The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-21

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mat purpose" said Mr.. Corbett, and
the iaea that had anything 10 do Win
prlDins the supreme court Is simply in
sane"
lie declared he had received no mes
sage from j. 5. NJ. Neill T. come to
doing business with The supreme
| court, and explained az length a mort
gage held by him for Mr.. Clark against
Mr.. Neill.
senator Faulkner askeds Having
| read Justice Piggort's testimony have
| you any correction 70 make vi your
| statement formerly given TO this COM
! mittee?"
II have not" replied tIe witness.
hy statement is here with Judge
| Plggotts and VIII have 10 stand"
When the committee met In the af-
teinoon senator Clark resumed the
stand. He solved the problem az To the
requirement that ne should produce his
bank record by exhibiting the record
Tor first half Of March, 1893, which
showed the transfer OF $4,000 10 Repre-
sentative Day. The other expenditures
shown by the statement were not read
OUT the members OF the committee were
permitted 60 look over the documents.
The record showed that the $1,000 was
PAID win two certificates OF deposit.
FORMER CONTESTS.
At Senator Chandler's instance Mr.. |
Clark related particulars concprning !
ms Former political contests. He said |
mat in bis contest for Congress In ISss |
pit Daly nal promised up % the night I
perore election 20 support him. bur
when the voting began 20 shift Wss~,s
IN the Daiy mines were found 10 be l
lperally provided with pastors. which
tney paced over his name in the INFER
esq OF AIR. carter. The result was his
oeieat bs a large majority That was
NTl
SON. he said
hon. y. q. Day of the Montana
Iiouse OF iteptesen. atiyes, who WINS tho
ARK candidate for the speakershlp OF
the rouse, saiu he had been nominate
ca as a friend Of senator CLARK and
then detailed the particulars or ma
presentation 20 him Of S5UvU from MIR
Clark. ''' "i''
W mic ] was a member of the Iecgs-
iat"G' ne SAID. no n \ ever an
y, y. .o@Slied or offered mo any money. bur
tne DAY after the f.egislatura adiol,rrct
Mt Davidson came 10 nv Office sun,
ne had come TO express Mr.. Clark's
tHahks Tor my services and 10 nresent |
me testimonial OF his regard ana a
evaiher Tor legal services in connection
MI Nh tne prospective senatorial contest
Nlsl that he handed me an envalone
.nntaining two certificates of dep-sit
Ior szoOD each. / thought over the mat !
~ probably as long as | have been !
tHhS ms. and took the certi1cates 1
'hd deposited them. Since then / have G
!, .s,0 isllered myself Mr.. Clark's attorney
y every political, ,matter. ] looked on v
ne 10000 partly "a a gift and partly IS o
retaining fee" S
Did you divide this money with n
'thsr members Of your firin?" L
NO u was paid on my personal ac- q
~ unM' IT, My partners have their separ- a
te business and have mine-matters a
winch We do not divide fees" II
IN WELCOME CASE.
Further information develcped the =.
ict mat Mr.. Days firm had been en- ~
loyed in the Welcome disbstvnent ~
ase receiving ssaee 7le--e w w
MT Day said he was attending those ~
earrings as counsel for MIR. Clark ana -
iat ne expected additional compensa- { ~
Oh 10Y ms services here. In rep;v to i's
=, question from Mr.. Caffrey Mr. Day .,
'ld that he had received fhe S50oo ~
ON Clark as a testimonial and I'm az
'npensation for his services as man -, q
ger or leader OF The Clark forces on I'D
le floor Of the House. m mre
D'i You ever have your oath OF
nee IN mnd2" MIR. Birney asko1 ;,
Mr.. Day replied that he dld nor This ~
IN was found TO contain the follow ha
: cause Il will not knowingly. di- pil
'tly or indirectly, receive any money VI
0'her valuable thing for the per en- 81,
hparEe OF non performance OF any -,
Z or duty pertaining to my Office - sti
VT. fhulkner insisted that this mon
was not compensation for service
II hal not been given with the view bot
influencing Mr.. Days course os -
nsDer. Mr. Day said he did not now M.
lslder the acceptance OF the money h.,
a Violation OF his oath. 80
WELCOME TEsTIFIEs.
Ohm H. Welcome, who, next 10 q w en-
TX was Mr.. Nlark's chief represen-
we in Helena during The session of
legislature last winter. detailed his
SION OF his various interviews wlta "
Whteside VINO. he said. had been
reduced TO him by either c. w ozark pie
MT Neill. Whiteside had then told ira
} thai he NAs tired of his animation cnc
u the ilIly faction. Many persons I g
warned him against Whiteside but oH'
UNIFORM reply was that "he can do or,
harm; II he does not vote for Clark bur
VIII lose nothing, IL he does we viii dir,
4 something. nee
e had never authorized Whiteside yer
said, TO see other members of the tlcu
stature. nor had he offered 90 give a.
SlVOVo nor any other sum rs war
'c Tor his vote. He J. a NOT author | low
NhHeside 10 offer senator Ander- sun
$4,000 for his vote. nor had he lett
ne would pay more for rfat SEN Pop
= vote. Nor ha he told Whmesid,, Stea
ne had secured Senator Connsllv's "Th
, and that the latter was MA
sapeSi man OF the lot" "Th
a GENERAL DENIAL. .u'i .1,l
had never paid Mr. Connolly any Mir.
e 10 influence his vote In ike pin.
ner Mr.. Welcome denied that ne man
ever talked With Whlteside about "Blt
Itor cullen of Dawson county. He SheI
never paid cullen dollar during chor
session He had never told White
that he was negotiating with Mr.
an. burt that he wanted too mucn
ey. nor had he ever discussed with TIL
the mdViSabllity OF approaching gave
tor Morris OF Beaver Head county. 60.
: considered that the entire Beaver I'm
Gelegdtion was opposed 10 DaIv. nt o
as also did % or 90 members OF the good
Iature. reiterated denlals of White ance
: testimony that Mr. Wcllcose brigi
talked with him concerning their one.
and bribery OF them the !
ia you ever speak to Whneside of was
< money for votes or for men- Ovt
" asked Senator McComas. conn
did not l may have talked of the little
al rumOrS of bribery and exnra,s You