The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09

tribution TO the treasurer of the Clinton
county Republican committee. No such
contribution IL mentioned in the CONF
mittee's report.
The petitioner charges that large sums
Of money were expended in the city OF Platts-
burg for or on behalf of the committee
which were not shown in the report. The
petitioner declares that he has personally
Ceen familiar with elections in Platts urg
for many ear and that usually at such
elections there is "a regular market for votes
az the various polling places where they
are ! ought and sold the same as any COM
modify"
George S. Bixby, a lawyer with offices at
20 Liberty street, his city. who has large
interests in PlattsLurE, saws in an affidavit
that he was the person responsible for the
agreement signed by the politicians not
TO spend money for votes. He was informed
before election that the Republicans we're
going to disregard the agreement n he
or Zanized a law con mittee, which consisted
of himself and Henry +. Barnard, both
serving without pay. They started out
20 get evidence. Mr.. BiXty saws.
"On election day we began to lie furnished
at an early hour with evidence OF bril- cry.
We took il to court and procured a warrant
which was inadei Intellectual by the INN edi-
ate f1ir hit OF the defendant tefore the officer
with the warrant reached the polls, as
d%eponent is informed and J. elieves.
AT the sane time two men came into
court ana L asked tneln II theV lHn ! cen
paid money for their votes; they said they
had, told me the details and gave me the
none which they sSid had cen aiu them,
s. in each case. They had, as | am informed
and L~elieve, told the same facts to several
ersons, and signed two ST. temer 4 each
in writing, one an affidavit. The City JudGe
refused 10 act on any q osition not sworn
to before the clerk of the City Court, and |
presented one Of the with esses TO the clerk.
AN W roar then ensued and various
persons talking loudly insisted that the
witness did not want 10 lie sworn ana urge u
him not 20 be sworn. A man who said he
was q railroad detective then came close
up in front Of the Judge and close 20 the
witness, told the witness his time for voting
Ras up and he must get back TO work or
words 20 that effect
Mr.. BixDy goes on 10 say tina the witness
was practically led or pushed away. He
started TO issue a subj pna for the two Of
them, but by the time lie got the PAP ers
they had dislrr cared.
Il am informed and believe" said he,
that they were taken to the railroad yards
and hidden away in a Fox car.
Mr.. BiNhy says that the Witnesses were
secured the next day aud denied al sOluteiy
all the details which they had given the
day before. Mr.. Biyby has this 10 say about
the Secretary OF State:
Il arrived in corrt before Mr.. P8nnFrd ,
and soon after arriving said John i. C'frien
came into court and 1t tied in "A loud voice
that the T~roceedings were on outrage and
must be stopped. lie at about the seme
time, as l am informed and believe, sent for
LAWYERS who soon after ar erred and
acted or assumed 10 act for all ~Cefendsnts
and all witnesses brought before. the court
by us."
the Tetition are ex-Senator FdC ar T..
Brackett and Dexter, Osborn & Fleming OF
this city.