The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-18
BEASLEY EFF|GY CASE
Deposition of State Senator
Worden Taken.
TALKED ABOUT BRIBERY
Bsasley Told Him That He Thought tho
Republicans Should Take Clark's
Money-W as in Earnest Whsn
He Said It.


MiSSoula, Oct. 17.-BefOre Hon. Henry
C. Stiff, notary public, there was taken
to-day the deposition of State Senator
Tyler Worden, one of the witnesses in
the libel suit Of w. A. Beasley of
Sweetgrass county. against the Big
Timber citizens, whose outraged sense
of decency prompted them to burn
Reasley in effigy last winter after he
had cast his vote as representative for
W. a. Clark of Butte.
Q. w. Mcconnell of Helena appeared
as counsel fer Beasley and the defend
ants We're represented at the taking of
the deposition by Charles II. Hall of
this city.
The deposition was as follows:
Tyler Worden, appearing as witness
and being duly sworn, testified as fol-
lows discrimination by Charles II.
HalD
Q-Senator state your name, age
and place of residence.
A.-Tyler Worden. age 80 next birth
day; residence at Missoula, Mont
Q.--State If you hold any official posi-
ton in the state OF Montana.
Ayes.
Q.--What is it?
A.-State senator.
Q.-How long have you held this Of
fee?
A-Since Nov s, 1898.
Q.-Dld you. as senator for the coun-
ty of Missoula. attend the session of
the legislature of the state Of Montana
in the city of Helena beginning on the
first Monday in January, 1899, and end
ing the I'd day of March. 1899?
A.-Yes. sir.
Odd you attend the session con-
tinually?
Ayes, sir.
Tot al
with w. A. Beaslcy of Sweet Grass
county.
A.-Yes; l made his acquaintance af-
ter going to Helena to the session.
Q.-Do you know to what political
party he belongs or did he affiliate with
any?
Al know what he claimed to be-
long to- / think he affiliated with both
Q.-To what party did he claim to
belong?
Ale claimed to be a republican.
Odd you attend the caucuses Of
said session? t.. r
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-Mr. Beasley also attended?
A.--Yes, sir. w
Q.-State if the republicans of the
two houses met in caucus for the pur-
pose of determining for whom to vote
fer senator for the United States.
A.-Yes; they met for this and for
other questions; but principally to de-
termine the matter of our choice for
United States senator
Odd you ever have any conVer-
sation with the said Beasley, represen-
tative from Sweet Grass county about
the republicans voting for any other
than republican for the United States
senatoTShiD?
A-Well, | do not remember of any
particularly with Mr.. Beasley. OF
course we talked it over in caucus, but
not especially with Mr.. Beasley.
Q.-State if you did or not say to
said Representative Beasley that you
understood that w. A. Clark, demo-
cratic candidate for the United States
senate, had 100000 or any other sum
for 10 republican votes. Counsel for
plaintiff objects on the ground that
witness has already stated that he does
not remember having had any CONVEX
sation with Mr.. Beasley regarding this
matter)
Al think that something like that
passed between us.
Q.-Can you relate the circumstances
and the conversation?
Ayes; [ think ! can now. I had
not thought OF it when you asked the
other question. l was in the Helena hp-
tel. l could not say what day it was, but
it was before we commenced voting for
senator, and ! do not know how many
days it was after / had met Mr.. Beas-
ley. AT most it was only a few days.
We were talking In the lobby of the
hotel. OF course. there were all kinds
of rumors about the senatorial con-
test, and / remember remarking to
Nh Beasley that Mr.. Clark had set
aside Chat is, ! heard on the street
that such was the case), think l said
$l50,000 for 10 republicans.
Q.-What reply did Mr.. Beasley make
to what you said?
A.-He said: I think we had better
take it'-he did not say who; only
we OF course I took it that he was
saying it in joke.
Q.-State whether said Reasley said
this in private or in the presence of
other people.
Al think he said it only to me-
There was a good many people in the
lobby. but none were very close to u.s.
and / think his remark was meant
only for me.
Odd you not understand Mr.
Beasley to mean that he wanted the
republicans to accept this amount?
Al thought he was only talking
jokingly--did not think he was seri-
Gus. for he being Il republican I
thought he would not take it,
GIN view of the subsequent events,
do you think Mr.. Beasley was in earn
est or in a joke when he made this
remark
Al believe that he was in earnest.
OFF, before the legislature last
winter. you had heard that w. A.
Clark. the democratic candidate for
United States senator, had 100000 or
any other amount, TO pay for the 10
republicans, state how you came into
the possession of such information.
Alt was only street talk. I could
not say just where nor just when 1
heard it.
Q-At this time you do not know
whether or not that was fact?
A.-No
Cross-examned by Attorney McCon-
nell.
Q.-When YOU made this statement
to Mr.. Beasley that you understood
Mr. Clark had laid aside 100000 for 10
,.nra lhliean NnIaS did make the