The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-25
THE DETAILS
or the investlGntiou-Alien o. Myers
,Tnde to Sqnirm Under Fire.

or tho investiSntiou-Alion o. Myers
,Intie to sqnirm Under Fire.
CINCINNATI. o., Jan. 2i.-Allen o.
Myers. sr.. was the first witness to-day
in The Legislature bribery investigation.
He was at the Great Southern hotel, in
Columbus, January Z. where Mr.. Kurtz
and others opposing Senator Hanna,
were then stopping His son. Allen o.
Myers, jr., clerk at the Gibson house, in
Cincinnati, called him up that night and
told OF Boyce's movements. The next
day his son reached Columbus with
copies OF stenographic reports OF
Boyce's talks from Cincinnati over the
telephone with the Hanna headquarters
In Columbus. As the matter pertained
to Republicans, he turned all over TO
Kur.z and introduced his son to him.
Kurtz told Myers that Hollenbeck
would go TO Cincinnati with money.
Myers detailed the shadowlng OF Hol-
lenbeck from Columbus to Cincinnati
and back. also the carriage drives OF
Boyce about Columbus.
The testimony OF Myers caused quite
stir, especially when he became very
angry on the cross examination by SEN
ator Garfield. He denied that he was n
party TO any conspiracy In getting up
the Boyce-H Hollenbeck story about the
bribery OF Representative Otis. When
Senator Garfield told witness he need
not reply 10 anything that would In
crIminate himself. Myers became in
tenselg enraged and Chairman Burke
had difficulty In proceeding with the
inquiry.
E. Fl. Archer, OF Columbus. deputy
state railway commission. testified to
following H. II. Hollenbeck from COL
umbus TO Cincinnati and pointing him
out 10 Jerry Bliss and the detectives at
the depot. ,5l-
Archer testified rapidly, without be-
Ing asked. He told about the shadows
Ing Hollenbeck from the Neil house to
the Columbus depot, watching his
movements on the train and even In his
berth all night. HolIenbeck carried his
vollse to the toilet room with him and
wherever he went Hollenbccls took
his valise with him into an upper berth
He did not undress In the sleeper and
received messages In care OF the con-
ductos along the route. The rest OF
Archer's testimony covered. the shadow
Ing in Cincinnati and Columbus that
hnd been covered by the witness last
Saturday.
Archer said he WAS q volunteer vita
Kurtz and other Republicans In seeking
the dcieat-ot Hanna, that he was not
employed rs detective. but had worked
for weeks for the good OF the cause.
Harry N. Daughertg, chairman of the
Republican state executive committee.
was called. but refused to be sworn.be-
cause he claimed the committee had no
Jurisdiction In the Otis case. He had an
legal counsel SO advised other witnesses
and would follow that advice himself.
He was asked II he sent the telegram
signed III. d." TO Hollenbeck while he
was, on. the train, but he refused TO an
swer this question and all others put to
him, on the ground that the committee
had no jurisdiction. !. /. "a &;
Archer, on being recalled, testified
that f. ]. A1ulvlhlll, one OF tho Dem
ocratlc leaders against Hanna, was al
90 on the train with Holleubcck. Arch
or! and Mulvlhill got Hollenbeck's tele-
gram and dAlulvlhlll answered them
signing Hollenbeck's name to messages
sent to Major Dick, Eanna's manager.
Detective Miller was recalled to cN-
plain the telephone tallts, OF Royce and
others with Major rRathbone and 9th.
>ers at Hanna headquarters. Miller had
four men besides himself In ishadowlng
Boyce and iHollenbeck. Detective sies-
singer, followed gHollcnbeck back to Col-
iumOuB. Miller Hhadoweu1 Boyce n bnclt,