The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-29
OTIS STARTLING CHARGES
TESTIFIES IN OHIo's SENATORIAL
 BRIBERY CASE.


 Mckinley and J. F. Morgan Drawn Into
 the Mire-Telegram Was to be Sent to
 the President.
 Columbus. O., Jan. 2s.-Before the senate Investigating committee to-day Representative John Otis of Cincinnati testified that he met H. H. Boyce of New York in room 226, Gibson house, Cincinnati, and was promised an office by appointment of President Mckinley or that it would be made extraordinar- fly profitable for him to vote for MT. Hanna for United States senator. Mir. Otis said he referred Mr. Boyce to his attorney. MT. Otis subsequently, met MT. Campbell. his attorney, who showed him $1,000 which he said he got from MT. Boyce. Later, according to MT. Otis, MT. Campbell received $750 more and was promised the remainder of $10,- 900 in Columbus. MT. Campbell told MT. Otis this money was received or to be received to be given to him to vote for MT Hanna. Otis stated that dur ing their conversation Boyce asserted that he represented J. Pierpont Nor gan of New York; that MT. Morgan had great interests in Ohio which he desired to have looked after and that he was also a friend of MT. c. c. Shayne of New York. Boyce said that that night or the following night MT. Shayne was to have an interview with President Mckinley; that both the president and MT. Shayne were interested in the Ohio situation, especially the former. Per- sonally Boyce said he did not care who was elected MT. Otis decided he needed lawyer and Boyce and Campbell were introduced and most of the business af- ter that was transacted between them
 MT. Campbell went on the stand and produced $1,750, which he said he re- ceived from MT. Boyce to be given to MT Otis if he voted for MT. Hanna. Mr. Campbell said that Boyce came to his room Later Otis came. Campbell asked Boyce what he wanted. Boyce said he wanted to help Hanna in this election. Boyce said he would pay Otis $2,500 for his vote. MT. Campbell re- piled that he did not think Otis would accept any proposition. This interview was on Saturday night. On Sunday Campbell had another conversation with Boyce. Campbell told Boyce that Otis would not listen to the proposition made. Boyce replied that the amount offered was munificent, as they already had seventy-four votes Campbell re- piled: Then you are doing this out of the goodness of your heart, as seventy four votes are enough to elect senator in Ohio?"
 Boyce replied, Yes" but that he wanted to show what he could do, and besides, there might be slip and he wanted to get the votes of Otis. Droste and Lane. Boyce said that he wanted Campbell for his attorney to win men over and would give him $1,000. Camp bell replied that he did not think he could accept the proposition. Finally Boyce counted out s1,000 and passed it over. Campbell put this in his pocket. Later he saw Boyce again and told him that g, 800, the amount offered, was be- meath the dignity of a representative and that he ought to have $10,000. Boyce replied that this was nonsense, that he had already secured four votes at an average of S1,500 each and another for $500. Boyce then said he would give S, 800, s1, ,75O at that time and s1750 the next day upon arrival at Columbus. Campbell said to Boyse, What do you want Otis to do if your proposition is accepted?"
 Boyce replied that he would want him to write a letter to the effect that he would vote for Hanna, directed to Pres ident Mckinley and reading: For the best interests of Ohio and the republi- can party I will cast my vote for M. A. Hanna for senator for the short and long terms"
 This telegram Campbell was to sub- init to Otis and if the latter accepted the telegram was to be returned to Royce, who was to forward 1t to the president. Mir. Campbell carried the telegram away and showed it to Jarid Bliss, who copied the telegram and signed Otis name to 1t. At the next meeting the copy of the telegram was shown to Boyce and he was told that Otis had consented and that there was the telegram, Campbell said to Boyce: You will now pay $1,750 and $1,75o when you reach Columbus, whereupon Boyce counted out $750 more. Campbell said:
 This does not make $1,750"
 Boyce replied: You have already got $1,000."
 Campbell replied: T thought the s1,000 was for my fee"
 ,Boyce replied that he could not give more than that as he could not let it cost more than s3,500. MT. Campbell then demanded a receipt, which Boyce did not care to give, although a receipt was finally written for s1,750 already and the additional s1,750 that was to be paid at Columbus.
 The plan was that Campbell, Boyce and Otis was to meet next day, but Boyce did not show up. Campbell said if Boyce returned to Hamilton county he would be glad to return the money, otherwise he would use part of it in pushing a suit for damages against a Columbus paper.
 This concluded the examination, but it probably be resumed Monday.