The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-28
BANK ACCOUNTS VIEWED.
LARGE SUMS DEPOSITED BY Mon
TANA LEGISLATORS.
One of Them, Railroad Conductor,
Explains n $4,000 Deposit by
story That He Had $4,000, and
His Brother Gave Him $1,000.

ana tleCl.DDS IN lne case OF SeildlpT Oldik
of Montana today dealt with the bank ac-
legislature. one of these was that of
Representative stephen Bywater, of Flat
head county. who deposited $1,000 in the
Bank OF Montana, at Helena. on the Sd
OF last March. after the adjournment OF
the legislature. Mr.. Bywater was put
on the stand. He said that he had brought
5000 Of this sum to Helena with him. and
kept it in his trunk all winter. while 5000
had been received from his brother as
purchase money on a sale OF mining stock.
He declared that he had not received any
pay for his vote for Mr.. Clark for the
senate, but said that Mr.. Whiteside had
told him that he could get 5000 for sup
other witnesses of the day were Clerk
Rckerts. OF the Montana state supreme
court; T. c. Kurtz Of the Montana Ma
final bank. both new witnesses, and At
torney General Nolan.
Mr. Whiteside and r. G. Pelly were re-
called,
was recalled in the Clark case today TO
add TO information already given by him
concerning the Montana election laws.
This he did, citing all the provisions of
the state law bearing on the subject.
Mr.. NoIan's Disbursements.
Nolan stated he had given small sums
of money to persons who had gone over the
state in search of testimony in this case.
The money had been supplied by Camp
bell. He had procured $500 from Campbell
as a gift from DAILY for an agricultural
newspaper in Helena.
Another item charged to him was s., COO.
which had been advanced to pay expenses
Of witnesses in the Welcome disbarment
proceedings. This money had been receiV-
ed from Campbell and most OF IL advanc-
ed to the state treasurer to secure him
for the payment of these expenses. Nolan
said he had advised the state treasurer to
pay these expenses upon assurance that
the expenditure would be made good.
Among others to whom Nolan's account
showed he paid expense money for collect
ing evidence in the disbarment case was
the clerk Of the state supreme court. foster
seized upon this fact TO put the WITNESS
through pretty severe sharp cross-cN-
animation to show that this official was
transcending his official duties, the case De-
ing before a court OF which ne was an
official. Nolan said the clerk had gone 10
several points to investigate evidence. He
had paid him $85 purely for expenses and
not as additional to his salary.
The question of the payment Of 500 10
Helena newspaper was also gcrr-Ninto at
length. The money. was given to inan
named Greenfield who, IL appeared was
also correspondent of some Eastern pap
ers. Mr.. Nolan said that after the White
side exposure fifty 1.-TWO of the ifty-siX pap
ers in Montana were engaged in denounc-
ing Mr.. Whiteside and this condition OF at
fairs being placed before Mr.. DAILY he had
volunteered to give man $500.
Nolan also detailed a conversation with
Greenfield In which he said that the latter
had told him that Clark had tried to change
his (Greentield's) account OF the Whiteside
episode which he had resisted and iGat
Clark had offered him employment at $50
"A day.
Henry G. Rickerts, clerk of the Montana
supreme court, was put on to controvert
the testimony given bv Thomas T.. Lyons,
to the effect that Campbell had offered HIM
5000 to make false statements before this
committee. He said he had seen Lyons
on the day OF the Whiteside exposure when
Lyons told him of his connection With the
bribery Of members Of the legisatu
Lyons then said. according to the witness,
he had fixed" two members of the legis-
lature. and that another would vote rs he
wanted him to- In March last he said ne
had another conversation with Lyons in
which the latter told him that he had made
a little money out Of Clarks election. mcn-
tioning 5000. and saying that ne not only
had that amount, but more. Rickerts said
that at this time Lyons had also told him
that the purchase OF the Warner property
by c. w Clark was not bona ode. and that
the property was sold for taxes in 1892
on another occasion Lyons told him that
he had told Mr.. Campbell all he knew of
the proceedings in the Clark interest
on cross-eXamination Rickerts said
that his interest In the Clark matter was
due to the fact that he had assisted in
the election Of State Senator Warner as
an anti-Clark man, and was disguised
for Clark. What no had done was done
with the view OF exposing Warmers CON
duct.
Rickerts said that ne had failed TO place
the facts in his possession before the
grand jury because he had promised I.y-
ons he would not reveal his secret ne
had not told II until after Lyons himself
said to him that he had told Campbell
T. &. Hurts, cashier of the Montana
National bank, of Helena. was put on
the stand TO give testimony concerning
he nix a.. f,sa q
The last legislature from August. 1898. to
September. lS99.
he also brought the accounts OF sena-
tor Clark and Welcome. All of them
were referred to "a subcommittee for eN-
animation.
whteside the FIRST witness Of the case,
ana who IN some respects may he consid-
cred the prosecuting witness, was recalled
for rehuttal purposes. He frs; related his
meeting with Rcn HIN in Butte. when the
latter made his affidavit as 90 the trans
actions IN Helena, while he was there
supporting Clark for the senate
Whiteside said he had no, suggested TO
Hilt any statement 10 be made In the
affidavit. hin had intimated at that time
that he wanted financial assistance. but
none had been then given him. He de-
MED that he had given Hill amy money
Tor tcStifNiug IN the Welcome dtShar-
mcnt case or that he had given any
money for Or. Minshau
WhiteSidc also referred az some length
TO the testimony % JasQuith and tho Wit
phatic and sweeping Ia his contradictions
ot Ringwalt asserting practically that
there was 10 truth ia any OF that Wit
ness testimony.
Referring % the testimony OF John
Burns, Whi'eside said be- had never told
Burns that he meant to lob" Clark
for he had no such intention: his iutcn-
ton however was go SHOW up bribery
wherever IL appeared He had never told
Burns that he had been offered SlOo 90 10
leave the state. as be had received no
such offer Whtesidc said thar he haa not
received any money Tor his part IN mo
senatorial investigation, bpt that be was
IN debt 30 tho extent 90 several thousand
dollars
Conrad had offered him money in MA
legislative campaign. but be had nos as-
copied d.
ln reply 60 questions from Foster. white
side said ne had paid his own expenses
N this Investigation, amounting 70 shdut
S-.o@ and that hg had received but Sn
from 4n} other source. Mr.. Campbell haI
loaned him that amount
. The subcommittee ou the pagers {n
kurtE ana Peilcr's hands havlrE cun1V'ct.
Cd lie work and reported that certain of
the 1oc umvnts should Ne examined these
gentlemen were recalled ana The arrnuuts
put ~. Az az them related 90 mem ners Ok
tae legislature and were as follows
BY kurtz- stephen ByWater A5Ns3. de-