The evening times., 1900-03-01

| When the Committee on Privileges and
| Elections of the Senate met this morning
to resume consideration of the Montana
| Senatorial case Representative Campbell
who has been acting as counsel-in-chief
| for the accusers of Senator w. A. Clark.
returned to the witness stand. and his
! ross-examination was continued by for
| mer Senator Faulkner. counsel-in-chief
| for Senator Clark, at the point where it
was interrupted by adjournment yesterday.
Mr.. Campbell told of the meeting AT
which it was determined to press the
! bribery charges against Senator Clark.
! darcus Daily was present at that meeting
and said that ne would give such money
as might be needed. though he would ex-
pect others to contribute as they were
able. Mr. Campbell was chosen chairman
of this committee, and as he needed money
he called on Mr.. Daily or his private sec
retary and got it. Mr. Campbell was asked
if he had employed any detectives in Wash
ington In this case He said yes.
What for?'
Because we had reason to believe that
witnesses whom we had called to Wash
Senator Clark.
Then. If those detectives went further
than this, they did not do so under in
structions from you?"
They certainly did not, and l have no
knowledge now that my instructions were
exceeded"
"Did YOU cause these detectives to visit
the offices of dentists, surgeons. and doe
tors. who are related to Senator'S. with
inf fhnSp Senator's
NO. sir; most positively not. If 1t had
been necessary 10 resort to such methods,
would quit right here. We do not want to
fight this case in that way"
Mr.. Faulkner asked the witness about the
employment of detectives in Montana. one
of these was L. b. Mclean.
When you had occasion to communicate
with those detectives how did you do it?''
Sometimes verbally and sometimes in
writing. -,sz
The letters were sent TO private letter
box. Sometimes they went through the
postoffice. Sometimes they did not.
Mr. Faulkner produced a, package of let
ters which had been Intercepted. The wit
ness identified the letters as his They
were not read. though Mr.. Campbell said
he did net object to the reading of them.
He said frankly that he had instructed the
detective named TO get in with Welcome,
Bickford. and Charley Clark. learn what
he could and give me the information
The witness was asked. Did you urge
Swede Murphy to. become witness in this
case?'
Il did"
Did you seek to have him make an aft
davit. the facts in which you were to fur
nish?"
No sir did not"
i Cf
Lean. the witness said he had never in
structed the detective to do anything dis
honorable. nor would he Campbell, coun-
tenance any dishonesty in the prosecution
of the case. even though it would operate
against Senator Clark.
Did you say to him. Mclean. you are
fool; yoL would make a good witness and
could frame a good story?
No sir: | never made such statement
to any man living or dead" f'
Mr. Campbell said Mclean had met him
in Washington. He asked me if he could
be OF any service to me. and | told him |
thought he could not He said he was out
of money and was in Washington looking
for a Government position. / gave him
$50
Did you instruct Mclean to make the
acquaintance of Mark L. HEWITT"
No sir. | understood that Hewitt was
dissatisfied with the treatment accorded
him by Mr. Clark and that he was telling
some OF the things he knew about Mr.
Clarks campaign"
Senator Hoar said that there were two
questions rnich ought TO be put 10 the
witness. The tirst related to the itemi:ed
account of the expenditures in the case.
Mr. Camp3sl said he would submit the
statement. and it was ordered that this
should go before a subcommittee. The
second question related to his retainer as
counsel for the Washoe Mining Company.
Mr. Campbell said that his salary as coun-
sci for this company was $4,000 year
upon condition that he should form a part
nership with some good mining lawyer
At noon the committee took recess Tn
til 215 O'Clock.