Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-04
a HORNETS NEST.
Jay Gould's Recent Statements Appear
to Have Stirred UP One In New, York
Social, Legal and Political Circles Ex-

Jay Gould's Recent Statements Appear
to Have Stirred UP One In New York
Social, Legal and Political Circles Ex-
oited-Chargss of Attempted Bribery on
Both Sides.
NEW YORK, March 28-The sensation
which Jay Gould sprung last Sunday is still
agitating this town, and the newspapers
are full of rumors in relation to prominent
persons involved. Charges Of bribery are
Icing made on both sides, and hints are
thrown out that great National
scandal is impending. Counsel for
the prosecution charged that Mr. Gould
and his son offered $4,000 to
stop the proceedings in the Gould-Sage
case, and the Goulds came back with
charges of blackmail It is generally &C
cepted as fact that the woman in the case
Is Mrs Hopkins but the identity of the
prominent politician behind her is not
yet fully established 1t is we'll known that
Mrs. Hopkins was on terms OF friendship
with the family of w. G. Whitney, the
present Secretary of the Navy.
A lawyer in Dillon & SWANS Office said
that Mr.. Viii ney was great friend of Mrs
Hopkins, and rendered her great assistance
threatened to involve men in high places
and become National scandal, as the per-
son who was to be named as correspondent
in Mrs Hopkins cross-sut was no less q
person than Il prominent official ut WASH
ington.
The Suns Washington special says that
Secretary Whitney was shown yesterday
the interview with Jay Gould in the Sun,
and was asked it he wished to say any thing
with reference to it. Secretary Whitney
replied:
"You may say in the broadcast language that
you can write that it is wholly without foun-
dation. 1t is not true that have had any
connection whatever with the Indictment pro-
| cecdings have no interest in the bonds N.Y.
self; know Of no one who has. don't know
and have never seen any of the parties
who are the compliments, nor have I ex-
! changed q word with the counsel on this sub
ject. Since Colonel Fellows took up this case,
six weeks or more ago, have not, as it hap
pens, seen or communicated with HIM directly
or indirectly, nor have 1 at any time expressed
any opinion or Influenced any body on the SUBJ
lect."
Mr. George Gould, in an interview, de-
MED point blank the statements made by
E. l. Andrews, the leading counsel for
| the alleged foreign bondholders in the
| Gould-Sog e case, that he George Gould)
had tried on several occasions 10
settle the case out of the courts. On
the contrary, he says that Andrews went to
| him on three different occasions and offered
| to fix the matter with the district attorney
! Before the matter had been laid before The
| grand jury Nh Andrews asked for $500,
| 900 to stop the proceedings. After the
| pres antation of the case Mr.. Andrews
raised the ante to 5000, 900, but MI: Gould,
| Jr, says he declined to consider any OF
these propositions. Finally Mr. Andrews
| offered to stop the whole business for
$500, 900, but no attention WIS paid to
him. George Gould denies enphatically
that he ever stated that he could buy up
the distr.c5 attorney of this city, and says
he never thought of making an offer to any
one to settle the case
Another point that MI. Gould made in his
! statement is bringing out numerous de-
malls Nh. Gould said that he went to 8
prominent politician, who holds one OF
| the highest Offices in the State
and spoke to him about the case This
gentleman sent to one of the city officials
interested in the prosecution and asked
him about the case The latter said thai
it would be q big thing from {. politi ca
standpoint to put Mr.. Gould on the
rack The prominent office-holder, who i!
supposed by some to be Mayor Hewitt
| nounced this as infamous, and de
clared that it must be stopped at once
Now all the city officials, from D strict-At
torney Fellows down, are denying that they
were the officials who had spoken of tine
political effect of prosecuting Jay Gould.