The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-25
REFUSED TO ANSWER
Ret.cence Of Hanna Man Cancern-
ing One Dir. HOllenbeck.
OHIO BRIBERY INQUIRY
TRUTH REGARDING IT CONES
FRoM ONE SIDE ONLY.
Examination of Allen o. Myers, sr.-
Garfield Made the Old Man Angry
-Hollenbeck Shadowed-Repub-
lican Witnesses Backed by Repub-
lican Legal Advice.-otis Next.

6O4ltADSSA Sot4hQON Gu ISS pup
lican Witnesses Backed by Repub-
lican Legal Advice.-otis Next.
Cincinnati, o., Jan. 4.-Allen o..
Myers, ST., was the first witness today
in the bribery investigation. He was
at the Great Southern hotel in Column
bus, Jan I, where Mr.. Kurtz and others
opposing Senator Hanna's election,
were stopping. His son, Allen o. Myers,
jr., who is clerk of the Gibson House,
Cincinnati, called him up that night
and told him of Boyce's movements.
The next day his son reached Column
bus with copies of stenoSraphlc reports
of Boyce's talks from Cincinnati by
telephone with the Hanna, headquar-
tiers at Columbus. As the matter per
tanned to the Republicans, he turned
all over to Kurtz and introduced his
son to him. Kurtz told Myers that
Hollenbeck would go to Cincinnati with
money. Myers was detailed in shadow
ing Hollenbeck from Columbus to Gin
cinnati and back; also the carriage
drives of Boyce about Columbus.
MADE THE OLD MAN ANGRY.
The testimony of Myers caused quite
a stir, and especially when he became
very angry on the cross-eXaminatlon
by Senator Garfield. He denied that
he was a party in conspiracy IN get
ting up the Boyce- Hollenbeck story
about the bribery of Representative
Otis When Senator Garfield told the
witness he need not reply to anything
that would incriminate himself, Myers
became intensely enraged and Chair
man Burke had difficulty in proceeding
with the investigation.
Mr. Z. H. Archer of Columbus, deputy
state railroad commissioner, testified TO
following H. II. Hollenbeck from CO.
lumbus to Cincinnati and pointing him
out TO Jerry Bliss and the detectives
at the depot. He said that Hollen-
beck carried his valise with him wher-
ever he went. even into an upper berth.
He did not undress in the sleeper and
received messages in care of the con-
ductor along the route. The rest or
Archer's testimony covered the shad-
owing in Cincinnati and Columbus.
Archer said he was a volunteer with
Kurtz and other Republicans in seek
ing the defeat of Hanna; that he was
not employed as a detective, but had
worked for the welfare and the good
of the cause.
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Harry A. Daughtery, chairman of the
Republican committee, was called, but
refused to be sworn, because the COM
mittee had no jurisdiction in the case.
He had, as legal counsel, advised other
witnesses. He was asked if he sent
kilograms signed H. D." to Hollenbeck
while he was on the train, but refused
to answer the question and all others
put to him. on the ground that the
committee had no Jurisdiction.
Archer. on being recalled, testified
that J. F. Mulvihill, one of the Demo- (
cratic leaders against Hanna, was also
on the train with Hollenbeck- Archer +
and Mulvihill got Hollenbeck's tele- I
grams. and Mulvihill answered them, /
signing Hollenbeck's name to the mes ,
sage sent to Major Dick, Hanna's man I
ager.
Detective Miller was recalled to eX- /
plain the telephone talks Of Boyce and
others with Major Rathbone and others .
at Hanna headquarters. Mr. Miller
Swallowed Boyce back to Columbus. The .
trail was lost in Columbus. Boyce ard /
Hollenbeck only stopped there between +
trains.
VOORHEES, INIAICABLE.
E. B. VOORHEES,. vice president and di- |
rector of the Union Trust & Savings /
Bank, was called, but refused to be I
H.
Warrington. advised him that the COM I
nittee had no jurisdiction. While NOor-
nies said he declined to answer ques-
ions he was kept on the stand a long
line Many questions We're asked him
ibout President SchmidlaDp being alb .
sent Jan. and 3. and about Cashier
Caylor coming to him regarding II. H.
credit.
VOORHEES, refused to state whether he
rom HOllenbeck. He refused to state
whether Cashier Caylor came to him
With HOiienbeck and whether the lat
er had an order or draft fer $4,000, or
my amount.
Rudolph Kohler, cashier If the Union
Trust & Savings Bank. refused to be
worn and declined to answer cues
ions. He saw Vice President VoOr-
lies on those dates, bat refused to an
wer any questions about HOllenbeck,
N advice of President VOORHEES,.
Ie declined to answer whether he knew
n ever met Holienbeck, but said he
lid not know II. II. Boyce Questions
we're pressed because the witness would
nswer regarding Boyce and others and
ay nothing regarding Hollenbeck. He
Lcclined to answer whether HOllenbeck
lad a letter to Schmidlapp.
Manager Page, of the Western Union,
vas asked to produce the H. d dis
atch and other messages He said
he company now had none of their
messages. as far back as Jan. 10, and
e did not know whether they had been
aiken across the river to their offices
n Covington and Newport, Ky, or sent
o New York, or where they We're
John Miller, Edward Schlessinger,
'heo. Archambald and Charles Arm
trong. all detectives. read their long
eports Of "shadowing" Boyce and Hol-
anbeck in Cincinnati and Columbus,
an. Z, s, and 10.
Detective Miller said he had been in
he employ formerly of the Western
Inion. and that il was the custom to
eep copies of messages six months,
nd in some cases a year. He never
efore knew of the auditor in New York
ailing for messages or copies or rec
rds of the same within two weeks af-
IF the messages were sent
Gouvenier McAthoun, superintendent
f the long distance telephone, declined
} produce the records OF his Office. and
aid he acted on the advice of their
eneral counsel in New York.
WHAT NEXT?
This closed the taking of testimony
this city. This committee Will con-
nue. its work at Columbus Thirty
illnesses have been examined since
st Friday, most Of them being en-
oyed in the Gibson House or teIe-
raph or telephone companies and of
lie Union Savings & Trust company.
ired p. Bliss, Allen o. Myers and T.