The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-30
THAT ALLEGED BRIBERY,
Ez-Congressman Kulp Denies Mr.
Browns Accusation.
He WILL TESTIFY AT ONCE

Other Membe OF the Legislature
Testify to Alleged Corrupt Intima
lions, Which VIII Doubtless Be De
MED by Persons Named as Bribers
Harrisburg, March 3O.-Chairman FoU
received a telegram last night from ex
Congressman Monroe H. Kulp, o.
Shamokin, denying the charges of at
tempted bribery made by Representa-
tive Francis Il. Brown, of Union, befor.
the committee, and requesting an earl,
appointment to be heard. The commit
tee will hear Mr.. Kulp this afternoon.
Nearly all the representatives callet
yesterday answered the list of forma
questions in the negative, but Mr.
O'Brien, of Schuylkill county, testitiet
that Immediately after the house ad
journed to prevent a reconsideration o.
the McCarrcll bill he was told by Repre-
sentative Crste, Of Northumberland
that there was lots of money in thu
house that day, and that there wa
81 900 for some one. This is the day
Mr.. Criste is alleged to have refuset
an offer of 81 900 to move to reconsider
the bill.
Mr.. Robb. Of Allegheny, said that tn,
day the original investigating committee
was appointed he was asked by Repre-
sentative Smith, of Cameron, to request
Mr.. Voorhees,, of Philadelphia, mem
Der Of the committee, not to ask hin
too many questions. but to let him tel
what he wanted. Mr.. Smith said If tn.
committee did not allow him to tell hi
story in his own way he might involv,
some good friend Of Robb and himself
Representative Joseph w. Smith, o.
Clinton, was asked if paper had beer
submitted to him pledging him to vote
for Republican for United States sen
ator. Mr. Smith explained that before
his election Herbert Gleason, Of Nortt
Bend, asked him to sign paper prom
Using to support the Republican caucus
nominee for senator If Democrat coult
not be elected. The witness refused t,
sign the paper and destroyed it.
Mr.. Yonngston, of Westmoreland, tes
titled that Editor Berry, of the Latrob'
Clipper. and man named Coyle, o
Ligonier, called ut his boarding hous'
one night after y O'Clock, and said l.
tn" witness that he was a poor man
with wife and children, and that i
would be worth his while" to go tt
the Commonwealth hotel. Mr.. Young
son told the visitors that if they did no
leave he would summon the police. TIL
witness said no direct offer was mad,
to him by his visitors, and thought tina
they were in Harrisburg in the interes
Of the candidacy Of Colonel George Il
Huff. of Greensburg, for United State
senator
Representative Norton testified tina
on the morning of Feb. 8 Robert Evans
of Philadelphia, asked him to vote fo
the McCarrell bill, said there was 81, 00'
In it if he would do so, and offered Il
go with him Immediately and get TIN
money. Norton refused the alleged Of
fer and loft Evans with the explanatio,
that he would not support the bill unde
any conditions. Evans afterward wen
to Norton and asked him to say nothin;
about the alleged offer. Representativ,
Engler, of Lycoming, told Norton tina
Michael J. Costello, Of Philadelphia
called at his home and offered him 500
to support the McCarrell bill.
Mr.. Skinner, of Fulton. said Repre-
sentative Dumbanld, Of Fayette, tolt
him that he overheard Mr.. Van Valkcn
berg tell the representative Of Pitts
burg newspaper, after certain senate
had voted for the McCarrel bill. It,
give him the devil"