The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-03

Gated?
A. Some also in that vicinity.
@. Did you purchase this property
individually for yourself?
A. No, sir.
Hs O. For whom was the property pur-
chased? individually for yourself?
A. No, sir.
Bought by Clark.
Il @. For whom was the property pur-
chased.
A. Charles Clark, the papers were
made out in my name though. like lots
: of other papers.
" @. Did you examine the property be-
fore making the purchase?
A. l drove over it once. had an
other party examine it.
@. Do you know whether Charles
Clark examined it himself?
A. don't think he did. could not
tell He told me to look into it, that's
what he pays me for.
Q. How far is the ranch property
F, from the town of Boulder?
A. A great deal of it is right in the
town of Boulder.
'FE @. Is there any of it some dis
lance from the town?
: A. Yes, sir.
@. How far out?
A. I don't know the exact distance.
Do you know where the hospital is
tuSTe, KIM Oh an asylum.
@. About how many miles.
A. In the neighborhood of two miles.
Q. What distance from Boulder is
the ranch property that you purchas-
ed?
A. From distance of three and
four miles all around Boulder.
Q. For what is this ranch and Bould-
er property valuable for?
A. 1t depends upon what we intend
to do with it. Could make it pretty
valuable ground if we spend the money
I consider it bargain.
@. What is it useful for?
A. Good farming ground.
@. What was the consideration for
all the property purchased from Sem
ator Warner?
A. Seven thousand five hundred dol
lars.
Q. Did you make the payment to the
senator yourself?
A. Yes sir.
@. What denomination of bills did
you give him?
A. 1 forget. I think the bills were
Whitesides; I got them from the
bank.
Q. You mean by that, $1,000 bills?
A. Yes sir.
c.. This transaction was had with
Senator Warner alone, was it not, Mr..
Whitmore?
A. Yes Him and Mr. Lyons. I had
those things and l suppose they had
some talk 49,
Q. What you mean. is the property
purchased was in the interest of SEN
ator Warner?
A. He controls the stock I know
the titles were all clear. Lyons made
a report on that.
No Politics in 1t.
Q. Was there anything said at the
time of this purchase about Senator
e Warner voting for w. A. Clark for
United States senator?
: A. Never mentioned politics to him
in my life.
Ms Examined by Mr.. Stephens
g.. The deeds to this property have
= not been put on record yet?
A. They have not. They have been
lying in the Montana National bank
l took them out when the Standard
published that article about it, and
took them out thinking I would have
TO go before the grand jury and car
ried them until yesterday I can get
them in day. I sent them yesterday
to Mr. Lyons. I told him to have the
the papers.
@. You say that this property is all
within the radius of to or three miles
OF the town of Boulder?
A. Yes. sir.
O.. That is, all the property in ques-
A. There is property in Broadwater
county. I have not gone into that nv
self; 1t is kind of thrown in.
y. Rave you sent the deed to the
Broadwater property to be recorded?
A. I have.
O. | understand you, Mr.. Whitmore.
that the deeds to all this property are
now either recorded in Broadwater
county or jefferson county?
A. They will be to-dav. cont +ba
papers yesterday; they would have been
attended to sooner, but I have been in
Colorado for three weeks.
O. You have done considerable BUSH
ness FOR Mr.. Clark in the purchase of
property heretofore?
y A. have done it for four years.
If. 9. You have in that business for him
mad occasion to sell real estate?
IS A. Lots Of times
H. @ How long is it since you made
this purchase?
A. I think the deal was closed on
Dec. Ii, I believe, but it was looked into
at the end of October or first of Noyem-
Der; but the purchase was made in
the middle Of December Everything
was signed the 18th of December.
Senator whiteside.
Fred Whiteside, being first duly
sworn, testifies as follows: Interro-
gated by Senator Stanton:
q Mr.. Whiteside. here is a letter
IS written on portion of letter head
= OF the Helena hotel, the letter being
dated Jan. IT, 1899, and signed yours
faithfully. H. H. Carr" Do you know
the handwriting on that letter?
A. Yes, sir; it is Mr.. Cars.
=. Here Is an envelope, Mr. White,
SIDE, that purports to have been sealed.
or an attempt made at sealing, by the
use or Lcorice; in the right-hand cor
ner of which, on the back of the envel-
ope, there is small burnt spot, and in
me upper right-hand corner, on the
race or the envelope, is written u. Cav
anaugh. You may state whether or
no. you ever saw that envelope before?
A. Yes, sir Relating to circum.
stances herewith, Mr.. Carr told me
along. about when the legislature con-
yened, or shortly afterwards, that A. J.
steele had agreed to pay him Sc, 900 for
his support of w. A. Clark of silver
Bow county for United States senator.