The San Francisco call., 1898-01-29
AFTERMATH
 OF HANNA'S
 ELECTION But the Senator Is Not Connected With
 Bribery. With esses Do Not Claim He Was the Principal in Negotiations. Otis and Campbell Tell Of Their Dealings With H. H.
 BOyce. ALLEGED BRIBE PRODUCED Some of This Money May Be Used in Pushing a Libel Suit
 Against Newspaper.
Otis and Campbell Tell Of Their Dealings With H. H.
 BOyce.
ALLEGED BRIBE PRODUCED
Some of This Money May Be Used in Pushing a Libel Suit
 Against a Newspapers.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

COLUMBUS. O., Jan. 2S.-The two star witnesses in the alleged Senato- rial bribery investigation were exam ined by the Senate investigation com mittee to-day. They are Representa- tive J. c. Otis of Hamilton County, who claims to have been offered bribe to vote for Senator Hanna. and Thomas C. Campbell. the attorney who acted as the legal representative of Otis. There was nothing in the testimony of either witness to even indicate that Senator Hanna, Major Dick or Major Rath- bone had any connection with H. H. Boyce, through whom it was alleged the negotiations were conducted. In fact, Attorney Campbell, who came all the way from New York to testify, took occasion to say that he did not believe Senator Hanna was interested in or knew Boyce. Campbell produced a roll of bills in denominations of S100 and $50 aggregating $1750. which he claimed Boyce had paid him during the negotiations. Campbell said if Boyce returned to Hamilton County he would be glad to return the money. otherwise he would use part of it in pushing a suit for damages against a Columbus paper.
 Representative Otis testified he had met Henry Harrison Boyce in Cincin- natl first on the evening of January 2, last. About Il o'clock on the morning of that day, Friday, he received a long distance telephone message from man at the Southern Hotel in Columbus, who said he was Colonel Boyce, that he had come on from New York and wished to see him on important busi- ness MT. Otis told him to come to see him between and o'clock. Otis went to the Gibson House and to Boyce's room, No. 226. He met Boyce, and the latter said to him that, though he was a stranger to Otis, he wished to see him on very important business; that he represented J. Pierrepont Morgan of New York; that MT. Morgan had great interests in Ohio which he desired to have looked after and that he was also a friend of MT. c. C. Shane of New York During the conversation the Senatorial matter was touched upon, and Boyce asked as to MT. Hanna's chances, to which Otis replied that he did not think them very good.
 Boyce said that night, or the follow ing night, MT. Shane was to have an interview with President Mckinley; that both the President and Mir. Shane were interested in the Ohio situation, especially the former. Personally Boyce said he did not care who was elected. After telling MT. Otis a num- Der of other stories after the same fash ion they separated with an understand ing that another meeting would be held the following afternoon, Saturday, at 1 o'clock. Then it was that Mir. Otis decided he needed a lawyer and went to Mr. Cfo place the next afternoon at the Gibson House. The conversation was largely along the same line as at the preceding meeting. Finally Boyce and Campbell were introduced and most of the busi- ness after that was transacted between them. On cross-examination by Sen ator Garfield, MT. Otis said that noth- ing was said about Dick or Hollenbeck or Daugherty or Major Rathbone, and that Boyce did not proclaim that he came as the agent of Senator Hanna or that Senator Hanna had any connec- tfon with the matter.
 MT. Campbell's testimony was large ly a repetition of that given by Mir Otis. He said that Boyce and Otis came to his room, and that during the conversation Boyce said he had a strong and loving regard for the Presi- dent, and talked so strongly about this that finally Campbell began to think he was overstating himself. Otis finally left the room, and Campbell then asked Boyce directly what he wanted. Boyce finally said he had come to help Hanna in his election. Campbell said to him: Did you not come from the President" to which Boyce replied that he had, but in which MT. Campbell de- clared he took no belief. Boyce at last said he would pay Otis $2509 for his vote. and admitted that that was the proposition he had come to make Mir. Campbell said he did not think Otis would accept any proposition. This interview with Boyce was on Saturday night On Sunday Campbell went to the Gibson House, and had another conversation with Boyce. Campbell told I3oyce that Otis would not listen to the proposition made and he did not know to what proposition he would listen.
 This concluded the examination, but it will probably be resumed Monday
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