Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-05-19
STATE of COLORADO, l

COUNTY OF ARAPAHoE.
Friedrich A. Luckenbach, being
first duly sworn on cath, disposes
and says: am 60 years of age, l
was born in Bucks county. Penn
sylvania. l removed to the city of
Philadelphia in the year 1916, and
continued to reside there until 1866,
when removed to the city of New
York. In Philadelphia, | was i'll the
furniture business. In New York,
| branched into machinery and inyen-
tions, and am the patentee Of Luck
enbach's pneumatic pulverizer, which
machines are now iii use generally
III the eastern part Of the United
States and in Europe. | how reside
/ i'll Denver, having removed from
New York two years ago. l am
well known in New York. [ have
been member of the produce ex-
change and am well acquainted with
many members of that body. l am
well known by Mr.. Erastus Wyman.
In the year 1865 l visited London,
England, for the purpose Of placing
there, Pennsylvania oil properties,
in which | was interested. | took
with me letters Of introduction to
many Gentlemen in London among
them one to Mr.. Ernest Seyd from
Robert NJ. Foust. cx-treasurer of
Philadelphia. / became well ac-
quainted with Mr.. Seyd, and with
his brother, Richard Seyd, who, |
understand, is yet living. I visited
London thereafter every year, and
at each visit renewd my acquain-
lance with Mr.. Seyd, and upon each
occasion became his guest one or
more times joining his family at
dinner or other meals.
In February, 1874, while on one of
these visits, and while his guest for
dinner, |, among other things, allud-
ed to rumors afloat, of parliamentary
corruption, had expressed astonish-
ment that such corruption should ex-
list. In reply to this, he told me he
could relate facts about the corrup-
ton of the American Congress that
would place it far ahead of the En-
glish Parliament in that line. So
far, the conversation was at the
dinner table between u.s. His bro
Their, Richard, and others were
there also, but this was table talk
between Mr.. Ernest SeyG and my
self. After the dinner ended, he in
vited me to another room, where he |
resumed the conversation about leg
islative corruption. He said: eff |
you viii pledge me your honor as a |
gentleman not to divulge what ] am
about to tell you while l live, | viii
convince you what l said about the |
corruption of the American Con
eress is true" l gave him the prom
ise, and he then con tinued:
81 went to America in the winter
OF 1872 authorized to secure, if |
could, the passage of bill demone>
tizing silver. 1t was to the interest
of those l representative governors
of the Bank of England-to have it
done. l took with me e100, 1000
sterling, with instructions if that was
not sufficient to accomplish the object
to draw for another 100000 or as
much more as necessary" He told
me, German bankers were also in
terested in having it accomplished.
He said he was the financial advi ser
of the bank. He said: Il saw the
of the House and Senate
and paid the money and stayed in
America until l knew the measure
was SAFE" l asked him if he would
give me the names of the members to
whom he paid the money-but this
he declined to do. He said: "Your
people will not now comprehend the
'ar-reaching extent of that measure
but they will in after years. What
aver you may think Of corruption in
he English Parliment, I assure you
would not have dared to make such |
IN attempt here, as l did in your
l expressed my shame
o him for my countrymen in our Leg
slative bodies. The conversation
lrifted into other subjects, and after {