The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-15
BRIBERY IN MASSACHUSETTS
MONEY PAID TO PROCURE An ELE-
TITED RAILROAD CHARTER.
Names OF some OF the West End Company's
LobByists-Tho Amounts PRid-EH.Gov.
Long Ono OF the Company'S Attorneys.

| Names OF some OF the West End Comphny'S
| I.obbyIsta-Tho Amounts Paid-EH.GoV.
Long Ono OF the Company'S Attorneys.
| DosroN, Juno 1.-THE House Committee,
appointed to investigate the alleged bribery In
| connection with the passage OF the West End
| Elevated Railroad bill, resumed lite inquiry
| this morning. The Attorney General called as
witnesses Messrs e. A. Bruce, L. j. Marsh. f.
| II. Collcnder II. A. Smith, President Whitney
and Counsel Hyde OF the West End Company
ex.Gov. Long, Fred Wllcomb, Representatives
Davis and Bowman OF Boston and GreenouRh
OF Wakefield. II. Il. Cody, and II. b. Norton.
Mr.. Bruce was first put under examination.
He testified to his engagement as counsel for
the Amos Shepard Company and to transact
lions between that corporation and the west
End Company. President Whitney had made
some Arrangement with the Amos Shepard
people wherein 1t was provided that they were
not to petition the Legislature this year for an
elevated railroad charter and were to assist
tho West End Company In securing their
charter. He understood that sum OF money
was paid by the West End Company TO tho
Ames- Shepard people. Mr.. Bruce did not In
Quire into tho details OF tho arrangement, be-
cause it was not his business. All this was in
the vacation before the Legislature met.
Asked TO tell who else was retained by the
Wost End Company he gayo the names OF
Samuel Fierce, W. A. Nye OF Bourne. ex-Sen-
ator D. +. Kimhall OF Chelsea, ex-Representa:
tvea Bottum OF Northampton and Paige OF
isld d. tho lion; +. 4. Hobart Of .Braintreo;
Messrs. Pope OF Dorchester, q: A. A Ernst Of
Shps OF S9sts od hS Hon r
Allen Of Woburn. ex-senator Cook OF Glouces-
ter, Messrs Sopthw9rth OF Charlestown' James
of Lowell, George L. Fernald OF Worcester
ana George II. Jones.
ment With the Amos- Shepard syndicate, Mr.
Bruce said he, could tell no more than he al
ready had told. He understood that the details
He could not say whether any OF the others
retained had bGon concerned in It or not.
any of the funds OF the company paid to him:
he said $4,000 had been paid to him. None Of
this was to be applied to the Ames,shepard
sonal services and $1,000 for whoever he might
employ. The contract with some gentlemen
procure charter and be paid a reasonable
sum OF money for their services. Witness
knew OF no member OF the present Legislature
who was employed In the interests OF the " est |
End Company.
Mr.. BRUCE subsequently furnished a supple
md gave an estimate OF what they were to re-
cciye AS follows: Marsh. $4,000; Hobart. 500:
S6 $751; JSssen D9 $780, Fes
,enden of Sandwich. $500. and Pierce of Sand
~ich; $500 Others we're to- be paid various
Ernst Alger Ladd OF Lowell. Dodge, CHEERING:
800 Calender $500 and Bottum $500
ls retainers and Burgess 800. and Paige $500
some OF these were to receive more. He did
,ayment., He had heart Messrs. Whitney and
hyde Of the West End Company say that they
lad paid small sums-*l9Q or $500 in al-to,a
i'm he had Eaid small sums to Cherrjngton Of
lin that he had retained Mr.. Burdett of Hing
lam, anu had given him $3.50 Tho
mount actually paid out was about
5000. A number OF the men had boon paid
'eore the year 1889 came in and were not paid
ut OF this $1,000. Among those were Messrs.
lien. Paige, and Bottum. He had no knowl-
dye Of any Legitimate work by these men or
he officers OF the West End Company Ifo did
OF remember talking on This subject with any
I the members elect Of the Legislature be-
ween election and the beginnin Of tho sess-
IN, but thoughtlsome the workers might have
one 80. He presumed that nearly all the
len whose names he gave were spoken
} by the West End Company Immediately
fter the close OF tho session last year Messrs
Whitney and Hyde incurred all the expenses
Or banquets, and nobody else had any au-
lority to do 80. except Mr.. Southworth. who |
al a hotel bill OF sl2. which MIR. Hyde ap-
roved. lie knew OF no hotel bills OF Repre-
entatiyes which the West End Company had
aid. The attorneys retained BY the West End
ompany were Mr.. Hyde W. T. Russell, eX-
ov. Long Prentice Cummings. and himself.
dJourned to Monday