The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-24

His Statement That He Did Work
for Mr.. Clark, for Which He Re-
ceived About Five Thousand Dol
lars, Seemed to Please the Prose-
cution-Other Witnesses Failed to
Throw New Light Upon Inquiry.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-The senate
committee on privileges and elections to-
day adjourned over until Monday in its
investigation of the charges against Sen
ator Clark, of Montana. Witnesses for
the prosecution were absent, and Senator
Faulkner, for the defense, indicated a
desire that none of those who are to
be called as witnesses on that side should
testify until the prosecution had COM
pleted its case. While no positive state
ment was made to this effect, the COM
mittee indicated quite positively that the
Clark witnesses might be called by the
prosecution after Monday.
The principal witnesses today We're Mr..
Ector, recalled, and State Representative
Fine. The latter, though friend Of Mr..
Clark's, gave testimony from which the
prosecution evidently derived much salts
faction. State Senator j. r. Mckay
(Rep.), from Custer county, Montana said
he was one of the four Republicans OF
the legislature who had refused to vote
for Clark. He said the announcement of.
the intention of the Republicans to
change their votes to Clark was not made
until the last Republican caucus prior to
the election of United States senator.
There was very little said at this caucus,
and after the ten men withdrew the four
remaining decided to continue to vote
for a Republican. He said he had been
approached once or twice and asked to
vote for Clark. Among those who had
come to see him was Senator Phillips.
who said he could get $4,000 for his vote.
He had declined to enter into any agree
ment of this kind.
WORKED FOR CLARK.
The next witness was B. ]. Fine, q
Democratic member Of the legis ature
from Madison county, who said he had
been one Of his active supporters in his
campaign for the senate. Mr.. Campbell
subjected the witness to very searching
investigation. He first inquired as to Mr..
Fines financial condition prior to his
election to the legislature, the reply be-
ing that his condition in this respect Was
then about as 1t is now. He had enough
to live on, and thought his cash amount
ed to about $500 or $500. His business was
then, as it is now, that of mining op-
orator. Upon starting to Helena to at
tend the session of the legislature he had
deposited $500 or $500 for his daughter. He
had since that time deposited more money
in the bank, putting in as much as $1,000
at one time in June, but it was not
true that w. A. Pollard held a certif-
cate of $5250 belonging to him.
Mr.. Fine said that he had received the
$1,000 which he had deposited In June
from the bank of w. A. Clark & Bro,
of Butte, at the instance of Mr. Well
come. This was part payment for serv-
ices and expenses in work he was doing
for Senator Clark on an arrangement
made with the senator soon after the
senatorial election. On this business, he
said, he was still employed. He had
ever since then been engaged in work.
ing up evidence for the disbarment Of
State Senator w. A. Clark, Of Madison
county. He had been employed to do
this work by Senator Clark himself, but
no specific compensation had been agreed
upon. Since getting the $1,000 he had re-
ceived about $4,000, making about $1,000
In ALL Since the meeting Of the legisla-
ture he had not received any money from
any source other than Mr.. Clark He
had never rendered any account to Mr..
Clark nor kept memorandum book, but
had kept the whole matter in his mem
Dry.
On cross-examination Mr.. Fine stated
that he had been a supporter of Mr..
Clark of Butte since 1888, when Mr..
Clark was candidate for delegate to
congress and was defeated, the witness
said, ''by the treachery Of Marcus DAY.
In response to a question from Mr..
Faulkner he said he had never received
any money from Mr.. Clark, or any of
his representatives for his vote
for Mr.. Clark for United States
thought it had gone far enough to IN
senator, nor for any promise to vote for
him. He also stated that while the in
vestigation into the record of Mr.. Clark,
of Madison. was still in progress, he
sure his disbarment whenever that task
should be undertaken.
NOT OFFERED A BRIBE.
The last witness of the day was Mr..
David G. Brown, a Democrat, who mas
been collector of customs for Montana
and Idaho for the past seven years. Mr.
Brown is quite deaf, and it was necessary
to ask questions through an ear trumpet.
He said he was friend of Mr.. Clark,
but that he had never spent ally money
in the senator's behalf He denied en-
phatically that S. 900 had been placed to
his credit in the bank at Fort Benton
last January for the benefit of Mr.. j. L.
Truscatt member of the legislature.
His business was large and he was de-
posting money every day, but he could
not remember the name of any one per-
son from whom he had received money
either in January or February last. He
was asked to produce his bank deposit
book. and said that in order to do that
he would have to go to Montana aft
er it.