The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-25
ENRACED
,...,t. Examination by
Rs'sse,., ,ts Senator Garfield.
..o BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.

the First witness of the
'ns' I testimony Causes Quite q sur
- II. Archer Tells How ne ioo"."
HolIenbeck From Columbus TO
~..,,-Telephone Talks Of Boyce
e'a @ other. with Major Rathbo"e'
.,0ratl Jan. 25.-Allen 0. Meyers
srst witness of the day In the
vas s' w bribery investigation. He
's.' :, the Great Southern hotel In Co.
W" o. Ian. z. where Mr.. Kurtz and
'.a.,s opposing Senator Hanna were
0'n'' nnine His son. Allen o. Myers,
'sD .,.rr at the Gibson House. In Gin
''' ~ called him up that night and
e sl~ A. Boyces movements. The next
! !'",s son reached Columbus with cop
aa' ~ stenographic reports OF Boyce's
les ~ ,.om cincinnati over the telephone
uls' Hanna headquarters in Columbus.
WIZ matter pertained to Republicans
sred all over to Kurtz and intro
y a...sd his son to him. Kurtz told Myers
wv, uollenbeck would go to Cincinnati
We. .s money. Myers detailed the shad-
VIZ ,.o ~ Holenbeck from Columbus TO
wv" and back also the carriage
Inc ~ Boyce about Columbus. The
'..,,r,onv of Myers caused quite a stir.
ssrscIally when he became very angry
~ The cross examination by Senator
c.rssld He denied that he was a par
" 10 any conspiracy in getting up the
n.vcs. Uollenbeck story about the
Arbery of Representative Otis:
Meyers Becomes Enraged.
when Senator Garfield told witness
IA need not reply to anything that
would incriminate himself. Meyers be-
came intensely enraged, and Chairman
Rurke had difficulty in proceeding with
,be investigation. e. II. Archer OF Co
umbus deputy state railway commits
sOper. testified to following III. II. Hol-
lsnbeck from Columbus to Cincinnati
and pointing him out to Jerry Bliss
and the detectives at the depot. Harry
NJ paugherty, chairman of the Repub-
l6can state executive committee, was
called. but refused to be sworn because
he claimed the committee had no juris-
dction in this case. He had as legal
counsel so advised other witnesses. and
would follow that advice himself. He
was asked if he sent the telegram
signed H. D." to Hollenbeck while he
was on the train, but he refused to an
tsver this question and all others put to
him on the ground that the committee
had no jurisdiction. Archer. on being
recalled testified that f. j. Mulvihill.
one Of the Democratic leaders against
Hanna, was also on the train with Hot
lenbeck. Archer and Mulvihill got Hol-
lenbecks kilograms, and Mulvihill an
swered them, signing Hollenbeck's
name to messages sent TO Major Dick.
Hanna's manager.
Did Some Shadowing.
Detective Miller was recalled to ex-
plain the telephone talk of Boyce and
others with Major Rathbone and others
at Hanna headquarters. Miller had
four men besides himself in shadowing
Boyce and Hollenbeck. Detective Sles-
singer followed Hollenbeck back TO Co
lumbus Miller Swallowed Boyce back.
The trail was lost in Columbus. Boyce
and Holenbeck only stopping there be-
tween trains. Archer testified rapidly
without questions being asked. He told
about shadowing Hollenbeck from Neil
house to the Columbus depot. watch
ng his movements on the train. and
wen In his berth, all night. Hollenbeck
'arried his valise to the toilet room
With him, and wherever he went, and
ook 1t with him into an upper berth.
lie did not undress in the sleeper, and
eceved messages in care of the con-
uctor along the route. The rest of
Irchers testimony covered the shad-
wing In Cincinnati and Columbus that
ad been covered by the witnesses last
aturday Archer said he was volun- |
ariy with Kurtz and other Republi-
ans In seeking the defeat of Hanna;
hat he was not employed as a detec-
We, but worked for weeks for the good |
the cause