New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-10

To Put orr rHE INNIsriGAIIoN- BENbLIY
SAYS MAT SENATOR -rs,I"N~ GAVE uN $1,000
A. BRIBE-sENAIpR sE>,ION, DENn.s 1nE
CHARGE.
lBY TriTCEtrH TO rHE rHfHr Vrl
ALBANY, June 9.-Ihc iuvc-ti .atlon OF thc charge
Of bribery preferred by A~rnb,mcn Bndlcy.
SiS,on and Armstrong AT the New Capitol tonight
proved to he onr of the most rclnarkah'" inquiries
ever witnessed in Albany. The inquiry vas CON
ductcd in the room OF the Assembly ConmIiic" ON
Cities So great was the interest IA 'hc charge that
the room was crowdcd to H. ntlu't extent with
Senators. Assrmblyincu and prominent politicians.
All the members OF the committee. Nj r.. SCOTT,
skinner. Carpenter. Brooks. Draper. Boardinan
and Shaucy were present.. Two Of the aocu-rrs,
Mc,,r> Bradley and Si~s"u. gave testimony.
The evidence of Mr. Si~on had $50 hearing on the
case He testified that a man named Edwards had
proilcrcd HIM hi, election expenses last Jmuary #
he would vote for NJ Drpcw in tho Senatorial con-
test then going on. In present contest the same
man bal urged him to vote Tor Nj. Dcp"w. hut had
not rroticrcd any money
Mr.. Bradley wa-morcc cxplcit. H. stated that last
night Senator Session, proirr.d hu : 600 to vote
for Mr.. Depcw, aud that aftcrwari 90 hi- Mr.
Br,.dcy'>l own room at the Kenmore Hotel hr gave
him - 900 to vote for Mr. Dcpew also that half
an hour aftcrward he went to speaker sharpe. told
him the whole NtnrN ana gave Nlih the money.
Senator Se sions sent for by Rufus W. Peck
ham and listened to the latter part Of Mr. Rridl.y's
statement He had the entire testimony Rad to him,
and then made a statement IN which he denied under
oath having given Mr.. Bradley any money. He ac-
oWledgcd that conversations about the Senatorial
contest had occurred At the places mentioned by Mr.
Bradley, but asserted that they were wholly about
politics. He SAID that hc urged Mr. Bradley 10 vote
for Mr.. Depew because all the other members from
that district of the state voting for the gen
tleman. Mr. Bradley at last SAID that he would vote
for Mr.. Depcw IN Response 10 she demand of his
stituents and left the Kenmore Hotel IN company
with witness This morning hc came 10 the witness
(Senat0r Sessions in the senate Chamber and asked
him what reasons he had better give for voting for
Mr. Dcpew. The senator replied that he had better
give the same reasons C. II. Russell. namely that
his constituents were opposed TO Mr.. Conkhngs re-
election.
BRADLEY's ACCOUNT.
Mr.. Bradley had previously corrohoratcd this part
of Senator Srssonss statement. Ia reply TO ques-
tou artfully put by Mr. skinner Mfr. Bradley said !:
went in the Senate Chamber this morning and
saw Senator Sessions. | sal 10 Sessions
'YOu had better write down what
shall say when | vote for Dcpcw. H.
told ms what TO SAY. but did not write it down.
He said TO say about the same as Russell had said.
that his constituents were opposed to Conkliug
and Platt.'" This part Of Mr. Bradley. tc,ti-
nouy is regarded ~ the weak point IN hls evidence.
II is thought 30 bc incxphcabc that after deter
mining to reveal what had taken place the night be-
fore he should have gone to Mr.. Sessions and re-
qucsted aid in preparing speech.
After the committee had adjosrncd, Mr. Sessions
gave tho names Of several persons who. hc said,
would testify that Bradley had declared that the
man who had given him the - 200 was a lobbyist.
THE CUNKiING TACTICS.
The Conkling men on the committee, namely, Mr..
Carpenter and Mr. Draper. desired at first to post
pone the investigation till tomorrow. Mr. skinner,
the only Administration Republican member of the
insisted upon the investigation begin