Evening journal., 1899-03-18
KING UNDER FIRE.
Says He Alone Is Responsible
for His Voting.
DENIES THE BRIBERY CHARGES


THE IlAlN.1ola REPRESENTATIVE
SAYS THAT HE WOULD HAVE
VOTED AGAIN with TlFHE D,ENO-
GRATIS HAD NOT ClAuuA
CURSED HIM.
William +. King, dne Damlcraalc
representative who aeosntly vogdi for
the eisculon Of j. Edward Aadlclls.
cams hsre yesterday adtennoon drcm
Lamli, accompanied by Stale Dotdctlve
Wuisii. kElg was oxanhasl 10y Dip
uay At,orney- Gdnrgal Cooper with ref
leriee ul var,cus Gepor.a. He was L1v
under arrest.
MIR Ksag osnced Llhla hs had buln
offered amy lnducemgmt TO v0ta fer Nlr.
Addicks God lgnUws | am sorry for
what ] did. i've sali.
KING uenIaa that thaIe was amy sort
ci deal with ID. o. Moore, lr ID. J.
Fooks, of Lamrsi. by wlhiClh a Didn't he
owed the gttaue or formm Govarnor
Marvll, mas TO be aaGanged N hIs voted
f.r Nllalas He eXp.aindi ihat ha
owed this estata $1,000, AND added that
he aniH ssna,cr Farlow had agreed 20
vote for Mr.. Audlcks to prevent the
eiectlon IL a Regular RspubHcsa.
Il would hnye chanaed buck." eaid
KING. had NOT x-Conlgressman CaLssy
CURSED me so fer voting for Alidlcls.
King cumdnugd thht lhs Regulars
lfcughc Far.ow during his ccn9eslt for
a eesh in the Senate. Aluer his staae-
munt 10 the attorney -genanal MIR. Kms
w,ra 10 Tlhlade.phHa. ssuascr Abbott
UntCn Republican. came up en- uhe
train from Laure4 with him.
AaJor dha consultation Mr.. Klna
wlant down King stresr to tlae Frencs
snaea utaMcm, wh.ere he iuy-addd &c
talda a train for 1Iaure,, but hIe change'
, lrs mI11 aria went ito PhlladeLph.a a
z O'Clock. AT the station hIe was ask
al M he would make u statement ahou
mis- examinalh.n by MIR. Cooper, mhicl
ha cctnsanbed ITO do.
'1Whldn Nhey began to question me
asked uhem ~ they wanted ITO swea
r me" said Nlr. King, and told ther
y They could do so n aIhey desired. Tim
+ was net doma at fhkt, but after a fen
+ questl.ns HAD been asked, Il was pu
q unllrr cath. / was asked NJ q hud bee
r offerVd amv inlducement. reward
k momey to vote fcr nIr. Afdicls, and
replied, NO
'sThsn i was asked II ! owed th
AIarvil ESTATE some money, amid j an
e swered yes MIR. Cooper thfm @ske
me lf there wasn't some kind cf a des
! ia which, ID. ]. Foolls amid d. o Mcoi
p wene mentroneid, under which ] was
vote fer ]. Edward AIdlicks. ana the
q the debt would be removed. or som'
! thing Like rhat.
= !, Ono sir ueplied, dent know an
thing about q, amid they (Fooks al
Moore) didn't know that ] owed Il
r. money SC far as l lancw a. N
n King thdn eyplainsd thai. a mortgal
y lof $4,000 vas hdld against hun. as
result Of his unrimeIHhip hn the elli
4 ing hrs.ncss at Laurel With Mi. Ma
vil. when .1e latter died. MT. Kias a
summing his paI.nm's shane Of The fri
and giving the mortgage
Cchuinuing MS s:atenest HE. Saia'
;, was oferea n o n.oscy or inhucem
: amy time to vote thls way ana. and
Is was never approached ITO vote for a
x man. I did this OF my own free wi
and mo Clne else infuHucsld me. w
King ag-ne rs responsible. II had
do il over again / wouhl not do it
- would have returned to vclt,ng W
IS THE Democrats ON THE uhivt ballot d
II not John w. Causey cursei me the "
r. he did. would have suife.seJt dsalh
that before / would have rttm med
In ccnGlusion King said; "Ratl
than have a Regular ReTn3.ica eie
VI ed we vCtod for Addicks. YOU KIN
~ the Regulars fought Fariow dur1 ng
}, contest for his seat in the Senate.
a l don't speak for anybody but M. rs
Ns was never approached at any VI
or offered money to vote for anyh
i'm my life"