The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-01

COnNlnCeS me tilHt lne SeullHtHl 10 lol
Hon. John Wanamaker.
AS this Is in harmony with my own feel,
ing In the matter as previously expressed
to you. | feel warranted In so doing ana
declare to you without reservation that II
elected | will vote for and use my best
efforts and influence to secure the election
of Hon. John Wanamaker so long as he
Is u candidate and Will deem 1t my duty TO
support all movements towards the organ
ization of the house that VIII serve MS
best interests. Very truly yours,
n. c. Mackey.
explained to the doctor why the
letter was dated the 18th. | also showed
him the letters Van Valkenburg had
written me. | then reached into my
pocket and drew out the money ana
said loud enough to be heard in the
next room. Count that over, doctor,
think you will find there 62 $40 bills
and S10." He counted the money over
and said, That's all right" He then
shook hands with me and left When
left my room l left the pad on when
the letter was written behind me and
dropped the wrapper which contained
the money on the floor. | wrote to
Van Nalkenburg from Altoona encloS-
ing the letter signed by Mackey under
date of october 26th and had the letter
registered. While at the Hotel Jermyn
at Scranton during my meeting with
Mackey | registered as John 7. Nelson
and went under that name
Following this is the report of an
other detective who states that ne saw
DR.. Mackey come into the room OF the
man known as Nelson: that he heard
the whole of the CONVEX ation; that he
heard the letter dictated which was
signed by Mackey; that he counted
package of money which Nelson show
ed him and which contained SO $50 bills
and that at his suggestion Nelson
dropped the wrapper on the moor Whefe
he subsequently found 1t. together with
the pad on which the letter was writ
ten: that the doctor counted the money
and said 1t was all right. He fully cor
roborates all the details set forth in
Nelson's statement. The receipt for
the registered letter given to Nelson at
Altoona and that of Van Nalkenburg
for letter in Philadelphia are part OF
the evidence in this case showing that
he received the pledge written by Mac
key in return for the cash received by
him. Corroboratory evidence OF all or
these points is in possession of the
prosecution.
IN NORTHAMPTON.
Northampton county was the scene
of operations next on the part OF the
detectives, it having been learned that
attempts were being made to bribe w.
G. Weiss, member of the legislature
there the detectives were aided by w,
A. Winsboro, postmaster of Bangor,
and Mr.. Weiss himself. The detectives
pretended to be In search OF some
| crooks who were supposed to be in hid
| ing in one of the quarries in that coun-
| ty in which Mr.. Winsboro was inter-
| ested. The narrative of the detective
| who went under the name of Nelson at
| Scranton, is very circumstantial con
| following summary
| / reached Bangor, Northampton coun-
| ty, on November 16 and put myself in
| communication with eX-POStmaStel
! Winsboro. He said that he thought
| Weiss was dissatisfied because Reedel
had not helped him. He gave consid,
| cradle details as to Weiss attitude.
went to Philadelphia on November Il
and saw Van Valkenburg, who sale
| that he was fishing for the Bethlehem
man and my news greatly encouraged
| him. He had expected to reach hin
through his employers, who were ia.
vorable to Wanamaker, and he asked
me If he would take money, and how
| much. He asked me if | thought
could reach him through Winsboro anC
| said that l could and that Winsborc
| was going to write to Frank Leact
about me. Van Valkenburg said thai
he had just got home and was no
thoroughly posted and would have
| talk with Leach and see me in day
or so. He said they We're going to nave
| a conference and count noses to SCI
| how many votes they had. He asked
me If / had told Doctor Mackey that
| was detective, and / said that | haC
not deemed it best. II will tell him a
Harrisburg, if he shows any signs o
wavering."
Yes" said Van Valkenburg, "w
| IIa,, tiGh fnr n
least a week at that time" He thel
went to see Leach and came to me al
| hour later / told him that my chic
had said the Luzerne delegation wa
shaky and that Mr.. Reeder had beel
to see them. He said that delegation
was all right and there would be som
surprises when the vote came.- that tn
people were playing the right sort o
game; they We're not declaring them
selves now, as it was their best polio,
to play fast and loose. He said tina
the WanamakeT people were not goin
to fight Boyer for speaker, as 1t was to
late for them to attempt that now. II
told me he would be away and that hi
brother would attend to things durin
his absence. He said that Wanamake
was out of town and he could not Sc
him that day, from which | inferre
| that Wanamaker was always consult
ed and had personal knowledge of Wha
money went out. 1t was evident tina
Van Valkenburg did not want to tax
me into his confidence in any directio
where he could help it. 1t was eviden
that he and Leach did not get on we
together, for he refused to consult wit
him any more than he could help.
IN DOLAN'S HANDS.
on the Goth l saw him in Philadel
| phia in my room at DOonerS hotel q
l l., 4 tl,,,t tl,.. T..fE
case was in the hands of Thomas Dc
Ian and that he would go and see hin
and call on me at $50. He left me an
, was followed by "a shadow to the office {
Dolan. He came in at $50 and found m
talking to Jim Pritchard, eX membt
of the Legislature from Blair count!
We left Pritchard and went into tn
wine room and sat down at a tab
and Van Valkenburg said: Il al
knocked out, ,Blankenburg and the bus
ness men have got their damned Mis-
( Nancy methods to the front. Inc
| have already written to Weiss and sci
/ him some of their reading matte
) Blankenburg expects that his literatul
and the pressure he can bring to bes
on Weiss through his employers an
, the business men of Weiss section wi
+ do the work. They will find out the
q mistake in few days and then we wi
. get our work in" He handed me a
=, envelope addressed to Blankenbul
p and told me TO get all the names
. could of first-class business men
7 Northampton, enclose them in the el
n Velope and mail it. He told me to st
h Winsboro and arrange to make IL
4 Weiss deal through him, saying: :"
o Weiss will give Winsboro a satisfa
n tory pledge, we will pay the none
g through him. Don't tell him, of cours
Y where you got it, but just say that "
y | are Nery much Interested in Wani