The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-29
! DECLINE TO ANSWER"
The Substance of Senator w. A.
Clark's Deposition
IN THE WHITESIDE CASE
Nearly Every Question Asked by the
Attorneys Was Met With That
Rsjoinder in Monotonous
Reiteration.


torney got through asking his ques-
lions which he did not answer. At the
examination yesterday afternoon the
! senator answered a few questions and
then gave notice that he would answer
| no more unless they were confined to
matters at issue in the suit against the
Miner Publishing company. in which he
is one of the defendants. AS Mr.. Clark
and his attorneys claimed that all SUBJ
sequent questions We're irrelevant, all
| replies to them simply We're II decline
| to answer"
II will ask you, Mr.. Clark, whether
| at any time, a short time before, or
| during, or since the session of the last
| legislature, which elected you to the
| United States senate, you entered into
| any business or financial relations with
any members of the legislature-of that
| legislature?" asked Mr.. Hartman
Il decline to answer" said Mr.. Clark
Were you, and are you acquainted
with Senator Warner from Jefferson
| county?"
sir ' ' VS.
Il will ask you to state what, If any,
| business or financial relations you en-
tered into with him during the session
of the last legislature, which elected
you to the senator"
Il decline to answer
| Il will ask you If, during the session
| of the last legislature, which elected
you to the United States senate, you
| relations with Senator Warner, either
| directly or with anyone, or through
| anyone for him?"
Il decline to answer"
Il will ask you whether or not you
| now own any real estate, or other prop
| erty, in Jefferson county. which was
bought from Senator Warner during
| the session of the legislature, or short
| time prior thereto, or since them"
II decline to answer"
Were you acquainted with Mr.. Nc
| Laughlin, one of the representatives
| from Missoula county,
Il was"
II will ask you to state whether or
not you had any business or financial
relations with him, or with anyone for
him, either directly or indirectly, short
ly prior to the meeting of the last leg
islature, during it's session or subse-
quent to it's adjournment
Il decline to answer Connected with
the Miner suit, I will answer any ques-
ton that is relevant, but l will not an
swer such questions as that"
II will ask you, Mr.. Clark, If you did
not, either shortly before or during the
session or shortly after the adjourn
ment of the session, purchase from MIR.
Mclaughlin, before referred to, certain
lands and property in Missoula
county,"
"I decline to answer"
You are acquainted with Senator
Hannah, who resides at Big Timber
are you?"
Il am acquainted with him."
II -A, 14A
financial or business transactions yoI
had with him, shortly before or during
the session Of, or after the adjourn
ment of the LEGISLATURE"
Il decline to answer
II will ask you what, If any, money
you furnished Senator Hannah, at any
time, shortly before, or during the sit
ting of the session of the legislature,
or after it's adjournment, to enable him
to embark in any business enterprise of
any kind whatsoever"
II decline to answer
II will ask you to state whether or
not you furnished any money, directly
or indirectly, to Senator Hannah, or
to the Ross-Dyer Mercantile company
for him, prior to the opening of the
legislature, or during its session, or
since its adjournment
Il decline to answer"
"I will ask you, Mr.. Clark. whether
Immediately prior to the meeting OF
the last legislature, during its session,
or subsequent to its adjournment, you
had any business relations or financial
transactions with Senator Hobson, who
was a member of the legislature which
elected you to the United States SEN
ate?''
ITO which I decline to answer"
II will ask you, for the purpose or
refreshing your recollection, if you did
not, during or subsequent to the ad-
journment of the legislature, furnish
Senator Hobson with the money to buy
out his business associates in the bust
ness which he was conducting at his
home at that timer"
Il decline to answer"
II will ask you, Mr.. Clark, If 1t Is not
fact that in that transaction to which
l referred in my last question, II Mr.
Hobson did not procure from you, by
check upon your bank, the sum of
$4,000 to close out that deal, to pur-
chase the interest he did purchase in
the busine5s?"
Il decline to answer"
Il will ask you, Mr.. Clark. If Massena
Billiard of Helena was one of your
close friends or managers, or agents
during your campaign for the senate
last winter?"
mot that I know of; think he was
friendly to me, but l know nothing
about It,"
II will ask you whether or not you
ever, directly or indirectly, personally
or by any one of your agents, or man
ayers, or friends whom you mentioned,
or any other person, furnished Mr.. Bull
lard with any money to be used in the
furtherance of your candidacy for the
United States senate?
Il decline to answer.
Il will ask you, Mr.. Clark, whether
or not, in the furtherance of your can
didacy for the United States senate last
winter at Helena and the prosecution
of your canvass therefor, you had any
financial transactions with the Guar
anty Loan & Trust company OF chi
cago?"
81 decline to answer
During your canvass for the United
States senate, Mr. Clark, where dld you
have your headquarters in Helena
We'll, I stayed at the Hotel Helena:
some of my friends were there; don't
know that they had any particular
headquarters"
Where We're your rooms at the hel-
ena, with reference to the rooms or MT