The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-25
OLDBYSHADOW
another Chapter Added to the
Ohio Bribery Investigation
Stories.
Allen Q. Meyers, ST., Resents
1mputations by Senator
Garfield.
Five Men Engaged in the
%Shadowing Of Boyce and
Hollenbeck.

CINCINNATI, Jan. % Allen O. MEYERS,
ST., was the first witness in the legisla.
tive bribery investigation. He was at
the Great Southern hotel in Columbus,
Jan. Z, where Mr.. Kurtz and others op-
posing Senator Hanna, were then stop.
ping. His son, Allen o. Meyers, Jr.,
clerk at the Gibson house in Cincin.
natl. called him up that night and told
OF Boyce's movements. The next day
his son reached Columbus with copies
OF stenographic reports of Boyce's talks
1rom Cincinnati. over the telephone
with tie Hanna headquarters in Col.
umbu>. As the matter rertained to
Republicans, he turned ali over to
kurtz. and introduced ht> son 10 him.
kur,z told Meyers that Hol.enbeck
would go to Cincinnati with money.
Meyers detailed the shadowing of Hol.
lenbeck from Columbus to Cincinnati
and back, also the carriage drives of
Boyce about Columbus.
Didn't Relish the Imrutations.
The testimony Of Meyers caused
quite a stir, especially when he became
very angry on the cross.examinatlon by
senator Garfield. He denied that he
was a party to any conspiracy in get.
ting up the Boyce.Hollenbeck story
about the bribery of Representative
Otis. When Senator Garfield told wit.
ness he need not reply to anything that
would incriminate himself, Meyers be.
came intensely enraged and Chairman
Burke had difficulty in proceeding with
the investigation.
t. II. Archer of Columbus, deputy
state Railway CON mlsSloner, testified to
following H. II. Hollenbeck from Co.
lumbu> to Cincinnati and pointing him
out TO Jerry Bliss and the detectives at
the depot.
Archer Testimony.
Archer testified rapidly without ques.
tons being asked. He tod about
sha1owing Hollenbecl from the Neil
House to the Columbs depot, watching
his movements TO the train and even in
his berth all night. Holleubeck carried
his vslise to the toilet room with him
and wherever he went. He took his
vallse with him into an upper berth.
He did not undress i'll the sleeper and
received messages in care Of the conduc.
tor along the route. The rest of Archer's
testimony covered the shadowing in
Cincinnati and Columbus that had
been covered by the witnesses last Sat
urday.
Archer said he vas volunteer with
hurtz and other Republicans in seek.
ing the defeat Of Hanna. but he was
not employed as a detective, but had
workeoe or weeks fer the good o. the
cause.
Harry N. DaugAerty, chairman Of
the Republican state executive com.
mlttee, vas called, but Z fused to lie
sworn, because he claimei the COM.
mittee had 10 jurisdiction IN this case.
Archer, on being recalled, testified
that +. ]. Mulvihill, one of the Demo
cratic leaders against Senator Hanna,
was also on the train with Hoi!cnbeck.
Archer and Mulvlnill got Holienbeck's
telegram and Mulvlaill answered them.
signing Hollenbeck' name to messages
sent to Major Dick, Hanna's mangar.
Detective Miller wa recalled to ex.
PLAIN the telephone talks Of Bovce and
Others with Major Rathbone snd others
at the Hanna headquarters. Miller had
four men besides himself in shadowing
Boyce and Hollenbeck. Detective Sles.
singer followed Hollcnbeck back to
Miller Swallowed Boyce
back.
Cincinnati May Ne Flooded.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 25.-The Ohio river