The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-23

rs your memory defective or is it or
| dinarfly good?''
1t will average up pretty wen.
rs your memory as to those matters
about which you have just been inter
rogated as good or better or poorer
| than 1T is about other matters that you
have testified toy
ooh, I refuse to be badgered; re-
| fuse to answer that question:.
DO you refuse to answer!
Z will get you to state whether or
not you did not agree to vote for Will
lam A. Clark for the United States sen-
ate prior to your taking your seat as
senator, among other considerations,
from the consideration that Mr.. Clark
and his friends should agree to vote to
seat You in the senate in place OF FREQ
Whiteside, who then was SENATOR?
Not that I remember of. The only
promise that I remember Of making to
anybody was generally. I remember
different ones asking the question. I
think replied to all, saying that If
was seated would be controlled by the
republican caucus. On those grounds,
When seated, as an honorable man, l
was controlled by the republican caucus
In casting my vote for w. A. Clark"
AT the time of this promise or agree
ment. is 1t not matter of fact that
you did not know that the republican
caucus would decide to vote for w. A.
Clarke" zjsE
There never was any agreement and
at no time did know how the republic
can caucus stood until after I became
member of It, was never present
at any Of their meetings until after /
was seated"
Il will get you to state whether about
the 18th day Of April you did not state
to Dave Hoover. under sheriff Of Flat
head county, that you had certain
transactions with John B. Welcome.
representing W. A. Clark of Butte, in
relation to your voting for w. A. Clark
of Butte for the United States senate.
and that you got certain considera-
ton for your vote for Clark, and that
you got such consideration, being a
money consideration, from John B.
Wellcome?'
mo, sir; did not"
Il will get you to state whether you
did not receive from John B. Welcome,
In consideration of your vote for W. A.
Clark Of Butte, a certain sum of money,
the said John B. Welcome represent
ing the said w. A. Clarke"
mo, sir; did not
Il will get you to state whether on
or about the 18th of April last, in the
office of the sheriff of Flathead county,
you did not state to Dave Hoover, un-
der sheriff, YOU two being there alone,
that you had received a certain consid-
Grafton from John B. Welcome for your
vote for w, A. Clark of Butte for the
United States senate, the said John 3.
Welcome, according to your statement
then, being the representative of W. A.
Clarke"
II have already answered that ques-
tion but as you did not understand me,
l will say. no. sir: I did not"
That concluded Geigers examination.
Frank M. Leonard, who said he was
in the lumber business. newspaper bus
mess, real estate business. insurance
business. powder business, and was the
owner Of the Libby Townsite company.
was the next witness. He was asked If
he had sold property to Geiger and de-
clined to answer on the ground that he
did not want to so into his private bus
mess.
E. II. Clingan testified that he had
done some contract work for Mr.. Geiger
on building several houses, but he re-
fused to go into particulars. Hans j.
Hanson also testified 10 that effect, and
said Geiger told him he was agent for
some Eastern parties in building the
houses. .3f
A. r. Gibson. barber, testified that
Geiger borrowed sa5 from him and gave
his note as security for it. The trans
action occurred some time during the
campaign last fall and the note was
paid last spring.