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A-TAIK WITH YORK, The Blue-Eyed Boy Who Fixed “Old Subsidy’s” Destiny, CANVASSING PUBLIC OPINION. An Idle Hour in the Kansas Senate Chamber. 3 “ ” 1 Was A Willing to Wait Years for His Vindication. How He Broke an Enlist- ment Fraud. ———————— POMEROY’S “YOUNG MAN.” Another Fearful $2,000, but in Coun- terfeit Money This Time. Did Senator Pomeroy Conspire for Miss Caton’s Arrest? Pen Portraits from a Prairie Legisla-' ture—Simpson, Winter, Payne, Crowther and York. ‘TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 10, 1873, Up to the present time there has been nothing developed in the details of Pomeroy’s defeat which would show cither that there was anything like a widespread conspiracy against him to achieve his downfall, or that his successful opponent, Senator elect John J. Ingails, had the slightest knowledge of the trap that was so adroitly set and so fear- fally and effectually sprung. There were four men in the “job,” to wit: State Senators York and Johnson, ex-Speaker Ben F. Simpson and J, C. Horton. York has apparently made most “reputa- tion” out of it, and Ben Simpson has done next best; but York will in the end be considerable of @ martyr to his patriotigm. He is a man of extraor- dinary nerve, however, and may come out with Jess damage than would be the case if he did not possess #0 much self-reliance. Ben Simpson is without doubt the biggest winner—except Ingalls, of course—as he figures as the engineer of the strategy, and has removed a political opponent who had power to check, and for some time past has uniformly frustrated all of Ben's Political schemes. Ben was here as alobbyman, pure and simple, and a declared foe of “old Pom,” and his skill this session is sufMicient to graduate him with honor into Tammany’s oldest Albany Alumni association. Pomeroy has been working against him for some years past, and, outside of his interference with Ben’s quictude and influence tn the Postmuster’s position at Paola, he had also the audacity to start a newspaper in that section tofurther his own and damage Ben's chances. Ben, who is a lawyer by profession, had a paper there before Pomeroy brought his ‘organ’ into the town, and the old man’s action took the wind Out of Beta sheet and deprived him of certain valu oficial and railroad advertising. Hence Ben’s hostility. It does uct appear that York had any special reason for his opposition to Pomeroy beyond his alleged disbelief in the old man’s policy, aud that he thought Kansas would be better off if represented Th the Senate by some man who felt an interest in the State. But both York and Simp- son seem to loom up historically as CHRONIC ANTI-CORRUPTIONISTS. While Ben was Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives Caldwell was elected to the Senate, and Ben worked hard to secure his defeat. Finding, however, that all his efforts were unavailing, Ben put himself down on the record in a remarkable manner by denouncing Caldwell on the floor of the joint convention, aud in a speech of great force and bitterness he declared that Caldwell’s election had been achieved by the use of money, Subse- quent developments, as brought out before the Caldwell Investigating Committee, rather tend to show that Ben knew very nearly what he was talking about. Ben is a blonde, of square, plump physique, and with a singularly ‘cute expression in his eye. He is about thirty- eight or torty years of age, probably, though his compiexton makes it dificult to estimate his years. Any way, it is perfectly safe to say that, even if he does not look so old as i think he is, he knows enough to be considered two score years of age. He is clever, quick to de- cide, and has all the force of character necessary to carry out his plans when he has once matured them. He is here asa lobpyman this session, but noone hints at anything whatever affecting his general good reputation. BUT YORK IS THE MAN concerning whom all who have not seen him are most anxious to learn something. I have had the question put to me scores of times, “What do you think of York?” or “What sort of a man is this man York?” I will now try to answer the question, by simply detailing what I have seen of him, his personal appearence, manner and conversation. A short time alter the exposé of Pomeroy I requested an intetview of Senator York, but after a brief consultation with Ben Simpson he said that, inasmuch as the matter was to be made the subject of legislative inquiry in a day or two, he preferred to make his first detailed statement gf the matter under oath and before the committee. ‘although tay reportorial instinct led me to regret his decision, Icould readily pergeive the, anion of the man in the course he had adopted. He ‘dia not desire that he should be subjected to the possible ordeal of comparing his desultory conversation with a newspaper man With his testimony, and explaining discrepancies which might appear either through error of mine or inadvertence of his own. So much for his faculty of caution, On Saturday night he concluded his testimony before the committee; but his evidence was so very detailed and minute that it was apparent there was little remaining upon which I could develop anything new in reference tothe bribery matter This afternoon I was in the Senate chamber and commenced a casual CONVERSATION WITH THE SENATOR ashe sat at his desk putting away papers in his drawer. The Senate was not in session at the time. Mr. Crowther, ihe very good-looking and Polite young Secretary of the Senate, had his hat on the back of nis head, and as he sat back in his chair, with his feet on his desk, was busy tapping his slipperea toes with a penholder. George ‘Was thinking, doubtiess, what would become of the $7,000 which he has im his cus- a e is firm in the conviction that Pomeroy will not reclaim it, He says he Knows York won't take it, and he is a little afraid it be left on his hands, and that some night he may garroted by some Poe who might faacy George carries ite money in tie clothes si . ’ rgeant-at-Arms, lean against the ‘ana 4 CONTEMPLATED A CIGAI wae yekite ALGO hi fa no was made of and then he exc! spect nen of W stern met fe mani ‘who acts as door- LS to the investigating committee, and looks he P, that door st all comers, His faintest smile would send a Comanche away whistling “Goodby, Charlie.” Ben Simpson fat at the end of the chamber, with his plug hat pulled over his eyes and his chair tilted against ‘the wall, waiting to be called before the committee, and bail 9 doaea Seuators wore busy ig their seats e who very ul’s father—ex- such a very Lj of trouble be- has get after mo wiih juestion and insists on a 8 evel time it "goes {or im.” The old gentieman could not squirm more if ‘HIS TOP HATR WAS BRING LIVTED by a Kaw Indian. He will never make a “Bess” Tweed, He is too sensitive, and if he doesn’t pluck up courage the Commercial man will spell his name witn a little ‘w’? in a day er two, ‘The whole Senate Chamber was redolent of the of 'é cigar, and & meliow sunset light a western Cr ot the son as the agent of the people of Independence. Now, I did not use a single word to intimidate Mr. Pome- roy in any way. 1 know myself ‘00 well to go there a8 @ private citizen and ATO! THREATEN A SENATOR of the United States; but I used every argument in power to have the Land Omice removed. And here I would like to something which I would like to have had embodied in my testimony fore the committee on this subject. When told Mr. Pomeroy that the people of In- dependence were 80 very urgent in the matter he ackno' to me that it was his own candid opinion that the proper place for the Land Office was at Independence, and that he hei, * so when it was removed originally trom Humboldt to Neodesha, So, pe see, I was not asking him to strain uls conscience at all by ita. removal to a first to yield to my req removed to Neodesha it would pee him in a vacil- la to ask now for its removal to Inde- reason ret he did not like appearance Stil vacillated more than that from t! not have had MUCH TO REPROACH HIMSELF WITH.” the feats nthe Caton soandal before you wont 00 re Washington?” 1 might T think. one of phases of infamy, if 4 PEARFUL sToRY. of it in a general way on!: in pny with that ness to be amply wae ae eter written = jsourees, and ‘trom ‘hat. 80 as you ic opt concern. meny hard saw and hi to opinion, and that whatever I ing him was derived from his friends as weil as his op) “Well, ” he have learned, is the drift of apn me. As this he smiled in a co nt which clearly showed that he was satisfied in own \ and that the public was welceme to its own views. I replied, “So faras1 have been able to ascer- tain no one doubts the general truth of your whole statement regarding POMEROY’S To Your testimony is 80 fuli of de’ 80 Datural that it carries with it its own verification. ‘his much is coneeded even by some of Pomeroy’s ad- herents; but I have yet to see the man who would be willing to have your fame and win it by the same means, “They think it was @ pretty tough piece of busi- ness on my part to go as faras I did and then to expose the old mam, do they?” asked York, musingly. “They do,’ I responded. ‘People everywhere seem willing and glad te accept the results of your work in ridding the State of Pomeroy, but they tnink, also, that they would not like to trust you with all their little personal contidences, They will, as individuals, always be a littie afraid of you. As I said this York smiled @ smile, which said ag plainly as words, “Well, 1 Suppose, they must think 80, and I must put up with it.’ Then, straighten- ing himself up in chair, he assumed avery serious expression and said g fest 80; Texpect so. But it won’t always be so. It will ‘right itself in time. But 1 was not seeking notoriety when 1 di@ it. I was doing what 1 believed to be my duty a8 @ man, as a citizen and asa Senator. U shall have to buck against the effects of it for (cgi, Cage ea but in all those years I shall be none less satisfied that I have done right and that I have benefited the people. A few such cases as this would MAKE CORRUPTION DANGEROUS all over the land, and I am content to wait for the vindication that I know will yet be mine. I sup- pose, of course, that Pomeroy will bear hard on me, and that his friends will do the same. He has all the power which his great wealth gives him, and if he so chose to exert it against me! should doubtless find it very troublesome. But, of course, Ishail be very carefai to carry myself very up- rightly, a8 I have done all my life hitherto, and must rely upon myself not to be led into any traps that at be set for me,’? “Senator York, I should like to ask whether there is anything further in connection with tne bribery matter that you would now state to me, or whether anything is covered by your evidence?” “I think everything has been stated by me,” he replied, “at least everything that could be of any interest to the public. Since giving my testimony one or two trifling incidents have recurred to me as my mind has rested on and reviewed the sab- ject; but they are mere trivial circumstances—in- cidents of the interviews, and o! no bearing what- ever on the main facts, No, no,” he continued, in an abstracted, pondering mood, “I think I have stated all.” be tor,” I again asked, as I handed him a slip trom a local paper, “is this sketch of your life and career at all accurate 1’? He took the slip and read down, “lawyer by pro- fession, born in Bogie county, Missouri’ yes," he ejaculated as he read on. nd was pro- moted to be lieutenant eAonel of volunteers while serving on the stalf of General Fiske in ‘Tennes- see.” “Now, there, there, right there,” he said, with great einphasis, a3 HE THREW HIS LEG over the rail of his chair and drove his thumb-nail into the slip of Pa) rT which he held in his left a “oRIEHt the#é comes in a matter that may enable people to judge perhaps whether I am act- ing according to principie in this matter. At the time I was serving in Tennessee, as this slip states, 1 was a captain, and for some time was engaged in recruiting. We were stationed at Springtield Tenn., and I exposed a case of corruption and fraud Colonel Downing and Lieutenant Colonel "kson were the chief officers in command of the post, and they approached me with a proposition to ake money out ef the recruiting business. I ex- osed their plans and they were both cashiered rom the army.”” “dn what way, Senator ?”’ I asked. ‘Well, the story would be a very long one if I were to tell you all,”’ said he, “but they wanted me to Jalsify the enlistment roils so as to credit men who enlisted from @ State that was paying only $100 bounty toa State that was paying $200, and to DIVIDE THE PROCEEDS BETWEEN U8. When I refused to do so and insisted that the full bounty money should be paid to each recruit, they undertook to make my position dis- agreeable. I stood it, however, for a time, and as final means of annoying me Colonel Downing ordered my wile away from the post. When hednterfered with my wife he was treading on delicate ground, and I resolved to ex- pose the affair, so ] preferred charges against them both, They were tried by military commission and were cashiered. Colonel Downing, however, was compelled for some time to work on the forti- fications at $8 a day, until he had worked out to the government the sum which he had been guilty of deirauding it through false enlistment rolls. 1 was | bem St promoted to be lieutenant colonel and placed in command of the post, and my wife did not leave the post either. Day after day I saw | Downing go down the street in the morning be- | tween two soldiers with fixed bayonets, on his way to work. “When you went to Washington and asked Mr. Pomeroy to aid the people of Independence in gies the Land Office removed from Neodesha to | independence, and after you had shown Mr, Pomeroy the afidavits in reference to the Alice Caton scandal, did he make any very explicit denial of the charge embodied in those affidavits ? “Well,” replied the Senator, “1 don’t remember that he was explicit beyond what I have stated in ay Fire He admitted being at Barnum’s 0 aipises THE SAME NIGHT that this Caton woman was ra and denied that he siept with her, bat said he slept with a young man whose name he could not remember. He thought, however, that he wouid be able to find | the young man.’ Now you know United ‘tates | ' Fe ators don’t often slecp with strange young | . He said it was a blackmailing game on the art of thé Woman Caton, W. ©, Carman and one eutenant vy. “Who are these people, Serftor? T asked. “General Maree, tgld ine about alll know of them,” réplied Mr, York. ‘As I understand it it was a blackmaijiig game put up on the old man, but Tand e else that Ihave met believe the Chargés to be true, He got Miss Caton 4) Pe Inted in the Treasury Department as a clerk, lieve at the solicitation of this man Carman, and he also had Carman'’s two sons appointed. I believe that the intention to entray Pomeroy through this woman was formed then. Carman, in my estimation, was rey hard character, but as sharp as lightning. You know there isa set of vultares about Washington who live by black- mailing peopie in bigh standing if they cam get a pullon them, and {I guess this was just one of makes the affidavit corroborating Miss Oaton's aMdavit, and who states tuat she was registered | as ‘Mrs. H. C, Carter’ at tne hotel, watched them | over the transom of the bedroom door. LIEUTENANT DUNLAVY IL48 GOT RELIGION now I am told, however, and has given up ail that business and 1s trying to lead a proper life. Miss Caton, | believe, is still in tue Treasury Depart- ment, and Carman 1s superintendent of some sliver mines in Utah. By the way, I should like to ask ‘on,"’ asked senator York, brigeteniug up, ‘what lo people think of that matter and ~ the use I Made of those aMdavits? I suppose t. . think my action Was questionable, don’t they 1” “Yes,” I replied, “I hear people—not all, how- ever—construe it a8 A CASE OF VIRTUAL BLACKMAIL on your part towards Mr. Pomeroy. Of course your enemies say it was genuine blackmail, and people who are disposed. to look kindly towards you think that it was of the blackmail order, though not at all of 80 low a degree as though you had obtained from him & personal pecuniary con- sideration or even 4 personal favor. Your friends view itin the more favorable light that you were in fact acting as it and counsel of the City of Independence, authority of Mayor Witron to a certain extent, and that you merely used the evidence which he placed at rsd command by virtue of his jetter of tnt ction to General McEwen.” “Well, 1can say truly,” said the Senator, slowly, as he rested his cheek on his hand, “that it was not blackmail so far as Lam concerned, 1 went to Washington a4 one of @ delegation of four, aud as those cases,’ As I understand it, Carman, who | | also stated that York's statement was a.” As he said ir closer to me and was told it by General on this Land PY; they were used here in printed circular form during the recent Senatorial contest?” | asked. “No, I have not,” replied Senator York, once 01 himself, with one foot on the over the arm of n no interest in the circulation of those affidavits. W coming up here to attend the Legisiatu this man George W, Starr, who published them, on the train. We sat together, and he made the re- mark to me that ‘he guessed if old Pomeroy knew What was on this train he wouldn’t sleep very soundly.’ I asked Starr what he meant, and he satd, ‘Well, I don’t mind if 1 let you know,’ and he showed me these very aMidavits. IfThad been STRUCK WITH A CLUB I could not have been more astonished, for I thought I was the only man in Kansas that had copies of them.” fter @ few further observations of a desultory character the interview closed and I could not avoid cailing the Senator's attention to an old gentieman who sat near us writing at a desk and who bore @ most striking resemblance to the late Horace Greeley. SENATOR YORK isarather delicate looking man, weighing about 140 pounds and standing five feet nine inches in height. There is nothing striking or in the least degree characteristic apout him until you look into his eyes. If you were a lion his quiet biue- gray eye would look calmly back into yours without a madow of blanching. His temperament is of nervous-sanguine order, his hair of a fair dun shade, his skin Of a sallow pallor, bis eyes are deeply set in their sockets and his chek bones are rather promi- nent. His forehead is broad, of medium height and tolerably prominent. His mouth is by no means small, and bis li which are somewhat thin, are devoid of characteristic expression, A full beard, of sparse growth on the sides, and of the same color as his hair, serves somewhat to conceal the outlines of a physiognomy that would other- wise appear lank. In manner he is polite and agreeable, and his voice, though thin and metallic, 18 not at all disagreeabie; on the contrary, in speaking im the Senate, it has @ rather clear, ring- ing tone, As I left him he laughingly remarked, in response to a question of mine as to why he was chosen by the people of Independence to £ to Washington, “I suppose it was because they Know that when I nage e todo a thing I generally doit. Good- ay.’ c POMEROY IN QUARANTINE. The Bribery Investigations in Kansas—The Con- fidential Friend of Pomeroy Knows Noth- ing—Private Scandals in Baltimore Not Before the Committee—Pom- eroy Cantioned About York. Topeka, Kansas, Feb, 11, 1873. The Investigating Committee in the case of Pome- roy held a short session late yesterday afternoon, and had before it A. H. Horton, United States Dis- trict Attorney, a personal and confidential friend of Pomeroy, who has been sojourning here with the Senator, helping him in his efforts | for re-election. It would not be improper to state | that the relations existing between Horton and our Senator elect are not so confidential and friendly, if any importance can be attached toa remark made by Mr. Ingalls in a late number ofthe Kansas Magazine, wherein Horton is referred to as the coyote of Kansas politicians. Horton testified that he had been in Topeka with Pomeroy for eighteen days prior to the Senaterial election ; that he had during that time many conversations with Pomeroy, and thathe had no knowledge of any corrupt means used by Pomeroy to advance his election; that while various parties were invited to stop at the hotel at Pomeroy’s expense it was not in consideration | that they should either work or vote for him. He incorrect where York refers to him being present at an in- terview had with Pomeroy. He further sald that | he had repeated conversations with Pomeroy in | relation to the disclosures made by York, but they | were made to him as attorney, were privileged communications, and he therefore refused to | divulge what they were; but he would state that | Pomeroy made no statement or admission showing that he had committed any wrong. Upon the con- | clusion of his testimony the committee stated that the portion of York’s testimony excluded from the public had been, by geme means, given publeetty, | ‘an re so distorted and jaftrious to other persons that the committee decided upon its publication. It 1s as follows:— Mr. Pomeroy told me who ear ACTING AS SPTES in our anti-Pomeroy caticus; the names were Senator a captain ‘Tough, ‘and Represen- tative nd. also fold me it Governor Os- born was acting in full concert with him, that Dr. Logan was to be withdrawn alter the first vote in Pomeroy’s favor, and that part of the Leaven- worth Mae poe was to support him on Tuesday, and that all the delegation, excep Senator Moon- hght, were to support him on Wednesday, but that Moonlight was simply to act as a disorganizer in the auti- leroy caucus. In an interview had with him at that time he paid me $5,000, and he said that Senator Moonhght bad just sent him | word that he was going into the anti-Pomeroy caucus that night to play hell with it. The next witness was Thomas A, Osborn, Gover- nor of the State, and son-in-law of Judge Delahay, now threatened with impeachment for alleged | irregularities in his nigh office. The witness tes- tifled that POMEROY CALLED UPON HIM shortly lor to the election, and desired him to assist him, and if he could not, to not do anything to injure him; Pomeroy professed to be oor, friendly, and the witness supposed that omeroy meant by that the giving ef ofMcial patronage; witness received a letter from Pomeroy the last of December, the purport of which was that the Judictary Committee of the House would report 4 bill admitting Judge Paaetice retirement; this letter was not in reply to anything written by witness, and did not allude to the approaching election ; witness disclaimed any knowledge of cor- Tupt means used by Pomeroy, and did not know = any age made by him with any mem- er whatever. The next person on the stand was B. F. Simpson, of Paola. Mr. Simpson has had the credit of veing more fierce im his opposition to Pomeroy than any other man in the State, and was believed to have originated the scheme by which Pomeroy was dethroned. He stated that the plan, as adopted by York, was first dis- ssed by J. C. Merton, of Lawrence, and himself, ested by Horton; om Saturday night, rior to the election, in @ conversation between ‘ork and witness, the same matter was alluded | to, but nothing definite agreed upon; it was be- Heved the only feasible way to expose Pomeroy in the use of money to secure his election was jor Some one to Whom he Perea money to accept it { the organization of the Le; | gested the plan of his debasement, next testifie and announce the fact on the floor ofthe i vention ; on Monday evening, wo soe tion, York requested him to see Senator id have them come to and J.C, Lean y . Toom, a8 Yor an important make; they ey. and os stated ad requ es val rview evening, L . alultiat if i ay ae a OFFRRED for his ere he a oe uy) his mai expose as been hese tola York It was his duty to do ae e: oad the pockets and pocketbook of York wken tay the room and after and told witness that he had Sd Chat Swen qonarennt 7 John James Ingalls on Ws told Ingalls that@ man to whom gaia yo Ss Sate ata Br. 8.4. ‘of Leavon posed 5 this morning and de! Whatever with Pome! Pomeroy’s favor: Representative De any that ne had a conve nd, who told witness OFFERED A LARGE SUM OF MONEY to vote for Poi y by one of Pomeroy’s particular friends, The declined to give the name of the person mentioned by Bond offe money, but the ¢ommittee the witness the name of United States Attorney for the District 688 d that trom x Moonlight ed, so far as secret discovered, they were opposed to W. F. Downs, of Atchison, testified that he was here during the Senatorial canvass; that he knew. of no money or other corrupt influences being used by Po: election, but st on reagon to believe that 3; Witness saw Pome: did got give to Ed- whatever, and the heretofore made: by witness he f >. Witness met Jonn A. Mar- evening, and he in: ed k would support Pomeroy; they % nothing friendly b; Pomeroy to obtatn it Pomeroy: they way of caution to roy’s room for n eas at the door, au to Say, and witness retired; at saw in Pomeroy’s room Pomeroy told Pome that his friends Pome- Ww him for two to going into details about the fo have been paid to Clark to hush ‘. PRIVATE SCANDAL IN BALTIMORI but upon another member stating that the $2,000 received by Clark was in relation to the Ross let- ter there arosc considerable discussion about | Clark and the Koss letter. Three members—Mar- tindale, id and Hutchings—did not believe Pomeroy wrote the Ress letter. Mr. Scofield offered & resolution that bribery and corruption, as used in the resolution appointing the commit- tee, meant the offer of money, office or other valu- able ng by Pomeroy, or his agent, to mein- bera to obtain their votes, The resolution was, however, withdrawn and the witness proceede ‘with his testimony.) He stated tnat ne did not in any interview with Clark give him any sum of money for any purpose whatever; he arranged for an interview between Clark aud Pomeroy, which took place, but what occurred witness was not advised; the witness had been secretary to Pomeroy ‘and knew his writing and had seen a Juc simile of the Ross letter purporting to have been written by Pomeroy; the witness stated that he had not formed an opinion as to whether it was Pomeroy’s handwriting or not; if it is 2 counter- feit 1t was aumirably executed; witness knew York tobe one of the most violent opponents to Pomeroy. The House yesterday tabled a resolution requiring members to individually appear before the com- mittee ae! ye in their experience by avery large majority. in the committee this morning a mem- ber stated that he seriously doubted whether Pomeroy had used any money whatever 1n the can- vass, os te im the case of York, and even upon that his mind was not sufficiently clear. POMEROY NOT YET BURIED. The Probabilities Discussed—The Governors of Kansas Set the Trap—York’s Success Over the Christian Statesman Obtained by Prayer—Great Cry and Little ‘Wool aid a Divided Committee. Topeka, Kansas, Feb. 12, 1873. Iti the privilege of the American people to guess at anything, and also what they please, and so long as the authorities at Washington maintain @ department of probabilities, we think we are justified in predicting that the investigating com- mittee on Pomeroy’s case will be evenly divided. Four will report strongly sgainst him ana four will give him that solace and consolation denied him on the floor of the joint convention. The testi- mony 80 far inculpates nomembers of the Legisla- ture. There has already sprung up a strong sym- pathy for Pomeroy, and those who scattered at York's first fire have gotten over their scare, re- turned from the woods and at last find tongue to denounce York. Pomeroy’s friends call York a modern Judas, and when one was asked if he would not finish the parallel replied, in his exuber- ance, that he was not slow to believe that Pomeroy was @ modern Christ. but the | committee has been called to order and Colonel | A. M. York appeared and stated that he has been ordered to Washington, and desired that the | committee permit witnesses before it to go in response to the summons. After a full discussion in committee a majority of the members expressed themselves as unwilling to further pursue the in- vestigation of Pomeroy, as it would be useless to have two investigations on him at the same time. It was agreed that witnesses should respond to the summons without delay from this committee, The examination of B. F. Simpson was resumed :— Senator York stated at the interview on Saturday night that Tom Eldridge and Representative Isaac 8. Kalloch had thousand dollar checks or drafta that they were offering to bet on Pomeroy’s elec- tion; he also made a statement to witness in Telation to some declarations Representative Bill- ings had made to York about receiving money from Pomeroy; witness did not know | of his own, knowledge of Pomeroy using corrupt Melins to carry the election, nor had he | been iformea by any member other than York to ‘at efect; the witness sald that soi days aiter | slature Governor Har- | vey called witness into his room and introduced witness to a gentleman named William E. Towner, Clerk of one of the Senate committees; Towner made a yement to them, in substance, that Towner was a friend and neighbor of Mr. Stratton, @ member of the House from Clay county; that Dan Horn, of Topeka, had been atin ier 4 for Stratton, and which was told to Stratton by Towner, a loan of money, and that he would never be called upon to pay the loan if Stratton would yote for Pomeroy for United States Senator; Towner told Horn that he desired to consult with Governor Harvey and witness a8 to what course should be penees; witness advised Towner to have Stratton, if possible, ac- cept the offer, take the money and ex- Pomeroy; witness had two interviews with ‘owner after that time, and received other com- munications from him through Governor Harvey ; in the last interview Towner said that the pendit proposition then was, that the sum of $500 pe would be, placed in Towner’s hands, to be paid by him to Stratton, if Stratton voted for Pomeroy. James ©. Horton, ef Lawrence, the author and finisher of our faith in Pomeroy, the man who sug corroborating the testimony of Simpson as to the search of York betore visiti Pomeroy. In an in- terview with York he was shown the $7,000 paid Yor by Pomeroy, and York told him that he had a fearful struggle, that he had prayed over the | matter, and felt that he was doing his duty and he would go through with it if they shot him dead on the floor of the convention; witness stated that Mr. Sells, of Lawrence, had told him that he (Sel!s) had gone to Atchison and Pomeroy had given him $800 to pay for his expenses in running fer the Legislature against Kalloch, the Pomeroy candidate, as Sells had, in pursuance of an agreement, kept on the track, making no fight | to Kalloch and keeping others off; Representative Eldridge told witness that some time prior to the meeting of the Legisiature, that Eldridge would not vote tor Pomeroy unless he removed the Land Office to a certain int amd then made Eldridge an officer in it. jurther said that Pome+ roy had agreed to do and had written Eldridge stating that he was willing it In black and white; witness said that he heard the plan suggesied toentrap Pomeroy taking his money and then exposing him by ernor Osborn in November, ex-Governor Charles Robinson and ex- Governor Samuel J. Crawtord late in January, 1873. The witness disclaimed in an artless and disingenu- ous manner all credit as the inventor of the York trap ae aA ood ia — Toraxs, Jan, 18, Vodee: Staal deatre to.se0 yon very mach at ey i an areas Se Rae To which the witness replied as follows :— Senate Cuawarn, Torres, Kansas, Jan. 1%, 1878, Bon. 8. A era = and ih answar slow we towtate that your de Gun be gratided by calliny at room Lid Rett House I will be happy to meet x and consider any may desire to present. ‘Yours, truly, ‘ it pee 7 W, A. JOHNSON, © The foregome letters are given hic verda, and for fear that some Eastern. schoolmaster may 8 M4 immediately West, we would say that there Plenty here no’ The witness sald that from the pressing invita. tions to: York to -visit Pomeroy, witness believed that Pomeroy desired to use some improper in- fluence to secure the support of York; York in consultation with Simpsou, Hotton and witness decided that York should visit Pomeroy, and if Pomeroy offered him money to expose him on the floor of the joint convention; they examined York this tween seven and eight o'clock Gn Monday evening; York and witness, in about a half hour, went vo the office of the hotel and from there to th ti-Pomeroy caucus: York then left the caucus, and witness saw no more of him until alter midnight; York said he had seen Pomeroy, and Pomeroy had requested him to come again, between midnight and one or two o'clock; York went away and was gone for two hours, and returned to — witness’ room who was then in bed; York found his room occu- pea and had no place to sleep; in the morning ‘erk came into the ess’ room; he puiled out package of money from his coat pocket, whicn he said Pomeroy had paid him; there were $2,000 of the money shown at that time; York said Pome- Toy was to pay him $4,000 that evening after the first vote was takén; witness saw York the next morning (Wednesday) at the Koss boarding house he exhibited an additional pact of money, amounting to $5,000, which he stated that Pomeroy had paid him, as agreed, in consideration that York should vote for Pomeroy after the first baltot; witness stated that Senater Moonlight toid him ment for tus support of Pomeroy. ‘He made this statement yesterday or day before. The committee here adjourned. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. Anew pantomime, called “Will 0’ the Wisp,’ with Mr. Charles Abbott as clown, will be pro- duced at the Bowery Theatre this evening. An amateur dramatic performance will take place at Harlem Music Hallon Wednesday, Feb- roary 19, for the benefit of the Phyter Relief Fund. The veteran comedian Lafont, who made such @ great success in the part of Jacques Fauvel in “One Hundred Years Old,’’has been indisposed, and obliged to put off his journey to Nice, where he has an engagement. That peculiar institution, a Summer theatre only open in Winter, the Folies Marigny, situated in the verdant groves of the Champs Elysées, has at last been shut up for good, the manager, M. Garnier, being declared a bankrupt. Mr, Josh Hart produces the “Spaniards” this evening at the Theatre Comique, introducing the Cuban patriots, with a fall brass band. At the close of the piece the band defeats the Spaniards with the crash of music, aud the “Lone Star’ triumphs in the clash of arma. Gounod’s cantata “Gallia” will be heard for the first time in this city at Apollo Hall this evening, the music being rendered by the Amateur Operatic Club, with Miss Leontine Mendes in the solo parts. The third act of “Deborah” and the first act of “Martha” will also be sung, Mrs. Gulager taking the part of Lady Henrietta. theatre on Wednesday afternoon for the benefit of the Masonic Hall and Asylum Fond. A number or well known actors will appear, among them Mr. F. most famous actors of the past and present, in- cluding the e!der Booth, Burton, Kean and Forrest. Mr. W. J. Florence has received a letter froma gentleman in this city, personally cognizant of the circumstances att; ng the case of conscience of a young man who returaed money taken from his employer after seeing the ‘Ticket of Leave Man” at Birmingham. The youth was the son of the vicar of Stratford-on-Avon, and was educated in the same schoolroom where Shakspeare learned little Latin and less Greek. Mr. Lester Wallack played at Providence, R. L, last week. The Journai, speaking of his acting says:— “The first piece, ‘The Captain of the Watch,’ with Mr. Wallack in the title rdle, was excellent, and thoroughly enjoyed by every one present. Mr. Wallack was happy, and did no discredit to his well-deserved reputation, while his support was first class. Butit was in the beautifal drama en- titled 4iome,’ as Colonel Joni White, that his fafeht shone brightest ant that the audience most delighted. gave one of the finest dramatic impersonations that was ever seen on that stage. ‘Superb’ is not too strong a word with which to characterize his acting, and anything less than that would fail to do him justice. If he were not fauldess he was so near ciency Jay. The drama itself would be very enjoy- able in less skilfal hands, but under his direction, and with his grand assistance, it was more than excellent.” “Roughing It,’ the new folly which is to be pro- duced at the Grand Opera House to-morrow evening, from what we have heard of it can not deals with two subjects in which society is always interested—an elopement and the private parlors of a popular actress. A villa om the Boulevard, apartments in the Metropolitan Hotel, the interior of the Grand Union Depot, with the departure of the Pacific Express and No. 1 City Hall place, are the local scenes. The third act shows the Red Dog Tavern at Simpson's Bar, and the piece conclades with an opium den in San Francisce and a transformation. Mr. Jonn Brougham and Mrs. John Wood take the part of Denis MacdutMe and Miss Antionette Macdufie, while Miss Annie Deland plays the part of “Mrs. John Wood, the Queen of Comedy and Song.” The piece promises to be atleast unique and enter- taining, and can scarcely fall to repeat the success of “Round the Clock.” FUNERAL OF THE MURDERER GAPPNEY. Ten Thousend People Assembled Through Morbid Curtosity. Burrato, N. Y., Feb. 16, 1873, ‘The funeral of Gaffney, the murderer, who was hanged last Friday, took place thig afternoon. The terrace in front of his late residence was packed with men, women and children, fall ten thousand vemg present, collected by morbid curiosity. The police bad their hands full to preserve order, and when the family of the deceased were about enter- Colonel A. M, York waa again placed on the stand, and gave some explanations as to his inter. ing the carriages were obliged to use their clubs to keep back the crowd, and Rapp had on his person some $40 in money ; | that he had been oiferea both money and appoint- | A mixed performance is to be given at Booth's | 8. Chanfrau, who, as Jerry Clipp, will imitate the | In this he was at home perfectly, and | it that ‘twere hard to point out where the defi- | be called with exactness a ‘society play,” but it | General Grant Determines to Leave for’ Richmond ‘on March 20. OBJECTS OF THE JOURNEY. Oarpet-Baggism and Corruption To Be In- vestigated, and Harmony Between North and South Restored. RioHMOND, Va., Feb. 14, 1873. There is no event either of State or national in- terest that occasions so much comment, considera- tion or speoulation ameng the Southern people as the contemplated tour of President Grant through the late ri States. Now, this is to be no rene the mere casual announcement telegraph _ w: 1 to imply. It ie full of Yations and deductions of the national feeling and it will result in uateld benefits to them. This to me di from the President himeelf, gh one of. his most intimate friends in this ‘who enjoys bis confidence and estcem, \d who is always received at the White House with jand attention, Thie genteman here the nattonal capital this morn. @ lengthy and confidential chat ith the President.the day previous. The conver- ition was altogether in reference to the projected TOUR THROUGH THE souTH, ughout. the whele interview, which lasted 4n ‘hour, ‘President took the deepest in- terest in inquiring into the condition of the people ef the South, and he manifested the greatest earn- estmess in tryimg. beforehand to ascertain what effect his visit would have with them. He frankly admitted. that a great barrier bad been placed be- tween the Suuthern peopie and the national gov- ernment by the pernicious results of the Congres- sional plan of reconstruction, which had given the control of the late rebellious States to men whose Policy it was to misrepresent, detract and keep ; them in antagonism with it. Tne four years of his administration, now nearly closed, were peculiarly | im this lamentable condition. ‘The social and po- litical status of thé Southern States, with the ex- ception of Virginia, was disturbed and unsettled, and in his frequent efforts to effect some good he | was often circumvented and thwarted by design- | ing and tricky politicians. While there was not one of his administrative acts towards the South with which he could reproach himself, having done the best he possibly could under the circumstances, yet there were many instances | within his knowledge where a different line of | policy would have had decidedly better and more pleasing results ina national way. He deplored, not the carpet-baggers as individuals, for there | were many of them good men, who had accom- plished a great deai in the way of loyalty and good feeling; but THE CARPET-BAG SYSTEM he thought was not only injurious but destructive of the very objects sought to be attained. He casually referred to the chaotic and unfortunate governments in some of the Southern States, but gave no expression of opinion as to the merits of or the parties to the different qnarrels. He waa especially gratified at the peaceable and prosperous condition of Virginia, and seemed to be proud in the reflection that the electoral vote of the mother Of States and statesmen was cast for him, the first time she voted in a | Presidential campaign since he conquered a peace on her sacred soil. to the objects of his tour, the President stated that it was more than probable | he would be accompanied by nearly all, if not the | whole, of the members of his Cabinet, besides many Other distinguished persons, Senators, Mem- sers of Congress and others. | TO START ON THE TWENTIETH OF MARCH. ‘They would start by special train on the 20th oF | March, and Richmond, the late capital of the Con- federacy, would be his first stopping place. it is his intextion to remain a few days, for the purpose Coming then, | of receiving prominent citizens and of quietly con- | versing with them as to the social, material and political prospects of each a Divested of all } oMctat significance, the great Southern visit of the president will be, by a frank and friendly tnter- ange of opinions, to arrive at the true solution the Southern problem, and, if possible, ; to inaugurate a new and national era oi | good fecling and prosperity, He has already | lent his friendly aid to the completion of Virginta’s | long-wished for water line from the Chesapeake | Bay to the Ohio, and my tnformanmt thought the | President intends to investigate carefully the ma- terial wants and necessities of the South and to devise subsequently the best means by which they | can be consistently advanced with national aid. | Perhans the burdensome pablic debts of each of | these States will also engage his attention. A | feature of the visit wili be to examine thoroughly the working of the carpet-bag system, to rout out such of these precious birds of prey as he finds | obnoxious to the interests of the respective peo- ples or States where they are, and as far as he can | to supply their official places with natives of char- | acter and respectability among the people where they reside. Next, and lastly, the President is de- terimined to effectually harmonize the people of the North and South, and in this, his inittal movement | to make the next four years of his administra- tion years of unexampied national peace, good will and prosperity. I might have added, however, per- haps he wishes to ascertain the opinions of the southern people with regard to the acquisition of Cuba, Mexico and St. Domingo, as they, being the nearest neighbors, might be most interested. PROMISED BENEFITS. Already the contemplated tour of the President has had a@ good eifect, as may be seen from the tol- lowing extract from a leading paper :— We have had our yood reasons for complaint. We have, more in regret than in_resentinent, objected to the stern, determined, stleut, and apparently uninquiring | cl | of manner in which the President has pursued his policy of | propping up the corrapt strangers in the South and pressing the intelligent, capable and true Southern men to the wall. Resentment would be idle, Remonstrance, | although “it has produced but’ litle apparent | effect, has unquestionably made its impression. | The Presidential campaign restrained the will in | tavor of concessions If it existed, as we lieve it did. jut that clection is long over; the President-elect gener. isly followed to the grave his good-hearted adversary, nd party resentments hav rust, sunk into the ‘ave also. Now we may take fresh hope of a better | state of things There never was a time when the com- | Tuunity should have trented. the President slightingly + but at this time we should Le farther from it than ever, ‘General Butler, a few days since, preclalmed. the prof- ter of the hand of OE eral ye} er? to the Sout! } $7 people, 4 President's official paper re-e: 1 $2 ee Nes AVA IN eral Butler Th areas oi | eant, and General ‘ant, it is |, is about to 4 through the southern ies to judge tor himself of the iti 8. fi coudition of the public fecling of their ns, should be frankly net and. treated with the courtesy and djspnetion due to the office he And give his Weave, to. say that he fy moreover, treated with the regard due to one whose barsh treatment jn many cases was the result of miorimation. | We have al aye Ualieved thas Mle nat. ur sposilign was to fair-ininded, ai r Usiy understood the South he would have beted dice. ently, Had his evawye Py, when entered the Prefidency been carried out he Would have won the sup. port and heartfelt gratitude of the whole South, and would Lave had no. capoaision to his re-election. But his Counsellors misied him, and hence the cause of much dis- tress and injury to the national welfare. | “But all these things have p: General Grant ia about to enter upon bis second and Inst term, He has :io | inducement to resentment towards any of the le or Ww use his office tor his own ambition, and we Jon by , ho means throw the slightest obstacle ‘im the way of hi natural inclination—situated and eircumat as he is—to the side @t friendship and brotherhood between the sections and confidence between the government and the people ey we suggest that it would be proper for our ities to extend to General Grant the invitation , | to the court State a y. We are sure the ‘whole. poopie oan “ne rtily unite in the propriety o4 | prompt measures for this purpose. At a meeting of the City Council a resoiu- tion was passed appointing a oomaeeey to report | at the next meeting a plan, Bro in | the meantime for giving a suitable vece; to the ure President upon his arrival here. The will also pass resolutions to the same effect, ral Grant will be met and escorted through the ci | by the civil authorities, The First and Second | ments of volunteers will turn out; a Lyng | will be fired, and, in short, his sojourn in. will be a magnificent ovation. Similar prepara- tions are being made in Raleigh, Columbia and At- lanta, and the prospects are that Grant’s tour im | 1873 will be the most brilliant series of rejoicing | that the South has known ter many a day. THE GORDON HOMICIDE. Mintz Released Beil by Coroner Keenan. Moses Mintz, recently depated by William Alt,’ marshal attached to the Fifth District Court, to eject the family of Mr. Gordon from their home, 7% Goerck street, and who, it is alleged, fatally in« Jured Mrs. Gordon while in the discharge of hig duty, a8 heretofore published in the HERALD, wae yesterday brought perore Coroner Keenan and ree leased Of $1,000 bai!, Mr. Robert Laird, of this City, becoming his bondsman. Mr, Alt, through whew agency Mintz became involved in his present di culty, seemed to suddenty lose all interest in the ow ‘ter Mintaz’s arr making no eftort to pre | cure bail, and allowed mi Co Zo LO the TOMDe