The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-23
OHIO BRIBERY CASE.
The State Senate Investigating Com'
mitlee at Cincinnati.
ONE WITNESS IS EXAMINED,
Horace u. Dunbar, the Proprie'or oi the
0ib.on House, Tells what lie Knows
Of the Charges Made by Rep
tesentatise Otis

Cincinnati Jan. 20 Tho legislative
committee investigating the Otis charges
Of bribery In the recent elootion oi unit'
ed States senator at Columbus held
session hero last night and viii oon'
tinuo iis atiings here today. The
committee came from Columbus 70 ca
anime witnesses residing In this city.
Il is charged In the resolutions adopt |
ed separately by both branches oi the
Ohio legislature that II. H. Boyce oi
New York, in the Gibson House here
few days before the balloiing Tor United
States senator logan at Columbus, made
a proposition u hriirry 90 isopresonia'
tive Otis Tho mombefs of the cmnmit'
tee and others spcnt aome time In the
evening examining che telephone at
legged 10 have ls,cn used ly Buyco.
The Great Southern hotel at Colum'
bus. (which was the headquarters Of th9
anti Hanna Icoplcl was called up and
while the COMMITTEES was talking 10 the
private Office Of The Gibson House with
rnrtios In Columbus, a sionographer WIS
at the telephone downstairs IN The hotel
Office taking oh an that was said. Tins
showd how all Of the conversations Of
Boyoo with certain parties IN Columbus
were taken down. Its alleged that The
conversations were all takcu down aud
are q matter Of rcoom.
Horace b. Dunlar, president and man'
aecr of the Gibson House, was The only
witness examined Last night. hc pro
duoed his hotel register shaving that
Henry II Buycc of New York, occupied
room g26 lrum Jan. TO Jan. 10. Mr
Dunbar testified tn having his suspicion
aroused aud 90 the clerks watching
II Boycc.
= Allen o. Myers Jr., one of the da'
clerks, arranged fora stcnographio ~
. post of the conversations Boyoe had ovc
the telephone during the day. Tn
night clerk took down the conyCrsation
nt night The Arrangements wcro al
WAYS complete for rp1us Of whaicve
went on over the telephone wircs whc
noyce was using them
Mr.. Dunbar rccitod miny Of these COZ
vrr.ations over the long disianco toA
phone. In one of them the major VI
called up at Columbus and said
"a "shano and the president would a
10 range things on saturday"
Boycc rcpliol'
"Ilave socn one Of the party. Wan
money. How can handle him.
= Tho rcply frum Columbus was;
"supposo he betrays You; what theni
Mr.. Duntar said that Boyoe rcplio'
NO danger. Iwouh Kill him. d..
men tell no tales
Mr.. Dunbar testified that Allen
Mvcrs. Jr.. who was in Columbus n o
of the managers against Hanna, "
called upon Friday night by Jerry bli
m and told uf che situation hcre, and wh
" Boycc was duing Mycrs advised bl
IN that a man named Hollonbcck wo1
JU leave Columbus for Cincinnati n
night with money, and TO have h
watched On Jan $ hollonbock rog
tcrrA AZ the Gibson and was seen
communicate with Boyco. They watch
All the movements Of Hollenbock. a
tnccd him 10 the Union Tcust and ).
ings hank aud 10 the different PLACES
meeting, as charged by Representa-
Otis.
Bciorc parting Boyco told Dunbar q
II ho wanted 20 win some money %
ON Hanna. Mr. Dunbar said that hc y
aDemocrat; that he was intimately
, quaintcd with Allen o. Mycrs, Char
L. Kurtz, Jerry p, Bliss and othcrs v
. wcrc racontly engaged IN the opposii
atCOlumhu- o. senator Hanna.
Tho stonogmphor, clerks and oh
J in the hotel will b. examined toll
Il Is announced by the committee
Colonel l. G. Camph,ll will h. callo'
soon As he can be- roachcd and that !
r,scniativc OTIS viii probably b. ca
ined az Columbus.
Pending the negotiations and ma
ments II Roycc and Hollentcck Ia
this city. Colonel I. G. Campbell
active ~ the attorney Of Otis
lengthy statement Campbell alleges
noyce oficrod him ti0oo a. a fee 10
a. the middle man with Otis In
statement be gives what he purport
. I" b. the movements OF Hollcnbcck q
lobe he left Schmidtlaps hank, and Of
conference Otis aud Boycc had with
-. on different DAYS.