Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-17
Done a Former Citizen Of Wheel
Ing,
BY A REPUBLICAN, INVESTIGATOR
The Case Of Senator 0. B; Ramey Be,
fore the Payne Investigating
Committee.


Miss Lucy Sweeney, daughter of the late
James Sweeney. Mr.. Rsmey went into
business in Toledo, and was elected to the
Ohio Senate in 1884, the Legislature Of
which be was member sending Henry B
Payne, Of Cleveland, to the United States
Senate. This election, it was charged BY
Col. Donovan was brought about by a
free use of money, and in response to de-
mand by Mr.. Payne, the present Ohio Leg
islature appointed
AN INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
to sift the charges against him. This
committee has been sitting in Columbus,
and has had before il, among others, ex.
Representative Kable, who directly charged
that Senator Rsmey had offered him S.,
600 to vote for Payne for Senator. Yes.
terday mornings Enquirer came 10 hand
last night loaded down with the testimony
in the case, and from it we take the follow
ing:
Mr., Kahls testified that y. B. Ramey,
the Senator from his district, offered him
S5 900 to vote for Payne for s enstor, and
that he made this proposition to him
ON TWO OCCASIONS,
on one of which be said that he would stick
the money in one Of witness pockets AZ
to what occurred the last time he made the
offer the stenographers notes are quoted
in full, as follows:
Q. Did he say: 81 have taken that, and
you are id fool if you don't take it?'
A. No, he did not say it that way. He
cane into the House and got me by the
collar and took me into The corner. He
said: That offer is still open, Kahle, what
are you going to do about itY AT the
same time he read message he had re
ceived from the leading Dem ocrats in OF
taws, requesting him 10 vote for Pendle-
ton, signed by General Rice, Zellers end
others, the leading DEMOCRATS in our town.
1t appeared to me those names we're the
leading Democrats in Ottawa. BE read
that message and asked me what was
going to do about it. said What are
YOU going to do about it, he said: by
Cd, / am going to do it. referring to
the money. said: What beoones of
the message" He esid II don't care 9
CO d-n ioF that. .'
Hon II. q. Higgins, a member oil the
last aud also Of the present House, testi.
fed that Mr., Kshle
TOLD HIN IL CONFIDENCE
about the time OF. but aILsequent to the
caucus, that he CKshle) had be offered
q handsome sum to vote for Mr.. Payne,
and, according to the recollection OF wit.
mesa, Mr.. Kshle said the offer wss made
~ tL- os-",u. hN., lilo ui7GiSs, mr.
Ramey.
Hon. G. W. HULL q member Of the last
and also of the present House, testified that
Mr.. Kahle told him that be (Kshlel had
been offered $1,000 to vote for Payne.
Hon. g. v. Sharp, a member Of the last
House, testified that Mr.. Kahle told him
last winter that Senator Sssrp offered b m
(Kahle) 5000 to support Mr.. Payne.
Ex-senator Ramey in his testimony de-
MES that he made the offer testified to by
Mr.. Kahle. He admits, however, that he
received q telsgrsp such as described,
and about the time stated by Mr.. Kshle,
but says that he did not mention the fact
to any one except, perhaps. his wife. He
slso testified that his business is carried
on under the name OF o. B. Rsmey d Co,
and that he is the sole owner; that on the
18th day OF May, 1884, be sold some real
estate in Wheeling, W. Va, which he had
prt viously bought With bis own money;
that there was a mortgage on the properly,
which the purchs;?s assumed, and
the balance OF the consideration,
which was paid to him in
cash, was about 81, 500 or 81 600, that he
has sold no property in Wheeling since
that time; that he brought that money
home with him and
GAVE IT TO HIS WIFE,
and she put it in her trunk; that be knows
OF his wife having deposited 81 500 in the
/ First National Bank OF Toledo; that she
kept the money he gave her in her trunk
until she made that deposit; that when
sbe made that deposit she gave him the
balance Of what he had given her, amount
ing to $1,000, some Of which be loaned
and some be used in his blsine5', but did
not deposit any Of Il in bank; that his
wife gave him the certificate OF
deposit received from the Toledo Bank,
and he drew the money from the bank,
some OF which be loaned and some be
used in his business; that this money vsc
his viie's when it was dspositsd and Wher
il was drawn out; that the 81 500 be gave
her she gave back 10 him to take care Of
and that be keeps her affairs and hi,
all separate, and that there are Two banks
in Ottaws, where be resides and carries OF
his business, both very solvent so Tor ss b
kuose, and he keeps running account
there, but that his wife did not have an
account in an Ottawa bank.
The following questions and answers
, ARE QUOTED ~ FULL:
, Q-Why did you give this money to you
{ sife2 A.-Well it was common thing Il
give my wife money.
Q-4nd you gaze hsr then sl,sOO' A
Yes, sir.
! Q-And she put it in her trunk A
: Yes, sir.
Q-Had your wife before that time bee
4 in the habit Of keeping large sumsot mon
1 ey in her trunk Al was q comno
a thing for her to keep money in her trunk
She often had money by Der.
8 Q.-Didn't yoa regard that as q very ID
secure place to keep 60 large sam {
money! A.-Weil, that vas thing sh
vas looking after. / didn't tell her t
II keep it there any length Of time.
i Q-Whst was the objection 10 deposi
ing this tuo thousand FIVE hundred dollar
which you gave Jour wife, in an 0ttss
: bank? Alt was Q calculation OF hers
. the time to invest in Wheeling rolling nj
y :. stock, and she decided thit she would tal
that much money and put it in there, Q,
!. 40 she said thst she vopld take il and
:, posit il in some other bank, aDI It can
'. " about in this shape. At tb.t time ! Q
= !. iected to the investment and sbe decid
!, q that she vss going 10 have that much ih
VI she could put her hands on If she want
to invest il 20 she could do % 10 thu, hi
Of stock.