Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-03
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office, who with Whiteside helped him
prepare an affidavit charging Clark with
corruption. He added that they both
knew his story to be absolutely false but
he did not tell them so. After reaching
Washington he handed the affidavit to
Campbell who said For Gods sake don't
let anybody see it." At this point Senator
Hoar stated that the witness could not be
treated as a source of testimony by any
human being. Faulkner asserted that
the aff1davits made by Hill and Wright
furnished the basis for the memorial pre-
scented to the senate by the Daily side.
Hill and Wright, he said, lac come here
for the DAILY side and both men would
have gone on the stand against Clark,
had the DAILY side kept its agreement re-
ferred to in their testimony a few min
utes before leaving the stand.
Hill startled everybody by declaring
himself as follows:
'*Mr. Campbell lied to me like a dog,
and I lied to him like a dog. He has a
little the best Of me here in the guise Of a
congressman but he Is just as dirty as I
am" (Sensation among the DAILY advis-
DRY committee.)
Wright's testimony was substantially
the same as Hills. He denied all Of Rec
tors testimony about him. Campbel1's
secretary offered him 5000 for an affidavit
against Welcome. He got 500 Of it
through Hill, he said. He swore the af-
idavit was false but said he would have
testified against Clark here If the memoir
ialists had come to time with 81, 500 dol
lars. He said Campbell had promised not
to prosecute him for perjury because he
wanted testimony to purify politics. Dur
ing the legislature he got $24O from Steele.
Since then he has been kept going on
money received from the other side, but
said that no one agreed to pay him the
$1,000 except Ben Hill.
The cross-examinatiOn of Ben Hill Is
proceeding this afternoon. The commit
tee is disguised with the horrible revela-
tions and is plainly convinced now that
the memorialists stopped at nothing to
accomplish their ends. Hill and Wright
being the prosecutions witnesses sum-
moned at their own instance, the result is
ten times worse for the prosecution re-
gardless Of the scandalous u%nreliabilitv
of both men.
Inc people OF Montana need not be sur
prised If the committee refuse to soil
uhelr hands with further INVESTIGATION
and throw the whole case including the
memorialists of the capitol.
The bringing of such a case here has
disguised all and everlastingly diseraced
the once proud name of Montana.
by Associated Press.
~ och II, rtA, IN,lA
matchmaker of Missoula, Mont. was the
nlst witness in the Clark case TODAY.
ne had been by the prosecu-
ton but they declined to put him on the
stand, and he was called by the defense.
II became apparent THAI he had been
called to impeach the testimony of Wit
ness Rector. concerning alleged efforts
to bride Representative Jaqueth. Rector
had testified Wright was present when
the money was paid, but Wright denied
this.
Th witness also. testified to having
agreed to give affidavit and to testify in
the Welcome disbarment trial at the in
stance of Mr.. Hill and Little, secretary of
Congressman Campbell.
He said he was to receive $3.50 for the
affidavit and $1,000 for his verbal testi-
to be given later.
ne did sign and swear to the affidavit
receiving $500 for this service. Thu aft.
davit was read by Senator Faulkner and
was IuH on accusations against member
OF the legislature. one being TO the effect ,
that A. ]. Steele. a friend of Senator
Clark had given him ar envelope contain :
ing 10000 to be given to Senator Myers
for his vote for Clark but that Steele |
had later come to him and requested the !
return of the money, saying Myers pre-.
ferred Whiteside should hold It.
Nov Mr.. Wright is that affidavit trua
or false?" asked Senator Faulkner.
1T is false and they knew it was false
at the time it was made" replied the
II did dt for what there was In
politics." ~
1T is the statement you swore to-"
suggested Senator Turley and the witness
assented. He had not intended to make
the statement he had made in his afi-
If he had gone on the stand, hut
he had refused to testify because 81, 900
had not been paid. He testified thai he
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