The Portland daily press., 1900-02-05

seesrJisg to what money get"
ibid you get wore than $50 for your
workr was asked.
"Yss, I got several sueh sums"
The witness stated that In conversa-
tion with Mr.. Csmpbsll after the affidavit
was prepared, many alterations were
made In the doeu nent and that he had
subseq given the altered document
TO Mr.. Campbell. Mr.. Campben was
asked TO produce the altered doc ment
and ssid he would try TO find it.
After Mr.. Faulkner had resumed the In
vestisstion, SeEator Hoar Interrupted
him asking him to ouytaii the inquiry,
saying that after the witness own sd-
Missions. no statement that he would
make could be Of value to any one.
Mr.. HIN testified to paying $500 for
affidavits In Missoula, drawing drafts on
Mr.. Campbell for the money. Campbsll
said he had honored the drafts and
would explain why when he should take
the stand.
CouosrniBg witnesses called to Helena
10 testify In the djsbarmsnt trial. Hill
said there had been an understanding
that only Mr. Minshail should go unsil
the $500 was paid 10 each OF them.
whttsside had given she money to man
named Harrity far him and the latter
had handed him $500 OF this amount
which the witness said he still had In his
possession, having kept IL inl order to
make the prosecution pay the remaining
amount, which he said was promised.
He had teld the messenger who had
brought him . message asking him 10 60
to the ststs supreme court 20 testify to
"teli the supreme Court to 10 TO r."
The comnittse here took reoess.
At the afternoon session Of the oom-
u,ittes Mr.. Hill continued his testimony
oonosrning the dealings Of himself.
Wright, kinshali and Oowsn with Con-
gresham Campbell and Mr.. Hhiteside.
He said they had paid them various
sums Of money at different times.
Hill said he had told Campbell at that
ime that q owens affdsvit WAS false
and that after coming 10 Washington
Cowss had told him that he had made
up his mind to "play his story out. I"
emitting some statements made In the
AFFIDAVIT. Among others who had given
him money, the witness said, was Mr..
Tuohsy Of Butte. That gsntlem an had
given him $3.50 and had also given money
to others Of his oom mbinAtion. HUI said
that from his conversation with Camp
bell and whitesids he was satisfied MAJ
Gus DAILY was putting up the money for
the prosecution. Whiteside had told
that their funds were not limited. " hits-
sics had said! 1--WE have no specific
amount, but Marcus Daley never limits
u.s." Hill said that Rector, one Of the
witnesses for the prosecution. had told
MIN that he was to have $500 for coming
to Washington, and that Rector had also
told him that his testimony was not
true. The witness on oross-exAmination
said that after coming to Washington, he
had gone to see Mr.. Birney. local attor-
nsy for the prosecution. He first said that
ne had "strung him along" and after
ward that he had told Blrney that there
was not word Of truth In bis affiaavit.
When Hill retired. Congressman Camp
bell requested that he be sworn, saying
that II the committee considered Lyons,
Hlrs and Wrisht's statements true, he
was unfit to proceed as counsel In the
case. He thought he should have IN op-
portunity to explain. The COMMITTEES
allowed him to explain a. counsel. but
did not require him to Be- sworn.
Mr.. Campbell first took up the state
msnt of Thomas e. Lyons and said the
lAttsr's statement that he (Campbsll)
had offered him money to commit per-
jury was absolutely untrue. He admit
ted that be had talked with lyons and
that he had given him $500 to pay the
expenses Of the Investigation that Lyons
was TO make. With refsrsnes TO Hill's
affidavit hs denied having dictated ID.
saying that Hin bed spent an entire day
with his (CAmpbsi's) typewriter In q
back room diotating statsment and that
he (Vampbslll. had not been In the room
half an hour during the day. He admit
ted payins drafts for $500 made upon
himself by his private secretary to pay
for affidayits by Wright and Ainshall.
but said that At the same time be had
told him. that the testimony Of the men
could not bs used. Mr.. Csmpbsl said
be bad employed them 70 get at ths truth
of o rumor that an effort was being made
to have Mr.. Whitssids Imprisoned through
one Folk, that he had especially desired
70 have . lsttsr interoe pied and that at
last letter was intercepted and that
Hill had opened 1t. II was not true that
he had paid Hill any money to do any
thing that was crooked or that Hill had
old him that his affidavit was untrue.
Mr.. Birnsy also made . statement say
ing he had first seen Hill early In June
last. IN Washington. Hill had thea suG-
gssssd that one or two statements In his
a11davits should be stricken out. a. they
were untrue. but had not intinatsd that
the statement was untrue In the main.
He had told him that Campbsll had said
the same thing to him. Al lAt,r In
| tsrvisw Hill had asked not to be put on
| the stand and after this interview he
Birnsy) had become suspicious Of him