The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-24
NOW CLARK'S MONEY. WENT.
ONE OF HIS SUPPORTERS TELLS
his STORY OF 1T.
Has HAD $4,000 From the senator,
hat II Was All for Personal Ser
vices Rendered, and None for His
Vote for Member of Legislature.


Vote for Member of Legislatsre.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23,--some Of the
letters written by DR.. Ector. the Missoula
dentist, to Senator Clark, OF Montana,
which have been missing for q week or ten
days, have arrived and were today read TO
the committee on privileges and elections
In connection with the Investigation or the
charges OF bribery made against Mr.. Clark
In his senatorial contest.
Missing witness Heard From.
The days session was opened by the
reading Of a dispatch from Columbus.
Ohio saying that the absent witness tMur-
phy) had been in that city last week. In
reply to inquiries. Faulkner and Hartman
both said they knew nothing as to the
whereabouts of Murphy
Tilt Between Counsel.
The presentation OF the Ector letters was
not accomplished without a TIT between
the two ex-senators, Edmunds and Faulk-
ner, who are engaged as counsel on the
two sides of the controversy. Faulkner
stated that two OF the letters had failed
to arrive in the package first received from
Butte. but that he had wired Root to make
q search for them. and IL they could be
found to forward them.
Edmunds wanted to know who Root was
and said so far as appeared here, the post
master or the street inspector OF Butte
might as well be asked to supply letters.
Had Faulkner opened the letters?
Mr.. Faulkner replied that he had not
opened them. but that all the letters hear
ing on the investigation were there
Charles w. Clark substantiated Mr..
Fau.kner's statement, saying that all the
Ector letters received were here presented
Ector's Appeals for Money.
The letters were then read. There were five
or six of them addressed to Mr., Bickford
and four to Clark. All were Identified by
Mr.. Ector, who was again placed on the
stand. There were only two letters dated
prior to the November election OF 1898
These were dated at Stephensville, and re-
lated to the contest. lii these he stated
that the opposition to Mr.. Woods. the
porting, were working like fury and
that the Clark men need some encourage
ment"
ITO make thorough canvass OF the 1900
voters of the county requires the stuff" he
said. and added that he wanted at least
The next two letters of date respectively
November II and a. just after the legis-.
lative election, referred to the efforts of
Woods and opposition to get him. He
told of Woods debts, and said he had
In the premises. Later letters, from De-
cember Z, 1898. to October 81 1899, related
almost entirely to Mr.. Ector's efforts to
collect what he thought was due to him for
his efforts in Senator Clarks behalf. In
December he wrote Mr.. Clark. saying he
did not know to whom he must apply for
his dues,
"Of course" he said, II am after what
there Is in it for me-"
On March / he wrote Mr.. Bickford,
asking him about the 10 per centum on his
he C1ctor) considered he was to have.
1t was also in March that he wrote his
second letter to MIR. Clark. In this let
carRs sns his eontnuea
loyalty to Clark and his determined op-
position to DaIyism.
II you Strike while the iron is hot"
he wrote. you can stampede the Irish
king" He also said in this letter that
two of Days men had promised 5000 to
him during the senatorial contest for in
formation as to Ciark's movements, but
that he had refused to entertain the
offer.
Bickford. saying that ne had come to
the conclusion that 1t was useless to de-
pend upon receiving. anything through
Bickford. He had, he said, another OPP
portunfty to make stake, and he did
not propose to let that opportunity go
by, as he had the opportunity which had
presented itself in the winter before. The
last letter of the series was dated Octo-
Der 81 last. and was addressed to Mr..
Clark. In this letter he asked If he was
TO expec aoS anything In the letters he
ling reasons for the pressure he was try
ing to bring to bear upon Mr.. Clark
Was offered Money.
State Senator j. r. Mckay, Republican,
from Custer county, Montana, said he was
one of the four Republicans of the Iegis-
lature who had refused to vote for Clark
He said the announcement of the intsn-
ton of the Republicans to change their
last Republican caucus prior to the cleo
ton OF United States senator. There was
very little said at this caucus and after
the ten men withdrew the four remained,
deciding to continue to vote for Repub-
lican.
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 an agreement Of the kind.
How Fine Earned His Money.
The next witness was B. ]. Fine. q
Madison county, who said he had been a
friend Of Senator Clark for many years
and had been one. of his active supporters
in the campaign for the senate
Mr.. Campbell subjected the witness to a
very searching investigation. He first in
CURED as TO Mr.. Fines financial condi-
tion prior to the election. He had had
enough to live on and thought his cash
amounted to about $500 or $500. His bust
ness was then, as now. that of a mining
operator. Upon starting to Helena to at
deposited $500 or $500 for his daughter.
He had since that time deposited more
money in the bank, putting in as much as
$4,000 at one time. In June, but 1t was not
true that w. A. Pollard held certificate
Of 1850 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, and had
taken IT from Butte at the instance OF
Mr.. Welcome. This was part payment
for service and expenses In work he was
doing for Senator Clark on an arrange
ment made with the senator soon after
his senatorial election. On this business,
he said, he was still employed. He had
ever since then been engaged in working
for the disbarment of Senator w. A. Clark
of Madison county. He had been engaged
to do this work by Senator Clark himself,
but no specific compensation had been
agreed upon. Since getting the $1,000 he
had received about $1,000, making IS, COO in
all. Since the meeting of the legislature
he had not received any money from anv