The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-08

conversation with Mr.. Welcome about
the use of money on the republican
| members?"
Yes, sir
4 What did he say as to that?"
In one conversation particularly he
gave me the names of nine or ten re-
/ publicans who were to vote for Mr..
Clark, provided they were needed. He
staed, however, that it was not their
| desire to use any republicans unless it
became absolutely necessary Mr. Well
come stated they would pay the repub-
| leans but would not pay them over
$4,000 each, because it was not known
whether they would be used or not, but
they would pay them that sum whether
they were used or not, provided they
agreed to vote for Mr.. Clark, If
needed"
The Republicans.
"Can you recall the names of the nine
or ten republicans mentioned to you by
Mr. Wellcome?"
Il can name some Of them. There
was Mr.. Beasley, Mr.. Bywater and Mr..
Jacqueth. | can't remember the others
without seeing the list of names
| Did you ever have any CONVERSE
ton with Mr.. Welcome with reference
to Mr. Bywater?"
! After he gave me those names Mr..
| Welcome asked me to see Mr.. Jacquesh
and Mr.. Bywater. and said he was will
| ing to pay them 5000 each If they
agreed to vote for Mr. Clark, whether
they were used or not. I saw Mr.. By
water in pursuance with the request
made by Mr.. Welcome I stated to
him what Mr.. Welcome had said, and
his reply was that If there was any
money in the proposition, he would like
| to get his share Of it. provided he could
| do so without placing himself in an
unfavorable light. He said if major
| ity of the republicans would vote for
| Mr.. Clark he would do SO for a consid
| Grafton, but would not do so alone"
Did you have any conversation with
! Jacqueth pursuant with the conversa-
ton you had with Mr. Wellcome?"
II saw him and made about the same
statement TO him that I had made to
Bywater, and Jacqueth said he would
| go up and see Mr.. Welcome. He de-
clined to do that, and said he would
rather do the business with Mr. Neill.
told Mr.. Neill about it and at his
request l made an appointment with
| Mr. Jacqueth to meet him at the Hell
ena club. Jaequeth met Mr.. Neill ana
myself there at the appointed time.
NELL stated to Mr.. Jacqueth that they
would expect him to stand ready to
| vote for Clark whenever called on; that
IT might not be necessary to call on
| him, but he was to have the money
whether called on to vote for Clark or
not. Mr. Neill then took $1,000 in cur
| rency from his pocket and gave $500 of
| it to Mr.. Jacqueth. The remaining
$4,000 he put in an envelope which he
gave in my possession to be given to
Mr. Jacqueth when he had fulfilled the
/ requirements. Jacqueth signed his in
| itials on the envelope and the envel
| ope remained in my possession for
| some time but the money was taken
| down. Jacqueth came to me and said
| q q mr. IVA MT IN
would not abide by the agreement. The
money was therefore turned back to
| Mr.. Neill."
Price 10000.
Mr.. Whiteside said he kept the en-
| velope and with other papers he gave
| them to a photographer, who took pic
| lures of them, but when the papers
| Were returned the envelope was miss
| ing. He testified that he had CONVEX
Stations with Neill about Tierney and
was told that the latter had agreed
to vote for Clark for $4,000, and it was
also agreed to take some stock in Tier
ney's bank. The witness was also told
that Senator Warner OF Jefferson coun-
| ty had been fixed and that they were
| sure he would stand by the agreement.
1t was stated that B. j. Fine was to
receive y$5, 900 or $4,000 and that he had
been paid something on account. Mr..
Welcome said Mr.. Fine was one Of
.us, eliohsest suppoi leis MI. Siaih
had
What was said in reference to Mr..
Beasley?"
II don't think Mr. Welcome stated to
me the amount that Beasley was to re-
ceive, but he said Beasley was about
| the easiest among the republicans TO
| get and that Beasley was afraid he
would not get a chance to earn his
money
did you have any conversation with
Mr.. Welcome about w. A. Clark of
| Butte?"
Yes. the substance of it was that
Mr.. Welcome and Charles w. Clark
We're managing the entire affair and
| that Mr.. Clark was putting up the
money, but they did not desire that
| he should know all the details of the
| transaction
What conversation did you have
with Mr.. Welcome in reference to SEN
ator Clark of Virginia City," ~
"He asked me If knew him, land I said
| I did, and he authorized me to promise
| him $4,000 for his support. 1 met him
at the Helena hotel and detailed to him
| the purpose / had in working with
| Welcome to expose their corrupt use
of money. I told him about the prop
osition they had made, and I said I de-
| sired him to help me, and he agreed to
| accept the money for that purpose I
| saw Mr.. Welcome and said Mr.. Clark
was willing to accept the money and
the next evening Mr. Welcome request
| ed me to bring Mr.. Clark UP. I did
| so, and at the direction of Mr. Well
come took him to room POI and Mr..
| Welcome came in and detailed to Mr..
Clark what he expected him to do in
support of Mr.. Clark of Butte. Mr..
Welcome then went to the southeast
! corner of the room and beckoned to
Mr.. Clark and he went over there and
| / saw Mr. Welcome counting some
money in an envelope, and I saw Mr..
Clark sign his initials on it, and he then
came over where was and handed the
| envelope to me-
The Famous Stock
At this point State Treasurer Collins
| appeared in the court room with the
famous stack of bills and one of the
packages was submitted to Mr.. White
sire and identified by him as the one
given him by Mr.. Clark, He said the
| nd 1T,