The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-07-27

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Mr.. SWAN added that he took the money
which WHITE had paid him to the Granite
National Bank and bought draft on Boston.
II do not claim this money" no said. land
It is subject TO the order Of tho person who
paid It," The letter signed by SWAN was, in
fact, given TO the Associated Press the next
morning. The press agent who published 1t
was jealous retainer Of Mr.. BLAINE's.
Mr.. HARRrMAN's evidence was similar. He
exhibited the roll Of bills containing d, 005.
which he swore WHITE had paid him In Q
corner room In the Court House few hours
after the transaction with SWAN. Subjoined
Ii part OF HARRIMANs affidavit describing
bis secret interview with WHITE:
met him at the time and place appointed and there
received from him u 900 In hand In confederation Of
my copying In my hand and signing certain papers
presented declaring that should not accept seat In
the House. disapprovng Of tho action Of the Governor
aud Council approving the opinion Of the Judges Of the
court &C. was also assured that after the Republicans
succeeded In getting full control OF the House should
BE- seated and should be we'll provided for He left the
court House to 70 after the money! said he would Be-
gone half hour and would give signal Of three raps
a the door, He returned In Just about that time and
gave the signal I unlocked the door. letting him In.
and he delivered the money. have shown the money
to several persons and now have Ia my posssssion
Where did the money come from Tho
Investigating committee got no nearer to
most interesting evidence bearing on this
most interesting question was supplied by
the Hon. A. 8. KIMBALL, County Attorney
for Oxford. He testified that he knew Wall
LACE r. WHITE, and saw him come out OF
Mr.. BLAINR's house between ten and eleven
O'Clock on Tuesday forenoon, Jane. SWAN had
testified thai at about half past ten o'clock ON
that forenoon WHITE left the corner room
In the Court House for about twenty minutes,
returning with the $1,000 In bills. Mr.. KIM
BALL also swore that when WHITE came out
Of Mr.. BLAINE's residence he drove away to-
ward the Court House.
The report Of the investigating COMMITTEES
was submitted to the Fusion Legislature on
Jan. 2S and adopted. Here is part of It:
by the testimony of THOMAS B. SWAN and Mosrs
HARTMAN. members Of this House. appears that WAL.
LACE WHirn Of winthrop paid to them, 81 600 10 said
SWAN and 81 006 TO said HARTMAN for the purpose Of
inducing them to absent themselves from the House OF
Representatives and thereby prevent its organizations
that said SWAN and HARTMAN received the money not
with any purpose Of gain. for any corrupt motive
but for the sole purpose Of detecting and preventing
the crime Of bribery and that their In this mat
ter was free from the slightest faint Of fraud corup
tion. and 10 deserving Of the highest commentator.
WALLACE R. WHITE was duly summoned 10 appear be-
fore the committee and notice given every pub
lie meeting Of the committee that there oppor
tunity for said WHITE to appear and testify he should
desire to do 3d. but he had made his appearance
before the committee"
The Republican Legislature, which was
subsequently established through Mr..
BLAINE's peaceful and lawful methods"
also made a show Of investigating the SWAN
and HARTMAN cases. The whole State
machinery was now In the hands OF Mr..
BLAINE's friends. A majority OF the COM
mittee reported that the alleged attempted
bribery Of SWAN and HARTMAN by WHITE
was not proved. The minority reported that
In their opinion the charges were "fully
proved and sustained"
WALLACE r. WHITE then relapscd into
obscurity He was not heard Of again until
the GARFIELD Administration selected him
from among all tho lawyers Of the United
States to represent the cause OF justice In
the Territory OF Idaho. We think there is
sufficient reason to say that Mr.. BLAINE
personally secured this scandalous appoint
ment. He knew WHITE and WHITE knew him.