The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-16
WELCOME TRIAL
MAKING HEAOWAY

MAKING HtADWAY
Continued from Page Five)
How much did you get when Geiger
was seated?"
Two hundred dollars"
who paid your"
wv. M. Bickford?"
'In what form?'
"a check
"On what bank?"
II don't remember"
WAS that all you were to get?"
"Bickford told me in Butte that he
would give me 5000 If Whiteside was
defeated. Otherwise would get moth
ing. He also gave me $25 to pay my ex-
penses back to Kalispell."
"Then your payment was contingent
on Whiteside not being seated?"
TT was"
J. H. Graves was next examined. He
lives in Flathead county and is a far
mer. Has lived there Is years and
has known Whiteside six years. He
considers his reputation bad.
would you believe him under OATH"
IF he were financially interested I
would not"
by NOlan:
DO you know Bickford?"
Yes"
Did you see him in regard to coming
over here to testify in this case?"
Il did,
where did you see hino"
''In Kalspell?"
did you go to Kalispell at Bickford's
SUGGESTION"
yes; / received message"
"How much did Bickford give you
for coming here?'
Sixty dollars"
when did you get that?"
"A week ago Thursday"
How much was the round-trip
ticket?'
"Thirty-eight dollars and fifty cents
"How much more are you to get?"
Il was to get my expenses"
IF your expenses are not equal to
the $50, are you to pay the balance
back to Bickford?"
No"
You are Clark supporter"
You supported Butler against White
side in the democratic county conven-
tion?"
II did,"
Paying Witnesses.
Day raised the question about pay
ment of expenses of witnesses He said
they were paying the expenses of wit
nesses because they understood the
state had no money to pay for witnesses
in the case The court said that no wit
nesses are being paid out of the state
| treasury so far as he knew.
who is paying your Witnesses
| asked Day of Nolan.
| THAT is not your business" replied
Nolan.
Il will make it my business" said
Day Take the stand"
| Nolan took the stand.
"Who is paying your Witnesses"
| 1.-THE state treasurer"
Under what fund.-"
| IT don't know"
| "Who gave him the money!"
You must ask him that question:
| Are your witnesses getting more
| than mileage and per diem?"
"They are not"
| "Who is furnishing this money!?
The state treasurer"
Don't you know that the state treas
urer has no authority to do this?"
THAT is his business"
| Didn't you advise him?'
II advised him that we would have
| the supreme bench and board of equal
ization approve the bill and endeavor
to get an appropriation through the leg
isature to pay the bill.
| to pay witnesses for the defense?'
Not that I know off,
The next witness was William Fitz
patrick of F1athead county. Had re
sided there 10 years and is a rancher
known Whiteside five or six years
| considers his reputation bad ant
wouldn't believe him under oath.
| Did you see Bickford in Kalispell?'
| mo"
whom did you talk with about com
ing here as a Wttness?
Nobody"
Glow did you happen to Gomez"
"a messenger told me I was wante'
in Helena"
"Who was this messenger"
Some teamster; I don't know who.
what did he tell you?"
THAT Bickford wanted me in Hell
ena"
you were here during the Legislative
session last winter"
yes" u!
What was your miss.on?"
Nothing. just stopped off five 0
six days"
You have been a supporter of w. 4
Clarke
IT don't know as 1 have
do you know whether you have O
not ?"
Nothing except that I worked 70
him once"
Were you ever employed by Clark ?
mo; except that 1 was foreman fo
him in Butte once"
borrowed Money.
D. r. Peeler, a banker and miner c
Kalispell, was next on the stand. Fl
has known Whiteside for three year.
He is treasurer in the First Nations
bank. Whteside has had an accour
, there at various times and has borrow
ed money there.
"Wbat was tho condition Of his ar