The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-04
TIE BRIBERY CHARGES.

IuE BRIBERY CllARGES.
Tho Investigation Continued -Stollings De
MES IInrr's Story In Toto.
Special Dt.pdirh 10 he hltlioencer.
| CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 3.-Tht
Special Committee TO investigate Dele
gate Harris bribery charges met thi.
morning, put in all the day and added a
night session. John NJ. uarr, "the ele
vator man." cousin OF the Delegate, Dave
Harr, testified last winter when he came
here he wanted to be "a Committee Clerk.
Was promised place II his Cousin Dave
would 80 into the Democratic caucus and
"vote for tho Wheeling man for Speaker y
Dave did that, but the Wheeling man
went back on me. Some one, think II
was Walker, said maybe Governor vii.
son would lot me run the ELEVATOR. Dave
Harr said, when he walked across the
bridge, that he was offered $1,000 and
the Mine 1nspectorship. He told 1t to
Inc privately, away from Delegate Prich.
ard, who was walking with ns. He told
me as we walked up street that he could
get more.
Sol D. Peyser, aged 10 years-I know
Stollings; saw him at tho Opera House
on Friday night. lie said he was look.
ing for somebody afterwards he said he
found the person he wanted. Saw no
note sent in.
Senator Prichard, OF Wayne, said last
Friday night he saw Stollings at the
Opera House. After the play was
through got up and went ou, to the
top OF the stairs; Paw the two Hairs
there. In few moments went to the
saloon below. Stollings passed Inc and
made jocular remark to me.
Fritz Gramm, usher in Opera House
and employed in the Auditors Office,
said Stollings came to tie Opera House
and said he was looking for man; saw
no note sentin.
j. II. Dougherty-Was nj the Opera
House Friday night, and saw Stolings.
Don't remember distinctly whether
saw him with Harr; was in the saloon
between acts.
Clarence Burdett, Senate page-Was
at Opera House last Friday night. |
took u folded piece OF paper from him
and gavei it to aman who looked exactly
like the man v ho got up and offered that
thing in the Legislature.
Rem Watts, Journal page in the House
OF Delegates-know Strollings and know
DR.. Aultz, OF tho House. Auilz said he
wanted to see Stolings. didn't see
Stollings afterwards to speak to him.
Delegate Kirk, OF Putilani-Last Sat-
urday morning | talked with Harr
about the Governorship. He asked lne
whether / had made up my mind. l
said | had not expressed an opinion. l
had heard that one gentleman was not
going to vote for Judge Fleming. Harr
said there was SO much Of the stuff that
he had not been able to read it all. He
said Mr.. Ford had told him that after
reading the testimony he had decided
to vote to seat General Golf. This was
on Saturday morning. l give his Ian
guage as near as can. l have told it to
several. Harr opened the conversation
about the Governor question. 1 said l
had not made up my mind. That was
about half an hour before the Joint AS
sembly met. We have not talked to-
gether since. Had some other conver-
sation relating to Il mining bill intro
duced by Mr.. Hill. Harr said nothing
to me about inducements offered.
NINE INSPECTOR CUNEISouAM's STORY.
Henry Cunningham, Mine Inspector
for the First dstrict-Kuow Stollings
never had any conversation with him in
relation to Stollings bribingHarr, or any.
body else. Stollings did, l believe, tell
me there might be 81 200 got to influence
some parties. Bob Stollings Is poor
boy aud has no money, aud l don't
think he would do that. Stoliings said
he thought GoH could be seated, but l
have no money to give to do it, and he
thought no person else dare approach
Harr. As poor workingman, con-
siderit a disgrace TO my family to be
brought up here. Golf has never prom
ised me anything and l naver asked him
for anything. | WAS talking TO General
Coli Il few minutes. At Clarksburg he
said he had considerable coal land and
would like to talk to me about it. i
talked with him at the Ruifner; was not
referring about the Governorship; moth.
ing was said about it. 1t has been my
understanding that il Judge Fleming
was seated Harr was 10 be Mine 1nspec'
torS have been informed OF that fact
Nothing was said about the Mine In
!. spector. want you TO understand that
am not caring anything ABOUT that
Governor Golf said nothing to me on the
subject. Senator Prichard, Senator
Knott and were drinking little, aud
didn't pay any attention to what was
said.G /, didn't say that General Gol
said needn't be uneasy about tho Mine
Ipspectorship. General Coll never said
any such thingto me.
DR.. ]. W. Harti2an, Of the State Uni.
versity, testified that no came to Charles
ton last Thursday night; did not hear
him say that General Golf would Eonot
drafts on him. asked him how about
the situation; he did not mention Gen
Goll's name, though ] thought he was
talking about Gen. Golf. My impression
was that he said this person said TO bring
the checks or drafts and to bring them
often and large. l paid no attention tc
it. / couldn't say definitely that Gen
GoG was the man ho was talking about
but tnat was my lWpIeSslou. IL "aE
simply general friendly conversation
: The conversation was brought to my
mind by subsequent occurrences. i
was my impression that these check!
; were to be used in the contest. W.
: generally jest when we meet. He is
lively conyersationalst. I always
thought he was q Democrat, and sup
} posed maybe he had found out some
thing. wasn't paying much attention
to it. My impression is that StollinS
did not know my politics.
sroLLISas DENIES HARRIS STORY.
ALB. Stollings-My home is in Gran
county; am in my Esd year; by occuPa
: ton a clerk; last clerked for Mr.. Mcin
t tyre, at Elk Garden. Was appointed
t Senate clerk last session. Been her
t since tho day before tho session began
Have known Harr SINCE the last session
!, Harr and l boarded at Mis-. Cracrail,s
So did Senator Furbee, Delegate Pricli
; ard and others: Harr, and Itook q wall
!. on the Sunday he mentions. Had IL
h talk with him about what he could hay
/. got last session for his vote, or as to hi