The age-herald., 1898-01-23
TIE BRIBERY INVESTIGATION
Ohio Legislative Committee Met
 Again at Cincinnati.
DUNBAR WAS ON THE STAND
Presented as Evi1erc Unpaid Telephone Bills Against BOyce-Porters, Bell Boys
 and Others of Hotel Examined.

Cincinnati, Jan. 22.-The legislative com mittee that arrived from Columbus yester- day continued it's investigation today of the charges of bribery in the recent cleo tion Of United States senator. Repre- sentative Otis, who resides here, and who made the charges of bribery, was not present at the session of the committee. Other members of the legislature from this county were spectators at the investiga- tion.
 Horace P. B. Dunbar. president and manager of the Gibson house, who was examined at length last night, was re- called. He produced further records show ing that Henry H. Boyce, of New York; H. H. Hollenbeck, of Chardon, O.; E. H. and others connected on both sides with the senatorial contest at Columbus, were guests at the Gibson house from Jan. ' to 10. MT. Dunbar testified last night that Boyce had the key to his private office upstairs in the house and used the private telephone while the clerks had the con- versation taken down from the telephone in the general office downstairs.
 Today MT. Dunbar presented the unpaid telephone bills of Boyce. By Boyce using the private telephone in the Gibson house the telephone company had trouble in making out it's bills. The telephone bills presented to Dunbar for payment were produced.
 MT. Dunbar testified further to the con- versations which he gave in evidence last night as taking place between his hotel and the senatorial managers in Columbus.
 Allen o. Myers, Jr., clerk at the Gibson house, testified that he overheard Boyce talking to Columbus and arranged to have Boyce use the telephone in the private office while Miss Jacobs, stenographer, and himself listened at the telephone down. stairs. He heard Boyce say to "the ma s1OOOO. The reply was that they would see about it. The witness took the report of these conversations with Columbus to his father and to Kurtz.
 Thomas Miller, detective, testified that he was called into the Gibson house to listen to conversations btween Boyce and Hollenbeck, in which Boyce said: 'I have O. here, will hold him all night. o. said neither Droste nor Lane will vote for Han- na This leaves us one short"
 At the afternoon session porters and bell boys were examined regarding Boyce and the telephone, Hollenbeck, the detectives and other matters about the Gibson house. The next witness was Jared P. Bliss. of Columbus one of MT. Kurtz's republican associates. He testified to conflicting with Major Rathbone at the Neil house in Columbus in pursuit of Mrs. Griffith, whose husband was one of the doubtful members. Bliss testified that he came from Columbus to Cincinnati Jan. to see about Droste and Lane, two doubtful members, and he learned that H. H. Boyce was here after Otis He advised Otis to give Boyce the fullest opportunity. Bliss took Otis to Col. Campbells room in the Emery hotel Bliss secured a room near that of Boyce at the Gibson and the clerks reported to him all the conversa- tions of Boyce with Columbus. He tele- phoned accordingly to Allen o. Myers, Sr., and MT. Kurtz at Columbus. They advised him to watch for Hollenbeck. He then engaged the Miller detective agency, ana was at the UepOt WHeH TlolieHpeCh arrived. E. H. Archer arrived on the same train and pointed out Hollenbeck to Bliss and the detectives, the latter shad- owing Holenbeck afterward.
 Bliss got Otis to visit Boyce's room and overheard the conversation. Then Bliss and Otis saw Campbell again. Otis quit and Campbell continued the negotiations as attorney. On January at p. m. Bliss found s3.0O0 at Campbe!fs office that the later got from Boyce. At another meeting 1,750 was secured and a receipt obtained. Bliss had authority to sign Otis name to the receipt and did so with condition include therein that Otis in consideration for said funds was to vote for Hanna. Bliss testified that he had since employed Attorney Campbell to take affidavits and get the evidence here ready for the com mittee. Adjourned to 8:30 a. m. Monday.