The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-29

Senator Cruel and Representative
Losekamp should vote for him.
The witness was asked if he knew
Representative Marcyes of Custer coun-
| ~, and he refused to answer, and also
declined to answer question as to
| what, IL anything, he had paid or Of
fered to Mareyes for his vote. Similar
| questions were asked as to Senator
Hannah and Representatives Beasley,
MCGEE, Bywater and Jacqueth, but they
all remained unanswered.
How much, If any, money did you
pay or cause to be paid out or agree to
| pay out, during or since the session OF
| the last Legislature, in fulfillment Oh
| contracts, agreements or promises maue
| by you, or your agents, or supporters
or friends, or any of them, relative TO
and in furtherance of and for the pro
motion of your candidacy for the
| United States senator"
II decline to answer.
What, II any, money was paid by
you or has been paid by you to W. r.
| Logan since the adjournment OF the
| legislature in consideration for services
rendered or votes cast or support given
in behalf of your candidacy for the
United States senator
II decline to answer
eff money was paid out by you,
! either directly or indirectly, during the
| session of the legislature or since its
| or agreements or promises to pay
| money in support of, and for the fur
therance of your candidacy for the
| United States senate, state through
what bank or banks you obtained the
money"
II decline to answer"
IF any money was paid out by you,
| directly or indirectly, or on your be-
half by any of your friends, supporters,
agents or managers, in furtherance OF
your candidacy for the United States
senate either shortly before, during the
period of or subsequent to the adjourn
ment of the legislature which elected
you to the United States senate, state
whether such amounts were paid in
checks or currency, and if currency,
| what was the denomination of the bills
| most frequently used?"
Il decline to answer"
state whether or not during the SEES
sion of the legislature, shortly prior 10
it's commencement or subsequent to its
adjournment, any one thousand dollar
bills were used either by yourself or
any of your friends, supporters, agents
or managers in the furtherance Of your
candidacy or relative therefor"
II refuse to answer"
state whether 1t is or is not the fact
that since your return from New York
recently, about July 1st some 20 menu
bers of the last legislature who voted
for you and supported you in your can
didacy for the United States senate In
the last legislature, including Senators
Cullen. Bowlen, Hannah, Cruel, Hoff-
man, Connolly and Representatives
Reasley, Carr, Fine, Parker, Truscott,
walsh. Bennett, Hill and Luddy, have
called upon you and pressed you for
the performance and fulfillment of con-
tracts and agreements, financial ana
otherwise, made to them before and
during the Legislature In furtherance VI
your candidacy"
II refuse to answer"
You yesterday testified, or rather
gave a list of the names OF your prln-
cipal supporters and friends who were
advocating and pushing your canvass
for the United States senate during
the last legislature, l will ask you
whether or not Fred Foster was not
also one Of your friends and support
ers during the last legislature
IT decline"
estate whether or not one Mr.. Muir
phy. whose other name | do not know,
was also one of your friends and sup
porters|
II refuse to answer.
"State whether or not Mr.. Hoy OF
Butte was also one of those friends and
supporters?"
Il refuse to answer"
Estate whether or not Mr.. T. r. f1inds
and supporters and advisers during the
last session in the advocacy of your
candidacy for the United States SEN
ate?"
II refuse to answer
Estate whether or not Mr.. Byrne, the
state mine inspector, was also one OF
those friends and supporters who ad-
vocated YOUR claims to the United
States senate during the last leg1slt-
ture?'
Il refuse to answer"
state whether or not either one OF
these gentlemen last mentioned rem
dered any services of any kind in be
half of your candlaacy Io[ one or n,.ier
States senate, either Immediately prior
to. during or subsequent to the ad-
journment of the last legislature
II refuse to answer"
"If these gentlemen, or any of them,
rendered any services in behalf oil your
candidacy for the United states SENATE
state what they were?'
II refuse"
'If these gentlemen rendered any
services in behalf of your candidacy
state whether or not they were serV-
ices similar to those rendered by the
Mr.. Ryan, Mr.. Clark and the other gem
tlemen whom you named yesterday as
your supporters and principal aoNo-
Gates of your candidacy!
Il refuse to answer.
"In your testimony yesterday you
stated that you had no knowledge OF
any kind whatsoever and knew noun
ing about the charges of conspiracy
that were made in the article or the
extract which is set out in the COM
plant as having been published in the
Miner on the two occasions mentioned
l will ask you to state whether or not
you recollect, shortly after your cleo
ton to the United States senate, OF
making a public speech in Helena and
one in Butte, in which you alleged that
such a conspiracy existed?"
"'I refuse to answer"
state whether or not at that time
you made those speeches, II you made
those statements, you had the same
knowledge, or more knowledge. in re-
gard to the existence of conspiracy or
the actors in it than you had yesterday
at the time of your testimony"
II refuse to answer"
"That is all, think" said Mr.. Hart
man, concluding the examination.