Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-10

The JOINT convention then adjourned.
The committee appointed to investigatethe
Mr.. Scott (stalwart) presided and read the
resolution upon which the con imittee was
appointed. Mr.. Carpenter tstalwart) moved
to adjourn until to, morrow, as Speaker Sharpe
was unavoidably absent, and the committee
being Just formed had no time to subpoena
witnesses. Mr.. Skinner (half- breezy and
Mr.. Brooks Dem. opposed this, and it was
voted down. An orderly was sent after Mr..
Bradley. In the meantime Assemblyman
Sessions, who had also alleged that he had
been approached and offered brides to vote
for Depew, was asked to make statement
Messrs. Carpenter and Draper again urged an
adjournment. The motion was put and Ses-
sions was sworn. He said that early in Janu-
airy when the canvas going on to fill
the vacancy caused by Kernan's expired term
man approached him in the Delevan
House and told him if he would then vote
for Depew, who was a candidate, he could
get his election expenses paid for the fall
campaign. He kept hanging around and
talking Depew to witness, who didn't know
him. He had never met him before. One
day witness met him in the street and asked
him what his name was. The man said it
was Edwards The stranger had never made
any other offer to witness than the above
He didn't offer to pay his campaign expenses
if witness voted for Depew nor mention any
one who would. He merely said he thought
witness could get them paid if he voted for
Depew, and said he thought they should be
paid. Edwards had not approached witness
in Depew's interest in the present struggle
He said the reason he said he had been at
tempted to be bribed to vote for Depew was
that he considered Edwards conduct an at
tempt to bride, and he considered that the
present session was continuation of that.
Bradley being found was then sworn. He
said he was resident of Olean, Cattaraugus
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county. He was the member who made the
charge. He had been given So, 600 to vote
for Depew. He had received the money
The circumstances of the case were as fol-
lows: Witness was coming out of the Della
van House last evening about $50 o'clock
sions He and Sessions entered into CONVEX
sation and together walked down the hall
near the water closet. When they reached
the neighborhood of the elevator they got
talking about the Senatorial. contest Mr.
Sessions said to witness ''Can 1 talk to
you ?" Witness said: Yes" Sessions then
said: ''1 can get you ST. 900 to put in your
vest pocket if you will vote for
Depew to morrow" Witness told him he
did not think Depew could be elected an
said no to the proposition, and that as Des
pew couldn't be elected it would be Just ad
bad to vote for him for money as without
Sessions then followed witness and said Platt
"I'll go up stairs and see If any better could
be DONE" Sessions then went up stairs.
Witness went thence to the Kinmore, where
he boarded. On his way he again met
Sessions in the Delavan Hall and Sessions
said: I'm see you after; supper Witness
then went to the Kenmore. Arrived there
witness went to his room on the fourth floor.
He met Sessions and Williams on the third
floor, where Sessions room was. The
three stood a moment together. Then
Williams left and witness went in
to Sessions room. Then Sessions went
with witness up stairs to witness room
They entered. Witness locked the door.
There was no one else present. They had
some conversation. Sessions went on to say
that all the Republicans in Cattaraugus were
opposed to Conkling and Platt, and that now
would be good time for witness to turn
over, and Sessions then said: | have S., 900
for you If you will tomorrow vote for De-
pew, and I have another 81, 900 for you con-
tingent upon Depew's election. He then
drew the money out and laid it upon his knee
and counted it. It was in $500 and $50 bills.
There was no smaller bills After counting
s.. 900 he handed it to witness Witness
folded it up and placed 1t in his pocket As
Sessions was going out he said to winners:
This is away down deep in
the well" Witness answered: Eyes, this
| is away down deep in the we'll" Both then
| went out of the room and the hotel together
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corner of Broadway witness went down
Broadway and Sessions down Columbia street
\ to the postofice. Witness thought over the
matter and kept thinking over the matter
| At first he meant to keep the matter quiet
and this morning when the session was called
to order to arise and producing the money
| make the exposure. On second thought,
however, he concluded he had better not keep
the money over night. He then went to the
Delavan House and asked for Speaker
| Sharpe's room. His room was on the
| third floor He did not remember the
number. There was party by the fame of
Jones there, Silas Jones he thought Witness
told Sharpe the whole story and gave him
the money. Sharpe took it, counted it,
folded it mp and put it in an envelope. Wit
ness dix not object to receiving the money
from Sessions. The first offer was an offer
for 81 600 in the Delayan and the 81, 900 Of
fer was in witness room in the Kenmore
Witness had known Sessions for years Ses-
sions did not say from whom the money
lscame or that it came from anyone. The only
reference Sessions ever made during the