Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-03-01
THE ROSTER STEAL WAS RICH,
CLARK TOLD M'FAIL 1T
WOULD NET s7O.-
900 CLEAR.
It Appears That Sen. Mitchell,
Of The Marine Bank,
Dropped So, 900 on The
Times.

Dropped Sc, 900 on The
Times.
The examination of Col. Clarence l..
Clark was continued before Court Com
missioner Ryan this morning. The
line Of examination ran along on Col
Clark's financial condition when he en-
barked in the enterprise of starting
great administration organ at the state
capital, during which it developed that
when he borrowed $4,000 from Wood
ard, the Clinton banker, he had $500
in the GAINESVILLE Recorder stock in the
bank which he pulled out and sold. so
that Woodland had nothing but Madison
Times stock as security for the loan.
WHOSE WERE THE MISSING NAMEsP
The articles of incorporation and
stock subscription list of the Madison
Times were produced by Mr.. DIN.
Col. Clark did not know who prepared
the subscription paper, but supposed
that Asst. Atty. Gen. Clarey might
have done so. The popularity of this
paper was that the agreement was type
written on a sheet of linen paper
which had been cut off below the first
signature, that of G. L. CLARK, for 720
shares, and another sheet of legal cap
upon which were the subscriptions Of
Messrs. Mosley. Proudfit and Clancy
pasted on. Col Clark could not ex-
plain why the cutting and pasling had
been done, the impression being that
some of the names originally ON the
linen paper heading had been cut off by
this means.
WHAT CLARK didn't DO.
The roster contract was then taken
up Col Clark said he did not ascer-
tain what it would cost to print the
roster under the state printing contract.
although he reluctantly admitted that
it was the best contract the state had
ever had. He admitted that, as private
secretary of the governor, it would
have been "highly proper for him to
have done so had he seen fit" He
was trying to get the roster contract
for the Times; Gen. Doe had told him
what the other roster contract had
been; it was 81 "a volume for 5000
sets. He had. from his talk with Doe,
figured on book about third larger
than the old one, and to furnish the
paper therefore (before the paper had
been furnished by the state), and he
considered that his price Of 80 per
volume was about half the former
price, From Gen, Doe be had under
stood that 5000 sets were to be or
dered as starter and had gained the
impression from some unknown source
that this would be supplemented with
10000 order and 1000 orders until
the demand was supplied.
A CLEAR PROFIT OF $4,000.
Col. Clark identified written state.
ment he had given Nc Fail, to whom
he wanted TO sell The Madison Times.
1t set forth the figures and estimates
submitted to Clark by Tracy, Of Tracy,
Gibbs & Co. printers, showing that
$4,000 sets of the roster could be pub
lished for $25, 900. This at S1.90
volume would give them profit of
$4,000 on $4,000 order Witness
admitted that he was not attempting
to protect the state; he wanted to I'M
load The Madison Times and sieze the
opportunity of his life as publisher in
Milwaukee. He never had any con-
versation with Gov Peck about the
roster contract previous TO its cancel
lation. but had understood from Gen.
Doe that he, Clark, was to have it if the
governor could keep it from the State
printer.
CLARKs MEMORY BAFFLED THEM.
The main portion OF the investiga
ton was DEVOTED 10 an attempt to es-
tablish the dates of events leading up
to the contract to show collusion and
conspiracy with other state officers.
Clark's treacherous memory and
shrswdness. however. bafiled the attor
neys in their attempts.
PLAIN PROOF OF RoTTENNEss.
Col. Clark said that about April %,
McFail and the BOWS agreed to pay
him 81, 900 in cash for The Times plent,
and the balance of tho $4,000 due as
the orders for the rosters were issued
If there were no more orders, they
were to pay no more money. They
paid him the $4,000 and an agreement
to the above effect was made. He had
no copy of the agreement with him.