the account, and
Wanted Large Bills to Take Homo with
Him.
talked with Sessions lat evening
about this case, but was here yesterday
afternoon 10 give testimony II called
on. Before | had any special converse.
ton with him, he told his recollection
OF the matter of the bill, but the state
ment has not influenced my own opin.
ion. 1t is unusual for men to draw
their balance when it amounts to
Six Thousand Do liars in Currency.
ITO Bangs My conversation with
Sessions occurred about nine O'Clock
last night.
Bangs Ito Sessions Let me see the
package, # you please.
Sessions handed Bangs the package.
The bills were shown to witness. and he
identified them as app rently the same
bills he paid Sessions on June Ith.
Sessions took out nearly all the
money | paid him from his trousers
pocket last ni.ht when We met at
Smiths house, and ran over the amount
and
Recognized the Bills
as those | paid him on June 9TH, as
some OF the bills were entirely new
500 bills. The sum counted ast
night was only few dollars short ol
S. GIG.
10 smith, went to Smiths house TO
ask him il would be Obliged TO bring
up the books Of our firm. While there
Sessions came in. Our meeting was
casual, and not by agreement; or ap-
pointment.
Bradley Recalled.
Assemblyman Bradley being recalled
was asked ior the manuscript he wrote
in the room where he met Speaker
sharp. Bradley handed 1t to Counsellor
Bangs, who read it aloud. il was the
same as he addressed to the Assembly,
June 9th, when asking for an investiea;-
iny committee. Had no appointment
with Sharpe in his room that night,
Knew Gen. Conway. He has never
asked me to vote for Tremaine. | did
not want to talk to the reporters till
made INV statement to the committee.
Ii was not out OF regard to Sessions or
tenderness for his character that re.
fused to make a statement to them.
Orsina + Jones, OF jamestown, Cnau'
tauqus county, was sworn.
Recess.
Afterne on Session.
Orsina T. Jones, who accompanied
Bradley to Speaker Sharpe in Vice Pres.
ident Arthur's room, testified: l said
| TO Speaker Sharpe, Mr.. Bradley wants
TO see Won. | stepped back, and
Bradley said l should come in.
Speaker Sharpe invited us To take
s.stl sat back thinking that
perhaps Bradley wanted to say some
Thing l should not hear. He COM
menced to tell that he had been ap-
preached TO vote for Depew, and had
money ! then hitched up nearer to
hear what be had to say. Finally
Speaker Sharpe asked him who had
done this, and Bradley replied:
Ny Senator, MT. Sessions
l think, Sharpe said, "This cannot be-"
He said something OF that sort; he
showed considerable agitation; he rose
TO his feet and Was greatly excited; he
then resumed his seat; think / saw
the Speaker put some money in an en-.
velope: / think he counted it; think /
remember seeing Bradley writing;
IL did not see the writ
| ing; I did not stay, but
got away as soon as 1 could after /
saw what it was. / came down with
| Bradley and left him. / noticed that
there were some $500 bills and some
$50 in money. ! was annoyed when /