The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-27
THREE MORE Of THEM
sworn Te~ssanony so Furnish Additional
Prsef ARainss the Aasasvst-MsrS-
G~artmper~ - apuse Of the Worst
FeaaWrra ut tho Attempted
Sseal Exs posed.

started up. Emissarics 81 the tunnel con-
spiracy ws,r, sent flying back AMI forth
over the valley trying to bribs every man
they met and making all sorts at Yildsh
promises in return for lying testimony
about tlr. vote at that precinct. h paid
atiitavit-fakir~ wcrs, unblusliing in their
work. In "a score of INSTANCES their dis
honorable attempts AT bribery were met
10y prompt and angry refusal, and II hhs
not hss.n difficult tn secure all the tcsti-
mony that IL needed tn show up their NO.
fariosIs work.
great many of Buttc's business men
are acquainted with Mr.. Nugcnt. whose
AFFIDAVIT is given below. They certainly
will not question his Testimony for AN i'm
stant. and the printed reference To certain
gentlemen will be fully understood by ~
Qon@l many men who read the affidavit.
Mr.. Thompson IL AN old resident i'm
Montana and has lived for years ncar the
place where work on the railroad tunnel
Is progressing. He is well known i'm Butte
and is u man whose sworn statement Ger
tainly will not be questioned. The three
a~fiidavits here given are part of u large
numbcr still i'm the hands of the demo
Gratis
TERRITORY or MONTANA, -.
W. y. Nursn,. = Witness OF law iI age. being
being duly sworn. upon his. oath deplses and
on sasi the h Il" & s" s;aiia.in p%asr s'r rsii%osd Gsrk..
Within the tim. rs,lmir,.l by law ! rrgnstsr.d y an
ut the bead woinan's Ranch. and ON the list day
said day. ! voted AT the KITTY Oi.rien. pr,..inct in
Jefferson county. Soinc days after the election;
in silver Bow county. Montana territory. while
~ ny ean,i, ~ ,.sfi' n n,c county, .,,%.. .,m, n mi
WAS approached and addressed 10y. - business
i.i.1 w1n.s ss", Name !. i ssri% s,si,sss rrasons. ! DO mol nod
desire I" give ut this time. lie asked me IL was
,sas x. any Sps n" IT, . aii tia, III ny %s f s".'y; " a ssr,s siaaa
y ~ M mn,,y II w nshs, ~ hi int" What \, ' .%m,rs maE s.. 'T re-.
frrr.i e.. ! Thought he meant s;in,e new con
that the r,IMblicans in silver How county were
tunnel prs-.inci 80. p, Silver How comfy. That
al = sf ira ei i% !. ri IL siissr ioM va" county II "%Ii'niSSi, they
would lose unless the vote could he changed:
then il "mcr would lose. their unicrs il the vote
was not changed. lie said that II The rermllirlns
mel prsctn.i No. -, that il would elect John Lloyd
Ssa wnal,i 'iesi a ra,a6liiran i,sis,,i"ra. lie
said the tunnel precinct WAS the precinct they
wanted To- throw "" ou,. He said that he had m ia
TONED my 6ans :" ss,.rai rs,LInhiic,ns ~ ha,is
iiics, and who from knowledge Of the men and
WORK. w"nId be- able I" get ai.o, an Inside iruak
very easily, and would y. able u do gond work
good scheme and tina, there was good money in
7, d%T me: , Tina, w ;S, an ,,e e.ISsIs M, lon, vi .iu had
he lsr,n ,alki,,. AGAIN, and he told M. Tia, r. !
silver How county. that ! could gu a Thousand
!ss s%%Sa "S S.s.,::n so,,s Ss" I = "'Ss %a nj a"'i i;
,has the .0a rsEa"''rans hSa ,.."'y ,. Of
% the rcpuliicins il precinct No. - couli be
.%r%%n n nat he by sad. s ! !. > Mia, ''' Win Ts you III" .is: q
l said. I'LL see about IL" lie went away then,
a ans ms ss~ end %i, III iHs IIo = sa . i,isns aii IN cSsmis.n ny
Min H.nry m.r,s,r., and II Sons;,"ni , d,d M,
lsign.dI VIZ. NUGENr.
Subscribed aud sworn to before me this rid
'"' ! isi:"s%i WILLIAM L. CLARK,
tsrAI-I silver bow County.
Montana Territory.
TERRITORY oF MoSTASA, So
COUNTY Of SILVER Sow. 50,
SAY; My name I Is "; q 9, T r.. =, amin reside
pass. in silver Bow county. Montana territory. I
her. Isso, at wiich time and place I was az.
preached by = Young man whose name ! do NOT
republican %co,nmitirt in butte, aud thai lie
w. ,Sia ~ t Than h. %a saa H.eS y! Work. ",,,sr m N as ,s,:
Momesiak, tunnel 81, the railroad tina, the work
with the purpose Of andins out SOME nav in he
republican: could throw oi That precinct. lie
asss.i % %im 4 .ha SI he ma llss t. ms ~s Or do for h f.'" Told
i s%%;s...,or. and and ''r; work "Y issl. an. no , ak
around, and md on, some flaw in the election
out ,hs tunnel Grscinct. that h. world pay N:
nNe .oiitfs lsf uAy IN addition To- whHt ! would
receive from the cont 49, wages. He said
further that IL ] should do guod work and ind
out something important AMI get evidence that
would secure the throwing out uf the tunnel pre-
.inct that II. would make me !, present ~ one
hundred dollars. I said. That's pretty good"
lie said further that when the job shonld I've ,.om-
would pay me better than anything ! could do on
"a ranch. ! told him I would SCI. about IL, and he
said that I should call AT his office, al Thompson
1ampbrifs. and See him. did mot c:tll at
Thompson tamubcll's office, and I have not seen
the man with whom ! had said conversation
since above date.
,Siyned, W. ~. THOMPSON.
Subscribed and sworn q u. fore me tins twenty
nrst day OF October. n. n. Issg.
,Signedp WILL. l.. L.At;k,
Notary Public.
! isEAI. silver How County,
Montana Territory.
TERRITORY on MONTANA
| COUNTY pf SILVER Row.
y. j.. Gallagher. a witness az lawful age, being
duly sworn, ulsbn his oatl. does .teposc and san
] am In the employ of the contractors On the
Butte and tallatin branch railroad work at tn.
the west end of the tunnel in Itomrstake PASS. in
Silver How county. I WIS "a duly qualified voter
at the late election held an tbctober list, I>Sa, an,!
yotei On said day at the Tnnnel preciict No. -,
Silver Bow county, Montana Territory. TN Al
about the ffth day of Octpbcr. lsS,, while AT my
work near the west end Of the said tunnel I was
approached by "A young man whose name I ,tu
not know. He talked ia me about politics. and
after some conN ON the subject ne went
money. greenletcks. aud told me thai IL would
Il make. .ri a0idnNlt that 4 hal x.f.l tl.. : A.. t,i,,