Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-14

Row the News Of Foxhalrs Victory Was
Received In New York.
MURDER OF CHICAGO POLICEMAN.
School Of Telegraphy Established for
Chinese Students.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS or F.REICn NEWS.
Disastrous Storm in Hungary and Great
Destruction of Property.
Etc...................Ef Etc.
DOMESTIC.
Affairs nj AlbaAy-Further Bnlleting-
The Bribery Invesflgation.
ALBANY, June 13th.-Following is the re-
sult of the vote on successor to Conkliug
to-day Wheeler 16, Conkling "a, Jacobs 26,
| Cornell s, Rogers II, Lapham 6, Tremaine 4,
Foiger 2, Bradley l.
Following is the vote on successor to
| Platt Depew 36, Cornell g. Herman 27, Fol-
ger 8, Platt q, Crowley 3, Lapham q. No
| choice.
THE BRIBERY CASE.
| In the bribery investigation to-day Bradley
| took the stand. He had voted first for White
| and Cornell, later for Conkling and Platt !;
had talked with Sessions, but had given him
| no reason for the change; many of his con.
s.ituents were friendly to Platt and Conkling.
| Cross examined = Was an oil dealer of
| 0lean; had gotten out lumber for navy yards
previously. He proceeded to give history
| of his business career, the chief points of
which were: He boarded at the Inebriate
Asylum at Binghamton eight months had
been engaged in several lawsuits about busi-
ness; that the Peg Leg Railroad Company
produced paper signed by him, giving
| right of way to the company, which he had
| told his partner he had not signed.
| Witness said he was frequently at the
rooms of Platt and Crowley during the can.
| vass last January for Senator until he made
ur his mind which he would support; had
talked frequently with Sessions, who urged
him to vote for Depew or Rogers. Witness
| gave him very strong answer, and Sessions
| knew he would not vote for Depew under
any circumstances, or for any one but a stall.
wart. Sessions made no offer of money in
January, and in this canvass knew witness
would support Conkling and Platt. Subse-
quently witness gave him to understand that
| he was still stalwart; did not vote for
| Conklipg and Platt on the first ballot be-
| cause some of his constituents were opposed
| to them.
Peckham questioned witness as to who
were at the many stalwart conferences at the
| Deleyan House, saying his object was to show
conspiracy.
The stalwart counsel objected, and the
question was temporarily postponed.
Sessions argued that witness constituency
| would be satisfied with Depew, and said
Rogers or Cornell could be elected, but
Depew probably not. Witness replied that
| he would not leave Conkling and Platt
Cornell, but on Friday, when their votes
showed falling off, their friends spoke to
| witness, and he changed to them. Before the
| final charge witness had voted for A. d.
| Whiteward an Fenton. The day after wit
| ness voted for Conkling witness went home,
and Sessions, on his return, advised him to
vote for half-breed. He was advised to
support Depew last Wednesday evening at
| the Delavan House. Witness always refused.
| The question was allowed as to who were
present at the stalwart meeting.
| Bradley said ten or eleven members of the
Assembly were present. and nobody else.
| The conference lasted an hour. Witness met
| Sessions coon after. who commenced telling
that his constituents objected to Conkling
| and Platt, and he had better change.
Witness continued: L said L couldn't
change yet while. He then asked me if he
could talk to me. 1 said yes. He then said
he could get 81, COO to put in my pocket if l
| would vote for Depew. 1 said no, and
| started to leave him. He then said they had
been paying only 81, 800 on contingency
He then said he would go up stairs lin the
Deayan House) aud see what was the best
they could dc. told him l would not vote
| for Depew. L tried to get away from him,
and told him no twice. l walked off about SIX
| feet, and he followed me up. He did not
have held of me, but he mad his hand up to
| the side of his mouth, endeavoring to talk
confdentially. l would not then talk
money, because I did rot want to sell my
vote, and lid not want to expose him. /
! had made up my mind then that would not
| take any money unless / took il to make an
exposure had thought of taking money
for the purpose of exposure ever since it had
| been generally understood that money was
being used. | made up my mind to take the
money and expose it. l did not want to ex-
pose Senator Sessions. told him no-that
| I would not take the money. l told him
when he went up stairs to see
what he could do that he had
better not go. I hava not said this
before You have brought it to my mind.
| was not very emphatic in saying this to
him. 1 did not tell him I would expose him,
] because it was a great study in my mind
| whether l ought to expose him or not.
| Peckham Sessions counsel why didn't
you take the $1,000 then, and expose him
with that?
Witness-Because at that time 1 didn't
want to expose him. I hadn't made up my
mind then.
Peckham-Wby, then, was you so reluc-
tant about telling Sessions that you didn't
| - IL
| to expose him?
| Witness-Because he was Senator. 1t
| was not pleasant thing to do At the time
| I took supper and the Senator requested an
| interview with me. l went to his room, be-
cause he asked me to call there for him.
| When we got in the room locked the door
and asked him to take seat. Sessions told
me, 1t is going to be good thing-all five
of us voting for the same man. 1 have done
| well for you. | have now So, ,000." | had
| not up to this time said word as to how I
would vote, and the last time l spoke to
him 1 told him 1 would not vote with
| him. He brought the money and
counted it out on his knee. He then
| handed the money to me. l said nothing,
| but bowed my head, to indicate that / as
sented. l think | said "yes," when he said
| it would BIS good thing-our voting together.
I asked him before l got the money who 1
| EQOutu NOtc lUf, duu uo sdtQ OOauuCy M. De-
| pew. 1 assented to it. 1 said would. I
! think have not said before in my testimony
| that I said to him would vote for Depew.
| Peckham read from the testimony that
witness answered in his first examination that
| he thought he did not promise to vote for
Depew, and asked him if he swore to that
at that time.
Witness answered that he did, and COM
menced to explain.
Peckham said he did not want any expla-
nation, but Bangs (Bradleys counsel) said
the witness had a right to explain, and the
Chairman SO ruled.
Bradley then continued. He did not prom
Use to vote for Depew, but it was understood
by Sessions that was to vote for Depew,
and it was for that reason he gave me the
money.
Peckham-Haven't you told US just now
that you did promise 30 to vote before you
got the money?
Witness-It was understood that was to
vote for Depew. did not say SO in so many
words. From the fact of his paying me
81, 600 it was understood that I was to vote
for Depew, and the reason is the fact of my
taking the money. After receiving the
money I went to the Delavan House
to see Speaker Sharpe. Witness related
his interview with Sharpe, already told.
When l went to the Senate the next MORN
| ino I went tn see Ssnator Sessions IN oet