The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-03-27

: 'Oh. don't know. I'll tell you; ther
3 was man, friend of mine, who came I
me at the time the legislative commtte
went away on their visits. He said Wilco
was telling people he had been Offere
$50, 900 for his vote. didn't pay much al
e tention to 1t at the time. l didn't suppos
q he meant me. knew that j had neve
s offered him $4,000. In fact, never speci
:: fled any sum. Wilcox I'm that first cor
0 versation gave me to understand that Ii
was opposed to gerrymander. That's tn
impression got from his conversation. AL
2 said, as / rec0llect it. was that this wa
! the chance of his life He might draw iron
that any inference he liked / don't know
as said to him that other men had beer
asked to see other senator's. / didn't know
anything about that. don't know"
''Did you make an appointment to NEE
him at your Office that day?"
Don't know as made any appointment
with him. / think he said to me that he't
call and see me before he went to Lansing
At any rate he never came. There's moth
ing special in that any way"
"How about that visit to his house in
COrunna? What was that private business
you spoke about last night?"
81 went over there, drove up to his house
and stayed about an nOur. The converse.
ton was on political matters in general"
didn't you say to him: There will be
money in this for me and money in 1t for
you'?"
''No don't think that l did. l might
have used words from which he drew that
inference"
"What words?'
II don't think that money was mentioned
at any time. Still he might have drawn that
inference. No, had nothing special TO see
Wilcox about at that time and didn't drive
over there on purpose to see him l was in
C0runna and drove to his house."
''Did you ask him for assurances?'
''No didn't. tried to find out how he
stood on those measures have spoken Of"
What impression did you get of him in
this conversations"
'He said that he wanted fair appOrtion-
ment and that he felt quite independent.
'Pm p. of l. man, he said, although
nominated first by the democrats.
"What was there about that third CONVEX
sation in Lansing?"
Il was over there several times this winter
and once stopped at Mr.. Frazier's where he
boards. i came back with the senator on
the train. We talked politics again coming
home. That is ALL"
''How is it Mr.. Owen that Mr.. Wilcox
received the impression he has? He declares
positively you approached him with promises
of large reward if he would do certain
things"
''Oh, don't know. He may have placed
q wreng construction on some things. |
don't believe he has taken any money, not
withstanding what the democrats may say of
him."
'Have you any special reason for know
ing he has not?"
''Oh, no-no. l haven't the means to
fulfill any promises of money myself and
wasn't authorized to make any by others.
L don't believe any of the other patrons
have taken money-or that they have been
offered any either for that matter"
snow Mr.. Owen. L want to know the
name of the man you talked with in De-
troit."
There was pause Of nearly three min
utes. Then he refused positively to give the
name.
IF your conversation with him was as
innocent and straight as you say it is, why
do you object to giving the namep
"I-guess-Pd better-nOt." said Mr..
Owen after further long reflection.
''Why?"
''Well-because."
''Mr. Owen. when ask il you have any
objections to telling the name of the Detroit
man, why don't you, il everything is all
right answer this way: mot the slightest in
the world. Our conversation was perfectly |
legitimate. He was asking me, newspaper |
man. the sentiments of the member from my |
district, and requested me to ascertain them |
for him-the most natural thing in the |
world. There is no reason why l should |
not tell the name. 1t is - -"
Mr.. Owen moved uneasily.
THAT conversation with him was not an |
innocent one, Mr.. Owen, if it was, you |
wouldn't have hesitated moment"
''Well, he's a legislator, himself, but l |
guess hadn't'-
There was another Of those pauses.
''Mr. Owen, what is the mans Nance"
well, -, it's Joe Weiss"
After this statement, the interview was
marked by much greater freedom and cor
dlalty on Mr.. Owens part. lie talked with
less constraint 1.-The fact of the whole
matter is" he said, "WilcOx has made too
much out of this thing. He has exaggerated
the matter. suppose 1 did tell him that
there might be something in 1t for him, but
he has gone and made sensation out of 1t. +
Lie has acted very foolishly. He has drawn
differences he had no business to draw.
Now, If had been peeping after him and
him up, and making it my bust
ness to stay around him there i'm Lansing,
he might have thought was trying to do
business with him. But haven't seen him
In nearly two months"
swell, but, Mr.. Owen, it is almost two
months, isn't it, that Mr.. Wilcox has main
aimed stand very satisfactory to the re-
publicans?"
This was statement the force of which
Mr.. Owen seemed to appreciate.
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