The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-18
HALF A MILLION SPENT
Banks Of England Sent a Lob
byist Here IN 1879.
HIS TRIUMPH CELEBRATED
Ratification Meeting Held in England
and People Turned Out, and Bon
fires Were Lighted and Torches
Carried in Honor of Ernest
Seyd.

Noun tain News OF May IL, IoS@'
Mr.. Frederick A. Lul1enbach is a
citizen of Denver, and is favoraoly
known by many of Colorado's leading
business men. 1t having come to the
ears of Mr.. NJ. II. Slater, chairman OF
the Executive Committee of the State
Silver League, that Mr.. Luckenbach
possessed the startling information
contained in the affidavit, thas ener-
oeti., gentlemen Immediately waited
upon him and induced him TO put
the whole story in explicit form ana
give it to the public, and the result
is the affidavit published below;
STATE OF COLORADO"
County of Arapahoe, IS:
FREDERICK A. Iuckenbach, being
first duly sworn on oath, deposes ana
says:
u am 62 years of age. | was born
i'm Bucks county, Pennsylvania. re
moved to the city of Philadelphia N
the year 1876, and continued - reside
there until 1866, when | removed to the
CITY of New York. In Philadelphia !
was in the furniture business. In New
York | bramehed into machinery ana
inventions, and am the patentee OF
Iguckenbaleh's Pneumatic PulvertHef,
whieh machines are now in use gener-
allv in the eastern part Of the Umted
States and in Europe. | now reside IN
Denver. having removed from New
York two years ago. have oecn
. member of the Produce Exchange
and ann well acquainted with many
members of that body. | am we'll
known by Mr.. Erastus Wyman.
'sIn the year 1865 | visited London,
England. for the purpose of placing
there Pennsylvania oil properties, IN
which 7 was interested. l took with
me letters of introduction TO many
gentlemen in London. among them one
to Mr.. Earnest Seyd from Robert NJ
Foust. ex-treasurer of Philadelphia.
became well acquainted with Mr.. Seyo
and his brother, Richard Seyd, VINO
/ understand, is yet living. | visited
London thereafter every year, ano
each visit renewed my acquaintance
with Mr.. Seyd, and upon each oeca'
sion became his guest one or more
mes-ioining his family at dinner OF
other meals.
ain February, 1874 while on one OF
these visits. and while his guest fol-
dinner. /, among other things, allud
ed to rumors afoat of parliamentary
corruption. and expressed astonish'
ment that such corruption could exist
In reply to this he told me he could re
late Facts about the corruption OF The
American 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 be.
tween Mr.. Earnest Seyd and myself
After the dinner ended, he invited ne
to another room, where he resumed
his conversation about legislative cor
ruption. He said: IF you will pledge
me your honor as a gentleman not tc
divulge what | am about to tell you
while / live, / viii convince you thai
what / have said about the corruption
of the American Congress is true.
/ gave him the promise and he then
continued: II went to America in
the winter of 1923, authorized to Sc
cure, if / could, the passage of a bill
demonet.zing silver. Tt was to the in
.terest of those / representative gov
ernors Of the Bank of England-to
have it done / took with me 100000
pounds sterling, with instructions il
IL was not sufficient to accomplish the
object TO draw for another 100000
pounds. or as much more as was
necessary" He told me Ger
man bankers were also interested
in having it accomplished. He said
he was the financial adviser of the
bank. He said: II saw the committee
of the House and Senate and paid the
money and stayed in America until
knew the measure was safe" l asked
if he would give me the names or the
members to whom he paid the money
but this he declined to do. He. said:
sYour people will not now compre-
bend the far-reaching extent of the
measure-but they will in after years
Whatever you may think of corrup
ton in the English Parliament, j as
sure YOU, / would not have dared tc
make such attempt here, as did IN youl
country / expressed my shame TIC
him for my countrymen in both legis
lative bodies. The conversation driftec
into other subjects, and after that
though / met him many times--tht
matter was never again referred TO.
(Siones}.)
FREDERICK A. LUCKENBACH."
Subscribed and sworn to before me al
Denver. this ninth day OF May, \. d..
1892.
(Signed.)
JAS. A. MILLER.
Clerk Supreme Court, State of Colo
RADIO"
(Seal)
az John II. Applegate, under oath
state that | ana forty-two years ole
and have wife and two children witt
whom now live on my farm in Atchi
son township. and have lived in Noda
way county since 1879, and my present
address is Hopkins, Nodaway county
Missouri.
'I am q citizen of the United States
/ was born in England and lived il
the town of Ludham in the years o.
1872 and 1873 It was reported thai
TFarn.st Cevd had succeeded in having