New-York tribune., 1898-01-25
THE OHIO BRIBERY CHARGES.
INVESTIGATION FINISHED IN ClNClN-
NATL
-ovr OF THE WITNESSES DECLINE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS THE INQUIRY IO BE 'o'
rINrED IN COLUMBUS


l,,no,rro,i Ian 9,-The legislative committee to-
,,,rht closed IT'S investigation in this city or the
o,is charges of bribery In the recent eecuon vi
Tinted States Senator. The Senate VIII continue
its work at Columbus Thirty witnesses naVe u"o
examined here since last Friday, most OF '"ein
being employees of the Gibson House OF te'es."p ~
and telephone companies. and OF the Union trust
and Savings Bank Jared p. Bliss.,Allen o. Meyers
er and + p Archer were the other principal WIZ
peseas They returned to Columbus tonight WITH
the committee The attorneys and three members
Of the House Committee also returned.
As the evidence of Representative John =. O"s
and Colonel Thomas c. Campbell Will be very
,arctbv they were not called here. but Mr.. Otis
,lI nrobah,,. he the next witness at Columbus The
emnlovcs Of President Schmidlapp's BANK ana
Harry NJ Daughtery chairman OF the state hepup
ucan Central Committee. to-day declined either 10
he sworn or 10 answer questions. CHAIRMAN BURKE
onnounced that az soon as the committee was
through with all the willing witnesses proceeu-
ings would at be taken TO bring tho un"iiiins
witnesses before the bar Of the Senate for punish
mcnt for contempt
Allen O. Meyers, sr was the first witness to-day.
on January 7 he at the Great Southern hote''
in Columbus. where Mr. Kurtz and others opposing
Senator Hanna were then stopping. Ills son. Alien
O. Meyers. jr.. clerk at the Gibson Hotel al I'm
cinnati called him up that night. and told him or
Boyce's movements. The next day his son reached
Columbus with copies Of stenographlc reports OF
Boyce's talks from Cincinnati over tho teiephohe
with the Hanna headquarters In Columbus AS
the matter pertained TO Republicans he turned 1t
all over 10 Kurtz. and introduced his son TO him
Kurtz told Meyers that Holenbeck would 60 70
Cincinnati with money. Meyers detailed the shadow-
ing of Hollenbeck from Columbus to Cincinnati ana
back also the carriage drives OF Boyce ABOUT
Columbus.
The testimony OF Meyers caused quite STIR
especially when he became very angry the cross
examination by Senator Garfield. He denied that
he was a party TO any conspiracy In getting up
the Boyce- Hollenbeck story about the bribery or
Representative Otis When Senator Garfield told
the witness that he need not reply 10 anything
that would ncriminate himself. Meyers became
intensely enraged, and Chairman Burke had diff
Guilty in proceeding with the inquiry.
f. II. Archer Of Columbus, Depd-y State Rail-
way Commissioner, testified to following IL. II.
Hollenbeck from Columbus to Cincinnati and point
ing him out to Jerry" Bliss and the Getec ives at
tire station. He talked rapidly. without questions
being asked. He told about shadowing HELEN
beck from the Neil House 10 the Columbus sta
tion, and about watching his riovements on the
train and in his berth all night Holenbeck car
ried his valise the tOilet-Ioom with him and
wherever he went and took it with him into an
upper berth. lie did not undress in the sleeper and
received messages in care of the conductor along
the The rest Of Archer's testimony covered
the shadowing in Cincinnati and Columbus ttat
had been covered by the witnesses on Saturday.
Archer said be was volunteer With kurtz and
other Republicans in seeking the defeat of Senator
Hanna: that he was not employed as detective
had worked for weeks for the good OF the cause
Harry NJ Daugherty chairman or the RepuDNcai
State Executive Committee. was called. put re-
fused to be sworn because. he asserted, that the
committee had no jurisdiction in tho OTIS case.
He was asked II he sent the telegram signed II.
ID 70 Hoenbeck while he the train. but
refused 10 this question and all others put
him. -
Mulvihill. one OF the Democratic leaders against
Hanna. also on the train with Hollenoeck
Archer and Mulvihill got Hollenbeck's telegrans,
and Mulvihill answered them, signing Hollenbeck &
name TO messages signed Major Dcn. hanna's =
manager.
Detective Miller was recalled to explain the
telephone talks Of Boyce and others with Major
Pa thbone and others AT Hanna headquarters. MIL
Ter had four besides himself shadowng PCyoe
lenbock back to Columbus Miller Swallowed Royce
back The trail was lost in Columbus. Boycc and
Hollenbeck only stopping there between trains.
e. g. VOORHEES, vice-president and director OF the
Union Trust and Savings Bank, was called, bu; re-
fsed to be sworn because his attorney advised him
that the committee had jurisdiction. While Voor-
heis declined to answer questions. No was kept on
the stand a long time. Many questions were asked
him about President Schmidlapp being absent
January and s and about Cashier CaylOr coming
10 him regarding II. II. Hollenbeck's credit Noor
heis refused state whether he knew or met
ever received notes or letters from Holenbeck He
refused TO state whether Cashier Caylor came to
him with Hollen beck and whether the latter had
order or draft for $4,000 any amount
Rudolph Koehler. cashier OF the Union Trust and
Savings Bank. refused 10 be sworn and declined TO
questions. He said that President Schmii-
lapp absent on January and g. He saw Vice
President VOORHEES, on those dates. but refused 10
answer any questions about Hollenbeck on the ad-
vice Of Vice-President VOORHEES,