The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25
BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.
wine, Terrapin and Womea9 Is lie
Whole Trouble,
STATED ONE Of Tue WITNESSES,
Ouigg,. Whom Less,cr Accused Of Offer
ing Bride on the Stand--Dobin
Testified to Offering tho Money.

/ NuahlusNon, JNuuhIS S3.--Ane mouse ma
I val committee today resumed the inyesti.
| CATION of the charges made by Representa-
] tive Lessler of New York that hc had
been approached with an oflor OF money
! for his vote Ia the committee Philip Dob
! lin of New York was the first witness
called, and the taking OF his testimony
occupied the greater portion OF the fore
noon session Ito was followed by John
MeCullagh, superintendent Of elections in
New York
In the course OF his testimony Mr.. McCul
agh said
II have weighed the whole thing While
| can not prove 1t, believe there is a lobby
here aud there is doodle. The composition
OF the whole thing, gentlemen, from my
standpoint, is Wine, terfapln aud women"
At the afternoon session Lemuel Il, QuiGs
testified. He said that he had known Mir.
| Lessler for eight years, hut his acQuaint-
| alce had not been ultimate. He mad known
Goblin Tor about the Same length. lac de.
scribed Dobin as "a district worker" He
tnen told ms story MS ioliows
| On December y, luU4, he testified he
called at the Waldorf and sent Ills card
10 senator Hanna TO invite HIN 10 u puzzle
dinner While he was waiting ne encoun-
| tered Dr. Kerr of Chicago whom lie had
known as partner OF Air. Mulholland IN
the pneumatic tube service. Dr. Kerr
asked him II he knew Lessler and on being
answered In the Affirmative, asked lam IL
he (uuggl would do MIN favor. The
doctor asked aim II he would see Lcssler
on behalf OF the Holland torpedo boat
Dr. kerr, he said, tod him Lessler was
opposed 10 the boats In "boisterous anu
noisy way" Witness said he knew litLu
about the Holland boat, but Dr. Kerr sad
perhaps be could Induce LesSler TO be
! little less pestiterous.
II eaid l would" went OH the witness.
"a few days later, at Dr. kerrs request
] called lsesSler up on the telephone, but
he was not In. subsequently got Lesser's
oflGe ON the telephone nut was informed
that LesSlcr was not In, though Doblin was,
aud II | could connect with poOnn 1 could
nnu him. This was about ten days after
my first talk with Kerr. The next day
Dobln came into my onice. At nrst | Tor
got what ! wanted TO talk to him about,
and Invited him out TO luncheon. On the
way 10 the elevator | tried to recall. Dob
: lin then asked me II | couId not get Mir.
McCulugh to have him retained.
II explained to him that could not, but
4 In casting around In my mind for some
/ one who might help him | thought OF LeSs-
Ter and mentioned him.
But Lessler's relations with McCunRgh
are not good Doblln said.
4 81 asked why, and he said: on account
5 of the Holland torpedo boats
That recalled Mr.. herrs request TO my
( mind then asked him about the Lcssler.
T. McOullAgh matter, anu he told me that Nc
+ Cullngn mad gone down TO Washington aud
O. threatened 10 defeat Lessler unless he voted
q 10 the Holland boats. l expressed lncredu
lily.
n Later, when we were ut luncheon | told
Doblln II was curious that 1t was the Ho
s | land boat matter about which he desired
10 talk 10 me-" DoOlin told him Lessler
q ! would be home at the end of the week and
A | witness asked him to let him know wheI
5 he came. II was u week after thaL wit
ness said, that pobliu came into his once
d and told him Lessler was In his Ollic,
y aud would see him. SIR. Qulgg said h,
g called LcsSler up on the telephone, and II
:, the conversation he talked 10 him about
u pending postouce matter,
,. when / got 10 the onice1' confined tn,
2 witness, II referred to the conversation
u over the telephone concerning he postohic'
n matter (Which he .expainedl. Then | said
: - LESSER, called here 10 talk 10 yot
J. about the Holland torpedo bOHts, on behul
y OF friend Of mine whom / would ike u
3 oblige. | wanted TO see II | coulu not per
u ter. "
.: Witness said Mr.. Lessler said he wal
u very much opposed to building any more o
e The boats, saying be did not believe thel
y SAID:
i lie said; You have got no idea OF til
. abpminaDe methods TO NAlcA lIusy prOpl
I have resorted. rhey mAintain a most IN
scrupulous lobby In Washington, aud II /
as much as anybody's reputation 10 wort
: 10 maze anything 70 do with them
- Mr. Quigg specifically denied that he ha
offered 5000 FOR Lessler's vote, or tina
he had tod Doblin that be would try I
I hI II 10 there could be $1,000 in 1t for hir
tDohlin). He also stated that he had no
authorized Mr.. Dobl!n TO make any one
Of any kind to any one, politically or other
wise.
ton OF Mr.. Qugg, Representative vandive
said TO him:
IBID Mr.. Lessler say anything TO 70
about lobby soaItning here, and the In
~ Nr' ouigg~Yes, the only thing he sal
m TO me was this; ''That, on the subject Q
Holland torpedo boats his committee wOnl
~ he divided into honest men and knaYes an
d he could not be IN the wrong crowd"
III In conclusion, Mr.. Quigg made the TO
a. lowing personal statement:
- 'MF. Chairman; DO not Know that
rs see nj this time the object OF Mr.. DOH n
e. testimony here regarding the alleged mean
m employed by me 70 secure lesser Vos'
VI ANYBODY IN connection with this enterprls
IN or what he has done. do not understan
re- it, But ] deem Il proper TO say not,
o. served IN three congresses with many men
ne hers Of this committee, ana can noi .,
or lieve -1hat any member or this commute
ho viii believe whar has been stated ca
nor believe that any member OF THIS con
~ mittee who served with me IN othfr COZ
ch crosses, who knows that such an lmpnti
"a lion could not have lain against pc, wh
mas ever seen me down here nt Washingto
oy lobbying for anything or ever seen N
rs here except IN the most occa iohhi WI
ar. nasty Of n social character, can DelPN
srcb .errthla statrmonts. want TO he
Sn rbst each Of You VIII put yourself IN m
on u"sitiou wll know shat thousand r
aft Idueste are made of me 80 this way JOY
sometimes, Won consent 10 them. and thri
wien Won have consented and have prom
MS Ised how YOU feel YOU have got 20 DO J
or. and how any one Of you may ind yourse
en- me nosition am in NJ this moment.
Major r. W. Hunter Of Virginia az
claimed any connection with the lthnt'
az VIRGINIA" mentioned IN the tesumon
yesterday. 80. ...c,,.-o 60
sion M 3:s5 D. M. and decided TO call tvs
pb,pn poblin was the FIRST witness Gale
Ay; tbis Morning. he was Intercepted by re
ieu rssentetive Taylor. He said ne haa
emnioymcnt NJ present. but was employ,
nv the republican committee dnrinR "
eemnairn OF ip09 and attended 20 the ~
trihntiGn OF literature aud that ne was az
'er aenvtv in tho ofHee Of the snnerintendrl
he y, e,ect,ops he sold he did what he con
as y, aid IA mo election ~ Mr.. Lessler VINO
lie bad known slure 1874.
ANSWERING Mr. TAYLOR. he said he rs
bren In politics for twelve years DOM
saia he had known Mr. Quige siurr leN.
gin 'sDid YOU have q Talk With MI oul
a. irele,ive TO Holland submarine hoatsf'
IA Wee. sir"