The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-10
STATE SENATOR
WHITESIDE,
OF MONTANA,
Testified Before the Senate Commit
tee on Privileges and Elec-
lions on the
CLARK SENATORIAL BRIBERY
Case Said he HAD Approached Mem
bers of the Legislature in
clark's Behalf.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The debate
upon the Philippine question in the sem
ate to-day had the effect Of reducing to
about an hour and half in time the
sIttIngs Of the committee on privileges
and elections In the case of Senator
Clark, Of Montana. When the commit
tee adjourned at noon. 1t was with the
expectation that an afternoon session
would be held, but the expectation was
disappointed because OF the desire OF
the members Of the committee to be
present at the philippine discussion.
Former state Senator whitesIde was
again the only witness before the COM
mittee.
The effort of the defense was devoted
to-day to breaking down Mr.. White
sides direct testimony and his state
ments made in Montana and to show
ing that either his memory was poor or
that he spoke falsely. The defense re-
vealed Its purpose through brief
statement made by Mr.. Foster to the
effect that they expected to show that
Mr.. whlteside himself had placed in
the envelopes the $4,000 In $1,000 bills
which were turned over to the state
treasury. Mr. whiteslde continued his
testimony before the senate committee
on privileges and elections and was
cross.questjoned by Mr.. Faulkner. He
identified two envelopes exhibited, which
he said had contained money given to
him to hold for members Of the legls-
lature. They were marked by Initials
and otherwise, which MIR. Whiteside
said had been placed on the envelopes
at the time the money was deposited in
them.
Mr.. whfteside said that after recelv-
ing the money for other members of
the legislature he had placed 1t in a
bank safe-deposit vault, but that when
he took it out previous to the exposure
he pinned the envelope containing 1T to
the undertake Of the bottom drawer
in a dressing case in his room.
In answer to a question, the witness
said he had nothing else In the drawer.
He had, he added, only rented the
drawer at the time he received the first
money. Mr.. Whiteside said he had
been before the Lewis and Clark coun-
ty grand jury for less than an hour,
which was his explanation of the fact
that he had given the names of men in
his testimony here which had not been
given to the grand jury as the names
Of men who had been improperly lnflu-
enced in Senator Clark's interest, He
said, also. that in approaching mem-
bers OF the legislature In Mr. CIark's
behalf. he had done so with the hope
that they would refuse the bribes Of
fered when he had intended to advise
them of his plan OF exposure, but that
when he Found a man willing to accept
the money offered he did not take him
into his confidence.
An effort was made to show that Mr..
Whlteside had not had positive knowl-
edge Of the placing of money in the en-
velopes from which the $4,000 was
taken and turned over to the state, and
in this connection counsel for Mr.. Clark
stated that 1T was the purpose Of the
defense to show that Mr.. whitesIde had
placed the money there himself.
Adjourned until o'clock No after
noon session of the committee was held.