The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-03
born I do not intend to perjure my
self in Mr. Clarks interest, nor in the
interest of any other man il 7 know
Cross Examination.

Interrogated by Fred Whiteside.
@. Mr. Carr did you come to Hell
ena between the time after election
and the converting of the Legislature?
"A. After the election. I have al
ready given that testimony once.
@, What time was that?
A. It was about the last of Novem-
Der or the first of December
@. Are you acquainted with Mr.
Hiliman, commander of the Soldiers
home?
A. / am.
@. Did you see him before you came
over that time?
A. I did.
Q. What conversation did you have
with him?
A.. He said Mr.. Steele wanted to see
me in reference to some bounty claims.
@. Was that all he said?
A. Yes, sir
Q. How much money did he give
you?
A. Twenty dollars.
@. Who did he state this money was
from?
A. He did not state
@. He did not state?
A. Not to my recollection.
@. Why did he give it to you?
A. / am not mind reader. / don't
know why he gave it to me. He gave
know about it.
Q. He said Mr.. Steele wanted to see
you?
A. He did.
@. Who did you meet when you came
to Helena?
A. Quite number of people.
@. Did any one meet you at the de-
pot?
"A. I have already testified to that
matter When I got off the train Mr..
Steele met me at the station.
@. What did he say?
A. don't remember what he did
say. He came up and shook hands
with me and said he had carriage,
and we went and got inside and came
@. Where did you get out of the
carriage?
A. j think it was near the Capitol
restaurant. l don't know; I am not
very conversant with the streets of
Helena. am more now than I was
then.
@. Where did you go after getting
out Of the carriage?
A Talk with Steele.
A. Went into the restaurant, and
from there up to--I don't know where
it was. Whether it was Mr.. Steele's
office or whose it was, could not tell
where it was.
Q. How long were you in the res
taurant?
A. don't know how long. I did not
keep any track of the time. Might
have been there 20 minutes--we might
have been there half an hour.
@. What did you do?
A. We had lunch.
Q. You don't know whether it was
his Office or not?
A. No, sir.
@. What was the conversation be-
tween you?
A. The conversation was as I have
already stated before. 1t was in ref
erence to those bounty claims. Will
liam Reed of Columbia Falls and Ed
Gale of Pleasant Valley, each of them
had number of bounty certificates.
They were quite anxious to get legis-
lation in order to have those certifi-
Gates in warrants, SO they would draw
interest.
@. Outside of this bounty matter
what else did you talk about? 49,
IA. That's ALL go llnp>
@. How long were you with Mr..
Steele? ~ ~.,
"a. Might have been 20 minutes, /
don't think any longer. @
@. You We're not together over 20
minutes altogether?
A. Probably 20 minutes in the res
taurant; it might have been less. / did
not keep track of the time.
Q. Might it have been an hour?
A. I don't think 1T was that long.
II is just as told you, I kept no track
of the time. and / came down partly
to see about resigning my office as
United States commissioner.
@. When did you return?
"A. I left the next day on the train
going to Great Falls at IL or 12:45;
think that is the time.
@. Did you talk with any one after
wards about this visit?
"A. Don't think did.
q. Did you talk with Judge D. F.
Smith?
A. 1 might have done so.
@. What did you tell him?
"A. don't remember; I don't remem-
Der that told him anything.
@. Did you talk with Mr. Whiteside?
IA. I might have talked with him
about 1t; don't know.
q. What did you say?
"A. I have no recollection what I said
about the matter; I might have told
might have told Smith the same.
&c. What did you say Mr. Steele
wanted to see you for?
"A. I think have already stated that.
@. You stated no other purpose?
"A. might have, but don't remember
any.
q. Is it not fact, Mr.. Carr, that
you said Mr.. Steele had offered you
money to support w. A. Clark for Unit
ed States senator?
IA. Is that question or an insinua-
ton?
y Intended Joke.
%. Question. Is it not fact that you
said A. j. Steele had offered you $1,000
for your support for w. A. Clark for
United States senator?
"A. / never said it seriously. 1t was
common talk through that part of the
county, as I can prove by 100 witnesses,
as every man. was saying they had been
offered so much and so much up to
$4,000.
@. Then you may have said some
thing of that kind?
A. l may have said so.
a. That he offered you $1,000?
"A. But I never said it seriously; I
may have said it, yes; l would not say
1 didn't say it, because it was common
talk all over in a joking way, and I
might have said it in a joking way.
@. You won't deny, then, that you