The evening times., 1900-01-10

sumed by the Committee on Privileges
and Elections Of the Senate at 10:l5
o'clock this morning Although this is
the fifth day Of the hearing interest in
the matter is undated. and the usual
! crowd OF spectators was in Attendance
Mr.. Faulkner. counsel-ln-chief for Sem
ator Clark again took up the eross-exanI-
ination Of Frederick Whteside the in
cipal witness for the memorials :, who
have made charges Of bribery against Sen
ator Clark. Mr. FaulkneT's first question
was.
Did you make any statement before the
| legislative committee that State senator
Clark. of Madison county. had taken time
to consider the proposition which YOU said
/ you made to him.
! i do not remember"
Did you not mention that alleged fact
for the first time when you app AIRED be
! fore the grand jury
To the best of my recollection I did
/ Did you. even before you came 20 Wash
/ ington. mention the alleged fact that ate
/ Senator Clark went alone TO Mr. Well
! comes room in the Helena Hole
4 don't remember as 10 that"
| Mr.. Faulkner compared the testimony
/ given by Whiteside before the Senate C-m-
/ mittee on Privileges and Elections On Sat
| urday last, and that given b. hin BEFORE
/ the investigating committee OF the Non
/ tana Legislature 10 show that al the eaIller
! enquiry witness had said that safe Sen
ator Clark OF Madison. had 2 ne with
( him (the witnessJ 10 Mr. WeIlcome's room,
while al the later enquiry be had said that
I be saw Clark 90 alone 20 Welcome room
/ Did you not testify before the grand
Z jury that you suggested 10 Welcome mat
I State Senator Clark could be bought
/ Il think that is correct"
] Did not this proposition 10 corrupt Mr..
Z Clark. OF Madison. come from you. tnenl
and not from Mr. Wellcome2"
! NO. sir. DO did not
We'll. II you suggested 10 Welcome that
Clark. Of Madison. could be bought before
I Welcome suggested this to you dent YOU
consider that the proposition 10 buy Clark.
. Of Madison. originated with you
No sir"
Did Clark. Of Madison, ask OF you time
TO consider the proposition or did be ask
IL Of Mr. Wencome2"
1T was Mr. Campbell who toll me that
Clark. Of Madison, wanted a little time 10
consider the proffer Of he bribe-'
Mr. Faulkner then went into he testi-
mony during the several enquiries TO show
that al one time be had testified thai lie
him a bribe before saying anything 20
. Welcome about Clark. One Of the objects
I Of this line OF questioning was TO show va
i rious discrepancies in the evidence given
on different occasions BY Whiteslde. and
/ also to indicate that Whiteside was act
/ ing without authority from Welcome the
/ inference TO be drawn from this being that
I Whiteside was holding Daily money 10 build
/ up a charge Of bribery against Senator
/ Clark.
J The testimony given by the witness last
Saturday was compared with that given IN
Montana directly after the bribery charges
were instituted by the Daily men IN The
/ legislature. The defence sought 10 show
. from this that The witness told the stories
with far greater elaboration as regards de-
tails and incidents a year after the insti-
tuition OF the charges than al the time
while everything would naturally have
/ been fresh in his mind
When Mr. Faulkner had ceased 90 probe
I the witness about the alleged transaction
with Nj. Clark, of Madison county. he
turned 10 the alleged offer 10 bsibe state
/ Senator Meyers The witness was asked
If he had stated that a stranger was IN
| Welcomes room, when the latter talked
with him tthe witness} about Meyers. The
/ witness answered yes he had also JestI-
/ fed that Mr. Welcome had taken him into
+ the bathroom 20 hand him the money for
/ Meyers.
/ Then why. II no third person was pres
. eut. did Welcome take YOU into a bath
room TO give you the money" asked Mr..
: Faulkner
We'll. thar room vas headquarters and
1 somebody might have come in"
From this question il appeared 10 the
spectators that counsel Tor Senator Clark
Intended TO put on the stand in rebuttai
/ 10 Whiteside some third person who was
in Welcomes room when Mr. Whiteside
went there.
Whiteside was asked concerning a flying
] trip he made East last spring He spent
one day at Washington where he met
| Mr.. Campbell. Representative from Mon
/ tana, and Mr.. Durston. editor of the Ana
! cCnda Standard He denied having met
| them by appointment. though he discuss
! ed with them the most appropriate time
| for filing with the Senate the charges
/ against Senator Clark. The witness then
] went 20 New York
Did you meet Marcus DAILY theree"
| No sir"
He was sick. was he not?"
Il do not know"
The witness was asked to give the
names Of those members Of the legislature
who he knew to his personal knOwIedg ge
had been approached with offers Of brib-
cry. He named Messrs Anderson. Clark.
/ Meyers, Whiteside. Bywater. Carr. and
Jaqueth- When pressed. he said that only
Bywater, Carr, and Jaqueth voted for
Senator Clark.
Did you not previously state that the
deal with Jaqueth was declared cHe"
Yes
Has not Carr in every enquiry denied
that he was corruptly infuencedT-
Yes"
why have you volunteered so many
statements. not in answer 70 ques iolss-'
Because 1 feel a deep interest iu sift-
ing this matter TO the bottom"
DO you know anybody outside OF Your
| faction who wants this case settled ac-
| cording to your views2
a great majority want the charges sift-
cd
Il suppose that the following of Mr..
| DAILY has never been accused Of co rupE
practices in Montana? ,"
Il have seen it printed in ueEspape s
! owned by Mr.CIark''
Of the alleged corruption in Montana pcIi-
tics, and said that he "abhorred tie p-ac-
! tees When the committee was about
! TO adjourn, Mr. Faulkner said he wanted
it understood that he might recall the Wit
ness after his redirect examination for the
/ purpose Of impeaching him. The con-
/ mittec at noon took recess
Seaboard Air Line Consolidation.
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