The Indiana State sentinel., 1881-06-22

election for Republican Senators upon the
adherents OF the Senators who had crested
she vacancies l5y resigning the offices, and
shat those EFeSabers of the Legislature who.
while refusing to vote for the reflections of
Senators CoTFkling and Platt scattered their
votes among impossible candidates, would
he held ee,Cally responsible for the injury
that might result to the party by the nom
election 81 Republican Senators.
The AlDssny Bribery Case slowly Progress
ing-Nrthing startling Eli cited Yesterday
Adjournment Till Tuesday.
albany. y. V, June IZ-The bribery in
vestigaEIon was resumed Bradley was re-
called, but his testimony was unimportant.
Bangs asked the ruling of the Committee
the question if they understood from the
resolutions appointing them that they
had right to examine into charges against
persons other than members of the As
sembly. His own judgment was they had
no power to do so under the resolutions. but
he requested the Committee togiye its ruling
upon this point. The Committee retired
and on returning reported they had decided
to,extend the inquiry to everything bearin g
on the Senatorial election.
Thomas w. Cantwell, receiving teller OF
the Albany City National Bank, was sworn:
Know Adam Blake, of Kenmore Hotel.
He is a customer of our bank He deposited
one check for $4,000, signed by Mr.. Oxner,
New York; another for $50, 900, signed by
the same man. Both were indorsed by A.
d. Barber and Blake; gave large bills for the
$4,000 check"
Charles ]. Peabody, Cashier Of Spencer
Trask Il Co. was sworn: Remember get
| chants Bank June 8, think there were no
large bills in the package. Paid the money
over to a messenger semitic it by Senator
/ WOodin. Graves got a check cashed for
| $1,000 the same day.
Adam Blake. of the Kenmore Hotel
sworn-KnOw Edward r. Phelps. People
visit him at the hotel on business con-
nected with the Legislature. Don't know
! Barber. Do not know the extent of his ac-
| quaintance with Phelps Phelps gave me a
| draft on New York for $1,000 on the 2Sth of
/ May. l deposited it in bank and paid it
/ back to Phelps in such sums as he desired.
| Don't remember the name of the drawer Of
the checks Don't know why Phelps name
was not on both of the checks. It was on
the $40 600 check.
Charles L. Garfield, Paying Teller of the
Albany City National Bank, was sworn
/ Don't remember that on or about the Goth or
| 2Sth of paying check to Blaine. Don't
know anything about persons being bribed
nor anything wrong going on here.
Mr.. Bangs-That is all. He is your wit
ness, Mr.. Smith.
/ Mr.. Smith-We don't want him: have no
questions to ask him.
Mr.. Bang+You mey go, Mr. Garfield.
MIR Stanley moved that when the Com
mittee adjourned it meet again on Monday
Mr.. Bangs said if an adjournment was
taken from this day until Monday he could
not promise to be here next week
John A. Goodall, of Utica, was sworn
Am Cashier Of the First National Bank of
/ Utica was subpenaed to appear and give a
transcript of Barber's account from January
] last. / went to the bank in the morning
and asked the bookkeeper to give me the
checks. etc, called for by the Committee
He replied that BarbeTs account had been
written up that morning and the checks re-
turned to Barber" The statement of Bar
| ber's account was then presented. Barber
deposited $1,000 in checks drawn by J. ID.
/ Oxner of New York About S54, 600 of the
| total sum IN the statement was for discount
ed notes. The aggregate credit is $90,664
The debit side was about $4,000.
| Recess was then taken.
After recess, Cashier GOOdall, of the Utica
Bank, testified that he received the follow
| ing telegram from Blaine, dated Albany
June 10: II w0uld give the Committee
statement of my account if it will save you
coming. l have no objection to their hav-
ing it," / got this after | was subpenead
The vouchers were all gone when l got to
the bank
Senator Strahan testified "May Is
| found telegram in my room as follows:
Confidential.
WAsHINGTeN, May 1S.
To John II. Strahan:
1t is very important to you, personally
that '.lu meet me at the Club tonight at 10
Ir.n 4 ,o@ Co.
to any one of this dispatch, but meet me
without fail
JOHN 1. DAVENPORT
went down to New York and went to the
I Union Club and met him. There he asked
me if l wanted the MarshashiP here
asked him why, and he said he was lin with
/ Garfield in this fight" and could get it for
me. ] said: If accept the Office would
be expected To act against Conkling?' He
said, 'Yes." then said 1 did not think
j could accept the place-that / want
ed to be independent told
him / did not know whether
COakling would be a candidate or not if he
were | should support him. He said
ha6 better think il over and meet him at the
| Fifah Avenue Hotel at or $50. He said
woud have to aceePt it on the jump, if at
all. The Cabinet, be said, will meet to-
morrow before - O'Clock, and you will be at
Onceecontirmed. / told him L would NJ eet
him, though there vas no probability of
my accepting. / met him and deciDsd
( the appointment. / have not seen
him since. No Federal office has been ten
dered Re since. Nobody has intimated to
me coLsd have FeSsral Office, or that
could have any control of one Cor my vote
on the Senatorial question: beyond the one
have mentioned.
] To Mr. S1lith-I said TO Davenport "If
take this Office | can not vote for CGnkling."
/ he said, Yes"
''Yery we'll then" said /, 81 decline the
appointment" / do not know that this has
anything to 60 with the ease / do not
know how / came to be broughthere. 1 knew
nothing of it before | was subpenaed.
Witness showed Mr. Blackie the dispatch
from Davenport bat not the signature /
sought Blake for the reason that he was the
person who had me subpenaed. / then
went to General Arthur and Conkling and
told them the circumstances. They told me
they did not want to advise me in the mat
ter.
| told them was very much averse to
going before the Committee on this subject
don't know as have been very active in
this Senatorial canvass. | have voted for
Conkling and Platt every time; beyond that