Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-16
THE ALBANY INVESTIGATION.
Senator Sessions, Bank Account.

ALBANY, \. Y, June 16.-The bribery inves-
saeR was a resumed 1n,s morning. William
Albany and am one OF the firm OF Spence
Trask & Co.. bankers and brokers: previous 10
January. 1850, was with the New York Central
RAILROAD Company as superintendent OF the
Telegraph lines OF the road and secretary OF
Superintendent Tfllingbast; have transacted
business for Senator Sessions; have kept an ac-
count OF transactions with him; the account
was closed on June b.
A statement OF his account was called for,
aho st MI: Graves sad he would not care 10 snov
Inc statement unless Mr.. Sc sions consented.
MI, Sessions was present, and said he had 1 O
objections to Ii being shown.
Mnness-Ihe account OF Mr.. Sessions wss
cosed June .tn. when paid Mr.. Sessions some
thing over SC, Geo In currency at that Time. "a q
Kept an account with the Merchants banS az
Albany; decline to show the accounts or busi-
ness OF our Office for May or June; don't object
TO giving you any special Information about
this case you may desire that Will not place all
our business before this committee don't re-
memoer the denomiratloBS o; the bills paid him
IN balancing up his account; the supply OF cur
rency has been plenty In the banks this year;
We serd currency by express.
Bere Mr.. Bangs, OF counsel for the committee
rested, and Mr.. Smith, or counsel for Mr.. Ses-
slons examined Mr.. Graves:-Mr. Nathan d.
Nen0ell, state treasurer. Is vice president of
obe, obe MeLchsnts, Bank: our firm deposits are
sessions had running account with us: he
setiled On January 18Th, and from that time
uhmi June I'm II was open; In the latter part of
May ION the 25th) Mr.. Sessions told me TO sell
the balance OF his stocks, which did; then on
june LIST he got his usual monthly statement:
He replied: "All right, we are about through
Ia Albany. and VIII close my account 0a
the 9th OF June he came in and asked me for
currency, and on the morning OF the b he
orSW his check for the balance, some S.. 6l6. ard
l PAID him the currency; there were three 8 900
blllS ar d the balance In fftieS and hundreds
To Mr.. Bargs:-The politics OF Mr. Wendell
nor OF MIR. John F. Smyth had nothing to do
with our selecting the Merchants Bank as our
members aft III
visit our banking house. Mr.. Sessions account
was profitable one the last purchase on his
account was ST. Paul preferred. The account
was profitable one; 1 have talked with Mr.
Sessions about the denomination OF the bills /
PAID him; there were three 81 900 bills and S3 01O
Ia Sio0 bills; most OF the money left with us is
eS margin On stocks. Mr.. Barber has called at
our banking house once or twice this year,
To Mr. Smitb:-Mr. Sessions told me he wanted
10 close the account, and wanted large bills to
take hcme with him.
TO Mr.. Bapgs:-Have heard Mr.. Sessions say
he expected Mr. Depew would be elected. He
got The $1,000 bills over our bounter; don't know
with Mr.. Sessions last night at Mr.. Smiths
house; On tie sth OF June drew s3, 500 from
the Merchants Bank In two checks; paid 81, 500
OF this en ount TO Senator Woodin; | talked
with Mr. Sessions lasr evening about this case.
but was yesterday afternoon to give my te5ti-
Mony II called upon before 1 had any special
CONVERSATION with him; be tcld me his recollec.
tion OF the matter OF the bills. but his state
melt has lot Influenced my own opipioh; | was
not present when the 81 500 were paid TO Nr
Meooin on bis check On our house. ana don't
Know the denominations OF the bills paid 10
MIN: lt Is unusual for men to draw uhsir bal
aLCe. when 1t amounts to Sc, 900, In currency.
To Mr. Bar gs:-My conversation with Mr.
Sessions occurred about O'Clock last night:
rect gniZed the bills.
Mr.. Bangs to Mr. Sessions:-Let me see the
package OF bills, please.
Nr. Sessions handed to Mr.. Bangs the pack
age of bills. which were shown to witness, and
he Identified the N as apparently the same bills
be paid MIR. Sessions On June 1th.
Wrness:-Mr Sessions took out nearly all
the money paid him from his trousers pocket
last night when We met at Mr.. Smiths hous Sc
aid ran over the amount and recognized the
oiiis as those paid him on June Ith, as some
OF the bills were entirely new 500 bills. The
sum counted last night was only few dol
lars short OF the S6,616.
TO Mr.; Smith, went to Mr. Smiths house
10 ask him II l would be obliged to bring 10
fbe BOOKS OF our firm, and while there Mr. Sas
s1ons came In; our meeting was casual aud not
by agreement or appointment.
10 Mr.. Draper, OF the cCmulittee:-Perh aps
Line or ten days elapsed from the time we efirst
talked about closing his account up Cd the diy
paid him the currency.
MIR. Barber's Bank Account.
Publius V. Rogers sgo:n:-Am a blnker q,
Utica: am president OF the First National Bank
there; know MIR. BarOer; he has kepa an ac-
count ia our bank; have been reauested 10
proouce lis account here; have not brought
any OF his chicks; bis account was written 10
VI ouhc IftL. anu all vi CHECKS returned.
Counsel for Mr.. Sessions having 10 questions
TO ask. Mr.. Rogers was excused.
MIR. Bradley Recalled.
Assemolyman Bradley was recelled. He was
asked for the manuscript he wrote In the room
where he net Speaker Sharp. Mr.. Bradley
hanced IL 10 Counsellor Bangs, who read ft
aloud. 1t was the same as he addressed to the
assembly on June 9tn, when asking for an in
vastigating committee; had no appointment
with Mr.. Sharpe In his room that night. Know
Cen conway; he has never asked me to vote
ior Gen. Tremain; did not want TO talk to
reporters until l made my statement to the
committee: Ii was lot out OF regard to Mr.
Sessions or tenderness for his character that
refused to make a statement to him.
At the hour OF II recess was ordered until 3
l'clHck