The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-08
WH|TES|DE TELLS THE STORY OF
THE BRIBERY OF LEGISLATORS
His Dealings With the Clark Lobby-Rector Said He
Saw Steele Give Money to Jaoqueth- The
Story Of the Sign.
CLARK'S ATTEMPT TO BUY UP SENATOR MYERS

hack, but Neill said it was all right.
Mr. Steele instructed Rector to keep
lookout for Mr.. Welcome, who was
expected to arrive at the Helena hotel
about that time, and to bring him at
once to the rooms to see If they were
acceptable to him. Rector met Well
come on the street and took him to the
rooms. They entered the building
through the rear door of the postoffice
and went up to the rooms on the ele-
vator.
who was in the rooms at the time?"
'Mr. Steele and A. J. Davidson were
there"
Did the rooms prove acceptable to
Mr.. Wellcome?"
Didn't Like 1t.
Yes: all but the sign on the door"
what was that sign?"
ut was sign of the Cross Cut Gold
Mining company. Mr.. Welcome did
not like it and it was torn off"
Where did you get the sign?"
There is mining company here
by that name and I borrowed it and
put it on the door,
Rector said he was instructed to get
four keys to the rooms, which he did.
The rooms were retained until Jan.
90 In answer to a question as to
whom he saw visit the rooms the wit
ness said he saw Representative Jac-
queth of Kalispell and a Mr.. Wright
go there. He saw 'Jacqueth there on
Jan. IA.
"Ihadan appointment to hold stake
of some money which was to be pai1
to him, but l did not get there in
time" said the witness.
The answer was stricken out.
Il saw Mr.. Steele and Mr.. Wright
there and Steele was paying some
money to Jacqueth," said Rector in
answer to another question.
Where was the money!
"It was lying on the table,
Rector said that when he came into
the room Steele placed his hands ever
the money.
When he saw it was me l suopase
he thought it was all right, ana he
took his hands off" said the witness.
The men remained in .ne room about
10 minutes, and when they left tie
witness found on the table m The
room a postoffice receipt containing
some figures.
The paper, with $4,000 marked on il,
was offered in evidence Ey Mr.. Nolan,
but an objection was made to it be-
cause there was no testimony connect
ing Mr.. Welcome with it. Mr.. No
Ian said he desired to shNW that Steele
and welcome acted in concert in the
payment of money to members of the
legislature. He further said it would
be shown that thas amount was ac-
tually paid to Jacqueth and that he
turned it back because, as he claim
ed, it was not enough Of money. and
Mr.. Welcome said So. The objection to
the paper was sustained and it was
ruled out.
The cross-examiua zion was conduct
ed by E. c. Day, and in answer to
questions asked by him the witness
said he was out of employment at
present, but was now living in Butte.
and had worked for Receiver Harris
mines. He said he did not know how
he came to be subpoenaed but be
suspected that a man namal Cran-
shaw. to whom he had told some Of
the facts, had repeated them to Mr..
Nolan.
''Have you ever spoken to any one
else about the mattar?" asked Mr.. Dcy.
'I think not"
Have you spoken to any one about
il since you came to Heiana?"
Yes; I talked to man named Coo
per, who seems % be a go-betwecn
between Mr.. Bickfo d and somebody
else
Not Expected
Mr.. Day dropped that line of ques-
tioning quickly, and asked him why
he put the sign of the Cross Cut Gold
Mining company on the door of the
rooms in the Power block.
For the purpose of deceiving any
one who might come up there and run
in on Them" was the reply.
THAT is ALL said Mr.. Day.
The court ordered stricken out of
DR.. Campbell's testimony the refer
ence to .he $500.
Fred Whiteside, Mr.. Welcomes ac-
cuser, was called to the stand and
testified that he has resided in the
state of Montana for 90 years: that
he lived at Miles City, Great Falls.
Helena and Kalispell during that time,
and that he is now 81 years of age
His testimony covered about the same
ground covered by him in his test
mony before the legislative investi-
eating committee. He SAID he Knew
NJ. Bickford. John S. NJ. Neill A. J.
Steele and A. j. Davidson, and first
met Welcome a few days after his ar
rival in Helena last winter.
Mr.. Whitesde said he first met Well
come through an appointment made by
Mr.. Neill. The latter said Welcome
was the general manager of the works
and that he was working under Well
come. The meeting took place at the
managers rooms in the Helena hotel,
and Mr.. Whiteside and Welcome had a
long conversation about the legislative
situation and especially about Clark's
election. The conversations the witness
previously had with Neill We're regard
ing methods to be employed to secure
support for Mr.. Clark. I'm the first
conversation, Mr.. Nell tried to per-
suade me to support Clark. He told
me what had been done and whom
they had secured. I never gave him
any definite answer or promise of my
support, but gradually fell in with what
ne said and offered some suggestions
myself. In my first conversation with
Welcome he told me Neill had inform
ed him that ] was a man who could he
of considerable service to them in the
election of Mr.. Clark and that they
were anxious to have my support. He