Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-28
BUTTE LOCALS.
SENATOR CLARK
ON DECK
Some Pointed Questions
Asked.
PROPERTY AND CATTLE
Together With Stacks of Green
backs Figured
IN TODAY'S EXAMINATION
Attorneys For the Senator Considered
Some of the Questions I'M
pertinent and I~nSOlent.
Together With Stacks of Green
/. backs Figured
IN A EXAMINATION

The taking Of what one side terms the
deposition Of Senate William AZ. Clark in
the 100000 criinina libel suit brought BY
Fred Whiteside against the Miner Pub
fishing company and its officers and edi-
tor, and what the other side characterizes
as q deliberate attempt on the part of the
plaintiffs attorneys to compel Mr.. Clark
TO stand and deliver to the public all of
his private business, was resumed and
finished before Justice Nichols this after
noon. The matter was commenced yes
terday morning, but after a session last
ing four hours an adjournment was
taken.
Just before the close of the session yes
terday Mr.. Clark was asked about an
alleged meeting he had with Whiteside in
a room Of the Hotel Helena prior to the
$4,000 flash and he sale he had such a
Injecting.
lettering to the last question last
evening, Mr.. Clark, / will ask YOU said
AIT. Hartman at the beginning Of the ses-
sion today, whether the room in which
the meeting with MIR. Whiteside and
yourself took place was not one OF 4
suite used by Mr.. Wellcome?"
" was used generally by our people, y
replied the senator.
r. is it not a fact that the room in which
q meeting was held was occupied sole
Ny by Mr.. Wellcome?"
II refuse to answer that question"
DID you not deposit with A. 7. Da-
wilson prior to the time the $50. 900 was
flashed by Whiteside, $4,000 to be used
in the furtherance of your candidacy $.
United States senator?'
While | consider that question irrele-
want Will answer it by stating that I
did not give Mr.. Davidson any sum OF
money-not one dollar
Asked II he had given anyone else ST..
900 to give to Mr.. Davidson to be uset
in connection with his candidacy, Mr.
Clark said: thereafter I shall answer
no questions that are irrelevant to thu
issue, but will say that | did not pay MIR
Davidson $40, 900 or give anyone else
money for him"
The same questions were propoundef
in connection with w. NJ. Bickford, job,
b. Welcome, Charles W.. Clark, A.. J
Steele, Walter Cooper and John S. NJ
Neill. The amounts, however, varied
ranging from $4,000 to 800. 900.
State what authority you gave Mr.
Biekford to make any promises or offer!
to Representative Sullivan Of Grant,
county in consideration of his support 0.
your candidacy for the senatey
II decline to answer
This question, too, was carried dow
the line, taking in Representative Myer
and others en- route.
(Which of your friends or supporter
made arrangements with the eleven re
publican members of the Legislature b.
which they voted tor you!
Il decline to
"State which Of the republicans vote
for you?,' i, ..a,;an ;. Ito roo
ord will show that" said Mr.. Corbett.
IF any of them voted for you, stat
who they We're and how many.
II decline to
"What was made wit
these republicans to vote for YOU"
! Il decline to
"What sum of money was used by you
ldirectly or indirectly, to induce those re
Ipublicans to vote for you for the Unite,
Estates senate"
Il decline to nsWer.
estate whether the sum of $165, 900 wa
paid out, directly or indirectly. by 20
for the use and benefit oil the republican
who voted for you
81 decline to
Are you acquainted with Representa-
tive Lockhart of Jefferson county?'
Il decline to nswer
Did you at any time during the meet
ling of the legislature, or subsequen
Thereto. max an agreement or contrac
Iof a financial nature with Lockhart j
consideration of which Loekhart was t
support you"
Il decline to
"Did he and you buy a band of sheepo
. George Casey bought those sheep,
remarked Attorney Corbett. II know i
as | made out the contract"
Mr.. Clark was asked about fifty ques
!, tons of a similar nature. a band of cattl
!, and Senator Mitchell being mentioned i
:. one. Hartman desiring to know
! through A. J. Davidson Mr.. Clark ha
!. not paid the Teton statesman a sum c
J money for cattle much in excess of TIL
. value of the animals He was also aske
;. if he had not purchased property fc
Representative Mclaughlin of Missoul
: county in consideration of his supper
Il but the witness refused to answer eithe
of them.
Did you buy the Billings Times fc
ore Norris, paying 1000 therefor, On cor
dition that Senator Gruweil and Repre-
{ sentative Losekamp should vote fc
you?" =
j. II decline to answer
After a few more questions had bee
Il asked Mr.. Corbstt said: Mr.. Hartma
do you intend to go through such bus