The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-10
ONE OF CLARK'S MANAGERS.
STEELE TEsTIFIEs TO HIS ExPEN-
DITUREs AT HELENA.
Twelve Thousand Dollars During
the Session to Various Persons
working in the Interest of Clark.

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. ]. Steele was
cross examined In the Clark case today. He
said he had participated In the fall cam
paign of 1898 with Clarks friends. He nad
made a trip to Great Falls before the leg
isIative election and also another after the
election.
On the first trip he had taken 500 which
Davidson had given him and on the second
5000
Davidson had also given him money for
expenses incurred in other trips made
throughout the state. Witness said that at
that time he was a bankrupt, having failed
In business. He had kept no account of
expenditures, but whenever he wanted
money he went to either Davidson or Well
come. During the sitting Of the legislature
he had received 81 900 from Davidson and
5000 or 5000 from Welcome. The iarg-
est sum obtained from Welcome at any
one time was 1900 which had been given
him after the senatorial election when
Welcome had handed him roll OF bills
telling him to pay his debts and keep the
rest He had received 5000 from Welcome
after the Investigation by the grand jury.
How He Passed II Around.
Steele gave a partial list of persons to
whom be had paid money in sums OF 800,
they being persons working In the interest
OF Mr. Clark for the senate. Referring to
the visit made him at Helena by Represen-
tative Carr prior to the meeting of the leg
islature Steele said in reply to Senator
Turley that his representation to Carr that
he wanted TO see him about bounty scalps
was all a pretext: that in reality he had
desired to see him In Clnrk's interest as a
senatorial candidate. He had. however not
urged the matter when he found that Carr
was inclined to support Conrad. In reply
to questions from Senator Burrows. Steele
said that during the campaign and the SIT
ting OF the legislature he had received So
900 or $4,000 for use In politics and that
he had spent all this sum except 500 or
$500 which he had kept.
While Steele was on the stand the pro-
rffety OF the Use of report made by At
tcrney General Nolan of the proceedings
Of the Lewis and Clark county's grand jury
In the Montana supreme court was raised.
Foster. OF Senator Clark's counsel. ex-
pressed himself as stEeHEly In opposition to
the violation OF the secrets OF the grand
jury room. Attorney General Nolan was
not permitted to do so. the committee de-
Gliding that the matter was not material
Tierney's Financial standing.
State Senator w f. Tierney. Of Broad
water county, was questioned especially
concerning his financial condition prior TO
and since his election to the senate, to meet
the testimony Of Mr.. Dolenty, a banker OF
Townsend; Mont. 10 the effect that Tierney
had paid OFF large indebtedness to his
bank since the adjournment of the legisia-
ture and shown many other evidences of
improved financial conditions. Tierney said
that he had been instrumental In organiz-
ing the State bank of Townsend and that
the bank paid his indebtedness at Do
lenty's bank by transferring 1t to the other
bank. He had also sold more or less prop
erty.
The witness said that he had considered
himself worth about $4,000 before the meet
ing OF the legislature, and that there mad
been no material increase since. He also
said that Senator Clark had not been in
strumental In the organization of the new
bank at Townsend. The notes owed at the
bank were not his individual notes. but
were given by firms in which he was IN
terested
The committee adjourned until tomorrow
before the witness had concluded.