Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-09
MORE TALK OF COYLE
Pennsylvania Ex.State Senator
Who Had Good Things to
Pass Around.
THAT ALLEGED KEYSTONE BRIBERY

Some More soIOns Who, 1t Was Thought
by the Men with the Money, Could he
BouGht-Price Was Not So High This
Time Market Ruling at from $50 to
800, with Some Promises OF Good
Things on the Ground Floor.
Harrisburg. Pa. March 9.-The IAgis-
lative prObers into the bribery charges
IN connection with the McCarreu jury
bIIi brought out more sensational testi-
lnony at last nights meeting. Repre-
sentative l. Johnston. OF Northampton
Comfy, testified that before the passage
Of the bill he had a conversation in
room at the LcchieI hotel with ex-San-
ator Jcnn ]. Coyle. He went to the
room with his colleague, Repres NATIVE
l. Frank Miller. at the latter's suSges-
ton. and found Representatives Spatz,
Of Berks. and Rosenberg. of Mont
Gomery, and possibly some others. pres
CIT. Johnston was introduced to Coyle
and he and Miller were left a,one with
him. Coyle had a typewriter paper.
the substance of which was that the
Democrats would vote for nobody else
tAar George \. J nits for United States
senator. COyle asked Johnston To sign
the paper. and told he would leave the
woulc come up
raging High Prices for Prescriptions
Johnston said he refused TO $ n the
paper Eecause he and Miller were for
jerks anyway. Coyle suggested to
Johnston that he would have him ap-
pointed on the committee on rules. and
Re refused. COyIe then promised to
have the witness appointed on the ap-
lrplIiatioEs committee. Chairman Fow
{ zoo
the meeting and the witness replied:
'Tlicrc was" Coyle told Johnston. who
Is d physician. that he was not feeling
well and if he would write him a pre-
scriItior he CCoyIe) would pay him =
Zee q either $50 or 800 to sign the pa
peT--hc witness could not recollsct the
exact amount. COyIe urged Johnston
to sigr the paper and he refused Moth
ing wax said about voting for anything
or mentioned about the legislation ex-
cert that the witness should keep on
voting for jerks.
Oners to Let Johnston IN"
Coyle told Johnston that there would
he bills up later in the session in which
there would be money" and that Coyle
would let him in on them" The wit
ness thought the McCarrell bill was
but could not recollect.
Johnston and Miller saw Coyle subse-
llsa i4liy dt lIlG l-ptiItl uONEls anu tllt |
ex-senator offered an amount Of money,
as near as the witness could recolIect, |
10 support the McCarrell bill before the /
1CstTonement. Miller ccrrobOrated the |
testimony of his colleague relative to /
heir visits to Coyle'S room, and stated |
hat on their first visit they went to |
gee Coyle in company with Representa-
lives Hoch, He'll and Hersch. Miller |
was called out of Coyle's room and he |
- a f,x-I
spatz to sign the paper. Spatz after
ward called Miller a side and offered him |
500.
Asked to Name His Price.
The next time Miller saw Coyle the /
ex-senator asked him What il would |
cost to help him out on the McCarrell |
Bill" Miller said that Coyle spoke about |
coming in with the boys" and that /
people often build brick houses when |
they 20 home from the iesis AZURE. I'm /
order TO get in the ring and ge; a divvy |
IN certain bills Coyle told us we would |
have To sign the paper" Miller added. (
The witness said he was told by Coyle i
that he could name a price To vote for
the McCarrell bill. Miller was never
made any offer by Coyle or anybody |
Else to vote for Quay.
Representative Hell. OF Northampton, |
testified that he was offered so by
Spatz to sign the paper to stand 10y |
Ienks for senator and that he refused.
MUSTER OUT OF VOLUNTEERS