The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-20
HOW REV. WARREN WAS PAID
CHAPLAIN GOT 800 FOR HIS
CHURCH, WHICH HE KEPT.
s. II. CasOn's DesertiOn of CIark's
He Wrote a Letter for $1,000.

and continued to a finish the testimony
of the accountant, Rector, who had been
on the stand when the committee adjourned
Wednesday. The new witnesses were Rep
resentative Cooney, T. E. Butler,
preacher named Warren, who was chaplain
of the Montana House of Representatives
and a lawyer named Cason. The two last
named testified to many incidental pro-
ceedings which lent exceptional interest to
their statements.
William f. Rector resumed the stand
at the beginning Of the days session.
He said that all he did in securing rooms
was reported to the higher authorities and
ment that "In the case of every man pur-
chased, it was necessary to report to Mr..
Clark" He had not made such reports
himself, being "only a private and not
on such terms of familiarity with 1.-THE
big guns to justify his approaching
them. He repeated the statement made in
his examination in chief that apartments
in the Warren Hotel had been refused be-
| cause there was no underground passage
from that building to the executive hail.
| contending seriously that Mr.. Clark's man.
| ayers desired such a passage.
| Once when Senator Faulkner tried to
| check the witness in his voluntary testi-
mony, he replied: 81 want to get out the
whole truth; am not interested in sup
pressing part of it, as you are
Mr.. Faulkner brought out the fact that
| previous to coming to Washington Mr..
| Rector had been engaged as an expert on
the books of the Hennessey Mercantile
Company as stakeholder.
isn't Mr.. DAILY connected with that
company asked Mr.. Faulkner
| 81 don't know" the witness replied at
| was only after the cashier and book
keeper"
| GLAD TO SEE THE MONEY
Mr.. Rector testified as to Mr.. Davidson's
| bringing money over from Butte and leav-
ing it in his charge for Mr.. Steele, he be-
/ ing then employed by Davidson. 81 don't
remember the times when he brought it."
he said. 1.-The typewriter and 1 looked at
| it. We were both awful glad to see it,
as the typewriter had not been paid for
four months and had not cent
do you know that Davidson had money
in bank?' Mr.. Faulkner asked.
mo, indeed was the reply There were
| lots of others that did not know it,
Davidson had. he said, left the money
| with him for Steele in open envelope
| and he and the typewriter looked at 1t aft
er Mr.. Davidson had left. Money had been
| thus brought to the room by Mr.. Davidson
| and left for Steele on three different &C.
| casions just before the meeting of the
| Legislature.
a member of the Legislature who was to
| have $1,000 and, after returning he had
| said he had had hard trip but that sit
! was all right"
4 In har of lJon
| had landed his fish within an hour
The witness said that If there were in
consistencies in his testimony. it was be-
| cause the counsel hal frightened him So
He afterward said this remark was ION the
| side and not under oath"
| When Mr.. Faulkner pressed to know
what part of the testimony was under
| oath and what was not, Rector replied:
| Il am just watching you to wink the other
| eye when you want to suppress anything"
| This remark brought out reproof by
| Chairman Chandler and side remark by
| Senator Hoar that 1.-The making of Jokes
| was the prerogative of the chairman
Rev. Il. T.. III. Warren, who was chaplain
| OF the Montana House of Representatives
| in the last session. was then called. He
| said he had been a supporter of Mr.
| Clark, that he had heard the reports that
he was Using corrupt means to secure his
| election and that he had called on him for
| the purpose of satisfying himself 81 asked
| the senator" said the witness, what the
prospects of election were. Mr.. Clark re-
| Piled that they were all right Il will be
| elected Clark said. He spoke assuredly,
| but said he did not want the election until
| he could get a majority of the Democrats. 1
| asked him If he was sure of all of the
Republicans. to which he replied that there
| might be one or two OBJECTIONS, adding:
| That Is all arranged for then told him
that l heard Democratic member giving
The name of a member of the House, say
| he would support you for consideration
How much does he want?' Mr.. Clark
asked.
".About $4,000. think I replied.
mr.. Clark studied moment and said:
L can't do anything like that myself, but
/ will have it fixed. He did not, how
! ever, say who would fix it."
$4,000 HIS PRICE
Mr.. Warren said he had seen Mr. Clark
the next morning in the lobby of the hotel
and Mr.. Clark had asked him where .'his
man" was. He replied that he had not
seen the member. when Mr.. Clark said:
Tell him 1 want his vote to-day" Con-
tinuing, Mr.. Clark had expressed himself
! as weary of the proceeding and said it
| must come to a conclusion. Explaining
| further. Mr.. Warren said he had not seen
| the member in accordance with this re-
| quest but that before he went to see
Clark he had heard the member say iok-
| ingly that he would vote for that gentle
| man for $4,000.
| On CEOSS-tAdtill1ldlloD MI w dfTen SAID ne
had resigned his ministry in the Methodist
| Church after giving his testimony before
| the Montana Supreme Court because of
numerous scandalous reports that were put
| in circulation about him. He said, in reply
| to questions, that previous to going to
| Helena he had had a difficulty at Sweet
| Grass. "A man called me a bad name"
he said. land 1 knocked him down and
| gave him a threshing.
Isn't IL B fact, asked Mr.. Faulkner
| bluntly, that you were charged by the
| members of your congregation with en-
| bezzlement and fornication?"
Mr. Warren replied in the negative. say
| ing there had been no official charges. He
| proceeded, however. to say that the stories
| circulated after he had given his testimony
| charged him with drunkenness, embezzle-
nlent and immortality. In reply TO further
| questions he said he had not resigned to
| avoid investigation. 81 was not afraid OF
an investigation" he said, but / felt
indignant. Indeed. / expect to have an
You have not assaulted any one as you
| did at Sweet Grass?"
mo. sir. but l am liable to do so before
this thing is over
| Mr.. Faulkner also brought out the fact
that during his conversation with ifr.
Clark Mr.. Warren had told him that his
church was in a bad way; that the latter
had promised TO make a contribution for IL
as soon as the senatorial contest was
ended and that afterward Mr. Clark had
sent him n check for 500. which he had
appropriated To the payment Of his own