Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-09
Remark to Witness Steele on
Handing Him $1,000.
EVIDENCE IN CLARK CASE.
witness Got 500 to $500 for Himself
Expended the Rest of $4,000
or $4,000.

Washington, Feb "a. J. Steele was
cross-examined in the Clark case to-
day. He said he had participated in
the fall campaign OF 1898 with Mr.
Clarxs friends. He had made trip TO
Great Falls before the legislative cleo
ton and also another one after the cleo
ton,
on the first trip he had taken 500,
which Mr. Davidson had given him,
and one the second $500,
Mr. Davidson had also given him
iAonty for expenses incurred in other
trips made throughout the State. Wit
ness sad that at that time he was a
bankrupt having failed in business. He
had kept no account Of expenditures but
whenever he wanted money he went TO
either Mr. Davidson or 10 Mr.. Well
come, Duiing the sitting Of the legis-
lature he had received $1,000 from Day.
lison and 5000 or 5000 from Well
come. 1he largest sum obtained from
Welcome at any one time was 1000,
which had been given him after the
senatorial election, when Welcome had
handed him a roll OF bills telling him
10 pay his cebts and keep the rest. He
had received 50 900 from Welcome after
the investigation by the grand jury.
NJ. Steele gave partial list OF per-
sons to whom he had paid money in
sums Of 500 they being persons work.
ing in the interest Of Mr., Clark for the
Senate. Referring 10 the visit made him
at Helena by Representative Carr prior
10 the meeting OF the legislature, Mr..
Steele said In reply to Senator Turley
that his representation to Mr.. Carr
that he wanted 10 see him about bounty
sealps was al a DreteXt. that In real
ity he had desired 20 see him In Mr.
Clarks Interest as a senatorial candi-
date. He had, however. not urged the
matter when he found that Mr. Carr
was inclined 10 support Conrad. In re-
ply 10 questions from Senator Burrows,
Mr.. Steele said that during the cam
paien and the sitting Of the legislature
he had received $4,000 or Si2, 600 for use
in politics and that he had spent all this
sum ezCept 500 or $500. which he had
kept.
While Mr. Steele was on the stand
the propriety OF the use OF report
made by Attorney General Nolan. OF
the proceedings OF the Lewis aud Clark
county grand jury In the Montana SUI
preme court was raised Mr. Foster. Of
Senator Clark's counsel expressed him
self as strongly IN opposition TO this
revelation OF the secrets ~ the grand
jury room. Attorney General Nolan
was present and volunteered 10 make a
statement, but he was not permitted TO
do so. the committee deciding that the
matter was not material.
State Senator w. t. Tierney. OF
Broadwater county was Questioned es-
pecially concerning his financial con-
dition prior 20 and since Clark's election
TO the Senate, 10 meet the testimony
OF Mr.. Dolenty. q banker Of Townsend.
Mont, 10 the effect that Mr. Tierney
had paid on a large Indebtedness to
his bank since the adjournment of the
legislature and shown many other evil
dences OF improved financial conditions.
Mr. Tierney said that he had been In
strumental in organizing the state bank
Of Townsend. and that the bank paid
his Indebtedness az D0lenty's bank bY
transferring Il 20 the other bank. lie
had also sold more or less property.
The witness said that he had con-
sidered himself worth about $50. 900 be-
fore the meeting Of the legislature. and
that there bad been no material In
crease since. He also said that Senator
Clark had not been instrumental In the
Organization OF the new bank al Town
send. The notes owed at the bank were