The times., 1898-02-07
Mr.. BOYCE TALKS GL|BLY
Has Queer Ideas Of How to Pre-
tect a Person.
is FOUND IN MONTREAL
He DecIn rns That He Left America
to PROJECT the President and
Then Seeks TO Cast Slnr on Mr..
Mckinley by Innuendo-B Boasts Of
Being IN American.

New York, Feb. 6.-"Generar' II. II.
Boyce, who is alleged by Legislator
Otis, of Ohio, to have offered him S1O-
900 for his vote to retain Mark A. Han
na in the United States Senate. has
been found in Montreal, Canada.
He says his secrecy is to protect,
not Hanna, but President Mckinley.
and that when the proper time comes
he will tell the whole story of the Sena-
torial election in Ohio.
Boyce disappeared from New York
about January 20. An agent for c. c.
Shayne, of this city, is said to have
seen him off on the Boston train.
C. c. Shayne, a New York RepubIi-
can leader, has issued a statement say
ing that he paid Boyce's expenses to
Ohio during the Hanna Senatorial cam
paign. Former Assistant Postmaster
General +. C. Rathbone, an intimate
friend of C. C. Shayne, has been in New
York several days with Abner McKin-
ley. brother of the President.
Judge w. B. Sanders, of the Cleve-
land law firm, Squires, Sanders &
Dempsey, Mark Hanna's legal advis-
ers. came to New York January Is. and
was at the Astoria.
Two days later Boyce disappeared.
Judge Sanders returned to Cleveland.
Montreal, Quebec, Feb. 6.-H. H.
Boyce, who is alleged to know better
than anyone else about the bribery of
Senator Otis to elect Mark Hanna to
the United States Senate from Ohio,
has been found. He is hiding in this
city.
He admits freely that money was
used in electing Hanna and says that
he can tell a story which will startle
the civilized world.
1t was several weeks ago that II. II.
Boyce came to Montreal. Why he
should have assumed the name II. II.
Bond" no one knows except himself
but he did do this, and for more than
two weeks he was known as Mr. Bond.
Also give letters addressed to II. II.
Boyce." he told the. clerk.
There was nothing very unusual
about this Hundreds of defauIters and
men evadlng justice in the United
States come here for safety, and as
sumo names just TO keep off curious
persons.
Mr.. Bond was shown to room No.
3s5. He had little to do with the other
guests at the hotel. Callers were few.
and when the much wanted man left
his room ii was only to get his mail.
Tken he quickly closeted himself
again, and most of his time was spent
in writing letters. Whom these letters
were to only Boyce knows. He did not
trust them to the bell boys at the ho-
tel. He took walk every afternoon
and then the letters-there were often
a dozen or more-were deposited in the
postoftice, and so Boyce spent his time.
keeping out of sight as much as possi-
BILE and answering no questions as to
His business or his prospects His board
was paid regularly, but Boyce was not
thought TO have an abundance of
money.
The correspondent of a New York pa
per reports an interview with Boyce
At first the general refused to talk,
but, being urged, he bluted out:
Il am not protecting Mark Hanna.
Mark Hanna is nothing to me-
Who are you protecting?'
Il am protecting some one at Wash
ington. 1t is Mckinley"
Why are you trying to protect any
one when by doing SO you let guilty
men escape?'
Boyce cleared his throat before reply
ing:
Il am an American. Were it Cleve-
land in Office at Washington-and had
no love for Cleveland-it would be the
same. l would protect the head man
of the United States for the honor of
my country.
Il will protect Mr.. Mckinley always.
When the time is ripe for exposing the
Mark Hanna election I will write the
story over my own name"