Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-05

all in the city of Helena, and within
call of said court. That during a por.
ton of said time said Maryces. Geigel
and Warner were present in court
That none of said parties We're placed
upo the witness stand to deny or ex-
plain any of the facts concerning which
testimony was given connecting them
With the corrupt use of money by said
W. A. Clark. his agents and con-conspir-
ators in the furtherance of the candi-
dacy of said William A. Clark for the
once OF senator in congress from the
state of Montana.
That growing out of the said trans
action of bribery hereirbefore mention
ed there was and IS pending before the
district court Of the Second judicial dis
trlct OF the state of Montana, in and
Tor the county OF Silver Bow, an action
wherein Fred Whiteside is plaintiff and
the Miner Publishing company and it's
trustees are defendants, wherein the
Pialhtl1t seeks to recover from the de-
PENDANTS damages for libelous publica-
ton in the columns of its newspaper
with reference to the conduct of the said
Whlteslde While a membe of the said
legislative assembly With reference to
the election of the said William A. Clark
as United States senator. That said
william a. Clark was and is one Of the
trustees of he said Miner Publishing
~oaiipoAS, 0AiN was ana is one OF the de-
PENDANTS in said action; that in pursu-
ance of the provisions of law the said
Plaintiff caused the said w. A. Clark to
appear before --- Nichols, a Justice of
the peace in and for Silver Bow county,
Montana, for the purpose Of taking his
disposition in said cause; that the said
William A. Clark appeared before said
Justlce or the peace, and. upon being
l~nterro2ated, refused to answer all uues-
tons DrCnnl3n6e6 tn hin, ,nlo+;,u r., tho
use OF money to secure his election, a
copy of which said disposition is here
with filed, marked Exhibit -" and
made a part of this protest.
TOUR petitioners further say that
through the use of said rnonye so paid
out ara expended said members of the
legislative assembly We're Induced to
and did vote for the said William A.
Clark for the said Office Of United States
AanatGf, 10y reason whereof the said
William y. Clark pretended to receive,
ana did receive. q majority Of the votes
of said legislative assembly and without
me SAID corrupt expenditure of money
as aforesaid BY the said w. A. Clark and
ms co-conspirators and agents the said
". a. Clark would not have received a
majority Of the votes cast for the re-
Spective candidates before said lerisla-
tive assembly.
That the effect Of the corrupt and
unlawful expenditure Of money BY the
SAID NJ. ~. Clark and his said cocoon
spifators and agents with members Of
the Legislature 70 induce them to vote
Iof MIN Tor the Office of United States
senator in said Legislative assembly is
distinctly and plainly shown in the
record OF the journal of the said legisla-
i've assembly. recording the vote Of the
members thereof on each day. beginning
Ml'h the nrst and ending with the last
Gay on which said assembly voted Tor
various candidates for the Office of United
states senator, a copy Of the record of
SAID vote being herewith field, marked
Exhlblt --," and made a part of this
protest.
mat during the year 1898 the said Will
nam \. Clark. Charles w. Clark and the
olnei consplrators named did unlawfully
eun1euelate ana conspire together to Sc
cure the election of members of the leg
lslatlVe assembly in the various counties
OF the state OF Montana by the corrupt
ana unlawful expenditure of money who
Wouid. When elected, be favorable to the
candidacy of said William A.. Clark for
the office Of senator in the congress- of
the united states: that in furtherance
OF said unlawful conspiracy and combi-
nation the said William A. Clark and his
sald co-consplrators and agents did ex-
pend and cause to be expended unlaW-
fully and corruptly large sums of money
N the various counties Of the state Of
Montana, which said sums aggregate APP
proximately 500, 900, and which We're ex-
pended and caused to be expended by the
sad W. A. Clark and his said Cocoon
spirators and agents to %corruptly influ-
ence and effect the election of member
OF the legislative assembly in the respect
I've counties of said state who would be
favorable to the candidacy Of the said
w. A. Clark for the office of United States
senator as aforesaid.
Your petitioners further aver that in
addition to the evidence produced before
the grand jury, the joint Legislative in
vestigating ami and the supreme
of Montana as hereinbefore refer |
red TO they have knowledge of other evil ,
dence going 10 prove the existence of the
corrupt conspiracies aforesaid between
William a. Clark and the other con-
above named to elect said Will
liam A. Clark to the office of senator in
from the state of Montana, and
N furtherance of said conspiracy they
stand ready to show and present proofs
,f payments of money and offers to pay
money to members of the Sixth legisla-
assembly of the sta e of Montana by
said w. A. Clark and his co-conspiratorS
which said money and offers to pay mon
~ were intended to c~orruptly and wrong
sully influence such members in the per-
Of their official duties and TO
the said embe of said legisla-
i've assembly to vote for the said Will
lam A. Clark for the office OF United
senator.
Wherefore YOU petitioners pray your
body at the earliest practi-
able m to set a time and place
or hearing this protest, and the evidence
n support thereof, before the committee
N privileges and elections of your hon
,rable body to the end that substantial
Justice may be done to the people of the
state of Montana and all others concern
ID in the matters set forth herein, and
hat pending such investigation the said
A. Clark be denied the privilege