Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-30
GE|GER THE
ONLY WITNESS
Special to Inter Mountain,


Washington. D. c., Jan. 30.-Judge Nc
Connell registered here under an assumed
name several days g to the great mer-
riment of the DAILY crowd. The tables
are now turned. A prominent DAILY sup
porter n state official registered in New
York last week under fictitious initials.
That is not all. The names are sup
pressed at special request, but Mcconnell
is not being joshed any more.
Ramsey's testimony yesterday about
the deposit of a ST. 900 bill by William
TWohy, created a sensation for a few
moments. but will be explained as a re-
suit of an evenings amusement with
cards, a prominent mining magnate of
Butte having had the low hand. No re-
Election upon Mr.. Twohy was intended.
Montana bankers brought down here
to testify about their private business are
very indignant at being dragged into the
mess as their testimony does no good to
either side. A. ]. Davis of Butte was
summoned from the bedside of a sick
child to assist in the Copper King war.
News from New York today is that
on February l a radical change will &C.
cur in Butte in the matter of merchan-
disc orders and payment of checks to
miners by the Anaconda company. The
report says the men will be paid directly
the full amount due them and can dis
pose of the money as they please.
The exOneration of Ex-Governor Toole
yesterday by the prosecution was a dra-
matte scene. He would have told a story
of Montana politics for the past twenty
years that would have paralyzed the
Daily side and stirred Montana into a
fever of excitement. The memorialists
! saw the storm coming and apologized.
Mr.. Toole left Disguised.
Geiger vas the only witness his morn-
ing. He was thoroughly demoralized. He
attempted to explain the possession Of
certain money. He avs he won $1100
on a race track in Illinois. Chandler
asked him the name of the horse. An
yet.
The governor is here in the interest of
reform. He came via New York. HI may
be made witness by the committee.
The Anaconda advisers now admit the
full significance of the Raleigh hotel i'm
! cident as first printed. Yesterday they
dare not put Ben Hill on the stand. The
hotel affair would come out as we'll as
some receipts which Hill is alleged to
have which would expose the v%irtuous
pretenses of the DAILY crowd. The COM
mittee may insist on Hill and Wright
testifying. They threaten exposure to
both sides.
AS Geiger proceeded his testimony be-
came rather sensational.
when did you get the amount you
have not already accounted for?" was
asked the witness.
Il cannot tell without uncovering my
| private affairs
do you decline to tell?'
II do"
! After consultation among the members
of the committee the question was re-
peated and an answer demanded. After
five minutes pause Geiger finally said
that he got the money in Helena.
Chandler, Nov, Mr.. Geiger, the COM
mittee requires you to state from whom
you got the money. Go ahead and tell
what you know"
TO this the response came quickly. II
found a package in my room containing
81, 100. 1t was at the time that corpora
ton bill 1872 was pending. l took the mon
ey and used it n never said a word
about it,"
Witness thought he knew who left the
envelope in the room but was not sure.
He had intended voting for the bill any
Way.