Evening journal., 1890-06-13
ONE GENT.
SENATORS QUOTED HIGH.
Ten Votes in the Bay State for
100000.
SENATOR FAssETT IS ACCUSED.

Alleged Attempt at Bribery in the nTassa-
chusetts Legislature In Connection with
the Elevated Railroad Biils-The inter-
esting Testimony of Several Witnesses.
Boston, June 3.-The hearing regarding
the alleged corrupt practices of the West
End Street Railway company in obtaining
It's elevated road bill through The leeislar
ture was resumed yesterday morning be-
fore the special investigating committee
on the part Of the senate.
Senators $4,000 Apiece
The first witness heard WINS Frank T.
Sanderson, who testified that on May "a
Senator Fassett met him and Louis p.
Hagar o lobbyist, at the Office of tile Bur-
ton Stock company No. l0i Washington
street, and that the senator had told wit
ness thdt for $1,000 apiece he could furnish
ten senators, including himself, to vote in
favor OF granting a charter to the Peoples
Elevated Railroad company Witness ar
ranged q meeting between Senator Fassett
and Che financial men OF the company. lie
did not himself attend the meeting.
The Offer Unauthorized.
In the afternoon session y G Moore, Of
The Manchester Union, testified that at the
interview described by Mr.. Sanderson 10
was stated as probable that ten senators
could be captured for 100000, but at an
other interview later In the day Senator
Fassett said he was afraid he could not
hold his men, as the West End railroad
people were offering greater inducements.
Witness had not offered or consented to the
proposed bribe Mr. Moore said that Mr..
Hngar's offer OF 3lO0,G00 to Senator Fassett
for ten votes was unauthorized. The Peo-
ple's company had no such sum to offer for
the passage of the bill Hagar was em-
ployed by sanderson. Mr. Williams here
introduced the letter written by Senator
tassett 70 Mr.. Hagar, as follows:
MY DEAR Ali HAGAR-I have made up
my mind 70 20 with the West End people,
and for that reason think il would not be
Of any use for me TO see Mr Moore
"a. S. FAssErrn
He Caught On.
Mr. Pranker, one Of the Peoples railway
petitioners testified that be arranged tina
Interview between Fassett and Moore. Ha~
gar assured witness Monday that the Peo-
PIES had twenty-four senators, but the next
day the whole crowd went over to the
Senator Donovan what was the matter, and
Donovan replied that he saw his colleagues
were deserting the Peoples, and in order
not 70 get left he caught on
An Unqualified Lie.
Lewis p. Hagar testified That he was
employed by the Peoples company to look
after the senate. SandersOn was TO give
him whatever money he needed for look
ing after the BILL He vehemently replied
''Non when asked II he had such an in
terview as described By Witnesses Sander
son and Moore He created sensation by
appealing 70 God to witness that the state
ment Of those witnesses was an unquali-
fled lie Hagar further denied that he had
made any bargain with Fassett to give
100000 for ten votes. He had received
about $500 from Sanderson.
John G. Watson, Of Beverly, testified
that he was at the state house just after
several OF the elevated road petitions had
been rejected, and heard Sanderson say:
''D--n them, I'll stop every elevated road
bill If we can't have ours