The times., 1899-03-31
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Conflicting Testimony Before the
Harrisburg COMMITTEES.

Harrisburg. Pa, March 3o.-william d.
Wilson, OF West Moreland. was before the
bribery Investigation committee this after
noon. Wilson is an anti-Quay member of
the House and has been voting for Con-
gresham Dalzeli. His story was in brief
that friend had called at his place OF
business in Gresnsburg about June l and
suggested that by changing his attitude on
the senatorship he could arrange so that
wilson would profit by it. The offer was
rejected, but later at the Franklin Hotel,
IN this city. the proposition was renewed,
| wilson being urged to drop Dalzeil, for
whom there was no hope, and give his sup
port to Quay.
Il told him | was elected an anti-Quay
candidate" Wilson explained to the com
mittee. "and could not suppoyt Quay He
replied that arrangements could be made
whereby could get $1,000 for voting for
Quay and offered to pay me $500 at once
but | declined and the conversation drop
ped Wilson was repeatedly urged by
Chairman Fow TO give the name of the
man who attempted to bribe him, but he
refused and begged that he be excused
The committee was obdurate however, and
announced that unless Wilson divuiged the
name at the next meeting OF the committee
he would be in contempt and 1t would be
necessary to hand him over to the custody
OF the sergeant nt-at-arms. Tonight he Lee
for his home after remarking to a friend
that he would go to Jail before making
public the name of the man who tried to
buy his vote
Leslie Yates, OF Philadelphia, who chang
ed from Quay to Widener recently. denied
emphatically that he told Michael j. Cos
tello, as was testified by the latter, that he
was going to be made a police magistrate
by Senator Martin. OF Philadelphia, and
would have to drop the ''old man Quay
whenever the word was given.
DR.. n. C. Mackey. OF Lackawanna coun-
ty, testified that he had friend named
Northrup who was a candidate for dairy
and food commissioner and that he had a
call from three friends at his hotel, one
of them being Northrup who told him that
they had assurances that Attorney General
Eikin and Frank Willing Leach would get
the appointment for Northrup IL he Mack
cyl would second the motion to reconsider
the McCarrell bill. He refused and the
subject was dropped. He denied that one
Of the visitors had demanded that he pay
back to him $500 which had been given
him by the friends of Senator Quay pre-
vious to his election.
Mr.. Crittenden. of Potter county, said he
had some legislation before the House and
when he first came to Harrisburg he met
several gentlemen, among them Senator
Merrick and others at the Lochiel Hotel.
Later he met some gentlemen at the Com
monwealth Hotel, including Mr.. Van Val
kenburg, who told him in the presence OF
Newton Peck that If he remained out of
the senatorial caucus they would be in
position to help him with his legislation.
G. A. Stebbins. of Coudersport, asked to
be heard. and testified that it was he who
accompanied Crittenden to the Wanamaker
headquarters, and that there was no pri-
vate conversation with Van Valkenburg
His testimony was in direct conflict with
that of Crittenden. and Van valkenburg
says he never had any such conversation
with the Potter county member. Critten-
den is very anxious TO have repealed
prohibitory liquor law affecting his county.
and this is the particular legislation 10
which he referred.