The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-11

It was shown by the testimony that be-
fore and after the meeting Of the Legis-
lature. with q view to laying a foundation
for the Whiteside exposure. the political
| mauipulators and the active agents OF the
DAILY faction proclaimed through the news
papers controlled by it, and in their indi-
vidual conversations that il was the pur-
| pose Of Senator Clark to secure his cleo
ton through bribery and corruption. That
Immediately before or at the meeting Of
the LEGISLATURE agents Of this faction per-
fected an organization. which Mr.. Faux
ner contendsd in law constituted a crimi-
nal conspiracy to carry out the plan which
was conceived in 1898.
In the beginning of the case Mr.. Faux
ner said referring to Frederick Whitesids:
I'VE will endeavor to convince the Jug
ment of the committee that the chief wit
ness relied upon by the memorialists,
through his own admissions on the W.T.
ness stand. will present himself before you
as a self-cOnfessed criminal; one familiar
with falsehcod. one so degraded in his
moral conceptions as to be utterly uucor-
scicus Ct his own degradation and one so
oblivious TO these finer instincts Of honor
and integrity that no one who has the
slightest regard for human character would
permit mis- judgment to be influenced by
his evidence
FauIkncr's Reference TO stiff.
Referring to Mr.. StiH, Mr.. Faulkner
said:
THAT his partner In crime and really the
only other witness who pretends to testify
TO any fact worthy of consideration will be
shown to be utterly inscriptions; the as
sistant in the preparation OF crime ac
cording to his own testimony, in c0njunc-
tion with the chief witness, who he had
himself under oath designated as a scouG-
drel and rotten throughout. II will be
shown that this witness claims, as did the
arch cOusoiTatOr. that in occupying the
position he assumed he was not Influenced
by the love Of filthy iucre. but that he was
seeking to improve the morals and elevate
the citizenship OF Montana"
In the matter of the probability OF
Whiteside's testimony that Mr. Welcome
had given him $4,000 for the purpose OF
corruptng members Of the Montana Legis-
lature in the interest OF Senator Clark it
was shown in the course of the hearing
that Whteside was employed in business
by the DAILY interests; that he announced
himself as a candidate for the State SEN
ate as a Daily supporter; that he was as
sisted in his election by a Daily employe
who was sent to his county with DAILY
money; that the friends of Senator Clark
were advised OF this relation of WhitesiGe's
prior to the meeting of the Legislature and
especially John b. Welcome; and tLat
when he rendered his support to Senator
Clark it was accepted by the latter's
friends. in the language Of Mr. Welcome
that He can do no harm; if he does not
vote for Senator Clark We have lost moth
ing, and if he does we have gained some
thing"
1t was argued that with these facts
known to Welcome he would not have bean
so incautious as to have placed his repu-
tation and $4,000 in the hands of a sup
porter of Mr.. DAILY. Senator Clark's bitter
est political and personal enemy. One Of
Senator Clark's managers, William McDer-
Tott, refused to have anything to do with
Whiteside even to the extent OF declining
to have any conversation with him. Il was
further argued that under all these circum-
stances it was not likely that Whiteside
would have been appointed a general cor
ruption agent by the friends OF Senator
CLARK. II was brought forward that IL Il
had been the purpose Of the friends Of
Senator Clark to corrupt the Montana
Legislature. they would not have done so
through the instrumentality Of we'll known
supporters and agents Of Marcus Daily.
Many inconsistencies In Whites de's tes-
timony were shown. He claimed that his
purpose was not to inveigle members Of
the Legislature into the commission Of
crime By inducing them to accept bribe,
but to inform them OF his purpose in max
ing the offer with a view OF obtaining
their assistance in his scheme TO expose
bribery, but he did not claim 10 have com
municated his intentions either to Carr, I
Cullen. Jaqueth. or ByWatcr According
to Whiteside's statement. he offered a
bride to Bywater and Jaqueth. and he en-
cour3ged Carr and Cullen to become GRIM
inals He admitted that his bitterness !
toward Senator Clark was SO great that !
he was willing to corrupt these with !
whom he was associated in public lie that !
he might pose before the people Of Mon |
tana rs an nformer
Whitesides memory grew better and /
fresher with the lapse of time. Before /
the committee Of the Montana Legislature !
he swore that his personal knowledge of /
bribery was limited to himself; W \. /
CLARK. of Madison County; II. L. Meyers. /
and II. II. Carr When he came to Wash |
iugtOn a year later he added to this list /
the names OF 4. L. Jaqueth. stephen Ply /
water. and T +. Cullen.
Whiteside's code Of morals was called /
severely into question. His definition of /
lie as given to the Senate investigating /
committee was "a lie is a false statement |
made to a man who has no right to know |