The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-27
MADE MYERS VERYMAD
Garfield Told Him He Needn't
Incriminate Himself.
DAUGHERTY REFUSED TO TESTIFy.
Other Witnesses Also Would Not Answer
QucstIons In the Senatorial Bribery In
yestigation Hearing - The Committee
Returned to Columbus.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 25.-The legislative
committee has closed its investigation
in this city of the Otis charges of
bribery in the recent election Of United
States senator. The senate committee
| will continue its work at Columbus.
Thirty witnesses have been examined
here since last Friday, most Of them
| being empolyes of the Gibson HOuse, Of
telegraph and telephone companies and
Of the Union Savings and Trust com.
pany. Jared p. Bliss, Allen o. Myers,
sr., and Il. II. Archer were the prin-
cipal other witnesses. They returned to
Columbus with the committee. The at
| torneys and three members and house
| committee also returned.
As the evidence Of Representative
John o. Otis and of Colonel Thomas G.
Campbell will be very lengthy, they
were not called here, but Mr.. Otis will
likely be the next witness at Columbus.
At Columbus last week several wit
nesses refused to testify becauee their
attorneys advised them that u senate
cOmmttcee has no jurisdiction in invcs.
tigating charges made by member of
the house. The employees of President
Daugherty, chairman of the Republican
state central committee, declined either
to be sworn or TO answer questions be-
cause the committee had no jurisdiction.
When Manager Page of the Western
Union was asked to produce the III.
D." dispatch and other messages. he
said the company now had none cf their
messages as far back as Jan. 10. And
he did not know whether they had been
taken across the river to their Offices in
Covington and Newport, KY, or sent to
New York, or where they were. Chair.
man Burke announced that as soon as
the committee was through with all tho
willing witnesses that proceedings
would at once be begun to bring all of
the unwilling witnesses before the bar
of the senate for punishment for con.
tempt.
Allen o. Myers testified that he was ut
the Great Southern hotel in Columbus,
Jan. 7, where kurtZ and others opposing
Senator Hanna were then stonping. His
son, Allen o. Myers, Jr., clerk at the
Gibson House i'll Cincinnati, called him
up that night and told Of Boyce's move
ments. The next day his son reached
Columbus with copies of Stenographic
reports of Boyce's talks from Cincinnati
over the telephone with the Hanna
headquarters in Columbus As the
matter pertained to Republicans, he
turned all over to Kurtz and introduced
his son to him. Kurtz told Myers that
Hollenbeck would 60 to Cincinnati with
money.
Myers detailed the shadowing of Hol-
lenbeck from Columbus to Cincinnati
and back, also the carriage drives of
Boyce about Columbus. The testimony
of Myers caused quite stir, especially
when he became very angry on the
cross. examination by Senator Garfield.
He denied that he was a party to any
conspiracy III getting up the Boyce. Hoi-
lenbeck story about the attempted bri.
berry of Representative Otis. When
Senator Garfield told witness he need
not reply I'd anything that would in
criminate himself, Myers became in
tensely enraged and Chairman Burke
had difficulty IN proceeding with the in.
quiry.
Z. II. Archer of Columbus, deputy
state railroad commissioner, testified to
following II. II. Hollenbeck from Co.
lumbus TO Cincinnati, and pointed him
out to Jerry Bliss and the detectives at
the depot.
Archer testified rapidly without ques-
tions being asked. He told about the
shadowing Of HollenLeck from the Neil
House to the Columbus depot, watching
his movements ON the train and even in
his berth at night. Hollenbeck carried
his Yalise to the tolletrOom with him
and wherever he went. Hollenbeck
took his yaise with him into an upper
IL ,,,t ~, u.
and received messages in care Of the
conductor along the route. The rest Of
Archer's testimony covered the shadow.
ing in Cincinnati and Columbus that
had been covered by the witness last
Saturday
Archer said he was volunteer with
Kurtz and other Republicans in seeking
the defeat Of Hanna, that he was not
employed as detective, but had worked
for weeks for the good Of the cause.
Harry NJ. Daughtery, chairman Of the
Republican state executive committee,
was called, but refused to be sworn be-
cause he claimed the committee had no
jurisdiction in the Otis case. He had
as legal counsel so advised other wit
nesses 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 10.
fused to answer 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 Demo.
cratic leaders against Hanna, was also
on the train with Hollenbeck Archer
and MulVihill, got HollenbecR's tele.
grams, and Mulyihill answered them.
signing Hollenbeck's name to messages
sent 10 Major Dick, Hanna's manager
Detective Miller was recalled to ex.
plain the telephone talks of Eoyce and
others with Major Rathbone and others
at Hanna headquarters, Miller had
four men besides himself IN shadowing
Boyce and Hollenbeck. Detective Sizes.
singer followed Hollenbeck back 70
Columbus. Miller shadowed Boyce
back The trail was lost in Columbus.
Boyce and Hollenbeck only stopping
there between trains.