The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-16

137 in the Everett house. Clarkson's apart
ments, and an interview appointed for Dec. IL.
Durlee says Clarkson and Col. Dudley gave
him to understand that he could have a clerk
ship under the republican committee, and
asked him his price. He thought a. 500 for the
first year would be about right. They said he
should 90 TO Washington very soon 10 take
charge of bureau of statistics, but no price
was fixed for his salary.
4 day or two after this interview Durfee
wrote to Col. Dudley as follows:
II wanted on short call. please send TO Funk (
Nagnall's, Is and 20 AstOr-plaoe, from m. to
p m. do not receive my uptown mail until
p m. 1 send you this TO insure keeping your APP
pointment.
On Dec "a this reply was received:
WAsHNGTON, Dec. -. fsSS.
My DEAF srE-Your favor just received. In reply
] would say that as soon as | am ready shall be
glad 10 have your services in the matter that MIR.
ClarksOn and l were talking 10 you about. II Will
necessitate your coming here, and can arrange, /
think, for you to have room 10 sleep in in the
headquarters building. We will settle about the
details when l am ready Tor You 70 come. Yours
very truly, w. W. DUDLEY.
After Durfee confessed an employee in the
Voice office went to Sansom's home in Web
ster, Pa. near MOnongahela, and found him.
Durfee's written statement was shown 20 him,
but he refused at first to come TO New York.
When the agent told SAMSON that his mother
would be informed if he did not stert, he con-
sented. As the train slowed up at Pittsburg
he jumped of. The agent appealed 10 the
police, and detectives were sent out. Mean.
while the deaf mute had boarded a train for
Braddock, Pa. and he was found there in a
relatives house by his brother, who joined the
agent of the F0ice in Pittsburg. SansOm's
brother pleaded with the deaf mute slips OF
paper as follows:
Sansom's hrOther-"Iim, make a confession"
SansOm-"What. and send Quay to jail Not
much must think OF my friends"
Sansom's brotheT-"Jim, think OF your family,
and let other friends 20 to hell
Sansom-.'I guess you are right win confess.
When started before j didn't say L would go to
New York, but l would start. Now will go 10 New
York"
On the Sd Sansom made a written confession.
He says Durfee put him up to do the job.
Clarkson, he says after paying him so on the
first evening they met in the Everett house,
paid him on a subsequent occasion, five ten
dollar bills, and two checks on the Garfield
national bank tor SO each, one signed by W.
W. Dudley, treasurer, and the other by W. W.
Dudley aud NJ. :. Quay, making a total of $3.50,
which had been originally agreed on.
SAMSON says that on Oct. 10 ClarlSson, in his
presence, gave q lot OF the circulars and mall
ing lists to a messenger 10 be carried to the
national republican headquarters Clarkson
and SAMSON rode in a Gao to the headquarters.
handed the bundle to Sansom, and ClarksOn
wrote on piece OF paper: I'VE are going to
see Quay" and showed it to SAMSON. They
saw Quay, and SAMSON in obedience to Clark
sons directions, showed Quay after
another of the papers. Quay simply smiled
and said nothing. Finally. through Clarkson,
SAMSON says Quay promised SAMSON "a good
place In Washington from which SAMSON had
been removed two wears ago.