The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-30


this plaintiff for the sole purpose of
exposing the acts of bribery committed
by the said defendant. William A.
Clark, and his managers and represen-
tatives. as testified to by plaintiff, in
his testimony before the said commit
tee. set out in said exhibit A.
That on the 10th day of January,
1899. the aforesaid legislative committee
made and returned report of it's pro-
ceedings and the testimony taken be-
fore said legislative committee, to the
Sixth legislative assembly of the state
of Montana, then convened in joint
session, and in connection with said
report delivered to the said Sixth leg
islative assembly the said $4,000, as
said committee by this plaintiff.
That on the 18th day of January,
1882 at the city of Butte, Silver Bow
county, Montana, the defendants print
ed and published in said daily news
paper called the Butte Miner, so as
aforesaid by them printed and pub
lished in the issue thereof of January
18th, 1899, which said issue they caus-
ed to be circulated in and disseminat-
ed throughout the state of Montana,
the following false and defamatory
words of and concerning the said test-
mony taken before said committee and
OF and concerning this plaintiff to-
wit:
"A DAMNABLE CONSPIRACY.
DAILY Crowd Spring Their Promimsed
Sensation.
'Bungling Work at the Outset.
State Senator Whitesides, notorious
Tor his connection with the charges
against the state capitol commission.
the tool used by the gang who are at
tempting to run things at Helena on
the Anaconda plan Abortive attempt
to stampede members of the legisla-
ture by the exhibition of money and
charges of bribery Whole thing bears
evidence of having been cooked up by
the arch conspirators for use on the
day when the first ballot for United
States senator was to be taken. Re-
suit of the vote shows that the scheme
did not pan out as we'll as expected
How desperate the conspirators
must have been is evidenced by the fact
that 100000 of DAILY money is turned
over to the state just to create the
impression that an effort was being
made to buy seat in the senate
(Which said words the defendants, as
aforesaid. published and caused to be
published and disseminated through
out the state of Montana.
That said publications were false,
malicious, unprivileged and defama-
tory.
said words that the plaintiff had con-
spired with other witnesses and per-
sons. to falsely accuse the said William
A. Clark and his managers and repre-
sentatives, John B. Welcome and
Charles w. Clark, with the crime of
bribery, and that the plaintiff had
sworn before said investigating commit
tee of the Sixth legislative assembly
of the state of Montana. and that the
matters and things testified to by this
plaintiff as having taken place and
having occurred, never did take place
or occur.
And further, in the use of the fol-
lowing words and language. to-wit:
How desperate the conspira tors
must have been is evidenced by the
fact that $4,000 of Daily money is
turned over to the state Just to Gre
ate the impression that an effort was
being made to buy a seat in the senate.
The defendants meant thereby to
charge and accuse this plaintiff with
having received from Marcus DAILY,
the said sum of 100000. and to have
conspired with said Marcus DAILY and
others to make 1t appear by false tes-
timony given before said committee
that said money had been received by
plaintiff from John B. Welcome, Will
lam A. Clark and Charles w. Clark,
for the purpose of delivering the same
to sundry members of the Sixth leg
islative assembly, of the state of Mon
tana, in consideration of their voting
for said William A. Clark for the office
of senator in the congress of the Unit
ed States.
Plaintiff further alleges that by rea-
son of the said false, malicious, de-
famatory and unprivileged publica ton
the plaintiff was injured in his repu-
tation and to his damage in the sum
of fifty thousand dollars ($50,O0O)"
In the second cause of action the COM
plant repeats all the preliminary allie
cations set out above, and continuing,
alleges:
THAT on the 9th of January, 1899,
at the city of Butte, Silver Bow county,
Montana, the defendants printed and
published in said daily newspaper call
ed the Butte Miner SO as aforesaid
by them printed and published, in the
issue thereof of January 9th, 1899,
which said issue they caused to be
circulated and disseminated through
out the state Of Montana, the following
false and defamatory words of and
concerning the said testimony taken
, before said legislative committee, and
of and concerning this plaintiff, to-
wit:
"tEJT TJv PEMAPEc ON vvrJrru,
SIDE.
personal representative of Marcus
Daily shouted with glee when the
scoundrel assailed the virtue of the
women of Helena and stated that any
man who voted for W. A. Clark would
pimp for his own wife and daughter.
Desperate attempt of a perjured and
conscientiousless villain to stain the
character of reputable men and women
of Montana.
Fred Whiteside, retiring senator
from Flathead county, having made a
carefully prepared half-hour harangue.
The speech was such as could have en-
anated from no one but a masculine
strumpet. political baWd, a well paid
harlot of a constituencies gang of
party Wreckers. whose false lights
CLEAN on every headland of democracy
in the state of Montana.
HIS MEDICATION is COMPLETE.
Mr.. Clark's Supporters Fully Exon
Grated by the Grand Jury.
Testimony Was False.
'Damnable Plot of the Conspira tors
Came to Naught.
Many Witnesses Were Examined
Complete REPUTATION of the bribery
charges of Whiteside and other will