Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-21
NO BRIBERY WAS KNOWN
To Him and He Did Not Pay
Any Legislator a Cent
Charlie Clark Goes On
Tomorrow.
Special to the Inter Mountain.

SPECIAL TO the INTER mountain
Washington, D. c., Feb. 21-Welcome' $
direct examnati tion was completed this
morning and at noon Campbell announced
the conclusion of cross-examlnatlOn
which developed nothing except addi-
tional denia,s Of all testimony against him
by DAILY witnesses. He declined to expose
his professional relations with the Boston
& Montana concerning mining legislation
but went fully into other financial trans
actions with lobbyists on the senatorial
matter. His memory was good, his an
swers short, sharp and direct. At no time
did he hesitate or show confusion. He
explained everything he remembered and
gave the amounts paid out by him for
Charles W. Clark. He swore he paid no
legislator dollar.
When asked why he did not testify in
the disbarment case, he answered because
he believed the supreme court made up its
decision in advance and that defense un-
der such circumstances would be abso-
lutely useless. This conclusion was en-
phasized when the court overruled the
demurrer. He would still have testified
but his counsel advised him otherwise.
In response to a question he replied:
.'ahe facts were publicly known and I
was willing to leave the case to tha judg-
ment OF the people of Montana"
He understood the prevailing conditions.
Senator McComas asked some uues-
tfons and Campbell attempted vain.
" to confuse the witness. Welcome
was excused With a request to bring his
accounts later. The value of his testi-
mony In the minds Of the committee was
not Indicated by their manner. Public
comment is very favorable to him but de-
pressing to advisors of the reform COM
mittae After recess Welcome in re-
sponse to a request, produced his bank
book and showed checks and vouchers
covering the period of the last campaign.
They were referred on motion of Hoar
to a sub committee consisting of Chand-
Ter and Caffrey for examination and re-
port.
Welcome explained that the legislative
delegations from Silver Bow and Deer
Lodge constituted the anti-Clark work.
ers. He denied all personal knowledge
of Whitesides thirty thousand dollars
and when pressed to give the names of
men who could have put up the money
ana were SuSpcCttu III uOlIl6 81, 1AC 1AiSA-
toned the name of Daily. He said DAILY
might have sent money through Toole,
Finlen, Twohy. Whiteside, Harrity or
any member of the Silver Bow delega-
ton. For work aside from Clark mat
ter he received five Thousand dollars
from Hyams. Roote got thrty-f1ve
hundred for his appearance in the Well
come case. Witness knew nothing OF
sending Cason ITO Baker City. He said
Clark did not help elect the Daily ticket
in Silver Bow.
Witness gave a list Of Clark's support
ers. those doubtful and those opposed.
Caffrey asked if any attempt had been
made. to trace the money put up by
Whfteside and establish conspiracy. /
He renled aff1rmatively and said that
soon after exposure W. G. Conrad drew
from the Montana National bank fifty
thousand dollars. He said he did not
think Whiteslde could be convicted OF
conspiracy on the testimony on hand at
that time.
weMcome was excused. G. w. Clark
will testify tomorrow.