The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-07

10 the senate l asked him what he meant
py u.s. and he replied that he meant Mr..
lazy and his friends He added thar |
might as well get into the band wagon and
take a ride-that II I would do what he
wanted me to do. see the Legislators, etc.
l would make a pile OF money more of II
IN TWO or three months than l could make
IN my then position in as many years
declined, and Whiteside then told me to
Keep quiet and 1 would hear a bomb ex-
plode soon-that be was going TO spring a
sensation to prevent C.ark's election and
That there was $1,000 in f."
Mr.. Ringwalt also said Mr. whiteside had
toiu him as early as 1897 that he was going
70 get even with the Helena people and
Mr.: Clark for their part in the state cap
ital fight.
on cross-examfnation. Mr. Ringwalt saia
.hat ne mad never told this story before.
because ne did not want to get mixed up
in the matter
interest I'm Falk's Testimony
No little interest was manifested in the
committee room when Benjamin Falk was
introduced az witness. This was due to
the TACT that his name had been brought
INTO the investigation In various connec-
tons and especially in connection with
the letter from Bickford to Root which
was intercepted in Mr.. Campbelrs office,
aud what was read in the committee room
CorreIatIve Matter Brought I'm.
Mr.. Falk did not proceed far before the
noon adjournment He had only stated
that he was deputy clerk OF Flathean
county In 1898 and bad handled the cleo
ton returns involving the election in which
MT. Whiteside was a candidate for the
state senate. Attorney Foster for the de-
fense, sought to bring out the fact that Mr..
Whiteside had offered sl,eo for access to
faNfn trf1
question was objected 10 az correiatfve The
committee found II necessary 70 consider
this point in executive session. promising
70 give a decision at the reassembIing after
recess at p. M
At the beginning OF the afternoon ses-
sion Senator Chandler announced that for
the present the committee would exclude
the question put to the witH4ssr- Fax.
as to whether Mr. whiteside tried to bribe
him to exhibit the Flathead county re-
turns, as II was only a correlatfye matter
MI. Foster stated that, In the interest OF
Mr.. Clark. he would announce the desire
OF the defense to prove as they could BY
both Fax and his wife, that whiteside had
offered bride of 81 900 TO he allowed 10
tamper with the returns. The question was
excluded under the former ruling.
Mr.. Fslk was not questioned as TO the
intercepted letter being excused after a
brief examination He said he had re-
NAMED with Representative Carr when
the latter was sick, because Carr had
said that he was afraid of violence from
Fred Whiteside. He admitted on cross
examination that he had received a let
ter from Senator Clark, previous 10 the
sitting OF the Legislature which he had
shown TO Mr.. Whiteside. This letter was
an inquiry as to the senatorial sentiment
In Flathead county, but the witness said
ne had destroyed II. not considering Il Of
value. He said whiteside had said AT the
time that he would as soon vote for Clark
as any one.
Carr Afraid of Poison.
On examination by different members
OF the committee Falk said Carr was
afraid he would be poisoned by threats
Whiteside had made against him.
McLaOghtin's sales Ia clark,
II, w. Mclaughlin, n representative I'm
the legislature from Missouri. was
put on the stand to explain his
sale of timber land and a saw
mill site. the latter In the town of
Missoula. 10 senator Clark He said
there was from 5000. 900 to 5000 900 feet of
lumber and that he had sold Il for s24-
$751; notwithstanding that he had eonsid-
cred IL worth from $50 900 10 $40 oan He
had accepted less than the property was
worth because OF the fact that Mr.. DaIv
practically had monopoly of the lumber
business IN the state, cutting him on from
making a sale.
Part OF the consideration was that he
was 70 remain manager for the West.
ern Lumber Co, at a salary of 500 per
month He had negotiated the snle
through Mr. Bickford, but not a word
was said about the senatorial contest. lie
had, however. b. en- approached By the
DAILY people and asked to vote for Con-
rad. He had declined because he CON
Sidered Clark the best man He had re-
eeiVed no Improper proposals 10 vote for
Clark and no remuneration for voting for
him.
Made a mig Pront
ON cross-examlnation MIR Mclaughlin
said he had paid 5000 for the property
sold lie had he said. about 81 500 when
elected TO the Legislature. but he owed
about N,poa, The $40 had been kent In
his house and not I'm bank lie denied
that he told MIR rooie that he would vote
for Mr. Clark because the vote meant
bread and butter for hts family
Il dld not say that to Mr. rooie, and he
dare not get ON the stand and swear that
] did said the witness.
OF the xate@ paid Tor the lumber prom
crtY $4,000 was paid IN money bat S. 200
Of u was not paid untn last March, after
the Adjournment Of the legislature This
payment was deferred because the trans
action was not entirely closed up. Ad-
iourned