The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-24

bring Welcome to pay over the money,
but, finding him occupied, he received
the money $4,000, and returned with
it to. the room where Myers was. There
it was counted, sealed up, marked for
identification and turned over to White
side for safekeeping. This was opened
by the investigating committee.
The Case of Carr.
While these negotiations were going
on, Whiteside also approached Carr.
Finding out from him that he had ar
ranged to vote for w. A. Clark for
$1,000 and had the money deposited
with one A. j. Steele, but was dissatis-
fled with the arrangement, he set
about persuading Carr to have this
money also placed in his hands. He
finally succeeded in getting the money
returned to Welcome by Steele, and
then turned over to himself by Well
come. This was done on Jan or 9 at
Welcomes room at the hotel. Carr
was not present, but, going in search
of Carr, Whiteside found him, went
with him to another room, and then
Carr wrote his initials upon the en-
velope containing the money. This was
likewise turned over to the commit
tee on the 9th. At this time he (White-
side) also obtained from Welcome
$1,000 in part payment of the sum
promised him for his vote. This was
also sealed up and turned over to the
committee. The bills in each package
were $1,000 bills, except the Myers pack
age, which contained $4,000 in bills of
different denominations, including six
$1,000 bills The packages were all
marked with the initials of the respect
i've parties for whom they We're held,
the Clark package being marked, as
stated by Clark, in Welcomes pres
Oft In iyV,n RI p1i Tl,n
envelopes We're introduced in evidence
as exhibits to Whiteside's statement.
This is the substance of Whiteside's
testimony about the origin of the
$50, 900 turned over to the committee by
him. Carr did not testify Myers was
sworn as a witness, and corroborates
the statement of Whiteside as to the
occurrence in the room when the con-
tents of the package intended for Myers
We're counted and sealed up.
After accounting for the custody of
these packages from the time they
were turned over to the committee, by
showing that they We're opened and
then delivered. otherwise intact, to the
state treasurer, the attorney general
had the treasurer sworn to identify the
bills in each package by number and
denomination. They were then intro
duced in evidence.
Welcome Refused to Testify.
The accused was not sworn as a
witness, but was present throughout
the hearing. At the time appointed
by the court for the accused to an
swer the charges he did not appear in
person. His answer was made under
the oath, upon information and belief,
of one of his counsel. Thus the charges
themselves are not challenged by any
direct denial by him. The statements
of Clark and Whiteside are not con-
tradicted by any one. The accused is
the only person, except Carr and
Steele, in relation to the Carr matter,
who could deny them or otherwise en-
tighten the court concerning them for
it appears from the evidence of these
witnesses that not more than one per-
son was present with the accused at
any of the negotiations, except in the
one instance when Clark was paid the
800 at room POI of the Helena ho-
tel.
Welcome Clark's Agent.
In the formal charges it is alleged
that Welcome was active in the sup
port of W. A. Clark of Butte for Unit