The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-05
CT ARK MUST ANSWER
CHARGES TO UNITED
STATES SENATE


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said Charles w. Clark is a son of the
said w. A. Clark of Butte.
That on the 9th day of January, 1899.
by joint resolution of the two houses
of the said legislative assembly, which
resolution received the unanimous vote
of the members thereof, a joint inyes-
tigating committee of three members
from each house was duly and regu-
larry appointed to inquire into the
charges of bribery which were freely
and generally made in the city of
Helena with reference to the then
pending senatorial election-the men,
bership thereof consisting of Senators
j. T. Anderson of Meagher county, Ed
win Norris of Beaverhead county and
George II. Stanton of Cascade county,
and Representatives W. j. Stephens of
Missoula county, John r. Toole of Deer
Lodge county and K. II. Cooney of
Cascade county.
That upon the said Jan 2, 1899, said
joint committee began performance of
its duties as such-taking the testi-
mony of such witnesses as appeared
before it; and afterward, to-wit on
Jan. 10, 1899. said committee made it's
report to said legislative assembly, a
copy of which, together with so much
of the evidence taken before it as was
published, will be found in the house
journal of the Sixth legislative session
of the legislative assembly Of the
state of Montana" on pages 2S to 10,
inclusive, to which reference is hereto
had, and the same is made a part of
this protest. That afterward, to-wit.
on the - day of January. 1899. a
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Sidney H. McIntire, judge of the dis
trict court of the First judicial dis
trict of the state of Montana in and
for the county of Lewis and Clarke
to investigate said charges of brib-
cry That said grand jury assembled
in the city of Helena and We're duly
empaneled and sworn, and on the -
day of January, 1899, began an inves-
tigation of said charges. That by the
lavish expenditure of vast sums of
money of the citizens of Helena and of
| other citizens of Montana then in said
city of Helena and actively aiding in
| the contamination of the conspiracy
money to unduly influence members of
| the grand jury, the said grand jury
| We're corruptly induced and Influenced
| to disregard the testimony taken DE-
| fore them, and thereupon made re-
| port to said court, q portion of which
| said report is in the following Il n
| guage, to-wit.
I'VE have carefully weighed all the
| evidence submitted to us, and while
there has been some evidence which
tends to show that money has been
used in connection with the election
of United States senator. it has been
| contradcted and explained in such a
| way, that all the evidence introduced
before us, taken together, would not, in
i,,Ir :oti 1,ty
trial jury
That said report of said grand jury
was received and filed over the objec-
tons of the attorney general of the
state of Montana, who then and
there requested said court to en-
panel another grand jury, which said
request by said court denied. That a
copy of the proceedings of said court
and the said grand fury, together with
a synopsis of the evidence given before
the said grand jury, is herewith filed
marked Exhibit - and made a
part thereof.
That after the adjournment of said
| legislative assembly, to-wit: on the -
day of May, 1899, an application of Hon.
| Fred Whiteside of the county of Flat
head, state of Montana, was filed in
the supreme court of the state of Mon
| tana asking the said court to disbar
| the said John B. Welcome from the
| practice of law in the courts of said
state, and assigning as the reason of
said application the bribery and con-
| Spiracy to bride members of the legisla-
| tive assembly hereinbefnre mentioned,
copy of which said application is here
with filed marked Exhibit -" and
made a part of this protest
| That in the original draft of the ap-
plcation and charges presented to the
supreme court for the disbarment Ct
said John B. Welcome there appeared
a general charge of a conspiracy be-
tween said John B. Welcome and 9TH
| ers to secure the election of members
| OF the legislature by the corrupt use
of money who would be favorable to the
| candidacy of said w. A. Clark for the
United States senate; that said charge
was by said supreme court eliminated
| for the reason the same was vague ana
| indefinite and by reason of such climi-
nation no testimony in support thee of
was taken before said court relating
| thereto.
That afterwards, to-wit. on he 9Th
day of November, 1899, the sai SUI
preme court began the hearing of ties I'll
mony in such disbarment proceedings
and continued such hearing up to and
including the 18th day Of November,
1899, the said John B. Well, ome beli g
represented at such hearing by counsel
and being present in person. and he
state being represented by 1Irl G.. b.
Nolan, attorney general designated by
the court as amicus curiae IN the pro-
ceedings That a copy of the testimony
taken by the said supreme court in said
proceedings is herewith filed marked
"Exhibit $50" and made a pArr Ct
this protest.
That at said hearing neither tie said
William A. Clark, John B. W4llco"lc,
Charles W. Clark, A. ]. Steele. Walter
M. Bickford John S. M. Neill denied or
attempted to deny any of the charges