The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-13
AFTER ECTOR'S LETTERS
Senator Clark's Counsel Asks Time
to Search for Them.
MIR. Faulkner Says IL in Existence
They Are Either in New York or
Montann - Investigation of the
Bribery Charges Resumed. With
Marcus-L- Hewitt ON the stand.


Faulkner. counsel chief for the defence.
announced that he had been unable to find
the letters which Mr.. Ector, OF Missoula
testified yesterday he had written to Sena-
tor Clark and Mr. Bickford. Search. he
said. had been made in Washington for
these letters Mr. Faulkner said further
that II they are in existence they will be
found either in Montana or in New York
He asked the time necessary TO make a
complete search for these papers. and his
request was granted by the committee.
State Senator II. H. Carr. who vas on
the stand when the enquiry closed yester-
day, was recalled that he might answer a
few questions from members Of the COM
mittee. Senator Turley askcA the witness
why he travelled so far TO consult Mr.
Bickford about the mortgage on his prop
erty. The witness gave plausible reasons
The next witness was Marcus l.. Hewitt
He was examined by Mr. Birney. associate
counsel for the memorialists. He testified
that he was in Helena during the meeting
Of the Legislature. He knew Senator Clark.
Charles W. CLARK Bickford. and others.
quested him to see State Senator Meyers
and. II necessary. offer him $4,000 to vote
for William a. Clark for United States
Senator.
'I told Meyers that II be felt like It. ne
could get $4,000 TO vote for ". A. Clark
He seemed unwilling to enter into the
deal, saying he did not see his way clear
TO accept the proposition. / told young
Mr. Clark what Meyers had said and the
former said that ] should tell Meyers thar
he CLARK wanted 10 see him. / saw
Meyers again. He said that he had been
thinking the matter over and he told me
10 say 20 young Mr. Clark that he should
put $4,000 in an envelope and let Fred
I Whiteside hold the money
TIE witness told Of many conversations
he had with various political workers al
Helena. Ia talk With Charles w Clark.
I he tHewitu said, Il do not see how YOU
can place so much confidence in this man
I Whiteside in view OF the fact that he has
usually been allied win = DAILY forces
Charlie Clark said he considered White
side thoroughly responsible
The witness said thar OH the dav after
the exposure Charles ~ Clark said the
only way out Of it was TO make il appear
that it was conspiracy or the Daly men
and that Dely Dad put up the money fo-
;he purpOs OF making 90 appear thar Sen
ator Clark mad resorteG 20 bribery. / said
/ this was al right II they could make it
stick"
Former Senator Faulkner cond.c5ad he
cross examination Of jhe witness.
Were you a friend Of .SeaJtor Clark
I IN this contest" he asked.
Il was always friendly With Senator
Clark was the reply.
Had YOU been supporting the Clark or
DAILY meug'
I took very little interest in the lac
tional fight"
What is your politics."
Il am Republican
You were never asked to see any Re
publican members Of he Legislature"
NJ sir"
You were only asked to see Democratic
members OF the LEGISLATURE
Yes. sir"
Mr.. Faulkner asked the witness if he had
testified before the grand jury that he
knew nothing personally after the at
| tempted bribery OF State Senator Meyers2
The witness said he had not Mr.. Faulkner
read from the report Of the statements
made by the witness before the grand Jury
The witness said the report was incorrect
There was no official stenOgrapher present
at the time The witness was evasive and
| il was with some difficulty that answers to
! questions were obtained. Mr.. Faulkner's
| cross examination was searching. skilful
and sever.
when did you first tell OF these inter-
views with Charles ". Clark and others -
net until two or three days ago"
To whom did you first mention them
ITO Mr. Birney"
Where did you NEE, him?"
AT my hOtel'
Whom did you tell il TO in Montana
4 never told the whole story in Monta-
na?''
To whom did you tell part Of ft?''
TO Mr. Campbell"
ITO what extent did you talk il over7"
i told them that l wanted 10 have Moth
ing to do with the case. but trat il ! should
be called on before a court. I would not
perjure myself
Whom else have YOU been in communi-
cation with here?"
Mr.. Campbell asked me TO make a
statement % him. I told him | would not
do it. Mr. Hartman also asked me. I re-
fused to do it"
Then .Ou told all about it to Mr. Birney
whom you did not know. yet you refused
10 make any statement to Mr. Campbell or
| Mr.. Hartman whom you have known a long
| timer"
Il at arst refused to talk with Mr.
/ Birney."
| But subsequently you did"
Eyes sir. at the Raleigh Hotel"
WAS any proposition made to you that
| if you should give this testimony you
would be well taken care OFF,
Absolutely none"
| Mr.. Faulkner then returned to the con-
| tradictions between the testimony given
| by the witness before the grand jury and
that given by him under direct examina-
ton before the Committee on Privileges
| and Elections. Mr. Faulkner succeeded in
| showing that the witness had testified
/ differently on the two occasions, or that his
! Testimony before the grand jury was in
! correctly quoted in the official report OF
/ the proceedings When the witness said
| that the reason he had concealed so much
from the grand jury was because he did
not wish 20 become mixed up in the case,
| Mr.. Faulkner asked:
| why have you changed your opinion ?''
| Because l determined that l would not
perjure myself before this committee
WAS 1t any worse to perjure yourself
before this committee than before the
/ grand jury?'
4 do not consider that Derjured my
| self before the grand jury"
| do you remember the oath you took ?''
Yes, sir; to tell the truth"
"Was it not TO tell the truth. the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth?"
"Yes sir
And did you do this?"
so far as the questions were put to
me-"
SenatCr Chandler took hand in the ex-
animation OF the witness and with some
dificuity compelled him to say that he did
not want the grand jury to learn that he
had said to Mr.. Meyers anything about
bribe money