The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-21
THE CLARK BRIBERY CASE.
xirHiRIAH a. CAsON AGAN UNDER
,ROSS-INtMINaTI O


u,auuN1 uDS. Jan. 20 The Clark bri-
-, ,,,.s,i,,nun has come to b. one oi the anus
a., .p,rl,nm .it4 Of the Capitol Tho utter
,sr.,,rd fi even the appearance ~ truth on
D.,,rtDfsunscith witnesses ~ the great feature
=, ,Ls show bat the actor who has developed
,A., role mos urroSsfullv was, perhaps, the last
x,,,,,, 4 Yesterday and was To be the frs, II
,,1,y Iqtl1rirh r Casun showed the utmost
,.,dlrsss IN maan. contradictory statements.
,,d ten m finding excuses and pnlliations for
a. contradictions Nfter tesiiiying yesterday
=, hts ACTIVITY IN bribins members II tho lrgis.
.,ur, ~ vu:r Tor Senator clark, he was confronted
with f., tier winch he had written to the Sena-
,-s br therin law thanking him for IN inuoduc-
,,n D. t., senator. saying that II was Of the
sr.,p,.t help to him., and that, II there had been
h, ,ry I'D the SENATORIAL election, IL had been
a., of, -, utl"r sd Subsequently he had gone
b,tre lr. Grand Jury and the Supreme Court
AM ,lyra EVIDENCE against Clark.
Tlou be- had another change Of view, and had
con,a,,ed toa Nr Root. the law partner Of Clarl's
,r.o, welcome. that he had sworn falsely.
,b,, he md spent ~slcapless nights on that ac-
eour, that h' wanted to avoid being subpoenaed
~ WASHINGTON. and that, II he had the means.
10 v.i'l .,ay' Helena. lie got the means and
ds,py,qr.l for a while only 10 turn up In
Washington v.,'nrday, where he gave testimony
again Clark, Will" confcssing that he had writ
,en tie 1T o., with wuIch he had been confronted,
The rr.r 10 Mr. Root he explained by saying
ina h, told Root there was not a word Of
,rua mli Nnl h pat forward the queer dogma
mat A ,lS, statement, when known and declared
g. h, 4, -. WIS not a p
When Cas- y was called this morning II WAS
l that I. Aas unt in tho cOmmIttpa room
ant IN, >a~prl.l was created that he had under
gone ~. ,lnr chang" ot mind Another witness
was called IN ms place and in the course Of his
examination Cnson made his appearance. The
first witness was Francis Vermoyle a member
G. the last Montana Legislature, who
related how he had been approached
with uH,rs Of $4,000 and $4,000. His
testimony was interrupted by the chairman,
who mentioned the disappearance from Washing
tn If one If the witnesses on the part If the con.
,sstanrs The name was John p Murphy, Of
Butte. Mon Familiarity known ~ Swede Murphy
The Chairman had no doubt that the newspaper
,re,S wuI,I b. able to find out Murphy's where
sbnI,s Ex-senator Clark counsel knew anything
sb.Il uIm. lao wished they would telegraph him
g. como back,
have heard nothing about him." said Mr..
FaIl,nnr. Senator tlark's counsel, except to
so aI, name on the list ot witnesses"
! d, NOT think you did, SAID the chairman,
IN a tone If cheerful sarcasm, but he may acCl.
denLal,y let you know whore he Is. Laughter
II 50. tlrg -aph him to come back as fast as he
can ho u,
ness \ermoNlr was resumed. lie detailed con
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No.. ,nI ,,hn, Ranublirons Ia v",a H., him.
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Isl" ~ ' ~" IN IN I'. ;'re If roic,
.In",' n vHHI.n.r VI, TL,rt h,iIing nm his hands
g." H. " .,,rn, u,,h de- nn,-.,s ernrt as ind,
an, a., ~ bs, tony au,G,r,cd mo Ia saw
a. Wo,rHs. tI., Ia. rI,ld hs,e $40 900 for his
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