Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18

OF the democratic memberS ever sought
the republican votes. although they were
interested in keeping the republicans in
line. He told in that connection the de-
1ectlon OF certain democrats from the
caucus and coming down to the last sem
atorial election said he was chairman of
the democratic caucus.
DID YOU receive during the contest a
telegram from Mr.. DAILY stating in sub
stance that IA large sum of money, a quar-
ter of a million dollars, could be had to
defeat Mr.. Clarke"
mo, l would like to see such a tele-
gram"
We'll, we can't show it very we'll. as
MI. ola had the n ger of the tele-
graph company testify that kilograms are
DESTROYED after being kept six months"
Mr.. Wallace asked Mr.. Toole for the
personnel of the Anaconda capital cam
paign committee and was then asking
him some pertinent questions about that
famous contest when Mr.. Nolan objected,
claiming 1t was not an issue in this case
and totally Irrelevant.
I'VE want to show" said Mr.. Wallace,
that between 1893 and 1899, when we are
accused of having used large sums Of
money for bribery. that the other side
spent several fortunes
After considering the question the court
said 1t failed to see the materiality of the
question and ruled it out, telling the
attorneys on both sides not to draw in
matters relating to occurrences outside
the realm of the senatorial fight. The
balance of Mr.. Toole's cross-examination
was of little Importance and he left the
stand after Mr.. Nolan on redirect eXam-
%ination had tried to ascertain from him
the highest number Of votes received any
one tim by w. G. Conrad. The witness
replied AZ. but Wallace contended that
the legislative proceedings We're the best
evidence and the court ruled it out.
The balance Of the day was devoted to
hearing character witnesses. w. j. Ennis
testified that he considered Will Clark's
reputation for truth and veracity in Mad
ison county good. County Treasurer
King of Flathead county, while he did
not know that he had heard Whiteside's
character discussed until the legislative
occurrence, still belle we'd it was generally
good. Opinion was divided, however.
w. H.. Griffin, a Kalispell real estate
dealer, who is mayor of kalispell and
chairman of the board Of county COM
m%issioners, considered Whiteside's repu-
tation good, making allowances for the
difference of opinion that had resulted
since his action in the Legislature. On
cross examination this witness admitted
that he ran on the same ticket with
"liu was LII Gin W
him, and since the occurrence had heard
some discussion n comments to the eff
feet that not a few believed his motives
We're bad.
People talked both ways said the
witness, but l guess the ~preponderancc
of evidence favored him."
Henry Bose, manager of the Montana
Mercantile company at Kalispell. cOnsid-
cred Whiteside's reputation good. On
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F. Nofsinger, counsel for Whiteside in one
of his libel suits, was interested in the
mercantile company, but he claimed he
had never discussed Whiteside with him.
This witness raised a laugh When he re-
piled to a question as to his politics.
II have no politics; l am not a politi-
cian."
F. S. Morgan, a Kalispell architect who
previously resided in Billings, thought
that while sentiment was divided on the
question that prior to the legislative hap
pening WThiteside's reputation was fairly
good. =.
c. E. Conrad, the banker, said he could
not say anything against Whiteside's
reputation. Prior to the legislative affair
he guessed it was good.
But since then" said Mr.. Conrad, 1.-The
general talk has been that it is good and
bad" He denied that since coming here
ne had SAID that Whlteslue was no lrlehd
of his.
David Greig was the last witness for
the day.
What have you to say" asked Mr..
Nolan, ''aS to Whiteside's reputation in
the community where he lives for truth
and veracity? Is it good or bad?'
"Well, it's mixed; some say good and
some say bad.
The jury in the United States court
spent all night trying to reach a verdict
in the case Of the United States against
James Jaggers, indicted by the grand
jury in Butte on a charge of passing and
having in his possession counterfeit
money in Bannack, BeaVerhead county,
March II last, and came into court II
hours after the case was given them and
told Judge Knowles they could not agree.
They were accordingly discharged. 1t is
understood the jury stood 10 to 2 for con-
Viction.
The case of the United States against
l.. H. Hershtield, charged with infraction
of the federal banking laws. will come up
for trial next Monday. William Wallace
will assist District Attorney Rodgers in
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