, 1881-06-15
n1ni,trl into by n lrg!sIatlvrboty or judicial

.n', 'sto by l"e's'a'Ivrbods or judicial
1rsslnns-Nn sir; WIS n witness ol,rn III
Lie rHs,' uf q tinrgr nf bribery against Frrd-
rrIrk littlrjnl'n, before thu Grand Jury here
Il, is',. WAS
.tliAEGl:it WITH HEINZ 4 sHrlsErN!ES,
n,Ml with giving lnulcy alleged 10 lluyo been
i,angs- lilo statement or c',atec trunS
Counsel for EesSiUiIs objected ~ tl!D nltrS.
tim. Aflcr lnnF nrFucn'' ltamgs IT,. rs&tl ~
(Sosslalssl .wns fn Albany a.pl Il. ;tttentlaItee
y; Smith hi obtectstl 10 taking up 80 much ttmc
IN reading Irrelevant nntter.
lsnnEs asked tf !.c ctnlltl 70 mt.
Ti,r Committee ttpctletl sl,Nt liz cnuhf, anil
sonr +, shnw that Sesslnns ns!@mtttetl @ l,o
iS WS lsxsl"tura; % n, ais tat l'a iii ot scnd
set ;t't te ~ ,ssaas ss"'f =" Il ls i' rhs :r"si!s
,t.knowle'lts:s receiving ,nottey Tor t'rglI'g
tho t,tss,,ge Ut several fills. ,....
Sessfotss-l gasa that statement II 'ny tes-
ttulol,y, and NJ n,lCl, ,slurp before tle Nrnsl
Jury. | gave q full history 9f dio rrocttt.l-
Ing. 70 ll,t think ! wnS y clerk II tlle Ss,,,
ute nt tho tfh.r. / wAa llurc Ns fWr!lni>s What
ynu wouttt call lobbyist. Twas eiidcavDrtitE,
hy argument. tt Iltl!ru members to vuo fur
bills. tine uf thu hills waX to SECURE q site
istl&fAA ll4illIDElN !" 4hfS4 vi ~
i iur $500 FOL, Mv WD1sls On Tlsi; POST
uFFlCE It'll"
Long aftrr tint, acted as n lobbyist off and
n,t. | nctetl rs such six 0r seven $,Hrs. Dur.
iIlE Tint time tatllG !iprn III lobbyist ilgnrly
""tseti l;ay t,r. don't tilik wns cre bit
rl,ru bcf,tre was etuctrd In tho SGfiatc. tsc-
tween isa'a aluI 1870. l WINS llnrHM few dnys
tM iSi0 or lS1l; was hero when Wt',ails left
r1nn. With illn. -ald Left the tlny before lio
left tho party. l hui tiO conversation with
lin, n,, tho subject. | plnyetl poker II little
with him. i was not much Ut n garlcs-''ot
for thousands,
i,l.i:ss Youn so1,1, Soi
Bangs--l)o you know Of my one who was
40 Intimate with Wi,ial,sas Mr.. Scsstuns Just
beterc Ito went over tn the De,noclatfc rarty
nltl changed tlto majority * the llot'so:
Srssiolls-l was nut nt MI Intimate with
l'tm. aor 20 kmoW ' Of any t,lle Mio 't wns.
TrGy:
Sexstons-Yes, sir.
,,a,. ls,'ss1p ;{ yGi' i know something about tho
Scssions-No; Mcycr heard Of sucll hill !;
YOU noS'r Know As MCctt
al,out wllat you hnye bcen told rs cnn toll
you. | know Fors}tla; know he WIS con-
essE Sssfa o %' IT, Si f faet d, ts o ossasG Was ss @
aes.t,!st tho Albany Bridge bill; he gave l,tu
H. check for - GOO to npnoso It. ! WIS to rem
Whether VII Ind relative ii tie ieeisatHre ut
tho time. llatt l,rhtl1cr In the Assembly til
lSi' all!l 1851 atld afterwards ~ thy SenAtr.
Forsyth WANTED st1Dnltl nitt him III !tetelt.
mG u check, aid sNid tc liorcl would not
present 1t I'LL tho next tlay. th0nglit l,c III.
tcitlcd to stop payment, a,Ml went ont t., al,tl
got Horse Whlfe ltb r00k the cnrs f0r Iroy.
T
ncver divided any Of TINT .loI.ey with my
one, nor anything elsn. l have assisted III
Washington
IN ONE on TWO LITTLE M.ArTEl.s.
Ineycr divided anything which I received.
Ny brother was thcli ll,enlber of Congress.
OIL. One, think, WIS VI ines a,d Mining. !, !
remember Il AIR. Smnrt. lneyer to!sl him the
blu Of his wuuld lW opposed, but that S:.N3N y
w'''a nnN 1ye @Wyer eppst''i ay ns 1aS s4si
tsssst a'es en u s' n''"f'nn iefs 1arS g III e'', tse
Deiayan il9nse, On tho lotSor 1nor, went ny
Set9G ~ 9e 81 ts fao Him. Iefo NV Wet
to members nf tho Legislature tn get them tt
yoto for Depow.. toll tho caucus on tic
night Of the stu Of jump TINT latl secured 4
SStf 'f9%sf af @ f9s @ssaf{ !a lad Istt
felt Ind won tint vote.
FELT CONFIDENT HE WOULD so VOTE
wien he told me 80 IN hts room. Ilo toll mit
| would not be disappointed In llis vote. ]
knew of his having voted for Andrew, D
White, Gay. Cornell. nnd others, mud wlies
10 votel for Conklh.g and rlat
! WIS nuitp surprised. l enrnot ent1mcrat!.
tho number Df conversations 1 hnh will
Bradley OIL this subject Wl,un Hradle,
calne to my room there were tleru Hudson
of the Dro9klyn Etta!c, an4 ny wlfe ~, M:
Icy on the subject Of Ills yots befora Hudson
Bradley caMe to my rootn,, knoee!, alMl
went out with him. / don't remember tia
reusotl to baiye llsntlIcy was c0rruptihii
1aan on tho btll Ut June. l 1luyor lIat
Thought Of him iii that connection. noye
! llaA nydfnculty with HIN.
Adjourned till tomorrow.