The Portland daily press., 1900-02-05
SOME TALL LYING.
The Clark Case Has Taken n Sensation
al Turn.

Washington, February ALL. Wright,
a watch maker Of Missola, Mont, was the
first witness In the CLARK case before the
Senate committee on privileges and cleo
tions today. He had bssn summoned TO
Warrington BY the prosecution, but they
declined to put him on the stand, and he
was called by the defense. It became ap-
parent at the beginning Of NJ. Wright's
statement that he had been called to I'm
peach the witness Rector. oonoerDins the
alleged Efforts to bribe Representative
Jaoqueth. Rector had testified that
Wright was present when the money was
paid, but Wright denied thia The wit
ness testified to having agreed to get an
affidavit and to testify In the Welcome
disbarmsnt trial at the instance Of Ben
Hill and MIR. Lyttle, secretary Of Con-
grsssman Little. He said he waste re-
ceivs 1880 for The affidavit, and o, 600
for his verbal statement to bs taken later.
He di1 sign and swear to an affidavit,
receiving t4oO for shis service. 1hs afil.
davit Was read BY Senator Faulkner and
ID was full Of Aoousatious against msm-
bsrs Of the legislature. one Of which WAS
to the effect That A. ]. Steele. friend
Of Senator CLARK, had given him an snvs-
lops containing $4,000 to b given to
Senator Myers for his vote for M. Clark
but that Steele had later come to him and
requested the return of the money saying
Myers preferred that Whiteside should
hold 10.
"Now Mr.. Wright,is that affidavit true
or faissr' asksd Senator Faulkner.
at 10 false and they knew II was false
at the time 1t was made" replied the
witness. 81 did IL for what there was
In IL Ii was sottsn up to help purify
politics."
"It Is the statement you swors tor
suggested Senator Turley, and the wit.
ness asssntsd. He had intended to make
the same statement he had made In his
afidavit II he had gone on the stand,
but he had refused to testify because the
$1,000 had not bean paid.
He testified further that he went to
Helena TO testify In the Welcome dis
barmsnt case. but that he and three other
witnesses had an agreement not to tsstt-
fy until the money was paid. The prose-
oution had refused to pay him until he
went on the stand, saying. THAT $1,000
In my hands with my statement would
be worth q, 900 to Mr. Clark"
"Did you not tell after your arrival In
Washington that you had held s1o. 900
for Senator Myersf" asked Mr.. Burney.
81 think probably did"
"Don't you know you didr
"No, don't know. don't rscollsct.
intended you 30 understand that had
because wanted to get our bar nxed
up"
In reply to another question, be said
that Ben Hill was the only person who
had promised to give him money here.
When Mr.. Wright was excused, Ben
Hill, also Of Missoula, was called. He
had been excluded from the committee
room while Wright was testifying, be-
cause the two men had been associated
In all the efforts In connection with the
senatorial RAGS and since the adjourn
ment Of the Legislature. He said ON his
direct examination he had been connected
with Congressman Campbsil and Mark
Hswitt, In working mp the case against
Mr.. Clark for the past eight months.
In response to . question. Mr.. Hill said
the afiidavit was false. "whsu Camp
toal and whisssids would see me talking
10 q man, they would ask ne what the