The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-03
A. Between six and seven years.

| "A. Between six and seven years.
cannot state exactly.
q. When did you arrive in the city
Of Helena to attend the legislative SEES
| sion?
A. think 1t was on the oath of De-
cember, the 2Sth or 2sth am not pos
tive as to the date.
@. Mr.. Carr, you may state in your
own way what, if anything, you may
know with reference to brides having
been offered to you intended for the
purpose of influencing your vote for
United States senator.
. A. | would prefer that you ask me
| questions.
| @. Have you and Fred Whiteside at
any time had any conversation with
reference to any money offered for the
purpose of influencing your vote for
United States senator?
| A. l think 1t was on Monday last, as
near as can remember. stood In the
| lobby of the Helena hotel. Mr.. White
side came and said he wanted to see
| me, and to come up to a room. l went
| up to room and Mr.. Whiteside took
| some money out of his pocket and said
| to me: Here are $1,000" I never re-
| ceived the money. Mr.. Whiteside fold
| ed it UP, put in into an envelope, seal
ed it up, then put it on the table and
| said to me, Judge put your initials on
the back" and I did so. What other
little conversation there was, was this
| morning, but l want to say to the COM
| mittee that, never for one instant was
that money in my possession. Never
I Garr's Guilelessness.
Q. Did you know for what purpose
it was put up?
| A. I did not.
@. Did Mr.. Whiteside explain to you
why he exhibited the money to you at
that sine?
A. He did not
@. If understand you correctly he
merely showed you $4,000. sealed 1T up
| in an envelope and you wrote your in
itials across the back of it.
A. Iwrote them across the flap of the
envelope.
Q. Mr.. Carr. have you at any time
| since you have been in Helena for the
purpose of attending the legislative as
sembly had any money, or any offer of
money, rendered to you for the purpose
| of influencing your vote for United
| States senator
A. The only amount in question is
| this transaction with Mr.. Whiteside.
Q. No one else, then, since you have
been here has ever approached you
with a proposition to buy or influence
your vote
A. No one.
@. When Mr. Whiteside showed you
this money in the room, to which you
have testified, did you know for what
purpose the money was intended?
A. / did not.
@. What did Mr. Whiteside say to
you with reference to it's proposed use?
A. He did not say anything as to its
proposed use He said, Here are $5,000,"
and counted the bills, and, if my mem
DRY serves me right, he said: You can
| accomplish a great deal of good But
/ never took the money. 1t never was
in my possession for one instant.
@. Do you know why Mr.. Whiteside
showed you that money and asked you
to write your name on the flap of the
envelope?
A. / do not.
Q. Had you had any conversation
with Mr.. Whiteside with reference to
the senatorial situation previous to this
time in question?
H. Pledged to Conrad.
| A. We had talked the matter over,
and ne and were pledged to MIR. Con-
rad and we had agreed that 50 long as
Mr.. Conrad was in the fight and there
was a possible chance of his election
that we were to stand by him. and if
| there was no chance, then we were to
| exercise our own judgment in voting fc +
| whoever we chose.
| Q. Do you know of your own knowl-
edge of any money being offered by
| way of bribery or otherwise to any
| member Of this legislative assembly to
affect his vote?
| A. l do not.
@. Has any senatorial candidate, or
any one purporting to represent him.
| ever approached you and offered you
any money or made you any promises
of preferment, financial or otherwise, to
| influence your vote?
A. No, sir.
@. Mr. Carr, in what room did the
| conversation between you and Mr..
Whiteside take place?
A. I cannot tell. 1t was on the 200
floor in the Helena hotel.
tor?
A. We got out of the elevator and
then turned down the corridor.
@. To the right or to the left?
A. To the left.
@. Mr. Carr, were you in the city of
Helena during December?
December.
@. Where did you stay?
A. At the Grand Central
@. Did you meet Mr.. A. j. Steele
at that time?
A. I did not.
y. Dld you meet Mr.. A. j. Steele
during your visit to Helena in Deem
Der?
| A. I have been here ever since
@. You made visit here some time
| previous to the session of the legisla-
| ture, did you not?
A. Yes, sir; in November
Q. Did you meet Mr.. A. ]. Steele at
| that time?
A. l did.
| @. Did you talk over the senatorial
situation with him?
A. Not that remember I will state
| that Mr.. Steele referred to bounty
claims. In my capacity of justice of
the peace there were number of these
old bounty claims that were in pos
session of Mr.. Steele, and he wanted
me- If possible, to see if some legisla-
ton could not be passed turning these
claims into warrants so. If they could
not be paid, they would be drawing
| interest AS l understand it at pres
| ent they are practically of no value.
@. Did you ever talk over the ques-
| ton of senatorial candidates with
Judge Smith of Kalspell?