The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-03-04

money. While they were talking Mr..
Cahalan came along and Mr. Perkins
turned the matter off with a jocular re-
mark about being held up on the street
She was working. she said, for the cleo
zion Of Mr.. Dubois.
II. s. Wooley. Miss Scott testified. asked
her what she could do in the way of
handling populst members. He told her
that he had Sl2 900 that he would give
her If she should get from TO 10 popu-
lisss to vote for any man TO beat DUBOIS.
She told him she might be able to handle
or ten and gave him their names
There's where | made mistake" she
said Il should not have told him who
they were"
On cross-examination she was asked to
name some of the men whom she thought
she could handle. She said she did not
have her memorandum with her but she
named several from memory, including
Perkins and JONES.
Later, she said, Wooley told her he
could not see his way clear to carry out
the proposition lie made her He hid
seen the men himself and got them for
1000
Several republican leaders told her there
was money here in large quantities from
the east and that it would be impossible
for Dubois to be elected One of those
who talked TO her in this manner was Vic
Bierbower, ex-lieutenant governor She
was told that Ii. B. Eastman controlled
the money. that it amounted TO $40, 900,
and that it was sent here direct early in
December.
On the morning of the election Repre-
sentative Clagett said to her that JONES
bad been fixed and that they would elect
Heltreld that day il he did not lose his
head She made some remark deprecat-
ing the idea whereupon II b. Eastman,
who was standing near, made come I'M
complimentary statement TO the effect that
she should be thrown out.
Miss Scott was again on the stand and
again gave sensational testimony. She
said that MIR. Perkins told her early in
he session that if he could go home with
$1,000 or $1,000 he would do so. There
was not much difference, he said. in the
ability OF the candidates after Dubois and
Clagett were ont of the way. and If he
could make $4,000 or $4,000 in securing the
election of any one he would embrace the
opportunity. He was not down here for
his health
Miss Scott. referring to the conversation
with H. s. Wooley, narrated in her testi-
mony the day before, said she had met a
gentleman ut the breakfast table at the
Overland yesterday morning who told her
he had overheard the talk with Woolev.
This testimony brought forth protests
and nm effort was made to have il sIrick-
Ell out Miss Scott was not permitted TO
give The name OF the man who heard the
conversation,
Another sensational feature of Miss
Scouts testimony WAS disclosure RESPECT
ing conversation she heard on ~ Short
Line train between Nampa and Pocatello
after the senatorial election This con
rersntion was between George A. Will
lams and II lumber merchant of La
Grande Oregon She had this mans
name on card, she said. and would en-
deavor to find it, but il had slipped her
memory. Mr.. Williams told the La
Grande man that there had been crooked
ness in securing the election of Heitreld
lie took book from his pocket and.
consulting It, gave the names of II num-
Der of populist members who had receiv-
ed money for their votes The sum re-
ceived by each was mentioned The list
included JONES, Perkins. Mccarthy and
Others. One of them. according to Mr..
Williams. had received $1,000. Williams
also said that JONES told him he intended
TO make an affidavit on the subject. Mr.
Williams remarked that he thought Cali
!ornia would be II bett9r place for him
during the investigation that was likely
to ensue. People would think he was
going down there on mining business,
but MS matter of fact for the purpose of
keeping out of the way for the present.
Mrs. JONES was put on the stand She
corroborated her husband respecting
money which he testified to having given
her lie paid her Mt two different times
500. lie never told her that he got
money for his vote