The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-07
DDNIALS CONTINUED!
The Same Old Story Before the
Pennsylvania Investigators.
THE ANONYMOUS" WITNESSES.

A Story duplicating Democratic Rep
resentative Timiin Is Not Sustained
by the Testimony OF Men Mentioned
in an Anonymous Communication.
Harrisburg, April THE bribery
committee yesterday afternoon heard
Frank B. Jones, of Philadelphia, who
is alleged to have offered Representative
Laubach, Of Philadelphia, position in
the custom house or mint, guaranteed
for FIVE years, to vote for Senator Quay.
Mr.. Jones was asked If he was rela.
tive Of any United States Official In
Philadelphia and he replied in the mega
tive. He said that on the day before
Governor Stones Inauguration he called
upon Mr.. Laubach with message from
his brother that the latter could not come
to Harrisburg at the time he expected.
Laubach was not at his hotel when
Jones called, and he did not see him un-
til the following day. He did not ask
Laubach to vote for Quay, nor did he
ever say to him that he could obtain
clerkship in the custom house If he
voted for Quay. Mr.. Jones said that
Laubach told him before the senatorial
caucus that he was going to vote against
Mr.. Quay. and complained about the
small salary he received as clerk in
John Wanamaker's store in Philadel-
phia. He testified that Laubach told
him that he signed paper at the Office
of ex-senator Porter pledging himself
not to vote for Quay II nominated and
elected Jones made a general denial
of the allegations of Representative
Laubach and his brother.
Representative Laubach denied that he
told Jones that he signed paper at
Porter's Office pledging himself not to
vote against Quay.
AT the evening session Thomas A. Hen
bricks and NJ. s. Collins, Of Jermyn,
were called in response to an anonymous
letter received by member Of the COM
mittce. to the effect that they saw ex-
Senator Coyle, of Philadelphia, give
money to Representative Patrick Tim
lin, of Lackawanna.
Mr.. Hendricks testified that he and
Mr. Collins came to Harrisburg on Jan.
90, to see Senator Penrose about his
removal as postmaster at Jermyn. They
met Mr.. Timlin in front of the capital,
and he volunteered to take them to sec
Senator Penrosc at the Lochicl hotel.
After they had talked with the sena-
tor Timlin took Hendricks and Collins
to Coyle's room. While here Coyle ask
cd Timlin to sign a paper which pledged
the Democrats to vote for Senator Quay
il Democrat could not be elected Uni
tod States senator, and Timin de-
Il. LIT, as. hnr
we're six or seven signatures to the
paper, but he was not certain as to this
or the full meaning of the document
Hendricks had no Knowledge of any per
son at any time endeavoring to influence
Mr. Timin's vote corruptly on the sena-
torship or the McCarrell bill.
Mr.. Collins corroboratcd Hendricks
testimony relative to their visit to Sena-
tor Penrosc and ex-senator Coyle and
what transpired there and was certain
that the senatorship or the McCarrell
bill was not mentioned while they were
with Coyle.
After hearing these witnesses the
names of Detective SAINT, of Bangor and
John r. Byrne, of Scottdae were called.
Neither responded, and the committee
adjourned to meet at the call Of the chair.
The house yesterday adopted resolu-
ton that the bribery committee be given
until April II to file their report, that
the original resolution be amended by
fixing the amount to be expended at
1.7J0, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, instead of 81 900, and that
the testimony taken be printed in PAM
phlet form,