The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-30
SMELLING OUT BANK BOOKS
Clark Investigators Make Legislators
Account for Their Mads.

washington, Jan 29-The senate COM
mtttee on privileges and elections today
heard number OF witnesses on minor
points involved In the charges against
Senator Clark of Montana. The protes-
tants took occasion during the day to
withdraw all intimauons against ]. X.
Toole who withdrew from the Montana
contest for United States senator under
circumstances which the protestants were
at first inclined to consider suspiciously
favorable to Mr.. Clark. The prosecution
also declined during the day to put two
witnesses on the stand who had been
summoned at their instance, because the
men had talked Enthusiastically since
their arrival IN Washington Both ex-
Senator Edmunuds and Mr. Campbell
said 1t would be unfair TO both sides to
call the witnesses to testify.
The first witness of the day was Ed V.
Moore, fusion representative in the Mon
tana legislature from Meagher county
and at present engaged as a dairyrnan
and owner of cold storage plant at
Bozeman. Mr.. Campbell in his questions
sought to bring out the fact that Mr..
Moore had suddenly come into consider
able money since the adjournment Of the
legislature Moore admitted that he had
deposited considerable money at the bank
since adjournment but he said he had re-
ceived $500 from his partner. J. p
Rhoads. and over 5000 from his brother.
He sold the latter a half interest in a
ranch for $1,000 and this money had been
in part payment Of this obligation. He
had also borrowed money at the First
National Bank at Bozeman Mr. Moore
stated that he had not voted for Mr.
Clark until the eleventh or twelfth bal
lot, having previously voted for Mr. Hart
man for senator He said in reply TO Mr..
Faulkner that he had received no offer
of pay for his vote for Mr. Clark. and no
consideration was given him for that
vote. As between Clark and DAILY. the
people of Meagher county were friendly
to Clark
George L. Ramsey. cashier OF the Union
Band and Trust company Of Helena, the
next witness, produced a memorandum Of
$4,000 paid out by the bank beginning
with January -, 1929. The record showed
that the bank had had demands for large
bills from the State Savings bank OF
the 7th and another $50 900 on the 18th OF
that month in these bills. Most OF the
large bills were received from other
banks but occasionally one or two were
deposited at a time by individuals. For
the month Of March sixty-seven thousand
dollar bills passed through the bank: FOR
The month of February, seven, and for
January. twelve.
AT the afternoon session w. B. Dolentv
a banker OF Townsend, Montana, testi-
fed concerning the banking and financial
transactions Of State Senator W. z.
Tferney. The latter the witness said. /
owed the bank $1,000 prior to the meet |
Ing OF theslegislatire. This had been paid
of since then. The witness also said Mr..
Iferney had IN late months invested IN /
oank stock He considered Mr.. 7serney !
worth about $4,000 or sl0e0o more than
he was prior to has election Replying 20 |
a question he said that he had an idea
where the money came from with which 4
the tDdebtedneas to his bank was paid. /
but he did not state his suspicious. The !
10000 was paid At different times and a |
large part Of It was paid in currency. the I
being paid with checks signed
By A. NJ DaEsey e Co. merchants. Some
Of the currency paid IN by Mr. Tferney
was wet and sandy. indicating. as be
the vitnsss) believed. that the money
had been buried One OF the bills de- !
posted was OF tho denomination q zoo
On cross exaznins Ton. Mr. DoIenty zaiA
hat $1,000 was really owed b. The Arra I
IF Darsey & Co, of which Ternsy was a
member. anS he held Tfsrney reapons.-
de for The debt He also admitted the.
he had sought the nomination for state
senator which went 20 Mr. T1erney. and
'lso that Mr.. TierueT. had recently start
d rival bank
Mr.. Alexander g Jones. cashier ~ the
American National bank. u Helena. tes-
fled concerning the sale q 81 30 worth