The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-02
E1I|L Of CLARK INQUIRY.
.rSREsENTATIvE CAMPBELL IN
TER cR0ss-ExAMIxATIoN.
ru.sss It Length Of the Employment
81 Detectives, Whom He Ac-
spswIedses Using ia Watch Wit
-esses Produced by Other side.

wAsuINGToN, March 1.-The 800 600
- by Mr.. whiteside in his exposure
= the Clark case before the Montana
legislature. which was brought to Wash
.-yton when the hearing in that case was
ssrun BY the senate committee on elec|
s,nrs and has been held by II ever since.
80 returned today to State Treasurer
~ss,,e Of Montana. The money was
tscuxht 10 this city for the purpose Of
sasn5idcation and for othe. use 10 which
: might be put by the committee. Con-
slssinr that the fund could be no ipnger
- /, was turned over to Mr.. Collins.
~ money will be held by the state reas-
,rer for Ave years. and II In the an
shIIe II is not claimed by any one i vii
- .overed into the state school fnnd.
cnneressman Campbell was on the stand
More the committee during the entire
a. and was subjected TO cross-exami-
nsfjon by Faulkner.
canpbeIrs Cross-Examinatton
when the committee resumed IT'S ses-
.son today, Representative Campbell, VINO
~ on the stand yesterday, was cross
srrnined by Mr.. Faulkner He told pf the
orranization OF the movement for the In
yssiiration OF Mr.. Clark's election He
~ The first meeting was held in Butte
m March those present being Mr.. Hart
rsn' MI. Campbell, OF Livingston. Mar
TreAy, Nets. Toole and Finland. A com
nittee was then appointed, with Campbell
a chairman. to gather facts.
Da1y Furnished the Money.
~Dsly said al that time that he would
fwniek any necessary means for the in
vsc{isntion" said the Witness hut that
hs would expect others to also max con-
~ said there was no limit placed upon
IN amount TO bo expended except that
nsly said: I'VE had millions for defense
BIT not cent for tribute
Continuing, Campbell said that no sum
~ been deposited TO his credit, and when
IL wanted money no went to DAILY for 1t.
except on one OCCASION when Miles Ffnlan
IA given him check OF his own for
Heo and one for $500 from Leggett. Both
ikese checks had. however. been retained.
Employment of Detectives.
Al this point Faulkner presented letters
vhkoh Campbell had written TO detectives
vtem he had employed In the case hrst
drawing from the witness the fadt that
6o1nCelvss had been engaged In Montana,
u Washington and I'm New York. In Mon
INA they we're engaged to work UP evil
1uncs and In Washington and New York
i unfaithful Mr.. Campbell identified
several letters TO detectives from himself
but they were not read.
"Were your witnesses In Washington,
~ Wa1 asked. instructed 10 WISH utn-
lists. surgeons. doctors. etc, who we're
connected with senators?"
NO sir, positively no. was the reply
II such course was pursued Y was
without my knowledge or consent. I
never gave any such instructions and l
nov have no knowledge of such proceed
tnGa III | knew OF such q course being
pursued would stop 1t Immediately.
Instructions to Detectives.
did you instruct the detectives to in
yratiate themselves into the good graces
u Mr.. clark's friends7'' was asked.
u did" was the reply. II told them
70 yet employment from them or to get.
iaso their good graces any way they
could
"swsde" Murphy's Case
me witness was questioned concerning
hiS connection with ''Swcde" Murphy, the
Witness who has been SO long missing
and also with Tom Mclaughlin Mr..
Campbell said that Murphy sought him
cut and had agreed to make an affidavit
u the case that he tcampbelD had put
the statement In affidavit form. but that
he made no suggestion as to what he or
ncLAughlin should testify TO. He told
Of Aurphy's disappearance from Wash
mkton. and said that Mclaughlin had
statement could not he corrohorated. He
never asked the governor to grant spe-
cial Immunity to Murphy.
Denies Statements to NcIsain.
The witness said that in preparing the
smdsvit TO be signed by Murphy the
name o. the legislator had been left
p,snk but that this was done IL Muir
phys instance.
he also denied that he had instructed
neteetive Mcimin while In his employ 10
stop At nothing, nor" he said. did
svHr give him or any one else snstruc-
ions TO use any unfair means NJ work
shH w the case .
w had seen McLain since his arrival
~ Washington and had given him $50
mere, bat had not told him that the pros
~vutian had "a dead cinch'' In the Ease be-
.ofe the committee. In like manner he
annlsd similar statements which he WAS
A'sfed 70 have made about the Montana
supreme court TO Mciain.
hss Personal Expenditures.
Campbell said that his salary ais attor-
n ny for the Waehoe Mining Company IL
49, Year lie also stated that he
sPnld supply the committee "A summary
y MS expenditure but he prafArred to
hsve examined BY subcommittee and
n"t made public Still " the committee
sssslFna i should be published he had no
eoleciian
The Ector Letters.
70 Faulkner the witness said that he
ssa PAID nothing for the EctoI letters
~ Mn mat Mhitcsiae had procured them,
Were thcy not offered To both Sides
Fa e reconsideration r
DONE know whether such an offer
vas sas made % your side o. not saeh was
Witnesses Hiti aad LSsns.
Campbell repeated that he hud never
Psen'issa 20 pay the witness Lyons s. fssi
y xNs testimony In opposition to n ark an
aid that after ieArnine that tNonx Aad
ssra an affidavit on the athef side BE had
: = a,snur1 an inttHuan af cAtiua him "a
witness w had paid Lyons Sle ia Eet
sS.,dN taefs about Stale Seuftuc Mar er.
NC tsmpbn1i derleA thaf Ran iliu Rod
WI Told him that nls lHillsi AFFIDAVIT xAs
~ Naes hN1 said en- thv contrary ne
NAutbeill believed tha iacls % be a. set
49,. 49, u thN document except ih orc OF
sse Instances
it1a ht bad paid Ren Ila ahoa,
eeN sure tl1r aticcrnsnwat as dha ~ a..
- lsyjs'a iusv for salary and rxncuse..
~ ~ aaa bs'en tn ais eiuAov practically All
~, sFie sln'e }he Adjournment fils rta-
~ fot BOT putting Hin MiushaU and
"n&ni ON Sac witness stand Mas that
~ hAa received money when flhey filaa,
ssesf original afidavits and NJ. fcarti
-. ~ thls AGNNnNt the cNuFaitdp Wuuid
mxs. WV Fs' HAS % 'tS~-
tits Letters 10 Neiaie.
nc lstters written hy canpbgn 20 De
s.sSose Act-ain whom Die had cuIployN8 ia
ase in iec summer and Sail % 1929.
seN then read
AsNeA Netc notes. mc~, Of thtIh without
e.e 90 s3e ratwye
..iln tae frsi 90 these he referred 70 a
ssstaG % t'hs,fas ttssk .a,..,s that ts,,o