Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-24
FROM ALBANY.
The Investigation Of the Bribery CON.
mittee Still in Progress.


| ALBANY. June 20. Inc OrtDefv commit
tee resumed its session this morning.
| James Tillinghast testified: He IS assist
ant President Of the New York Central r.
r. On Nav 9th or 18th, Graves of this
CITY cashed for me a draft, and l went to
Buffalo and told Graves that would like TO
have currency for the drafts to take to Buff
falo. Took it there and put it in my private
! safe Later on, it was deposited into the
Bank Did not talk with any members Of
the Legislature the night l received the mon
ey. Never saw Depew in BARRIERS room.
The changing of the draft was simply mat
ter of my own. Don't know that any men,
Der of Nissan, Whitney agd & Co.'S banking
firm is in any way connected with the Cen
trail road. Don't know Charley Edwards or
Edward Phelps. The currency was finally
Question-Why not use checks for the
| s2O. 600:
| Answer preferred to bring the currency
with me to Baffals or Albany.
A.-Do yon know man named Church.
yard at BIfalo:
Al do. Don't know that he had any
claim against the Central railroad. Never
paid him dollar. Used that $4,000 and
more in my own private business matters
while in Buffalo and Michigan.
| Tillinghast said that it no unusual
\
of currency. Furnished currency to Buff
falo Bank only few days ago. l used $780,
900 in my own private affairs at Buffalo.
| Bangs-How did you expend it:
Tillinghast-I decline to further reply I'M
less really necessary.
| Bangs-How did you expend it:
| Tillinghast-I don't think that | should
disclose my private affairs. but as yon seem
to desire it particularly, will state that
deposited the money in Buffalo, where do
business.
TO Brooks meant to use the 10000 in
a real estate transaction, but did not, be-
cause the man was absent, and could not
complete the transaction.
| TO Bangs-Deposited the money in the
bank of Buffalo Don't think there were any
$500 bills in the package of $50, 900 received
| from Graves.
To Carpenter-Called on my friend Graves
of Spencer. Trask 4 Co., at two or three diff
| ferent times.
| Bangs-Do you know of any other person
who is candidate for the United States Sen
ate who has acted as counsel for the New
York Central railroad.
| Answer-Yes, sir.
Bangs-Who is he:
Tillinghast-ROscoe COnkling in the case
of Cattaraugua. Do not think that the Cen
trail Railroad is at all interested in the eau
Gus, or who may be elected to the United
States Senate.
| To Skinner-Dr. Pratt is an official of the
Southern Central road.
| Charles p. Ingersoll of Westficld, sworn.
Been in Albany the last four weeks in the
interest of the administration men. Prefer
Depew to any other of the candidates. Have
known Senator Sessions four or five years.
known Bradley since January last. Have
conversed with him on the senatorial ques-
ton. Up to June Sth, | had talked with
Bradley, and on that day supposed he would
vote for Depew. Never paid him any money
saw no one pay him any money, no money
| in Bradleys possession; saw Sessions that
afternoon at his room; told Sessions of the
conversation with Bradley that morning
also told him what Terry had told me of the
feeling among our people on the senatorial
question.
| Ingersoll continued: The conversation
occurred in Sessions room at the Kenmore
| Hotel don't remember of seeing Bradley
again that evening after left Sessions room.
Bradley told me in the afternoon that he I'M
derstood the feeling of his constituents was
opposed to Conkling and Plat, and that he
had got through voting for them, and would
vote for Depew.
CrOss-examined by Peckham-Told SEES
sions in his room the substance of my con-
versation with Bradley.
Mr. Hudson came into Sessions room and
this interrupted further conversation about
Bradley.
Bangs to Mr.. Smitf-We have no further
witnesses to call, and for the present we are
through.
John 1. Davenport called and sworn
l saw in the papers, Saturday, statement
of Senator Strahan, relating to an offer OF
the marshalship of New York. As the state
ment is rejecting on President Garfield and
myself, communicated with the President
and received from the reply that might state
what took place between us. A similar re-
quest was sent to Postmaster General James,
asking his permission to state what passed
between them about the Marshalship. A
similar request was made to Mr.. Knox, and
his permission was received, to state all of
the conversation between us. | went to
Washington in MAY to about case
wherein had been retained. At the break
| fast table in Willard's Hotel, Washington,
the question Of the marshalship was brought
up and the names of Hugh Gardiner and Col.
Erhardt, mentioned in connection Herewith
After breakfast went to the Presidents
house, the Postmaster General being with
me. The President asked who would be a
| good man for the office of marshal in New
York. l applied could not say.
He asked me how about Mr.. Knox. said
his appointment would be an excellent one.
The President asked me to see Knox at the
Arlington. did so and talked an hour with
him, but Knox insisted he did not want it,
had no acquaintance with politicians, and
feared it would interfere with his professional
business. Finding him unwilling to accept
it, Judge Gardiner and Col. Erharts names
were again brought up, followed by nay sug-
gestion of Senator Strahan name. Wen.
back to the White House, and found the
President busily engaged, but he came out
in the library.
He then asked me, ''Where are YOU in this
fight?''
/ answered, sin the issue, am with the
President.
He said Il don't know whether either OF
the gentlemen will be candidates. but don't
desire to be embarrassed
He asked if this offer could be held over
until after the settlement of the United States
senatorship.
replied, mo, must have an answer i'm
mediately."
told him that of course he would be ex-
pected to vote against Conkling and Plat.
He wanted to consult with Judge Gardiner
that NIGHT and give me as answer in tho