The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-11

fragments. ii purpOfted 10 be state
ment coming from me and he wanted
me to sign it, 1t was contrary to the
testimony had made before the legis-
lative committee and retracting it and
denying all afflliation with Whiteside.
When refused to sign it he tore it up.
This conversat ton was after the expos
ure and before the convening of the
grand jury. 1t was before l testified
before the grand jury
WAS any offer made to you by Mr..
Steele?"
II can't say that he did make me an
offer. He asked me If any dnducement
could be offered that | would accept
and when / told him I would accept
nothing he made no Offer
On cross-examinatin Mr.. Myers said
he did not know the object of the meet
ing. He had objected to meeting
Steele and had gone only at the urgent
solicitation of Ben Hill.
Hill told me that the Clark people
thought he had thrown them down, and
he wanted me to go to Steele and
square him by telling them it was not
true. Hill had been a, friend of mine,
and went to accommodate him. But
after I saw Steele nothing was said
about Hill at all.''
To other questions Mr.. Myers said
of his personal knowledge he did not
know where the money came from that
Whiteside gave him. The first he saw
it, it was in Whiteside's hand.
You did not see Welcome at this
time?"
"No."
Don't know whether he was in his
room or not?"
mo" M-
Don't know whether he gave White
side the money or not?'
No"
Nobody made you any offers of
money except Whiteside?"
Yes; there were others in Helena
who made me offers Of money to vote
for w. A. Clark"
But not in connection with this
money!"
No"
Others Offered Money.
On redirect examination Senator
Myers was asked who were the other
men who offered to get him money to
vote for w. A. Clark
Ben Hill and Mark Hewett"
Objection was made to this line of
question. Attorney General Nolan CON
tended that the matter had been
brought out on cross-examination and
was therefore proper. The court held
the matter to be immateral, stating
that John B. Welcome is on trial and
not w. "A. CiHrk.
But l shall connect Mr. Welcome
Ian.
How do you propose to do that?"
asked Justice Pigott
Il have subpoenaed Mr. Hewett. and
II the sheriff can find him he will be
here. He has been on his trail for
eight days If we can catch Mr.. Hew-
ett and he will testify to what he told
on NJ II veil r.,
Welcome in this matter all right" n.
The court sustained the objection to
the line of questioning.
Mr.. Day asked that all of Myers tes-
timony relative to the receiving of
money in room in the Helena hotel
be stricken out inasmuch as it was not
shown that Mr.. Welcome had any
thing to do with 1t. and also to strike
out the conversations had with Mr..
Bickford.
The court said 1t was in doubt reia-
tive to this matter and was willing to
set aside an hour or two hours for
hearing argument to determine the
point. 1t was decided to hear argu-
ment on this matter Monday morning.
Philip G. Sullivan proprietor of the
Florence hotel in Butte, and rep"asen-
tative from Granite county, vas then
put on the stand At Granite he work.
ed in the mines most Of the time. Ee
came to Helena to attend the session
on the last day of December he had
met Mr.. Bickford shortly after the
election. He met him at Bearmouth.
Bickford told the witness he wnull ike
to have his support for Clark.
DO you know Wellcome?"
"Only by sight"
The witness said he also knew Char
ley w. and W. A Clark by sight only
He had talked with Bickford in regard
to the senatorship after coming to Hell
ena.
1t Was Too Much.
duced to support Clark. I said I
thought 1 could. He asked me now
much it would taks I said it would
be about $4,000. He said that was 100
much, and walked away"
The court then adjourned for the
noon hour.
Mr. Sullivan resumed the stand at
the afternoon session.
II saw Mr.. Bickford again and he
said we had better put this in the shape
Of mining property. He said he thought
$4,000 would be about right. Just be-
fore Clark was elected he called me as
l was going ito my room and said he
would make that $4,000. I told him
he was just wasting his time and need
not talk to me any more
How did you happen to talk with
Mr.. Bickford in the first place?"
"A man named Murphy told me
Bickford wanted to see me-"
What was your purpose in talking
with Mr.. Bickford as you did?"
II wanted to find out whether they
We're buying votes or not
Sullivan was cross examined by f.
E, Corbett.
You didn't intend to vote for Clark,
then, even if the money We're given?"
Il wouldn't have voted for Clark for
Then you were acting under false
pretenses?"
Yes
"You We're practically lying to Bck-
ford in both those conversations
yes"
Isn't it a fact that you yourself sent
a messenger to Bickford and asked FOR
an Interview
NO, sir
do you remember going to Anacon-
la Immediately after your election?"
mo, sir; didn't go there"
When did you go there?"
81 went there about Dec. 1, and again
lust before going to Helena"