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

caught up with him, and told him tha
l had not seen MIR. Ford, but II he want
cd to see him he could probably lint
him al the Capitol In the morning
Later ! saw Harr In conversation will
President Carr at a tree.box near th
Hotel. Next (Saturday)morning) cam,
to tho Capitol md saw Harr talking will
Kirk. Told him | understood Ford wa
In the building. Afterwards saw llar
in conversation with Ford in the hall o
the House OF Delegates. touched hin
on tho arm and said: ~ see you lav,
your man." That IL about all. Mad,
no statement ut all that l had money
Made no offers last Friday evening .
money or the Mine lnspectorship, for
had neither to offer. Never directly o.
indirectly Offered Harr money or tht
Mine Inspectorship for his vote. Tht
conversation with DR.. Hartigan was IN
substance about is he has stated. l did
not think he was n Republican. II
did say anything about drawing drafts
OH Gen. Coil, 1t was In a jocular manner
| never was authorized to draw for any.
thing on Gen. Coil. ! said to Mr.. Gun.
ninghan that Harr was the weakest
member OF the House, and thought he
could be influenced. Neither Gen. GOT
nor his friends were authorized or at.
tempted to authorize me to use money
or to promise money or any position to
influence vote for General Golf. am
Il Republican and desire TO SEQ General
Gotr seated. lIarr never aaw INC exhibit
mont y except to pay for something had
purchased. Made no statement to llarr
that | had seen the money counted out
that l was to pay to him. llarr wes the
first to mention Ford; said he had tried
10 pursuade him to vote for General
GoH and my impression is he said ha
said hG was rather inclined that way.
AT our boarding house last week jokes
passed ACROSS the table about meMbers
selling their vote.
TIE CRoSS.EXAMINATioS.
Cross.examined by Col. St. Clair-Had
no conversation with DR.. Aultz about
taking walk with Harr and said moth
ing to him about it afterwards; don't
reccollect that asked him how he was
going to vote; have asked him how he
was going to vote; never talked to him
about money for his vote; don't know
when l came to the conclusion that he
was the weakest member OF the House.
1t was last week that told Cunningham
50. l had no idea OF trying to buy Harr;
am not u mind reader; don't remember
that mentioned any sum Of money
that Harr could 10 had Tor. When
took walk with Harr OIL Sunday said
about money or office for his
vote; have no recollection OF sending n
boy from the Opera House saloon up
stairs to take Il note to Harr; did not
come to the Capitol Friday night and
try to getinto the building; never offered
Harr anything for his vote. | have
asked Harr what he could get for his
vote: it was u passing joke; others have
joked with him. | told him l hoped he
would agree to vote with Mr.. Ford. |
thought it was right to vote for Golf and
hoped he would take that view; did not
expect DR.. Hartigan to take it seriously
when l sald my checks TO any amount
would be honored.
Col. Chew-Weren't you taking great
liberties with General GoH2 suppose
this will be lesson to you, Strollings.
1t certainly will. Isuppose l was ele.
vating myself and degrading General
GoH. -!
Senator Furbee, OF Marion, testified
he boarded at Mr.. Cracraft's last winter.
Harr, Strollings and others boarded
there. At the table the boys were al
ways joking with Hair about what he
would take to vote with them. This was
generally the topic Of conversation.
Harr had been worried about his voting.
One morning lie remarked to me that
Mr.. Carney, OF Marion, had come in and
he reckoned he would have to surrender.
Now Harr and Stollings were intimate
and were together good deal ut night.
PRESIDENT CARR on THE STAND.
Senator Il. S. Carr, President OF the
Senate--The, first heard OF this matter
was last Friday night about o'clock,
that is Saturday morning. Harr told me,
Mr.. Mollahan-Is that evidence.
Chairman Price-I suppose it is lead.
ing up to the preparation Of this paper
Mr. Brown-We propose to accoun,
for II slight discrepancy between Herr's
testimony aud his written paper.
Senator Carl would like very much
to State to the committee how l came tc
get into this. l met Harr OIL the street
and invited him to 20 with us to ea
oysters. Afterwards he went home with
mo. There lie told me what he said haC
occurred between him and Stollings,
told him the matter ought to be reported
aud tho man sent to the penitentiary.
told him to so and meet Ford and Stoll
ings. and he said he would 60 and ger
Mr.. st. Clair to draw up the paper. st
Clair sent the paper 10 me and | sent il
Harr. This was about ten minutes be
fore the Joint Assembly met. He sail
something's in the paper were not cor
rect. l told him to correct them as well
as he could. l don't know what was il
the paper. l told him to correct it if he
could gave the statement to St. Clair il
the State house; think he did not take
it down; gave ii to him in detail and
left it.
CARR GIVEN ALL THE ROPE lie WANTED
a lengthy discussion followed between
Stollings' counsel Oh one side and Harr's
counsel and Chairman Price on tht
other. Stollipgs' counsel wanted the
questions put to Carr according to thu
rules Of evidence. The other side helt
that the committee was not bound by
any rules Of evidence. The point wal
whether Carr should be allowed to tel
what IIarr told him and what he told St
Clair. Carr was allowed to 20 aheat
and tell what he told St. Clair. Har
said Stollings offered him 81 500 and tn,
Inapectorship Of Mines. He said h'
told Stollings he would have to hav,
one.half in advance. Stolliugs said HI
would have 10 see friends. Harr said h,
did SO, came back and said he had 5000
advised Harr 10 take it and show it il
Joint AS; emily, and as we came into tn
Capitol Saturday morning We saw Ford
and Isaid: "Dave, there is your man.
When ! went and detailed it 10 St. Clai
Harr said Stollings said be was author
lied to give 5000 Saturday morning If h
would pledge himself to Ford to vote 10
Goif. | gave tho paper 10 Senate
Sweeney and he gave it to Harr. Don
think told St. Clair with regard TO see