The evening times., 1900-03-02
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CLARK Enquiry CLOSING
The Montana Senatorial Iavesti-
CATION Nearing Its End.
Only Two More Witnesses 10 BE
Called by the MemorIaIiStS-The
Argument VIII consume But Few
Hours - BePresentative Campbell
again on the Witness stand.

The Montana Senatorial enquiry Is draw
ing to close Representative Camp
bell, couusli-iE-cLief for the memorial
lists against Senator W. A. Clark. an
uouuced this morning that they have but
two more Witnesses % call IN rebuttaI ard
that their examiuaJion-iu-chi would be
brief
Former Senator Faulkner, leading c0uu-
sci for Senator Clark announced that his
robuUal would consume but little time
The committee has one witness whom IL
deems important and who is so far un-
known to either the defence or the prose-
cution. The case viii then be ready for
argument and this IL is understood will
consume but a few hours or each side.
There was an unusually small attendance
Of spectators at the hearing today.
Senator Pr.tcLard announced that he and
Senator Pettus had examined certain ac-
counts Of Messrs. BicI5fo-d. McDermott,
and G. W. Clark. and that they would 20
over these accounts with counsel 10 the
room Of the Committee On Commerce at
2-I5 o'clock.
Representative Campbell returned 10 the
/ stand. lie said he desired 20 correct
| an impression which former Senator
/ Faulkner said ne CHE wilHessJ had left
on his mind. Mr. Campbell said that when
I he testified that he severed his clunec-
] tion with Gr. Clark because he did not
| desire to take part iE a Doodle caups-cu. be
: did not intend 10 convey the impression
I ihat he knew that money was TO De cor
/ rup-iy used lie meant only % convey The
D rHrn-. .aarer. al.
/ part in campaign il which money was
! 70 be laVishly used
Mr. Campbell then presented q general
I statement Of the amount Of money he had
Z expended during the Welcome dIsbar-
| ment proceedings and The Senatorial en-
+ quiry. The fun amount was given as s2I.-
llii5- This included all money paid 20
attorneys. witness s.. and detectives An
other Cf The items. though not bearing di-
I r=ctly on the case at bar. was the expendi-
T -u-r Of $4,000 for the purchase and sup
[ port of certain newspapers in Montana,
lUC-C them being the Livingston Enter
prise and The "BGscuan Chronicle The
witness affirmed directly and positively
that these papers were not sustained for
the purpose OF attacking Nr- Clark. rOr
were they sustained for the purpose OF ad-
vOcarirE Dalyisu. but solely iu the Interest
. Of E0Od government
Tie next witness was State Senator
I Henry /. Meyers who was recalled He
. was asked concerning Ben EiiI'= original
affidavit He said that so far as the afl-
/ davlt related tc him IL was i1 the main
! true but thar the testimony given ty HII
l on the witness stand ia reuud5atiCu 1s that
AFFIDAVIT was false. Mr.. Meyers said that
during the session o. the Legislature Eiu
/ was an active Clark worker and had on
Z several occasions come TO him and said
Z that Senator Clark desired 90 see him III
/ his room and that IL he lIhe wjtness)
/ would vote fC- Clark. he would De- p5id
+ 5000. The proposition was repeatedly
made After the Whiteslde exposure. The
. Clark people offered the witness he said.
+ $4,000 10 leave the State OF Montana Nr.
. Meyers denounced the testimony Of
3 Charles ". Clark. so far as it related 10
/ him. and said Il was absolutely false"
/ James W Heuper was next sworn. He
said he had known Z. P. Woods. oi Ra-
f vall county. intimately FOR twenty-five
/ years. IN 1892 he had loaned Woods a
i sum OF money on his ranch No interest
I was paid between 1892 and 1899. In Jaau-
/ ary, 1899, during the session Of the Legis-
I lature, man came over from Helena aEz
/ paid him the interest and principal. in all
I $5,StJ. This man was an attorney hy the
/ name OF Bullard.
/ f. p Woods was a member Of the Leg
/ islaJurc- The deed which Kemper maze
to Mrs. Woods was never recorded and
/ was given TO Bullsrd as an escrow 20 be
held by him un,il the Woods should re-
I pay the mortgage. The transaction was
! practically a transfer of the trust origi-
I naily held by the witness. Mr.. Birney Of
/ fered an abstract OF the title 10 Woods
. property showing 10 mortgage on IT, II is
COuteuded by the gcrUSerS Of Senator
Clark that the trust on Woods ranch was
b1uEht-Cr that Woods was paid about So
coo rna- be should vote for Clark 2-r-
BickfCrt clark agent. testified that
Charles W. Clark gave him S1fa0 90 take
care Of Woods trust 6uI tha- he DID net
SO employ the money.
Niles FinlsH. of Butte. was next sworn.
Re gave his occupation as that Of mining.
He was elected 20 the Montana LegisIa-
tUTe in ISsS. and was o member OF the
House Of Representative during the Sen
atorial contest He was an aui-Clark man.
Ee knew nothing Of the $4,000 produced
by Whitesjde until he saw it in possession
OF the investigating committee.
'nia you contribute any part Of that
money
No. sir: do not give up money that
easy"
Mr.. BI-ney offered himself as a witness
TO refute some statements made by Hill.
Senator Hear said that the statement
I which had been made at the time bv Mr
BIney as a lawyer would be considered by
oath. and that any imputation not answer
ed by that statement would not be consid-
/ cred by the committee. It was decided
I that Mr.. Biruey need not testify.
/ The prosecution called the name Of r. -
I Whitmore, hut he did not respond Whit
more was one OF the Clark workers and
/ accompanied Charlie Clark and Frank Cor
bett on the special train from Butte Ia
Helena on Sunday, August 8. 1899 the day
on which COrbett and Justice Pigott. Of the
| Montana Supreme Court. held tha inter-
view which has figured so prominently in
| the case.
The prosecution also called on Mr.. Casou
to take the stand, bat he was not present
The prosecution announced that with the
| examination OF these missing witnesses
they would close their case.
/ Mr.. Faulkner. representing Senator
/ Clark said that he would consume but lit
tie time in sur-rsbuttal and that the de-
fence might close this afternoon.
Senator Hoar said that the committee
/ reserved one witness and that counsel
would be given a fair opportunity 10 ex-
anime him The name OF this witness was
not mentioned and the announcement gave
rise 20 a great deal OF speculation.
Nr. Faulkner said that Mr.. Campbell had
! asreed that if the defence should not put
or any character witnesses. the prosecu-
tion would net. but said Mr.. Faulkner. as
Mr. Campbell while on the stand yesterday
undertook 20 give 70 Mr. Jackson. Of salt
Lake Clay. a reputation urdeserved Il
would like the privilege Of putting on Wit
/ nessss 10 iInPeach Jackson
Senator Pettus and Senator McComas
took The position that the statements
/ u-hfsh were made concerning Mr. IacErou