Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-04

WHhhLING,
Hsrr and his cousin were in the saloon.
When We oane ont, Delegate Ha'r snd l
came up Capital street. l do not know
where John Harr went We walked up
street, aud our conversation ended at the
Capitol. We did not attempt to yet into
the building. Money wss not mentioned,
bat told Mr. Harr that hoped he would
cOrclude u vote with Mr.. Ford, as
thought he vas right.
The next morning when saw HAIR l
touched him
on THE SHOULDER
and said Il see YOu have your man" l
had no particular reason for doing tha',
but spoke in a whisper.
After Col. S.. Clair had Coacluded hrs
cross-exaGination, Mr. Price asked the
witness couple OF questions Stollirg
said: I frequently played pool IN the kutt'
uer Ho.el. On Friday evening l came out
Of the room, walked up into tie barroom
and ont III the lobby. As was walking
from the barroom to the lobby come one
told me that Dave Hsrr wanted to see me.
I did not see who the person was and did
| not inqui e. / went ont into tine lobby and
/ looked around and concluded to 20 up TO
the Opera House. When went in there
looked around and saw Hsrr about 10 feet
from the door. did not
SPEAK TO HIM,
because I would have had to disturb sew
eral people. When Harr came out WAS
standing at the foot Of the stairs. l hsd
gone doen there, but don't know why
/ did. We started up street, and then
ked Harr VIVA. he wanted with me, snd
he told me about his conversation with
Ford.
After / left HarE made DO effort to see
Ford, in order to tell him that Harr want
cd him, and did not inquire where he
boarded; in fact, / bave no acquaintance
with Mr.. Ford, and did not go TO much
trouble TO get him 10 meet Harr.
10 not know why made no further
effort to find Ford az that time.
Question by Hahbsrd-Did yen ever
'eave word at the Hotel Ruffner that Harr
wanted TO sse Ford the next morning.
Answer don't -ecOllec. that did.
10 reple to continued questions by Col.
s.. Clair the witness sai6: do not know
what time it was when LETT Harr, OF
when / got home. I do not know what
| time il was when l went back to the hotel,
or when l had any conversation with DR..
HlFtigan. had Just come from Gen.
Gofl's room. I met Hariigau in the hotel
lobby. l walked down street with John
While on Saturday night. did not tell
him that / cO1ld prove that 1 was not at
the Opera House on Friday night.
There wss scother hitch in the proceed
ings. After Mr.. Stolliugs had left the
stand,
TWAS SETTLED
finally by calling Senator J. II. Furbee, who
had boarded at the same house with Stoll-
inga and Harr last year.
He testified that it was frequent thing
10 Joke Harr about the amount he would
take for his vote, rs was also the case with
| other members.
Delegate Stuck, Of D0ddridge, testified
TO similar effect. The force OF this testi-
mony was, however, entirely broken by a
question Immediately put TO Sto!lirgs By
Col Chew. He asked him il he had been
accustomed to Joke with Harr in this man
ner last year. Sjollings said he had. Col.
/ Chew then asked if be had done 50 this
yesr. The accused was compelled to admit
that ne had not.
This testimony was followed by vigor-
GUS discussion on the admissibillty Of such
evidence in which Mollohsn stated it wss
the Intention of the defense 10 Prove tha,
all that had been said 10 HAIR vas in O
iocular way.
There had been considerable inquiry in
the committee room all day concerning
the whereabouts of Senator Robert Carr.
At this point the anxiety Of the Inquiries
was satisfied by that gentleman, who
walked in fresh from . business trip to
Catiletisburg, Ky. He was Immediately
nut on the stand and at his request was
allowed TO state in his own language how
ne became corrected with the case.
His testimony was as follows: Ol Fri
day evening left the Hotel Rutlnsr with
a number of friends to 20 to
AN OYSTER SUPPER
in front Of the hotel. saw Delegate Hsrr
and his cousin and invited them to 20
with MS. We stayed in the Oyster saloon
until about 1890 and then started home.
On the corner of the street leading to my
bousa invited them oil TO 80 home with
me. but they deolued. then took Harris
arm. and asked him 20 go and he finally
consented After we got 20 the house and
were in bis bed room, be spoke to me OF q
time when be had stopped me and said ne
wanted 70 tel me sCm9thing. he then
told me concerning Stollipgs' attempts to
bribe him. 1 said to him If 1 were in
vour place I would put him IN the Penl-
| tentitry." and then l advised what
thought he ought tO,dO in the matter. lie
said he had an engagement to meet Mr.
Stollings and Mr.. Ford at the Slate House.
I told him to meet them and to say
that 1 would find st. Clair and
HAVE THE FACTS
mt in writing. l told the facts to st.
Clair. as / understood them, and he pre-
pared the paper. Int the morning INST be-
lore the Assem- bly, met, Harr came in and
tol5 me that the paper was incorrect. /
told him then 10 correct il Is soon as pos.
sible and present it to the Assembly. /
did not know then what was IN the paper,
AZ I did no, read it and hsve never seen it
At this point heated discussion among
coupsel aud members Of the Committee
occurred. Senator Price stated that be
would like to ask the witaess in regard
TO the matter which had been
told him by Delegate Harr. The
reason for this, he said, was
that it appeared that mistake had been
made in the statement which Mr.. Harr
had presented to the Assembly; and It was
propfr 10 inquire how that mistake &C
Cured. The Republican committeeman
and couusellors famed up at once. They
made it apparent that they intended to
magnify as much as possible the slight DIS
ereparcy between the written statement
and Mr.. Hsrr's sworn evidence.
Col. 81. Clair stated the case clearly:
He said Nj. Harr had undertaken to tell
Senator Carr the true facts OF the case
Senator Carr had undertaken to
TRANSMIT THE FACTS
n him and had undertaken to prepare the
papsr. In this transaction a mistake had
occurred and it was pertinent to hear testi-
monv TO show what that mistake was due
Mr. Brown reinforced this argument IN a
logical address. Chairman Price said the
question which the committee had TO IN,
ouire into was whether Mr. Harr had
sworn TO the truth or not.
CO.. Chew declared that when Mr.. harr
.tvr1ar ha yuaQ prngg