The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-02
HOW THE BRlBE WAS PASSED
SENATOR HARRELL GIVES A DE-
TAILED STATEMENT OF 1T.
He Went into the Agreement In Or
der 90 Expose che Corrupt Meth
DDS OF the Anti-Goebel Men.

Frankfort KY, January l--Senator
Harrell after the caucus made the follow
ing statement of the events leading up TO
mis- charge OF bribery: shortly before
Christmas man came TO see nae In Rus
sellvile. aud after some maneuvcrs asked
me II could be persuaded to vote against
Senator Geobel. ! told him that might.
IL depended on the persuasion, lie said
that II could be satisfactorily arranged
and after some conversation it was agreed
that we would go to Louisville the next
morning and see John Whalen ! in
tended from the start to fall into their
trap and expose their methods by which
the Honest Election league and other
anti Goebel politicians hoped 10 defeat thu
democrat who had been elected GOVERNOR
Early the next morning we left Rus
sellvlls ana arrived in Louisville at a,
m We proceeded together to the willard
hotel, where my companion lefl me with
the Understanding that he would meet iue
! at o O'Clock at Rufus hotel Promptly at
that time met my companion. who took
mo to a room ON the same side OF Jefferson
street as that on which the Willard hotel
| is located l am not acqualnted WITH
| louisville. but knew that the room was
Gu the second floor OF building on Jehef-
son street, before we had gone mp rs Tar
| as the buckingham theater. think II was
! rear Third street and could easily find It
| sgain. When we walked into the room,
which was a bedroom, John Whaiep WAS
sitting there. He arose and We were IN
! reduced, shaking hands. After some
conversation whalen asked ms what was
NY price for agreeing to stay out OF the
caucus, vote against Goebel, etc. said
wanted $4,000. He replied that $4,000 Was
an outrageous price and suggested $500
as about the right amount 4 would not
consent and he gradually, raised the
amount to $500
Then according to Senator Harrell,
/ Whalen went to the office OF the Fidelity
Trust company. Afterwards, at Whalen .
invitation. he followed him 10 the office
OF the Louisville Trust company
Harrell continued; When, ! went IN,
side | found Whalep waiting He said
to one u the clerks that he wanted 70
I rent hoS We went back 20 tho vault
room, where there were two nien. one
OF them gave us = drawer frqm the vault
aud we went further back. where Whaien
drew from his trousers poclYet a roll Of
money. We counted II AMI there were
four $1,000 bills and live MQ0 bills. !!t
hadN asked for large envelope and WI
! -. l'''vu 1870 4, ~.
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~ one OF thelp' ~ toon wy wa =
one OF the men ~ tns Nsuly ioom anu
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" ana Wnalen toiu pm, 70 siNe h'n pu ..'
ol the Keys ne Turned 20 tne man ~. ~,
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peA ~ us name. "e nay pp ~ ass
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