Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-05
TEE FAMOUS LUoKENBAoH
AFFIDAVIT.
STATE OF COLORADO, I .,


COUNTY OF ARAPAHoE. Ss'
Frederick A. Luckenbach, being first
duly sworn on oath, deposes and says: /
am 90 years OF age. | was born In Bucks
county, Pennsylvania | removed to
the City Of Philadelphia in the year of
1876 and continued TO reside there until
1866 when | removed TO tho City Of New
York. IL Philadelphia was in the fur
niture business. In New York | branch
ed into machinery and inventions, and
am the patentee OF Luckenbnch'a pneu
matte pulverizer, which machines are
now in use generally in the Eastern part
Of the United States and Europe.
now reside ia Denver, having removed
from New York two years ago. am
well known In New York. | have been
member Of the produce exchange and
am well acquainted with many members
OF that body. | am well known by MIR.
Erastus Wyman.
In the year 1865 [ visited London,
England for tho purpose OF placing there,
Pennsylvania oil properties, in which /
was interested. took with me letterg
of introduction to many gentlemen in
London-amoug them one to Mr.. Ernest
Seyd from Robert NJ. Foust ex-treas-
urar of Philadelphia. | became well &c
HulAltth WIN 4INs hDtlue hllA NIbAl ulh
brother Richard Seyd, who, | under
stand is still living. / visited London
thereafter every year, and at each visit
renewed my acquaintance 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 HE guest for din
ner, /, among other things, alluded TO
other things ailoat, OF parliamentary
corruption, and expressed establishment
that such corruption should exist. In
reply to this, he told me he could relate
facts about the corruption Of the Amer
lean Congress that would place it far
ahead OF the English parliament in that
line. So far the conversation was at
the dinner table between us. His
brother, Richard, and others were there
| also, but this was table talk between
Mr.. Ernest Seyd and myself. After the
| dinner ended, he invited me into an
other room, where he resumed the con-
yersation about legislative corruption.
He said: "If you will pledge me your
| honor as gentleman lot TO dlyulge
| what am about to tell you while i live,
| will convince you that what SAID
about the corruption OF the American
| Congress is true" / gave HIM the
| promiee and he then continued: ~
| went TO America in the winter OF lSI2-3,
| authorized to secure, II could, the pas
sage Of bill demonetizing silver. 1t
was to the interest Of those represented
tho governors OF the Bank OF
England-to have IL done.
tooR with me 100000 ster.
ling. with instructions that II that was
NOT sufficient TO accomplish the object
10 draw for another 100000 or as much
more as was necessary" He told me
| German bankers we're also Interested In
having it accomplished. He said he
was the financial adviser OF the bank.
| He said: AZ saw the committees oil the
House and Senate and paid the money
aud stayed in America until knew the
measure was safe" asked II he would
| give me the names OF the members TO
whom he paid the money-6ut this ne
declined TO do. He said: "Your people
| will not now comprehend the iar-reach-
ing extent Of that measure-but they
will IN after yeRrs. Whatever you may
think OF corruption in the English par
lament, assure you, would not have
jared to make such an attempt here as
did in your country" | expressed my
shame to him, for my countrymeu in our
legislative bodies. The conversation
lrifted into other SUBJECTS and after
.hat-though | met him many timeo-
the matter was never again referred TO-
[Slgned.l
FREDERICR A. LUCRESBAcH.
Subscribed and sworn to before me ~
Denver, this ninth day OF May, A. "
1892.
Clerk Supreme Court, State Of Colorado.
lSsal.l
apear sir-It is advisable to do all in
your power to sustain such daily and
weekly papers, especially the dgrieHlta-
raj and religious press, as will oppose
The Issuing Of greenback paper money.
Let the government issue the coin and
.he banks the paper money Of the coun-
Try, for thon we can better protect each
,tber. To repeal the law creating Ma
,ional banks, or to restore to circulation
The government issue of money, Will be
10 provide the people WITH money, and
viii therefore seriously affect your
Individual profits as banker aad Lender
See your member Of Congress at oacer
md engage him to support cur interests
that we may control legislation"
aJAmEs BUELL.
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