Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-10
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BALLOTING AT ALBANY
ADJOURNMENT VOTED DOWN.
DEPEW STILL GAINING.
THE BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP THE TOWN
HALL OF LIVERPOOL.

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HALL OF LIVERPOOL.
The Bribery Charge-The Half
Breeds Say 1t 10 q Conspiracy
The Testimony Narrow What
Mr. COnkitng's Organ Hays-What
the Argus Urges-The Ballot To-
day-DepeW Gets q Majority of
Republicans i'm the Legislature.
Etc.
Especial Dispatch TO The Eoen ing Starl
ALBANY, N Y, June 10.
The state capitol Is In great commotion
this morning over the charges of senatorial
bribery. The stalwarts aver that all OF Mr..
Bradley's assertions ara strictly true. The
half-breeds are equally earnest In their dsclar.
at1ons that the whole thing Is a conspiracy
concocted by the friends OF the ex.Senators to
to these averments to the end. No witnes ,es
were pres eat at the time OF the alleged payment
OF the money by Sessions to Mr.. Bradley. The
former denies that the promised or paid any mon
ABOUT money In either conversation. Mr.
Bradley affirms that Sessions offered him
one thousand dollars first, which he de-
interview at which he counted two Thousand
dollars In $500 and $50 bills, promising one
thousand more In the event of Depew's success,
paid him by Sessions There the M mater aagI rests Sss
on the sworn statements of the two men Both
sides are trying to work up circumstantiai ey-
dence TO sustain their respective versions and
TO break down the credibtlity of each other
The charges made by the other two mempers of
attempts to bride them are not considered OF
mIeh 'nf IL account, ec, as they were approached by
a lotby oroker whose plan Is to find On which
slde members are and then try and obtain a
price for delivering them on that side. one OF
these pests tnfests all legislative bodies to
standing except '.cheek." Senator Sessions
years ago was recognized as one of the skilled
talents OF the third house. /" but has been play
this accusation are, that he would not OF
:, 1e ua6 likely y.o,,tor.P to pay for vote untl
an and shrewd to be caught In this manner
No person ever suspected hina of lacking in
shreWdnesS. AS to Mr.. Bradley but little is
known here OF his or credItabllty,
but II there Is a weak spot In his career or q
stalwart organ this morning makes great ado
over the charges and development, and com.
mences long double-leaded article headed:
Infamous Crime" with the declaration: "Olr
columns this morning contain an exposure OF
the criminal manner In which it is sought to
compass the defeat OF Roscoe Conkling and
Thomas c. Platt. crusade unparalleled for
Vindictfve feroc1ty-utterly wanton, wicked
ano without eXcuse-has been conducted for
weeks. All the crimes known to unscrupulous
men have been resorted to-" The article closes
as follows: Roscoe Conkling's vlndication is
complete; he could not be defeated without
br1blng men to disband the republican party:
to disgrace the legislature OF 1881. and to dis.
honor themselves in this deoauchery. James
6. Blaine may revel let him take his perjured
victims and DO What he VIII with them. Tney
are worthy OF their Chief" The Ar'gus, the
democratic paper. this morning urges that all
Of these developments show the necessity for
the legislature to adjourn before they are
further scandalized
The investigation.
Speaker Sharpe testified before the speca,
committee this morning as to receiving the
money from Mir. Bradley In five hundred
and ten fifty dollar bills and corroborated the
circumstances stated by MI. Bradley In regard
taken place to show which is tellingsthe truth
In regard to this affair. The expression stated
by MT: Bradley that Sessions said at the
down in the we'll" is characteristic OF Sessions
and Is dwelt upon by the StalWarts-
marked change took place on the first bal
lot to-day on tie part OF Mr.. Ra1nes, in favor
OF DepeW. he preceded his vote with speech
OF telling effect. This gives Depew majority
OF all tho republicans In the legislature.
DepeW Still Gaining.
on the second ballot Mr.. Depew made
another gain. but three Of his men were absent.
He has now received three more than ma
The bribery charge is helping him.
(By Associated P'eSs.)
Testimony Of Speaker Sharpe To-
day.
ALBANY, June 10.-The special committee to
investigate the alleged legislative bribery case
met this morning at $40 O'Clock, all the mem
bers present. Speaker Sharpe was the first wit
ness called He was sworn and said: know
him night before last, at the Delavan House, In
my room no one was present except Mr.. Brad.
ley and Mr.. Jones, member OF the republican
state s1 COZ committee; Bradley and Jones came In
important thing to say to me; said he had been
approached little while ago, and was offered
money to vote for Mr.. Depew; asked him II he
money; be then said he wanted me to take it;
! asked him why? and ne said as chief
officer OF the house, he preferred to
Whether to make statement in the house S or
In the joint conventions; he wanted my advice
and Gid not want to give it; my impression Is
that he asked Nj. Jones whether he SHOULD ten
who gave 1t TO him; he told me 1t was the SEN
ator from bis district [Mr. Sessions). He then
gave me the money. l counted 1t; here wes
g oeS.thaee $500 and ten $50 sIthe
that 1 envelope and put it IN ny s posHss aass II
counted the money again before went to bed
fully examined the bills. These are the same
bills; there are three $500 Treasury notes (Sit-
ness detailed The numbers and series OF the
bills).
The Money.
MI. Brooks moved that the money be de.
posted with the comptroller to be held for
final disposal by the speaker. Carried.
The Speaker CrOss-Examined.
Mr.. Peckham cross examined Speaker Sharpe
eiicitiag the following testimony: / did not
give Bradley any advice, telling him that while
did not want to take the money, still l
thought he had q right to leave it with me.
When took the money 1 asked him IL he had
mingled the money with any other. He said
he had BOT. He asked Jones II he should tell
from whom he had received the money and l
think Jones told him he ought to. Bradley
then said 1t was the senator from his District
{Mr. Sess1ons>. BE asked me IL would recog-
nize him on the floor of the assembly next day
He asked when It would be In order, and told
him any time; did not advise him to see Mr.
Sessions In the morning. I die not see him
again until ! saw him In the house; the room
In which the interview took place was Gen
Arthur's room; was there receiving callers:
Mr.. Bradley and MI. Jones were the only ones
In the room at the time, and they staid only
nve or seven minutes 10 eX-SpeSker Smith
OF Sessions council: / was at Vice President
AithWs room simply to receive calls; these
callers came on general business; the "Sena.
toTial question" was spoken Of.
SPOKE OF the matter to Gen. Arthur within
nan an n0ur. He was the first man COM
munlcate0 II TO. He was alone. / did not
speak OF It 70 any one else that night. Mr.
Jones 10 named "Orsini;" he comes 1rom the
Cattaraugus district; he was q member
NJ auApAA e. n ann