The times., 1899-06-03
dHARaEs oF BRIBERY.
Warrants Issued for Members of the
Ptnhrylvanin Legislature.

Harrisburg, Pa. June 2.-The action Of
the Pennsylvania State Senate. controlled
by the supporters of Matthew S. Quay, in
striking from the general appropriation
bill the Item of SIS, 600 to pay the expenses
of the house committee to investigate the
charges Of bribery in connection with the
United States Senatorial contest will prove
of no avail if its object was to prevent the
prosecution of the accused. Warrants have
been placed in the hands of constabies for
the arrest of all persons implicated in cor
rupt solicitation of members of the iegs
lature by the testimony taken during the
last few weeks of the late session.
Former Senator John ]. Coyle. who rep
resented one of the districts in Schuylhll
county from 1898 until 1897 is charged
with having offered Representative John
Engler. of Lycoming county, $500 to vote
for the reconsideration of the McCarrell
| jury bill. intended TO help Quay in his
then prospective trial He is also alleged
to have offered money to Representative
| Irving n. Johnson of Northampton and to
have thrown out hints to Representative
Peter ]. Criste of Northumberland county,
of financial return for votes in the same
direction.
! Another charge against him is that he
| offered a small amount of money to Mr..
| Johnson II he signed statement to vote
| unvaryingly for George A. jerks for Unit
! ed States Senator, the purpose supposedly
| being TO prevent combination of Demo-
Gratis and Independent Republicans on an
| anti-Quay Republican candidate. He is
also held to have conspired with Michael
! Costello to brbe Representative Engler,
and to have committed perjury in his tes-
timony before the house investigating
committee. Engler is a Democrat In
! formations for perjury have also been
made against the other witnesses charged
with corrupt solicitation OF members of
| the house.
Former Representative Thomas H, Moyl-
es Democrat. OF Luzerne county, is ac-
cused of having offered Representative
| Criste $500 to vote for the McCarrell bill
and 81 900 for its reconsideration. Former
Representative John Byrne, of Fayette. a
| Republican candidate for Senator at the
election last November, is charged with
having offered $1,000 to Representative
William d. Wilson, of Westmoreland, to
vote for Quay for Senator. Wilson was
one of the fifty-th Republicans who
steadily voted for Republican candidates
for United States Senator other than Quay.
Representative Charles B. Spatz, Demo-
crat. is charged with having corruptly So
licited the votes of Representatives He'll
and Miller, Democrats, OF Northampton, to
sign paper pledging them to vote for Mr..
| jerks for United States Senator. Frank
Jones. of Philadelphia is alleged to have
promised Representative Palmer Laubach.
| anti-Quay Republican, a five years posi-
tion in the custom house for his vote for
Quay for Senator. Robert Evans, Repub-
lican. of Philadelphia, who did not testify,
is charged with having offered Representa-
tive William C. Norton, anti-Quay Repub-
lican, $1,000 to support the McCarrell bill.
Congressman Kulp, Republican, North
cumberland. will be called on to answer to
the charge of Offering Representative
Brown. Democrat, of Union county. $500
il for absenting himself from the first ses-
sion of the Joint Senatorial Convention.
Michael Costello, in addition to alleged
conspiracy with former Senator Coyle. is
charged with having offered $500 to Repre-
sentative Englers to vote in the interest of
the McCarrell bill. Parker Titus. OF North
ampton county is alleged to have given
Representative He'll, Of the same county.
to understand that there was from 5000 to
$500 to be had for vote for Quay.
Former Senator Coyle and Michael ].
Costello entered bail yesterday in the sum
Of $500 each for their appearance at court
on the several charges preferred against
them. Coyle talked as IL arrests OF men,
bers Of the house would soon occur for
perjury in the testimony given by them
before the house investigating committee
implicating the DEFENDANTS