Show CHARGES OF BRIBERY to elect wanamaker to the senate one A E valkenberg Val kanberg arrested for attempting to bribe a pennsylvania to vote for wanamaker for the senate pa dec 31 E A van valkenburg barg who was arrested at har last evening on h charge of attempting to bribe representative weiss of northampton county to vote for wanamaker for united states senator was given a hearing today the only witness examined up to recess was J N tillard a detective in the employ of the interstate detective agency of scranton too but who is a resident of altoona lie said he was bent to the wanamaker people early in the summer to litre out to them and then disclose all information he could get to his superiors he described interviews between himself and van Va kenburg wherein be said it was agreed that he was to help van barr secure against quays candidate senator he said van valkenburg bad given money to bribe representatives senta tives in various parts of the state notably in luzerne he ahomed a photographic receipt from dr mackey of luzerne for taking 1250 and pledging himself to vote for wanamaker barneburg Harn eburg pa dec 31 representative web ter 0 weiss of northampton arrived here today and bays he knows nothing abent an attempt to bribe him by E A van valkenburg one of mr wanamakers inana gere lie ec arcely knows the accused man and doea not know gibson who made the information |