The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-10
P|L|NG UP EVIDENCES OF BRIBERY
AGAINST CLARK'S MANAGER
Details Of the Corrupt Practices Told by State Senator
Clark and the Rev. Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING
the Net Around Welcome.
cAS0hS TESTIMONY A SURPRISE TO THE DEFENSE

said he did not believe he could and did
not believe the testimony was compe-
/ tent for any purpose relating to the
4 matters at issue. 1@"s
| Attorney General Nolan again ad-
dressed the court in an effort to sustain
his contention that the evidence tended
| to prove conspiracy to corrupt the
| members of the legislature. He said
| the message given Whiteside to be de-
| livered to Senator Anderson was con-
| veyed as directed and to that extent
! Whiteside acted as the agent of Mr..
| Welcome.
When did the agency of Mr.. White
1 side cease, according to your vieW?"
| asked the chief justice.
THE moment he had delivered MIR.
| Welcomes message and disclosed his
/ purpose, to make an exposure, to Mr..
| Anderson" said Mr.. Nolan.
| Allowed to stand.
| "The court" said the chief justice,
after another consultation with his as
| sociates, ''is disposed to revoke the Or
| der striking out the testimony and let
ting it stand subject to further argu-
| ment."
Attorney Day opposed it and said the
| question should be settled at once, as it
would affect not only the testimony Of
| Senator Anderson, but a great deal of
!
| vital Importance. The attorney ger
| eral said it was the only one instance
| in which that character of evidence
would come before the court.
The evidence was allowed to stand
| for the time being.
In answer to further questions asked
| by Mr.. Nolan the senator said he was
a member of and chairman of the joint
| investigating committee appointed by
| the legislature and that Mr.. Whiteside
appeared before the committee as d
witness and produced four envelopes
containing currency.
WHO opened the envelopeS?"
II opened them" -
The attorney general submitted the
envelopes to the witness and the latter
identified them as the ones which had
been submitted to the committee.
The envelope marked exhibit A was
opened by me in the presence of the
committee and found to contain $10,-
000,'' said the witness.
He testified that Exhibit b. contain
ed $4,000, Exhibit CT $4,000 and "Ex-
hibit d. $5, 900. Senator Anderson said
he turned the money over to the pres-
dent of the senate, the latter sent it to
the clerk of the house and by resolu-
tion it was returned to the witness
with the direction that it should be
turned over to State Treasurer Collins,
which was done, the witness taking the
treasurer's receipt for it and the lat
ter was attached to the report of the
investigating committee.
"Cross-examine," said Mr. Nolan.
You stated that when Mr.. White
side explained to you that Mr.. Well
come was willing to pay you $25,000 you
refused the offer; do you remember the
exact language you used?" asked Mr..
Wallace.
Il can't recall the exact language.
Iy,f r tn1I Iir ut,
would entertain no such proposition?''
1T was after that and not before
that he began to explain his purpose?"
Yes, sir
I'm giving the explanation of his
purpose you say he asked you to assist
him?"
He asked me to receive the money
and assist him."
What did you say to that?'
Il told him I would not even do that,
and would not receive the money even
for that purpose"
Can you give me your exact Ian
guage?"
Positive Refusal.
II can not, but he understood that
my declaration was a positive refusal
of the offer, for he never again men
toned it or repeated the offer, although
we had frequent conversations after
that in which he told me he had receiv-
ed money for various other members of
the legislature and that other men had
taken money"
Mr.. Wallace moved to strike out the
answer of the witness as not being re-
sponsive to the question, and the mo-
tion was sustained.
State Treasurer Collins was called TO
the witness stand and testified as to the
manner in which he received the $4,000
and gave q list of the numbers and de-
nominations of the various bills.
Il now offer in evidence exhibits A.
B, c and D." said Mr.. Nolan, throwing
the 100000 on the stenographer's table. |
mo objections" Eaid Mr. Wallace.
Mr.. Collins, you will take charge CT
that said the chief justice after the
exhibits had been marked.
The attorney general said he wanted |
to use the exhibits
We don't want them here" said the |
chief justice and the treasurer took |
the stack of bills away with him.
James Swan, manager of the West |
ern Union Telegraph company. testi- |
fed that all original kilograms were
months The object of the testimony |
was not apparent, as the witness was |
excused as soon as he had told about
the custom of destroying kilograms.
1t Carried Conviction.
Mr.. Nolan called for w. NJ. Bickford,
but he was not present, and State Sen
ator w. A. Clark of Virginia City was
called upon to give his testimony
against the accused. A deep silence
fell upon the court room as Mr.. Clark
took the witness stand, and not move
ment was heard while the senator gave
his testimony. 1t was extremely sensa-
tional and was told without falter and
in the clear, ringing tones of a man re-
lating series of facts that had been
firmly impressed upon his mind. Mr..
Whitesde's testimony was mild and
unimportant when compared with that
of State Senator Clark. 1t was the
story of a crime that carried ctSlvic-
tion with it.
In answer to preliminary questions