The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-10
ONE OF CLARK'S AGENTS
A. J. STEELE CROss-ExAMINED By
SENATE COMMITTEE.
Says He Received Thousands Of Dol.
lars for Use Daring the Montana
Senatorial Campaign.

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. ]. Steele was
cross-examined in the Clark case to-day.
He said he mad participated in the fall
campaign of 1895 with Mr.. Clark's friends.
He had made trip TO Great Falls before
the legislative election, and also another
after the election. On the first trip he had
taken 500, which Mr. Davidson had given
him, and on the second $500. Mr.. Davidson
had also given him money for expenses in
CURED 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 Mr.. Davidson or Mr.. Welcome. Dur
ing the sitting of the Legislature he had
received 81 900 from Davidson and 5000 or
s6,OvJ from Welcome. The largest sum OBJ
tanned from Welcome at any one time was
$1,000, which had been given him after the
senatorial election. when Welcome had
handed him a roll of bihs. telling him to
pay his debts and keep the rest. He had
received 5000 from Welcome after the in
vestigation by the grand jury. Steele gave
a partial list of persons 10 whom he had
paid money in sums of 800. they being per-
sons working in the interest of Mr.. Clark
for the Senate. Referring to the visit made
him at Helena by Representative Carr,
prior to the meeting of the Legislature. Mr..
Steele said in reply 10 Mr.. Turley that his
representation TO Mr.. Carr that he wanted
to see him about bounty scalps was all a
pretext. that in reality he had desired to
him in Mr.. Clark's interest as sena-
torial candidate. He had, however, not
urged the matter when he found that Mr..
Carr was inclined to support Conrad.
In reply to questions from Senator Bur-
rows. Mr.. Steele said that during the CAM
paign and the sitting of the Legislature he
had received $4,000 or $1,000 for use in poll
itics and that De had spent all this sum, ex-
cept 500 or $500, which he had kept.
State Senator w. z. 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, banker OK
Townsend, Mont, TO the effect that Mr..
Tierney had paid off a large indebtedness
to his bank since the adjournment OF the
Legislature and shown many other evi-
dences of improved financial condition. Mr..
Tierney said he had been instrumental in
organizing the State Bank OF Townsend,
and that he had paid his indebtedness at
Dolenty's bank by transferring IL TO the
other bank He had also sold more or less
property. The witness said he had consid-
cred himself worth about $4,000 before the
meeting of the Legislature. and that there
had been no material increase since. He
also said 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, bur
were given by firms in which he was inter-
ested. The committee adjourned until to-
morrow before Mr.. Tierney had concluded