The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-03
CLARK TESTIMONY N
Investigation Has Cost to Date
S27,500.
RANCH DEALS EXPLAINED
BY Clark Witnesses urther
Steps in the Case.
RANCH DEALS EXPLAINED

ton OF Senator Clark of Montana an
nounced that they had concluded the pre-
sentation of testimony. There are some
papers to be examined, and argument is
still to be heard. Arrangements for this
will be made tomorrow. The committee
reserves the right to call witnesses in its
own behalf, but the feeling is general
that the arduous part of the work is fin
ished All witnesses called by either side
have been excused, and many of them left
tonight for their homes. The investiga-
ton began on January 5, and UP to date
a hundred witnesses have been examined.
Their testimony will fill between 2.4d0 and
$500 pages The expense to the govern
ment so far has been about 81 600. \
number of witnesses were examined to-
day, but the only one who gave important
testimony was James w. Kemper OF
Butte, whose statement bore upon the
purchase of State Representative Wood 5
ranch Z. L. Whitmore explained his re
lations with c. w Clark as developed in
the purchase OF State Senator Warner S
ranch The defense introduced three or
four witnesses in rebuttal, among them
Mr. J. NJ. S. Nein of Helena. He denied
sending a message to the effect that the
state supreme court could be influenced
in the Welcome disbarment case.
When the committe resumed its sitting
today Mr.. Campbell, still on the witness
stand, made a general statement of his
expenditures in connection with the prose-
cutiOn of the case against Senator Clark
OF Montana. The statement shows the
following footings: Establishing and pur-
chasing newspapers $19.550; expenses in
the present investigation and in the Well
come disbarment proceedings, $2l, 704. NJ.
Campbell said that the $19.550 had been
expended on the three papers, the Living
ston Enterprise, the Bozeman Chronicle
and the Carbon County Democrat, which
had been purchased or established to OPP
pose what they believed were corrupt
practices in politics. The money in these
cases had only been loaned The other
expenditures included all money spent to
date on account of witnesses, attorneys
and detectives in the prosecution of the
case. 1t did not, however, include coun-
sci fees in the pending investigation. Mr..
Campbell did not know what these
charges would be. All the money thus
expended had been received from Mr..
DAILY.
state Senator Henry L. Myers was re-
called and questioned concerning Ben
Hills statements. He said that Hills
statement in his affidavit concerning him
self was correct while Hills statement
before the committee relating to him was
in the main correct. 1t was true, he said,
that Hill had frequently come to him dur
| ing the session of the legislature, telling
him that he came from Senator Clark
and that Clark wanted him to come to
his room, and that he QHilD could get him
$25 coo for his vote. He had told Hill
that he thought $4,000 was enough for his
vote and that if Clark wanted to pay
that sum for it he could put The money
in Mr. Whiteside's hands. Mr. Myers was
also asked if it was true, as Charley Clark
had stated in his testimony, that he MY
ers) had told him Clark that he appre-
ciated that the $500 check sent to him by
Clark was merely a business matter.
The statement" he said, sis absolutely
false. If the check had been received as
a mere business matter 1 should certainly
have acknowledged its receipt as 1 do
in all business matters. When received
the check l regarded it as a bait to a
bride and l ignored it, as was proper l
should"
James w. Kemper, a real estate dealer
of Butte. was examined with reference
to the Indebtedness on the ranch OF Rep
resentative L. 3. Woods of Ravelli coun-
~. which Indebtedness has been paid off.
the purchase price being $500 Docu-
mentary evidence was also produced by
the prosecution TO show that about the
same time a chattel mortgage given by
Woods for 81 900 had been paid and re-
leased.
Miles F'inIen a member of the legisla-
ture from Silver Bow county. and a friend
of Daily, said that he had not furnished
any Of the $50 90 used by Whitsside IN
his exposure Il don't give money up so
easily" he said.
Before taking the noon recess the attor-
news on boith sides expressed the opinion
that it would be possible to conclude the
presentation OF testimony today or tomor-
row MIR Faulkner said he would offer
very little testimony in sur-rebuttaL
E W. Whitmore. a supporter Of Nj
Clark. said he had acted as agent for C.
w. Clark In the purchase Of real estate
from Senator Warner just prior 70 the
meeting OF the legislature. The land. Re
said. had been purchased because Of the
prospect OF the location Of a smel;er in
the vicinity Of the property. which would
enhance is value. The title was taken
in his name because OF difficulty OF max
ing deals a. q reasonable price where 2
man OF wealth was known 10 be the pros
peclive purchaser. he was in 1he habit
os doing business for Mr. Clark. tbe vol
ume ranging fro slo0ao to s70,o1 He had
paid Mr. Warner with cash because Mr..
warner desired -the payment made tia.
way. The witness said &c The money paid
Mir. warner S00 Of Il vas ia 1850 bills
and sse59 OF the remainder was IN Ee
bills He had a0t paid tia money Until
after the legislature convened
When NJ. whl-rnsrs left tne sta1s Gr
Biernev announced that the 1r5sesstiou
had completed is case. and TIE defense
I then called NJ. William ZcDerEott. vha
said in contradiction 70 s.r. ca EapbeiI
( ghat IN August. ISIS. a. the beginning q
! tna snti-Daly campaign he had paid Mr
l-smpbsu 50. % pay ths Eaters expenses
10 PARK county in ne Clark interest
: II. Ne.u denied she stateuseu;
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