The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-06
PAY DIRT
AGAIN STRUCK
in The INQUIRY
Into Charges OF Corruption in
Connection With pcnnsyl.
vania Senatorial Contest.
NlEMBERTWICE EOFFERED $4,000.
ii lie Would Change his Vote
From Colonel Huff to
Sctator Quay.

HARRISBURG, Pa. April 5.-The
bribery investigating committee re-
sumed to-day. Representatives Strana-
han and Edmiston are seriously Ill at
their homes and will probably not be
able to appear before the committee.
The committee expects to complete the
hearing of witnesses on Friday and file
It's report next Monday.
William D. Wilson, of Wcstmoreland.
who testified at q previous meeting of
the committee that he was twice offered
$4,000 to change his vote from Colonel
Hun to Senator Quay-S500 cash and
the balance after he voted-and then
declined to give the name OF the person
who made the alleged offer. was the
first witness called at to-days session.
Mr.. Young moved that the witness be
excused. until 2 o'clock in order that he
might consult with his attorney. With
out putting the motion Chairman Fow
said to Wilson: do yop know John r.
Byrnc who ran for the state senate in
the Fayette-Greene district last fall and
was defeated?"
II do"
"Was it he who made this offer to
you?"
II decline to answer"
Chairman Fow advised Wilson that he
would place him in the custody Of the
sergeant-at-arms for contempt unless
he answered the question. Pending
such action. however. the motion to ex-
tend Mr.. Wilson's time until this after
noon was adopted
Names his man.
Mr.. Wilson was called at the opening
Of the afternoon session and said he had
no desire to divulse the name of the
person who Is alleged TO have offered
him $1,000 to change his vote to Quay,
hut Il the committee insisted he would
give the name. The committee decided
Wilson should name the party. where
upon lie said II was ex-Representative
John r. Byrns. of Scottsdale.
Harry Bovard. of Greensbnrg. told of
the visit he and Editor Berry. Of the L.
trobe Clipper, had made on Representa-
tive Youngson, of Westmoreland. dur.
ing which Berry Is alleged to have said
to the member that he was poor man
with a family and that it might be
worth his while to 80 with them to the
Commonwealth hotel. He denied that
any such remark was made either by
himself or Berry, or that any induce
ment was offered to Youngson to vote
for Colonel HUFF.
Rough on Timlin.
Mr.. Timlin. OF Lackawanna. answer
ed the formal questions in the negative
and Chairman Fow said that NJ. S. Col
lins and Thomas Hendricks, OF Jermyn.
who will swear that Timlin received a
sum of money from man named Colye,
have been subpoenaed to appear before
the committee.
Charles P. Harder. assistant postmas-
ter ut Danville, was called at the ever
Ing session and denied that he told Rep
resentative Foster. Of Montour. that Il
he went into the Republican senatorlai
caucus and voted for Senator Quay lie
was authorized by Mr.. Quay to say to
Foster that he Qarder) would be ap-
pointed postmaster. Harder stated that
Mr.. Quay had never told him that he
would be appointed II Foster went into
M ruypnc ppI >-nta6 for hin,
Harder said that he and Thomas ].
Price We're applicants for the Danville
postofice and by agreement with ex-
Congressman Kulp. of Shamokin, he
withdrew and Price was appointed and
the witness selected rs his assistant.
The committee will meet at . o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.