The Portland daily press., 1900-01-31
Faro One Of The Popular Diversions
There.
Interesting Testimony in.
Clark Investigation.
Witness Admits He Was Able to
Make a Little Money.

Washington January 20 q. Il. 0eigsr.
q Montana Senator was the first Wines
today befors the Senate COMMITTEES on
privileges and elections In Its investiga.
tion Of the charges against Ssn stor CLARK
Of that state. Mr.. 6eigss Was Questioned
concerning his speech Of acceptance when
nominated and admitted that he said that
two other matters mora important to
come before the Legislature than the else
ton for some such man for the United
States Senate. Upon being Questioned
concerning his financial condition when
he was nominated he said It was "Just
moderate" Altar hs was given his seat
he had voted twice for Leonard for soma
tor and then for W. A. Clark. Mr..
Geiger hssitsted considerably over CUES.
tlon az to what money he had deposited
In the Birst National hank ut Kalispel
during or since thu session of the lsGisln-
turs. but admitted that In May last he
had bought a draft for $500 paying our
rency for it. Since that time he had made
other deposits aud had borrowed from the
bank s23U0. He had gotten the CISCO first
deposited from several sources.
"Some OF 1t got ut poker and faro
bank" he said.
"Did you win $4,000 at fsrof"
st was some short OF $1,000, but at
Helena and Butte together think quilt
about $500 or $500 ahead"
"You were O state SENATOR; did you not
know It was q misdsmeanor to play
faror'
"Well I Was about a. conscientious In
the matter rs some other Montana
officials"
"How do you explain the fact that you
had so much bsttsr luck as faro after 20
entered the legislature than before"
asked Senator Chandler OF Mr.. Gsiger.
"why Senator" was the reply. II did
not have. had ! we'd in Montana %
years and having fell into the ways Of
the people soon after going there l had
frequently In the early days won mere
than did atssr my slsotion to the state
senate"
"where did you get the amount thet
you have not already accounted fors"
81 can t t Ill wit lout uncovering my
private affairs"
edo you decline to telif'
81 do"
This fiat refu ial oausei the ms m Der, of
the committee to put their heads together
In consultation over the question as t.
whittier the witness should De compelled
to answer. At the oonolu sion Of this CON-
ference Mr.. Chandler told Mr.. Campbell
to procsed with his questions and Inform
the witness that he must reply. The Wit
ness took q long time for reply.
"wsll sir" he said at last. 81 can't
answer"
"Do you mean to say that you don't
known"
~ don't know. To be frank there were
other ways of getting money In Helena
during the session of the legislature. /
was approached at diff srsnt times to vot,
for different hills
"Did you make any money In thas
way?"
al don't know. 1 never sold my vote
but got money"
BY Senator Chandler: ''Now MIR.
Gieger. the committee inquiries from
whom you get money. Go ahead and toll
what you know"
To this the witness said: 81 found
package In my room containing SLIGO and
have since used the money. It was the
time that the corporation bill 13a was up.
took thu money. put 1t In my pocket
and used 1t, and from that time to the
present have never said word about 1t. I"
At this point, Mr.. Faulkner. represent
ing the Clark intsrest obtained permits
sion to ask question.
"Will you ststs whether any part Of
that u oney was given ycu by any one
connected with MIR. Clark or by Mr.. Clark
himself to influence your vote for him for
United States Ssnst ,r?''
But while he had permitted the ques-
tion, Senator Chandler as chairman Of
the committee Instructed the witness
need net answer 1t At this junotnre and
the examination proceeded on the original
lines. In reply 10 questions witness said
he had been told that he could get Sl.O
or 5000 for his vote In opposition to the
iii. but he declined to tell who had made