The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-08
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

SUeCldl 10 lle SIaHOaTu.
Helena Nov. THE hearing in the
disbarment proceedings against J. B.
Welcome on the charges Of bribery
and corruption in the interest of w. A.
Clark preceding the latter's election to
the United States senate, which were pre-
ferred against the Butte attorney by Fred
Whiteside, made good progress before
the supreme court to-day Five wit
nesses have already testified and Well
comes accuser was on the stand the
clearness and detail the story of the
corrupt use of money in the legislature
Several Of the witnesses gave new and
important testimony.
When court convened this morning,
contrary to expectations, the hearing
was taken up without further legal
sparring and Mr.. Nolan called to the
stand as the first witness James e.
Toughill. chief clerk in the Office of the
secretary of state. In answer to ques-
tions Mr.. Toughill testified that he had
in his possession the records Of the
Sixth legislative assembly-the jour
nails of the senate and house-showing
the membership of both bodies of the
legislative assembly. Mr.. Nolan want
ed to show the votes, in joint session,
for United State senator, for the pur-
pose of showing how the members vot
ed for Clark and how the number in
creased from day to day, which, he
said, might become material i'll the light
of the proofs he expected to offer. Chief
Justice Brantly said it was not neces-
sary to read the journals, but they
might be introduced in evidence for fu-
ture reference by the court. Mr. Wal
lace said there would be no objection to
that. On cross examination, however.
Mr. Wallace introduced in evidence the
proceedings of the senate, showing the
unseating of the accuser, Fred White
side, who held the celt .icate of election
from the Eighteenth district.
Senator Campbell.
DIR. William H. Campbell of Living
ston, state senator from Park county,
was the next witness, and testified that
years. While in Helena during the leg
islatire assembly he occupied room 20S
at the Helena hotel.
do you know w. A. Clark of Butte
Senator Clarke" asked Mr. Nolan.
slightly" was the reply
He also said he knew Charles w.
Clark, John B. Welcome, A. J. Steele
anu w. MI DjthlOId otIdlOI Sldi N o.@
cupied room POI, adjoining that of the
witness. On the other side of DR..
Campbelrs room was that of State
Senator Norris. The witness said he
had frequently seen Clark and his son,
Charles W., and Welcome, Bickford
and Steele go into room col,
and he was asked if he had, at any
time, heard the voice of w. A. Clark in
that room. and he started to say that
ho a1No II nipht NV 1n,1I
voices in POI.
Mr.. Wallace said he would object,
unless it was shown that Welcome
was present in the room.
Mr.. Nolan said the evidence sought
to be introduced was only, for the pur-
pose of proving a conspiracy and not
to hold the defendant responsible for
what was said or done in the room.
Justice Rrantly instructed the attor-
neys, when making their objections, to
state their grounds and not indulge in
arguments, unless requested to. Judge
Brantly also suggested that he could
not not see the relevancy of the offered
testimony, and Mr.. Nolan said he want
ed to show that w. A. Clark, w. M.
Bickfcrd, Charles w. Clark, A. J. Steals
and John B. Welcome conspired for the
purpose of corrupting members of the
legislative assembly to get them to
vote for w. A. Clark, and to show that
they all worked on the same members
by concerted action
The court announced that it would
admit the evidence subject to being
stricken out unless connected directly
with Welcome, the accused.
Wanted His Money.
'The statement / heard was this"
said Or. Campbell, resuming his testi-
mony. "A party was in there who
seemed to be very angry. He said there
We're 5000 coming to him and he pro-
posed to have it. Another voice made
some reply which I did not understand.
d who hears me, and l propose to
have this done l don't know who tile
party was
Mr. Wallace moved to strike out the
testimony, but Justice Brantly said the
testimony could stand for the present.
IT simply desire to express my opin-
ion. and l think it ought to be strick-
en- out" said Justice Pigott.
That concluded the examination of
DR.. Campbell, and w. F. Rector, for
merly resident of Helena, but now of
Butte, was the next witness and his
testimony was rather Interesting He
said that during last January he
boarded at the Grand Central hotel.
do you know A. ]. Steele?"
Il have known him about 10 years"
The witness said he also knew John 5.
NJ. Neill, A. j. Davidson and John B.
Welcome. At the request of Mr..
Steele the witness rented several rooms
in the Power block. He selected rooms
in other buildings, but they We're not
acceptable to Mr.. Steele. He wanted
rooms that had mere than one entrance
and he was particular to have a vault
in the rooms. The witness tried to get
rooms at the Warren hotel but Mr.
Neild did not want them because they
cid not have ground connection with
the legislative hall. When the rooms
in the Power block We're finally select
ed and accepted and Mr.. Steele gave the
witness an order on John S. NJ. Neill
for amount of the rent, which was S45
The witness took the order to Neill ard
got SIh. He thought a mistake had