The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-01-26

terS of the anti-Hanna men during the
recent contest, was called up, and while
the committee was talking in the pri-
vate office of the Gibson house with
parties in Columbus, Joy" Bliss and
his stenographer were at the telephone
down stairs in the hotel office taking
off all that was said. This was done
to show how all the conversations Of
Boyce with certain parties in Columbus
were taken down while Boyce was here
and the senatorial contest was going on
at the state capitol. It is alleged that
the conversations were all taken sdown
and are a matter of record without any
tapping of wires, as the different tele.
phones in the Gibson house are all on
the same circuit.
Horace B. Dunbar, president and
manager OF the Gibson House, was The
only witness examined tonight. The
clerks and others about the hotel will
be examined tomorrow. Dunbar was on
the witness stand during the meeting
and produced his hotel register show
ing that Henry H. Boyce, of New York,
occupied room 226 from Jan. Z, to Jan.
10. Mr.. Dunbar testified to having his
suspicious aroused and to the clerks
watching Boyce. Allen o. Myers, Jr.,
one of the day clerks, arranged for
stenographic report OF the conversa
tions Boyce had over the telephone dur
ing the day. Russell Pryor, the night
clerk, took down the conversations at
night. Boyce was given the key to The
private office on the second floor when
ever he wanted it and the arrangements
down stairs were always complete for
reports of whatever went on over the
telephone wires when Boyce was using
the private office. The stenographer,
who has a desk in the office, was called
into reQuisition whenever Boyce called
any one up.
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES.
Mr.. Dunbar recited many of these
conversations over the long-distance
telephone. In one of them the major
was called up at Columbus and said
Shane and the president would ar
range things on Saturday."
Boyce replied: Have seen one of
the party. Wants mos.ey. How can
handle him."
The reply from Columbus was: Sup
pose O-betrays you, what them"
Mr.. Dunbar said that Boyce replied
mo danger. l would kill him. Dead
men tell no tales
Mr.. Dunbar testified that Allen O.
Myers, Jr, who was in Columbus, as
one Of the managers against Hanna,
was called up on Friday, Jan. 7, by
Jerry Bliss and told of the situation
here and what Boyce was doing.
Myers advised Bliss that man named
Hollenbeck would leave Columbus for
Cincinnati that night with money, and
to have him watched. The next morn
ing the Miller detective agency was
employed to watch Boyce and keep
Jan. 8, H. H. Holenbeck, of Chardon,
O., registered at the Gibson house for
breakfast. He had no room assigned
to him, but was seen TO communicate
with Boyce. The next name on the
register to that of Holenbeck was f.
H. Archer, of Columbus, O., deputy rail-
road commissioner. Mr.. Dunbar show
ed the registers to the committee with
all these names and stated that Mr.. T.
]. Mulvihill, one of the leading Demo
cratic managers Of this city, pointed
out Hollenbeck to him and to the detec-
tives. They watched all the move
ments of Hollenbeck and traced him 10
the Union Trust and Savings Bank, of
which J. G. Schmidtlapp is president.
He was then traced to the different
places of meeting as charged by Repre-
sentative Otis.
While Hollenbeck did not remain in
Cincinnati, Boyce was here on Friday,
Saturday, Sunday and Monday. At the
suggestion of Bliss, Mr. Dunbar hal
the housekeeper and chambermaids
watch the movements around room 22S
On Saturday night Boyce told Dunbar
he had been here representing the pres
ident and complained about detectives
being put on to him, and about others
watching him, and especially about the
parties in room 215.
A STRAIGHT TIP.
After paying his bill Monday and be-
fore departing, Boyce told Dunbar if
he wanted to win some money to be.
on Hanna. After Senator Long had ex-
amined Dunbar at length, short
cross-examination was conducted by
Senator Garfield Mr.. Dunbar said ne
was Democrat; that he was inti-
mately acquainted with Allen o. Myers,
Charles L. Kurtz, Jared P. Bliss, ard
others, who were recently engaged IN
the opposition at Columbus to Senator
Hanna. He testified that he had been
with them at the Great Southern before
the legislature balloted for United
States senator.
When the testimony Of Mr.. Dunbar
was concluded the committee adjourn
ed until 9 a. m. tomorrow, when The
stenographer, clerks and others in The
hotel will be examined 1t is announc-
ed by the committee that L. T. Camp