The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-23
MR.. GE|GER'S TESTIMONY.
Continued from Page seven.)

from the bank on my brothers note
| as security for it."
What bank?"
Il don't know as it is anybody's
business but my own where do busi-
| ness
Where did your mother live at the
time of her death?''
7 don't care to drag my mothers
death into this deposition"
Yes"
Where was her estate situated and
administered on. in what court or jur-
isdiction or state?"
THAT is nobody's business but mine;
I refuse to answer
What was the value of the estate,
If you know?'
1T does not concern matters here,
and refuse to answer
How much money did you receive
from that estate?"
That is nobody's business hut mine,
and l refuse to answer"
Is that estate in course of admin
sistratfon now or not?''
1T is nobodys business but mine,
and / refuse to answer"
You stated that you got some
money from the East; you may state
from whom that money was receiv-
ed
That is my affairs and nobody's
else. and l refuse to answer"
You may state what the amount
of that money was"
TT is nobcdy's business but mine.
and L refuse to answer
You may state what amount YOU
received from the bank that you have
spoken of upon your brothers note"
That is a private affair and does not
concern this matter, and I refuse to
answer
When did you receive the money
from the bank upon your brothers
note?"
THAT is my affair; I refuse to an
swer.'
What is your brothers name?'
Il have got several brothers"
1.-THE one that you refer to-
That is my business; I refuse to
answer it,
Where does your brother that you
speak of liver
THAT cannot concern anybody here;
it is private matter, and 1 refuse to
answer"
What, if you know, is your brother
THAT is not anybody's business here
except his, and I refuse to answer
even if 1 knew"
ITO whom has this money been paid
here for these improvements you have
| spoken of?''
| L
answer it,
Has such money been paid in cash
| or otherwise"
| THAT is my business; I refuse to an
swer."
You may state whether you have
| at this time, or have had during the
| year 1899, a bank account
Il object to answering that question"
You may state whether or not you
have bank account in the First Ma
tional bank of Kalispell?'
THAT is my business"
| IF you have an account in the First
National bank of Kalispell or else
where, you may state the amount or
| average of such deposit since the first
day of March last
THAT is my affair and refuse to
answer it."
Have you a bank deposit book
showing your deposits since the first
day of March?'
"That isl my business; l object to an
swering it,
| Have YOU check book containing
stubs of checks drawn by you upon
any bank account kept by your?
THAT is my business; I refuse to an
swer."
Mr.. Connolly next asked Mr.. Geiger
about his acquaintance and relations
with John B. Welcome He said he
He saw him about the hotel and on the
streets, but did not know what he was
doing. He met him prior to Clark's cleo
| ton, having been introduced to him in
the barroom of the Helena hotel. but did
not have any conversation with him
at that time about the candidacy of
| William A Clark of Butte Geiger de-
MED that he ever had any conversation
with Welcome in relation to casting
his vote for Clark, and had no commun-
| ication with him directly or indirectly.
He had several converse tons with w.
A. Clark himself, but did not remem-
Der whether they talked about his vote
and Clark's candidacy or not.
| Did you have any conversation or
communication with any one purport-
ing or representing themselves to rep
resent w. A Clark in that connec-
tion?"
81 could not say whether they were
representing W. A. Clark or not, OF
who they were representing. I pre-.
sumo I was asked 20 times a day OF
maybe 40 or so times. after I was seat.
ed, how I was going to vote. l was
asked that by all compilations, demo.
Gratis Of all stripes, as well as republi.
cans, and I have no way of knowing
whether they were Clark agents, OF
DAILY agents, Whiteside agents OF some
body else's agents"
|
ton or communication with any party
in relation directly to your voting fol
W. A. Clarke"
II remember of having a converse
ton that l had one evening in regard
to that
Who was the party?'
John r. Toole of Anaconda"
Did he represent or pretend to rep
resent w. A. Clarke"
II don't know who he was repre-
senting."
Did you have any communication
or conversation with Charles Clark. sor
of w. A. Clark of Butte. in relation t.
your vote and in behalf of your vote
for w. A. Clark for United States sena
tori"
mo, sir
Geiger denied that he inspected some
property in Kalispell, owned by Dave
Hoover, last spring, with view tt
purchasing it. He said Mr.. Hoover TOLD
him 1t was a snap. When it was pur'
chased the witness was in Ohio ant