The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-10-27
Additional Affldavits Showing the
Fraudulent Grounds for the
Tunnel Contest.
Butte Republicans Hsppy at the Prospec
oT sanders and Hersneld Being De
fcatcd -Rernarj's Escape.


that Judge Dewolfe is an interested party.
The republicans refuse TO confirm or deny
this report. Bernardo presence in the city
cannot be discovered. lie is not az any of
the hotels and has not been. Parties in
from the Homestake tunnel say they saw
nothing Of him there.
The republicans in Butte are disgusted
with SelignRn and Hcrshfeld for sending
such man over here, and they deny with
some warmth that he has been brought
back again. The democrats of Silver Bow.
relying upon the law and the facts, await
the isues of Mondays proceedings with
equanimity. There is general confidence in
Judge DcWole's decision.
Further anldavits in proof of the crooked
work of the republican agents in securing
manufactured evidence are made public to-
day. Contractor NuRent who was mem
toned in these dispatches day or two ago
as one of the men improperly approached.
makes the following statement under oath;
Territory Of Montana, county of Silver
Bow, M.
W. +. Nugcnt. a witness of lawful age.
being duly sworn, upon his oath deposes
and says:
nm contractor under Greene and
Keefc on the Butte and Gnllatin branch
| railroad work. Within the time required
| by law ! registered in jefferson county.
| Montana, at the registry Office at the
Dead Womnn's ranch, and ON the lst day
of October, 1889, at the election held upon
| the said day, voted at the kitty O'lirien"
precinct in Jefferson county. Some days
after the election and before the meeting OF
the canvassing board in Silver Bow county,
| Montana territory, while at my cnmp in
Jefferson county about one mile and n
quarter enst of the Homestake tunnel.
was approached and addressed by bust
ness man in Butte, n republican,
whom | know well, but whose
name for business reasons l do not
| desire 10 give at this time. lie asked me If
was making any money out Of my con-
tract. ! said that was not. lie said that
he knew Of a scheme 10y which, II would
| 60 into II ] could make lots ~ money.
| asked him what contract he referred to.
Thought he meant some new contract. He
said that he did not mean any contract,
that he meant politics. He then explained
10 me fully TINT the republicans of Silver
Bow county were much dissatisfied with the
way the vote had gone at the tunnel pre-
cinct No -. Silver Bow county. That
great many prominent republicans had
big money" bet ON the election in Silver
Bow county, which they would lose unless
| the vote could be chnnged: that "A number
| of the county officers who were then in
| office would lose their offices II the vote @ns
not changed. He said that il the republ-
cans could get evidence enough to throw
nut the tunnel precinct No. "a,
that il would elect John Lloyd
and other republicans in Silver Bow county,
and besides would elect republican lcgis-
laturc. He said the Tunnel precinct was
the precinct they were after; that that was
the precinct they wnnted to throw out. lie
said that he had mentioned my name to sew
eral republicans in Butte az n man who had
taken but little interest IN politics, and who
| from knowledge of the men and the tunnel
| superintendent and others about the work,
would be- able tu get upon an inside track
very easily, aud would he able tu do good
work of the kind required. He told me that
il WAS n good scheme and that there was
good money in il for me. That was all the
conversation we had until after dinner inat
day. After dinner we began talking again,
aud he told me that il | would take the Job
and get the evidence that would throw out
| the Tunnel precinct, No. -, in Silver Bow
county, that could get Thousand $1,000
dollars, or even M nigh ms 5000, three
thousand dollars if ] wanted II; that the re-
| pnblicaus had plenty of money, and TINT
money was no object 10 the republicans il
precinct No. - could be thrown out by
them. ! said that that was lots Of money
and he said: well, what will you DOR |
said: "Fll see about it." He went AWAY
then, and saw him again few days after
wards NJ the west end Of the Homestake
tunnel in company with Henry Bernard and
u. Congdon. | did not enter into his
scheme, IA ! was not in that business.
w. +. NU0EST
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
22d day of October, lss9.
WILL l.. CLARR. Notary Public,
Silver Bow County,
Seal Montana Territory.
Thompson and Gallagher give similar
testimony in the following nilidnyits:
Territory Of Montana. county of Silver
Bow, ~.
w. o. Thompson, a witness of lawful AGE,
being duly sworn upon his oath does depose
and say:
My name In w. q. Thompson, and reside
nt Ihompson's ranch at the foot Of Home
stake pnss, in Silver Bow county. Montana
territory. was M my home on or about
the sth day of October. 1889, at which time
and piece | was approached by young
man whose name do not know. who told
committee in Butte, and that he worked in
Thompson CampbellA Office in Butte He
told me that he had been at work up at the
Homestake tunnel on the railroad; Tint the
work had proved too hard for him, and that
he bad quit. He told me that he
had been working nj the tunnel with
the purpose Of finding out some flaw
m the election at the Tunnel precinct num-
Der ~, 80 that the republicans could throw
out the precinct. He Hsked me if | would
like 10 work for him. nsled him whnt he
wanted me 10 do. He told me that If 1
would % up to the tunnel and hire myself
10 the contractois and work there and Talk
around. and find out some flaw In the elec.
tion there that would enable the republi
cans 10 throw out tho Tunnel precinct. that
he would pay me five dollars per day in nd |
dition 10 what ! would receive from the
contractors as wages. lie said further that
u should do good work and find out some |
thing important and get evidence that
would secure the throwing outof the Tunnel |
precinct thnt he would make me present |
of one hundred dollars ! said dThat's |
pretty good" He said further that when |
the job should be completed, that he would |
get me job in town that would pay me |
better than anything could do on a ranch. |
told him would see about il, and he said |
that should call at his Office Mt |
ThOmpaon Campbell's and aee him dia