The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-14
CLARk BRIBERY CHARGES.
MORE WITNESSES GIVE DIRECT
TESTIMONY TO THEM.
0ne Man Testfnes TO Having Bees
Enploysd By the senator's Son to
See and Endeavor to nriSe One
LegisIator-Talks with Clark.

WASHINGTON, Jan 1S.--when the
senate committee on privileges and cleo
tions began its session today In the case OF
Senator Clark. OF Montana, the defense
stated they had been unable to find the
letters written to Clark and Bickford by
Dentist Ector, who yesterday produced
their letters to him.
1t was then decided to have c. w. Clark.
son of the senator, make q statement as
to the disposition of the documents. but
to AFFORD Turley an opportunity to ques-
ton him concerning his visits to Helena.
Clark being absent. Mr.. Carr was recalled
prior to the meeting Of the legislature last
winter
Carr said the principal object Of his visit
was to see about his resignation as Uni
ted States commissioner.
Describes How He offered Brides.
The first regular witness OF the day was
NJ L. Hewitt, a miner, who was In Helena
during the session Of the Legislature In
1899. He said Charley Clark asked him
to see Senator Myers and offer him 1900
for his vote for Clark for senator. He had
accordingly talked with Myers, and tes-
titled that the man had told him, after
first declining the proposition. to say to
Clark that II he was disposed to do so, no
could put $4,000 In the hands of White
side to be paid to him Myers), In case
he should vote for Clark.
Hewitt said that Clarks son stated that
this arrangement was satisfactory, ana
had afterwards told him the money for
his vote was assured. Hewitt said during
the senatorial contest he had talked fire.
strated with the senator concerning White
side, as a well known supporter OF DAILY,
but the senator had, he said, assured him
cause Of the fact that he (Whiteside) was
In trouble with Clark's opponent over
building he was constructing in Butte.
His Talks with Clark.
Witness also said he had seen the sem
short time after the Whiteside exposure.
and had asked him what he proposed to
do: when the senator replied: -.
that Is to make people believe the DAILY
gang have furnished the money and have
put up conspiracy against US"
III he could make that stick, to which
he replied, There's no trouble about the
deal. because II we put up good excuse
people will believe us, and We can again
get the members together"
The witness also detailed a CONVERSE
ton which he said he had had with Sen
ton by the supreme court, in which he
told the senator that Tom Lyons, one of
the senator's workers, had threatened to
cause tho latter's friends had not kept
their promises to him.
According to the, witness the, senator
had then replied: II don't owe these
(using an offensive phrase) anything. l
have paid them all they. asked. | am
under no obligation to them. and ex-
me-
Mr.. Hewitt said, however, that Clark
added that he would have his son see
spoken to him Of his SON and of Messrs.
Welcome, Bickford, Steele and others as
his friends in the senatorial fight.
Welcome and Charley Clark were re-
garded as the senator's special repre-
sentatives.
Hewitt II . Republican.
On cross-examination Hewitt said he
was Repunlican, ana M not especially IN
dates. He had "just drifted into the
port Of the testimony taken before
the Lewis and Clark county grand jury,
furnished by the memoria1ists. and he
not oa an ns fad to the u
until he had given the details to Mr..
Birney. one OF the allies of the memorial
lists, in Washington. few days ago.
Never Told the Story Before.
Senator Faulkner's questions were de-
voted to showing the Inconsistency on the
part of the witness in refusing to give
the details to the Montana representa-
and then giving them to Birney. whom
he did not know. He asked Hewitt
whether Birney had not promised to see
that he was taken care of, but the wit
ness replied emphatically in the negative,
adding that he had received nothing
and no promise of anything from the
anti Clark people for his part in this pro-
ceedng."
Under pressure, he said that when he
went before the grand jury he had de-
sired not to reveal all his transactions
during the sitting Of the legislature. He
had only replied to questions asked him,
and he did not consider that he had per-
jured himself in Withholding some of the
facts. He had. however, made up his
mind to tell the whole truth here, Con-
received no pay for services for Clark
and no promise Of any. He had been
interested with the senator in mining
company and preferred him to his oppon-
ents.
Young Clark Mislays Letters.
c. w. Clark was next called He was
questioned concerning the letters from
Dr. Ector, from himself, his father and
Bickford. which were referred to in Ec-
tors testimony yesterday and to which the
letters. from Senator Clark. produced
said he had last seen them during the
Welcome disbarment trial and was sure
that he had put them in his trunk to
bring East. He could not find them, how
ever and thought they must be in New
York. He was sure he had not destroyed
them and said he would so to New York
and get them.
Utah Legislator Testifcs.
The next witness was Charles W. Jack
son. a newspaper man residing in Salt