The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-22
investigating Committee Goes to Cincinnati
and Unearths Some Information.
"BoyCe" Taken Down in
Shorthand When He Talked
With the Hanna Man
ayers.
s'DEAD MEN
TELL NO TALES -
His Reply When Asked
What He Would Do if
) Otis Attempted to Be-
!, tray Him.

QUESTION whenever Boyce called any one
up.
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES.
Mr. Dunbar recited many of these
conversations over the long distance
telephone. In one of them the major
was called up at Columbus and said:
Shane and the president would arrange
things on Saturday"
Boyce replied: Have seen one of the
party. Wants money. How can I
handle him?''
The reply from Columbus was: Sup
pose O-betrays you what then?"
Mr.. Dunbar said that Boyce replied:
mo danger, 1 would kill him. Dead
men tell no tales
Mr.. Dunbar testified that Allen o.
Myers Jr., who was in Columbus, as
one Of the managers against Hanna,
was called up on Friday, Jan. Z, by
Jerry Bliss and told of the situation
here, and what Boyce was doing. Myers
advised Bliss that a man named Hol-
lenbeck would leave Columbus for Gin
cinnati that night with money and TO
have him watched. The next morning
the Miller Detective agency was en-
ployed to watch Boyce and keep track
of Hollenbeck on his arrival. On Jan.
8, H. II. Hollenbeck, of Chardon, o.,
registered at the Gibson house for
breakfast He had no room assigned
to him, but was seen to communicate
with Boyce. The next name on the
register to that of Hollenbeck was E.
Fl. Archer, Columbus, O., deputy rail-
road commissioner. Mr.. Dunbar show
ed the registers to the committee with
all these names and stated that Mr.. T.
j. MulvihilI, one of the leading Demo-
cratic managers of this city, pointed
out Hollenbeck to him and to the detec-
tiVes. They watched all the movements
CT Hollenbeck and traced him to the
Union Trust and Savings bank, OF
which j. G.. Schmidtlapp is president.
He was then traced to the different
places Of meeting as charged by Repre-
sentative Otis.
While Hollenbeck did not remain in
Cincinnati, Boyce was here on Friday
Saturday, Sunday ard Monday At the
suggestion of Bliss, Mr.. Dunbar had
the housekeeper and chambermaids
watch the movements around room 226.
On Sunday night Boyce told Dunbar
he had been here representing the presi-
dent and complained about detectives
being put on to him, and about others
watching him, and especially about the
parties in room 215.
A STRAIGHT TIP.
After paying his bill Monday and
before departing, Boyce told Dunbar
if he wanted to win some money TO
bet on Hanna. After Senator Long
had examined Dunbar at length, a
short cross-eXamination was conduct
ed by Senator Garfield. Mr.. Dunbar
said he was Democrat; that he was
intimately acquainted with Allen O..
Myers, Charles l.. Kurtz, Jared p.
Bliss, and others who were recently
engaged in the opposition at Columbus
to Senator Hanna. He testified that
he had been with them at the Great
Southern before the legislature bal
loted for United States senator.
When the testimony Of Mr.. Dunbar
was concluded the committee adjourn
ed until a. m. tomorrow, when the
stenographer, clerks, and others in
the hotel will be examined. 1t is an
nounced by the committee that L. r..
Campbell will be called as soon as he
can be reached, and that Representa-
tive Otis will probably be examined in
Columbus.
Pending the negotiations and move
ments of Boyce and HoHenbeck in this
city, Col. Campbell was active as the
attorney Of Otis. In a lengthy state
ment Col. Campbell alleges that Boyce
offered him 81, 900 as a fee to act as the
middleman with Otis. In his state
ment he gives what purports to be the
movements of Hollenbeck after he left
Schmidtlapp's bank and of the confer
ences that Boyce had with him and
Otis on different days.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 21-Mayor Nc
Kisson, of Cleveland. who was Senator
Hanna's opponent In the late contest,
was in the city today and met several
of the leaders of the late combine. A
story was started that Mckisson would
contest Senator Hanna's seat in the
senate. When seen tonight, he said he
knew nothing. He would not say, how
ever, that he would refuse to make a
contest based upon the pending investi-
cation of the charges of alleged at
tempted bribery.