Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-29
WHERE IS Mr.. bOYCE?
Perhaps He Can Tell the True
lnwardness Of That Ohio
Bribery Scandal.
TWO STAR WITNESSES ARE HEARD,
bat Neither Of Them Connect the Ohio
Republican Leader. with the Crooked
sess-lsoyce Said Tie Was Acting for J.
PierPont Morgan Had Money To buy
Votes for some Person and Purpose
Stories Told BY Two Prosecutors.

Columbus. o.. Jan. 29.-The two star
witnesses in the alleged senatorial
bribery investigator were examined by
the senate investigating committee yes
terday. They are Representative ]. c.
Otis. Of Hamilton county. who claims TO-
have been offered bribe to vote for
Senator Hanna, and Thomas G. Camp
bell. attorney. who acted as the legal
representative of Otis. There was noth-
Ing In the Testimony of either witEess
&c even indicate that Senator llama,
Major Dick or Mayor Rathbone had any
connection with General Boyce. through
whom II is claimed the alleged negotia-
tons were conducted. In fact. Attorney
Campbell. who had come all the way
from New York to testify. took occa-
sion 10 say he did not believe Hanna
was interested in or knew Boyce. More
over. Boyce himself had declared to
Campbell that he did not know Hanna
and that II his personal wishes were
consulted he wor!d prefer 20 see him
defeated.
When Otis firs; Isssrs of ,oyre.
Campbell produced roll of bills in
denominations Of slC0 and $50. aCyre-
eating si.1Jo. which lie claimed Boyce
had paid him during the negotiations
Cami bell said that II Boyoe returned to
HapIiiton county he would be glad to
return the money; otherwise he would
use part of it pushing Il suit for dam
ages against Columbus paper. Repre-
sentative otis testified that he had met
Henry Harrison Boyoe in Cincinnati
first on the evening OF Jan. last
About ii o'clok on the morning of that
day Friday he received a lo.g dis
tance telephone message ffom a man
at the Great Southern hotel in Colum-
bus. who said he was General Royce:
that he had com. on from New Yorl;
and wished TO see him On important
business. Otis told him that If he
would come 20 Cincinnati he could see
him. Between and o'clock Stis went
TO the Gibson House an to Boyoe's
room No. s2s.
What Boycc Said To Solon Otis.
He met Boyce. and the latter said TO
him that though he was stranger to
Otis Pc wished TO see him on very i'm
fN'tA1AAA bhEihESCs llAsAl TNTTCEGTltt
J. Pierpont Morgan. Of New York: that
Morgan had great iniercs - In ONO
which he desired To have iscked after.
and that he was also n frierd If c. c
Shane. of New York. During the con-
versation the senatorial matter was
touched upon and Boyce asked ~ to
Harna's chances. to which 0tls replied
that he did not think them coed. Boyce
rsid that during that night or On the
following night Shane was To- have an
Interview with President Mckinley:
that both tn. president and Shane were
Interested In the Ohio situation, and es-
pectally the former. Personally Boyce
said he did not care who was elected.
After telling Otis n number Of other
stories after the same fashion they sep
arated with the understanding that an
other meeting would ira held the follow
Ing afternoon. Saturday. at o'clock,
No Ohio Men Mentioned.
Then II was that Otis decided that he
needed a lawyer and wen; to see Camp
bell a meeting took place the next
afternoon al the Gibson House. The
conversation was largely aiorg the
same line as at the preceding meeting.
Finally Boyce and Campbell were ill.,
trsduced and most Of the business after
that was transacted between them. Sem
ator Garfield cross-examiped the wit
ness. Otis admitted that he had made
no special endeavor to find out who
Boyce was. He had not been introduced
to him either by letter or In any other
way. During the conversation the
names OF no Ohio people were men,
toned in connection with the matter OF
the sena;orship. Otis said that nothing
| was said about Dick. or Hollenbeck. or
Daugherty, 90 Major Ratnbone. and
that Boyce did not proclaim that he
came as the agent of Hanna or that
Hanna had any connection with the
matter.