The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-04-07
ALLEGED
BRIBERSI
Testimony All In And Committee VIII
Report April I4th.
COYLE'S TESTIMONY CONTRADICTED
Though He Said He Did Not Urge a Quay
Paper on Timlln, Two Witnesses
swear That They Saw Him.
Testimony 10 be
Printed.

Harrisburg April THE bribery
committee yesterday afternoon heard
Frank b. Jones. OF Philadelphia, who
IS alleged TO have offered Representative"
Laubuch. OF Philadelphia. a position in
the custom house or mint, guaranteed
for FIVE years. to vote for Senator Quay.
Mr.. Jones was asked II he was a rela.
tive OF any United States official in
Philadelphia and he replied in the mega
tive. lie said that on the day before
Governor Stones Inauguration he called
upon Mr.. Luubach with a message from
his brother that the latter could not come
TO Harrisburg ar 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 a
clerkship in the custom house il he
voted for Quay. Mr.. Jones said that
Laubach told him before the senatorial
caucus that he was gong TO vote against
Mr.. Quay, and complained about the
small salary he received as a clerk in
John Wan8maker's store in Philadel-
phia. He testified that Laubach told
him that he signed a paper at the Office
of ex-senator Porter plcdginC himself
not to vote for Quay if nominated and
elected. Jones made general denial
OF the allegations Of Representative
Laubach and his brother.
Representative Laubach denied that he
told Jones that he signed a paper at
Porters Office plcdging himself not to
vote against Quay.
At the evening session Thomas 4. Hen
dricks and NJ. 5. Collins, of Jermyn,
were called in response to an anonymous
letter received by a member Of the com
mittee, to the effect that they saw eN-
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.
20, to see Senator Penrose about his
removal as postmaster nt Jermyn. They
met Mr.. Timlin in front of the capital,
and he volunteered to take them to see
Senator Penrose at the Lochiel hotel.
After they had talked with the sena-
tor Timlin took Hendricks and Collins
to Coylc's room. While here Coyle ask
cd Timlin to sign a paper which pledged
the Democrats to vote for Senator Qua!
| il a Democrat could not he elected Uni
ith pltltN NtuNlbIs anu lllllilH w
clined. Mr.. Hendricks thought ther,
were 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.. Timlin's vote corruptly on the sena-
torship or the McCarrell bill.
Mr.. Collins corroborated Hendricks
testimony relative to their visit to Sena-
tor Penrosc and ex-senator Coyle and
what transpircd 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 X. Byrne, Of Scottdaie. were called
Neither responded, and the committee
adjourned to meet at the call Of the chair
The house yesterday adopted a resolu-
ton that the bribery committee Dee given
until April IA to file their report, that
the original resolution be amended by
fixing the amount to be expended at
Sl,TjO, or so much thereof as may he
necessary, instead Of $1,000, and that
the testimony taken be printed in pam
Dhlet form.