The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-03
CLARK'S DEFENCE begun
More Testimony in the Montana
Senatorial Investigation.
The Attorney for Jefferson County
Declares That He Was Guaranteed
5000 to Swear That Certain Mem
bers of the State Legislature Had
Received Money for Their Votes.

Counsel for Senator William A. Clarl
OF Montana opened The case for the
defence before the Committee on Privilege:
ana Elections OF the Senate yesterday aft
ernoon. Their first witness was Thomas T.
Lyon, County Attorney for jefferson county
Montana. His cross examination was more
severe than that to which any other wit
ness in the case has been subjected since
Frederick Whiteside was on the stand.
Former Senator Faulkner, counsel in
chief for Senator Clark, asked the witness:
DO you hold any official position
Il am County Attorney for Jefferson
county, replied the witness.
DO you know Mark Hewitt and Repre-
sentative Campbell?"
Il do
The witness said that last summer, while
in Butte, he met Mr.. Hewitt. He came
up and chatted," said the witness. ~and
said, Come down to my Office; want TO
see you. He said: i have scheme out of
which you can make barrel of money.
Charlie Clark promised me a lease on one
of his mines but l don't think he is going
help. ] can bring him TO time and we can
clean up $4,000 apiece. Later ] saw him
and he said he didn't think that blum was
going TO work on the old man tmeaning
Senator Clark: but. he said, Campbell
has a barrel OF money TO spend for tesu-
mony, and If we can't make killing out of
one side of the Clark DAILY fight. we can out
of the other He said that MIR. Campbell
had money to burn, and that we would be
chumps IL we didn't get in ana work our
graft ] had a talk with MIR. Campbell
and told him what Hewitt had told me.
He said, We are in the fight TO win He
wanted me TO get testimony concerning the
alleged bribery OF the members of the Leg
islature from my part of the State. ! told
him that this would put me in a had light.
but be said he would overcome that as
much as he could and would ste that ] was
paid.
mir. Campbell said What will your
testimony be- He said 1t was generally
believed that the men from my county
Hill. Luddy. and Narner-were paid for
their votes, and -tIiat they got $4,000 each.
rcrtimony Badly Wanted.
''Mr. Campbell said that he was willing
my testimony to the effect that those men
received money. or that they told me they
had been paid Cor their votes
Mr.. Lyon testified that he led Mr.. Camp
bell on in this way, not with any view to
accepting the proposal, but at the Instance
Of Charles W. Clark, the Senator's son. 10
find out what the DAILY people were doing
10 iniure his father.
The witness told his story. which Occur
pied about twenty minutes. without a sin
gle Interruption. Representative Camp
bell sat at the head of the table. appar-
emily ulmoved. Now and then he whs-
pered TO Frederick Whiteside, who sat
next to him.
Senator Chandler asked: "sinee your
FIRST interview with Charlie Clark, what
arrangement have you had with him as to
compensation
None"
letter written by Mr.. Campbell TO
Lyon was produced. IL was strictly a
professional communication concerning le-
gal business. inviting Lyon 10 call at his
ONCE.
Mr.. Campbell cross-examined the wit
ness. He questioned him closely about a
property transaction which he negotiated
between State Senator Warren, Charles
W. Clark, and John b. Welcome. The
consideration in the deed was $500.
Did you not tell me in my Office in 1
the presence of Colonel Nolan that that 4
property was not worth more than sl,500?" /
mo, SIR
lis it not a fact that there had been an |
agreement between Luddy, Welcome, ard 1
Charlie Clark that Luddy was TO receive /
$500 for his vote? p
mo, sir"
Nolan"
mo, sir
ALSO in the presence of Mr.. Richards.
Clerk of the Supreme Court OF Montana. -
mo, SIR
Mr. Campbell asked many questions of
the witness calculated TO discredit him, I
but Lyon denied everything.
Lyon, in narrating a conversation which
he had with Colonel Nolan In Mr.. Camp
bells Office, to the effect that he Lyon.
would swear that be had taken Luddy's
bride money and deposited 1t in the bank.
took occasion TO say that Colonel Nolan. /
Attorney General of the State was under |
the influence OF strong drink.
What time of day was it," asked Mr., |
Campbell.
1T was in the afternoon"
what time?" asked Senator Chandler. /
"Afternoos', and his drunk became deep
er as the day grew shorter
Left ~ the Committee.
Mr.. Lyon" asked Mr. Campbell. "are
you willing 70 swear that offered or
aged TO pay you s.. 600 to come down here
and commit perjuray before this commit
tee?"
Il prefer that the committee shall Judge
that from my testimony
Senators Chandler, Turley. and Hoar ex-
trted themselves 10 draw from the witness
0 declaration whether he gave Mr.. Camp
bell 10 understand that he Lyon) was TO
tommit perjury, or whether he gave Mr..
Campbell reason TO believe that what he
lyon was willing 10 testify TO was true
The responses of the witness were not
clear. IL appearing from his statements
That he had not thought OF that feature.
Mr.. Campbell asked: Ibid not tell you
That you should confne yourself strictly TO
the facts as you know them?''
mo, sir"
Did you not come 10 my office and say
that If Charlie Clark did not do some
hing, and do it quick, you would tell all
YOU knew
mo. sir"
did you not say TO me that you wanted
81. 900, and did not say to you that IL was
Impossible for fue to make any promises
Of compensation"
mo. sir; you did not"
did you ever speak 10 Fred Whiteside
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