The San Francisco call., 1898-01-25
Meyers Says He Shadowed Hollenbeck From Columbus
 to Cincinnati.
ENLARGED BY INNUENDOES.
Thirty Persons Have Already BeeR Examined and More Remain to
 Be Heard From.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CINCINNATI Jan. "A. - Allen O. Meyers, ST., was the first witness to- day in the bribery investigation. He said he was at the Great Southern Ho- tel in Columbus, where MT. Kurtz and others opposing Senator Hanna's elec- ton were stopping. His son, Allen O. Meyers, Jr., who is clerk at the Gibson House in Cincinnati, called him up that night and told him of Boyce'S move ments. The next day his son reached Columbus with copies of stenographic reports of Boyce's talks from Cincin- nati by telephone with the Hanna head quarters at Columbus
 As the matter pertained to the Re publicans he turned it over to Kurtz and introduced his son to him. Kurtz told Meyers that Hollenbeck would go to Cincinnati with money, and Meyers was detailed to shadow Hollenbeck from Columbus to Cincinnati and back, and also for the carriage drives of Boyce about Columbus.
 The testimony of Meyers caused quite a stir, especially when he became very angry under crosS-eXamination by Sen ator Garfield. He denied that he was a party to any conspiracy in getting up the Boyce- -Hollenbeck story about the bribery of Representative Otis. When Senator Garfield told the witness he need not reply to anything that would incrimfnate himself, Meyers became in tensely enraged, and Senator Burke had great difficulty in proceeding with the investigation.
 MT. Archer of Columbus, Deputy State Railroad Commissioner, testified to following H. H. Hollenbeck from Co., lumbus to Cincinnati and pointing him out to Jerry Bliss and the detectives at the depot. He said that Hollenbeck carried his valise with him wherever he went, even into an upper berth. He did not undreSS in the sleeper, and received messages in care of the conductor along the route. The rest of Archers testi- mony covered the shadowing in Gin cinnati and Columbus. 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 the well fare and the good of the country.
 Harry A. Daugherty, Chairman of the Republican Executive Committee, was called, but refused to be sworn because he claimed the committee had no turis- dictiOn in this case. He said he had, as legal counsel, advised other witnesses. He was asked if he sent the telegrams signed HI. D. to Hollenbeck while he was on the train, but refused to answer the 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, of the Democratic leaders against Hanna, was also on the train with Hollenbeck. Archer and Mu1vihiIl got Hollenbeck's telegrams and Mulvihill answered them, signing Hollenbeck's name to messages sent to Major Dick.
 Detective Miller was recalled to ex- plain the telephone talks of Boyce with Major Rathbone and others at Hanna's headquarters. MT. Miller shadowed Boyce back to Columbus, but the trail was lost in the latter city. Royce and Holenbeck only stopped there between trains.
 The Senate Committee will continue it's work at Columbus. Thirty wit nesses have been examined here since last Friday, most of them being em- ployed in the Gibson House and the telegraph or telephone offices, and of the Union Savings and Trust Com pany. Jared P. Piss, Allen O. Meyers, Sr., and E. H. Archer were the prin- cipal other witnesses. They returned to Columbus tonight with the com mittee The attorneys and members of the House Committee also returned. As the evidence of Representative John c. Otis and Colonel Thomas Campbell will be very lengthy they were not called here, but Mir Otis will likely be the next witness at Columbus. Chairman Burke announced tonight that as soon as the committee was through with all the willing witnesses proceedings will at once be begun to bring all of the unwilling witnesses before the bar of the Senate for pun ishment for contempt.