The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-22
THE CHARGES Of BRIBERY
Ohio Senate Committee Gathering
Evidence Against Hanna.
TALKS OVER TELEPHONE TAKEN DOWN
By Clerks Of the Hotel, WIN Had
Their suspicions Aroused--iseprc-
sentative otis Sustained.

Cincinnati. Ohio, January 21.--The lcsis-
lativc committee investigating the Otis
charges of bribery in the recen, election Of
United States senator at Columbus, held
session here tonight and will continue liz
sittings here tomorrow The committee
came from Columbus today to examine
witnesses residing In this city. 1t Is
charged in the resolutions adopted sep
arately by both branches OF the Ohio lcgis
lature that H. II. Boycc Of New York, In
the Gibson house here a few days before
the balloting for United States senator be-
gan at Columbus. made a proposition OF
bribery to Representative Otis. The mem-
bers OF the committee and others spent
some time this evening examining the
telephone used by Boyce.
The great southern hotel at Columbus
(which was the headquarters of the anti
Hanna people) was called up, and while the
committee was talking in the private office
Of the Gibson house With parties in Column
bus, a stenographer was at the telephone
down stairs in the hotel office taking oil
all that was said. This showed how all of
the conversations OF Boyce with certain
parties in Columbus were taken down. 1t
is alleged that the conversations were all
taken down and are matter OF record.
Horace d. Dunbar, president and man
ager of the Gibson house. was the only
witness examined tonight. He produced
his hotel register, showing that Henry II,
Boyce of New York occupied room g26 from
January to January 10. Mr.. Dunbar tes-
titled TO having his suspicious aroused and
to the clerks watching Boyce.
Allen 0. Myers, Jr., one of the day clerks.
arranged for stenographic report OF the
conversations Boyco had over the telephone
during the day. The night clerk took
down the conversation at night. The ar
rangements We're also complete for reports
of whatever went on over the telephone
wires when Boyce was using them Mr..
Dunbar recited many of these converse
tons over the long distance telephone. In
one OF them the majo was called up at CO.
lumbus and said
shane and the president will arrange
things ON Saturday"
Boyce replied: Have seen one of the
party. Wants money. How can / handle
him?"
The reply from Columbus was: suppose
he betrays you, what them
Mr.. Dunbar said that Boyce replied; No
danger; would kill him Dead mon tell no
1
tales"
Mr. Dunbar testified that Allen o.
Myers brother, who was in Columbus as
one of the managers against Hanna, was
called upon Friday night by Jerry Bliss
and told OF the situation here. Boyec adj
y;sed Bliss that man nameds Ilollsnbect
would leave Columbus for Cincinnati that
| night with money and TO have nm
watched On January S Hollenbeck reg
istered at the Gibson and was seen 10
communicate with Boyce. They watched all
the movements of Hollonbcck and tras'h
him to the Union Trust and Savings BANK
and to the different places of meeting as
! charged by Representative Otis. Before
parting Boyce told Dunbar IL he wanted To
win some money to bet on Hanna. MIR. Dun
bar said he WIS a democrat; that ne Wf'
intimately acquainted with Allen o.
Myers. Charles l.. kurtz, Jerry F. Bliss ana
others who were recently engaged IN the
opposition at Columbus 10 Senator Hanna.
Tomorrow the stenographer, clerks ana
Others In the hotel viii be heard II is
said by the committee that Colonel L.. g.
Campbell will be called as soon as he can
he reached and that Representative Otis
will probably be examined in Columbus
Pending the negotiations and movements
of Boyce and Iiollenbcck in this city. Colo
mel r. C. Campbell was active as the at
torncy OF Otis. In lengthy statement
Colonel Campbell alleges that Boyce Of
fered him $1,000 as a fee to act as the
middle man with Otis. In his statement he
gives what purports TO be the movements
OF Hollenbeck after he left Sehmidiaps
hank and of the conference Otis and Boyce
had with him on different days.