Deseret Evening News | 1900-01-02 | Page 3 | The Kentucky Alleged Bribery

Tho Alleged Frankfort I ly Jan the cau CUll cue last night Senator made ci l statement In whIch ho he saId he wn was approached shortly before Christmas at In Russel Mile by n a man who asked him It if he could be to Vote ote against Senator Goe Goebel I Ito told him ne he might and an was made mad to o to IC Louisville next morning and see John Harrell then d described his hili trip saying he Ie and a com coin panion met In a room on Jef ferson street lie He continued After Afler mo preliminary asked me Ine what was wall nl my price for tor agreeing to slay out ot of the caucus Vote vole n against loebel Goebel etc I said I want wanted ed cd Ho replied that was nn an prIce and suggested 2 co I would not consent and grad frad he raised the amount to says then went tc ta the Fidelity Trust Co after Which the two wo went to the Trust Co where n a box was rented and money tour four one thousand bills and five one hundred dobar bills wn d continued then ald to the clerk Now let ht th he doctor regIster the tho box boz In lis fils name Wo have hae gone ono into Inlo an agreement that h he Is to keep boil bolh kl key hut but he is III not no to open the box unless I Iam nm am present rite rhe number or of the bo boit III I us as shown on the ke keys I turned over Ocr to the caucus Senator Harrell Eaid when he reached ho he wao invited to II r meeting I t C men nt at the tho Fleming ho hoel el where a statement of reasons for Goe 1 was Presented nl for tor sig aturo b by those Present lie d I t however and entered the where ho he made mude the harGe ot of attempted bribery