The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
DUNBAR's TRAP FOR BoYCE.
The Hotel Manager Tells How He
Learned the Bribery Secrets,

hSNEneu NHS BriOeFy secrets.
Cincinnati, Jan. 22-The legislative com
mttee, from Columbus, continued its in
vestigation to-day of the Otis charges of
bribery in the recent election of United
States senator.
Representative Otis. who resides here. and
who made the charges of bribery. was not
present at the session of the committee.
The members of the legislature from this
county were spectators at the investga-
tion.
Horace b. Dunbar, president and gem
eral manager of the Gibson House, who
was examined at length last night. was
recalled. He produced further records
showing that Henry II. Boyce of Cincin-
natl, Fl. H. Hollenbeck of Chardon, O.. e.
II. Archer and Jared p. Bliss of Column
bus and others, connected on both sides
in the senatorial contest at Columbus,
were guests at the Gibson House from
Jan. to Jan. 10.
Mr. Dunbar testified last night that
Boyce had the key TO his private Office up
stairs in the house, and used the private
telephone. while the clerks had the CONVEX
sation taken down from the telephone in
the general office downstairs.
Mr. Dunbar paid the telephone bills of
Mr.. Boyce. Mr.. Boyce using the private
telephone In the Gibson House. the tcle-
phone company had trouble in making out
its bills. The telephone bills which we're
presented to Mr.. Dunbar for payment were
produced.
Mr. Dunbar testified further to CONVEX
sations which he gave In evidence last
night as taking place between him in Gin
cinnati and the senatorial managers In
Cincinnati.
Allen o. Myers, Jr, clerk at the Gibson
House, testified that he overheard Boyce
talking to Columbus and arranged to have
Boyce use the telephone in the private Of
fee. while Miss Jacobs, strenographer,
and himself listened at the telephone
downstairs. He heard Mr.. Boyce say TO
'the major" in Columbus that Mr.. o.
would take $4,000. The reply was that
they would see about 1t. The witness took
a report of these conversations with Co
lumbus to his father and TO Chairman
Kurtz.
Thomas Miller, a detective. testified that
he was called into the Gibson House 10
listen to conversations between Boyce and
Holenbeck, In which Boyce said: II have
o. here: will hold him all right. o. said
neither Droste nor Lane will vote for
Hanna. This leaves us one short"
At the afternoon session other clerks,
porters and bellboys were examined re-
garding BOyce and Hollenbeck, the detec
lives and other matters about the Glib
son House.
The leading witness was Jared p. Bliss
of Columbus one of Mr. KurtZ's Republic
can associates in opposing Senator Hanna.
He testified to comforting with Maj. Rath-
bone, at the Neil House in Columbus, In
pursuit of Mrs. Griffith, whose husband
was one of the doubtful members. Bliss
testified that he came from Columbus to
Cincinnati to see about Droste and Lane,
two doubtful members, and he learned
that II. II. Boyce was here after Otis. lie
advised Otis to give Boyce the fullest op
portunity. Bliss took Otis to Campbelps
room In the Emery Hotel. Bliss secured
a room near that of Boyce at the Gibson,
and the clerks reported to him all the con-
versatons OF Boyce with Columbus He
telephoned accordingly TO Allen Q. Myers,
Sr and Mr.. Kurz at Column
bus They advised him TO watch
for Holenbecl. He then engaged the MIL
Ter Detective Agency and was at the depot
when Hollenbeck arrived.
E. H. Archer arrived on the same train
and pointed out Holenbeck to Bliss and
the detectives, the latter shadowing Hol-
lenbeck afterwards. Bliss got an office
next 10 Boyce's room.
Bliss and Otis never saw Campbell again.
Otis quit. Campbell continued the negoti-
ations as attorney. On Jan. 3, at p. m
Bliss found 5000 at Campbells office that
the latter got from Boyce. At another
meeting $I,7j0 was secured, and receipt
obtained. Otis was requested to sign his
name, and did so with the request that
Otis in consideration for said funds, was to
vote for Senator Hanna. Bliss testified
that he had since employed Attorney
Campbell 10 take afidavits and get the
evidence here ready for the committee. The
hearing was adjourned 10 Monday morn