The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-16
pecial Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, Nov. 15.-Much progress
was made in the Welcome disbarment
case to-day, there being few interup-
tlons by arguments of counsel. Ten or
IL witnesses for the defense occupied
the stand. General Kessler and Judge
Barrett swore to Welcomes good char
tcter, the former, however, admitting
MS judgment was formed without be-
| ing aware Of the bribery charges pre-
rerred. -Four witnesses from F'lathead
| county testified to Whitesides bad
character, and some things Of interest
We're brought out in the cross-examin-
| alton. William Muth testified as to the
proceedings of the Anaconda convention
OF last year; Rodgers, of the Butte
Bricklayers' union, testified to, White
| sides relations with his union in Butte.
Senator Hobson told a story of the
meeting of the republicans held the
night before Clark was elected, and
Representative Jacqueth told a differ
| ent story Of the same meeting The
Standard, as usual, gives the testimony
| complete without comment 1t IS
| worthy careful reading.
The court to-day made some remarks
| regarding the undue criticisms made
! by certain newspapers, remarks which
| cannot but enlist the Endorsement of
| good citizens generally in all parts of
| the state.
While there is still an army of wit
| nesses on hand, it is the general belief
| that the defense will be concluded in
| two more days.
William McDermott and. Tom Kinds
| arrived on last nights late train
william Muth. A
The first witness this morning was
William Muth. He said that he is 4s
| years old, real estate dealer and has
lived in Helena 26 years. He has
known John r. Toole since 1887. He,
| has been democrat and was at the
| Anaconda convention of '9S. Toole was
! there The DAILY forces We're present,
| led by Toole, and We're operating in
| the convention The Daily force was
| sonal relations with DAILY were very
| pleasant. He was Daly's confidential
| manager
| II met Toole on the day of the White
| side exposure in Zayas' saloon. 1t
was soon after the adjournment of the
| JOINT SESSION. l SHOOK udIluS Will
| Toole and made some remark about the
exposure. He was in the act of taking
| a drink and asked me to join him. He
| said that for 10 days he had been work
| ing under great nervous strain, scarce
ly slept at all, and felt the need of
relaxation. He thought he could get
| 1t in few drinks. Mr.. Whiteside had
proposed to him some time before that
they go into this thing and he had hesi-
| tated about it and finally turned 1t over
| to Mr.. Campbell
Were you active in the capital
fght?"
Il was secretary of the Helena CAPT.
| tai committee"
Colonel Nolan objected to this line of
questioning and Chief Justice Brantly
| inquired the purport of the questioning.
| Wallace said he would show the tre-
| mendous amount of money used by
| DAILY in the capital fight and that
| Whiteside belongs to that crowd and
| the job was put up by it,. The objection
| was sustained.
| On cross-examination Mr.. Nolan
| asked:
You say that the DAILY forces We're
on top in the Anaconda convention?"
Yes"
And John r. Toole was the leader
of the DAILY forces?"
! Yes"
WAS not Toole advocating fusion
| with the silver republicans, and was he
not turned down in the committee on
| the proposition?"
| THAT is true
| How do you account for his surren-
der If DAILY was in the majority?'
II don't know. 1t was beaten in the
| committee"
| Don't you know that the committee
| was composed of Joe Toole John r.
| Toole and Mr. Whiteside?"
| Yes
"Then Whiteside siding with Joe
| Toole, he could not have been a DAILY
| man at that time?'
Possibly"
Don't you remember that Joe Toole
| nominated Campbell himself in the con-
| vention instead of seconding the nomi.
| nation as he wrongfully stated yester-
day; that he called Campbell off the
platform by telling him there was a
| telegram for him, and then made that
! famous nominating speech?
Yes"
How do you account for that if the
Daily forces were in control?
well, Daily was in the majority, and
it was no use bucking, so We took our
medicine
Was Not Sure.
Mr.. Muth was not sure whether the
word exposure" or thing had been
used in his conversation with John r.
Toole
W. r. Rogers Of Butte. a contractor,
said he was in Butte in April and May
last and knows Fred Whiteside. He
has known him year and is general
contractor. He was putting up the At
lantic street school house. The witness
was the corresponding secretary of the
Bricklayers' union and no members of
the union We're employed on the build
ing.
What conversation did you have
with Whiteside?''
1 went to see Mr.. Whiteside to see
II we couldn't fix the matter up. He