The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-16

understood that the witness fully denls'
1t, that was oil he asked.
The Chairman said the committee .
understood It.
The witness then explained his conneC
tion with the sale Of the old Dutch Churcl
property,
Mr.. smith-what was there about th
New York Postotice billP
WitneSs-In 1851 or 1852 the person
owning the old Dutch church in New
York were willing 10 sell their site to thl
General Government for sol 900, and thl
General Government was willing TO pay
that for It. Parties in New York weFl
willing 10 release $4,000 more. Then 4
was necessary TO get the consent oI thu
State. Other parties wanted the post
Office elsewhere. Littlsjohn came herr
aud wanted me to aid him in getting thG
bill through. / made the bill read thai
the consent Of the State 10 given TO the
sale OF any property for the purpose any
where In New York. Then there was IN
agreement that " the bill passed ! was to
be paid s. 800 for my services. That WAi
oil there was in that matter. The witness
here desired to say that In all his SerylCea
about the legislature he had never been
approached with money or had offered
money TO any member Of the Legislature.
Mr., BAngs-Do you remember the In.
dictment Of Littlejohn, twenty years ago ?
Witness-Yes.
Mr.. Bangs-Rsmember distinctly the
facts in that caseP
Wilnesa-Yes, siF, =
Mr.. Bangs-ARd yet you cannot remem.
Der what occurred tn Mr., BarbeT's room
few days Sgo2
Witness-1 have told you about II,
Mr., Bangs-No, you have not. have
asked time and again, and you fall to re-
member,
Mr.. Session then left the stand.
Mr.. L. O. Young, Q member et the As.
sembly from Broome county, testified thAt
Edwards, q lobbyist, conVersed With him
on the Senatorial question, and expressed
his q
PREFERENCE FOR DRPEw.
He also desired me TO vote for him. ]
think he made statement that / being q
railroad man ought to vote for him. ]
think he suggested II would be to my In.
terest 10 vote for him. My impl ession 10
be said would be as well treated as any.
man. ! think he made Htate.
ment like this, that IL would
be we'll 10 have something that
could put here and there In . political
way, inferred that he meant Q renomina.
ton. He named certain places and men
whom I knew in my county. He said II
would bs well 10 have something TO put
here or there that would. ix things all
right. He approached me in this build.
ing about voting for Depew. He asked
me 10 vote for him that day, as they
wanted 10 get good votes for him. | said
might sometime vote for Depew. He
then said that was right and |
would be Well.treated. l know
Gen. Chas. g. Graham, Surveyor
Of the Port Of New York. He has asked
me to vote for Depew several times. The
only time anything was said 10 him about
appointments was when. talked with
him in this building. / asked him 10 ap.
point Gen. Chrysler TO his old position,
and he said he would be glad 10 do 90 II
be could. | spoke TO him again on that
subject Of the Mansion House, and he told
me he would be glad 70 have me vote ior
Depew. He alec said Gen. Chrysler should
have his place back II he could give 1t.
After further testimony Of no general
interest, the committee adjourned. Il