The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-06
TO BAR JOHN B. WELCOME
CONTINUED from Page one.)

the said w. A. Clark for the senate
| OF the United States, did pay to one
| ID. G. Warner the sum of $4,000, with
| the distinct understanding expressed by
the said Welcome that the said Warner
| should as member of said legislative
assembly, vote for and in favor of the
| said w. A. Clark, candidate as afore-
said for the office of United States
! senator.
"Affiant alleges on information and
belief that on the = day Of January,
1899, the said John B. Welcome did pay
| to the said W. E. Tierney member of
said legislative assembly, as aforesaid,
| from Broadwater county, Montana, the
sum of $4,000 and that said payment
50 made was conditioned upon the spe-
cific agreement that the said Tierney,
member as aforesaid, should support
| the said w. A. Clark in his candidacy
fob the said office of United States
senator, and that he should in ballot
ing for the said office of United States
| senator cast his ballot for and in be-
half of the said w. A. Clark.
| "Aft1ant alleges further, on informa-
ton and belief, that on the day of
| January, 1899, the said John B. Well
come did pay to the said S. S. Hob
| son large sum of money which your
| petitioner, upon information and be-
| lief, places at the amount of $4,000,
and That said payment, so made as
| aforesaid, was conditioned upon the
| said Hobson, member as aforesaid, cast
| ing his ballot for and in behalf of the
| election of the said W. A. Clark for
| said office of United States senator
THAT all the sums so paid as afore-
said by the said John B. Welcome to
the said members as aforesaid and to
your affiant, were paid with the in
tent to corruptly influence the official
action of said members of the Iegisla-
tive in IA nf
the duty devolving upon them as such
members in the election of a senator
Of the United States for the state of
Montana, and that in conducting him
self SO as aforesaid set forth the said
John B. Welcome committed an in
famous and heinous crime against the
constitution and laws of the state Of
Montana; that such conduct, SO as
aforesaid set forth, practiced by the
said John B. Welcome, did constitute
the crime of bribery.
Your affiant further alleges as ex-
planatory of his conduct in this be-
half that in the receipt of said sums
for himself and others named, he was
actuated by desire to bring to light
and publicity the unlawful use of
money, so used to influence official ac-
ton on the part of said legislative as
sembly in the election of a United
States senator, and to serve the inter
the exposure of the use of money in
the manner above set forth.
Your petitioner sets forth and al
| leges upon information and belief that
on or about the day of September
1899, the said John B. Welcome, one
A. J. Steele, one William M. Bickford,
one John s. M. Neil one Charles W.
Clark and one A. J. Davidson and div
ers other sundry persons to your afr
ant unknown, did unlawfully, wrong
fully and maliciously conspire, CON-
bine and confederate together, by the
corrupt use Of money, at the general
election to be held in the state of Mon
tana in November of said year to secure
the election of members of the legisla-
ture who would be favorable to the
candidacy of the said W. A. Clark for
senator of the United States; and did
further at said time unlawfully,
wrongfully and maliciously conspre,
combine and confederate together, by
the use of money and other means to in
fuence the official action of members
of hhe Sixth legislative assembly in
voting for a United States senator for
said state.
THAT pursuant to said confederation
and conspiracy, SO as aforesaid set
fourth, the said John B. Welcome, by
and through the said Steele, Bickford,
Neil Clark, Davidson and others to
your affiant unknown, did pay out large
| sums of money to aid in the election of
members of the legislative assembly
who would be favorable to the can
| didacy of said w. A. Clark for said
office, as aforesaid; it being the I'M
| derstanding that said money so paid
should be used to corruptly influence
the action at the polls of the electors of
| the state of Montana in voting for
| members of the legislature.
"Affiant further alleges on informa-
| ton and belief that pursuant to the
terms of said conspiracy the said John
! b. Welcome, through the said Steele,
Bickford, Neil, Clark and Davidson,
and through others to your affiant un-
| known, did pay to divers and sundry
members of the said Sixth legislative
assembly, large sums of money. in con-
| sideration for what said members We're
to and did vote for the said Clark for
| United States senator, which said
members We're other than the said BY
water, Carr, Clark, Myers. Terney,
| Hobson and Warner, but the amounts
| so paid and the members to whom paid,
are to your affiant at present unknown.
In this connection your affiant alleges
that according to his best judgment
| and belief, upon a hearing ample proof
will be available to furnish full and
complete data in this regard.
| "Affiant further says that, through
the use of said money so paid out and
| expended, said members of the legis-
| 1ative assembly were induced to and
did vote for the said w. A. Clark for
the said office of United States sena-
tor, by reason whereof the said w. A.
| Clark pretended to receive and did re-
| ceive a majority of the votes of the
| members of said legislative assembly.
Your affiant further says that all
of the acts, so as aforesaid set forth.
| done and performed and committed by
| II
ious, wrongful and with the corrupt
and wicked purpose of influencing the
action of the legislative assembly for
| and in behalf of the candidacy of the
said W. A. Clark. and that such con-
| duct so engaged in by the said John B.
Welcome was and is INCOMPATIBLE with
the dignity and honor of the profession
of the law, and that such conduct so
| engaged in by him was unbecoming an
| attorney at law.
| Wherefore. your petitioner prayS
that this honorable court, upon the