The age-herald., 1900-02-06
HAD GOOD TIMES
 WITH THE BOYS Witness Drank Whisky to Help
 Clark Along. LIQUOR DEALER ON STAND Several Witnesses Were Examined by the Defense, One of Whom Con tradicted Some ofthe Dam-
 aging Testimony
 
LIQUOR DEALER ON STAND

Washington, February 5.-When the senate committee on privileges and elec- tions resumed its investigation of Senator Clark, of Montana, MT. Campbell, attorney for the prosecution, produced the affidavit of MT. Hill, which that gentleman had tes- tifed had been altered by himself and MT. Campbell. MT. Campbell said he had made no change in the document
 James Ryan, of Butte, was the first wit ness. He knew Representatives Normoyle and Murray; said that Normoyle had asked him Ryan) to see Clark for him and as- certain whether he could not get some money for him (Normoyle) out of the con- test; that Murray had told him that if he could get purchaser for some lots of his for $2,5O0 he would not come to Washing ton to testify, He said he had gone to Helena in MT. Clarks interest during the session of the legislature, but that he had paid his own expenses.
 What did you do in Helena?' asked MT. Birney.
 q drank whskey principally" was the reply. q helped MT. Clark by having good time with the boys"
 Robert Fair, of Butte, also contradicted MT. Normoyles statement, declaring that he had never made any suggestion to that gentleman to the effect that he could get $10,OOO or any other sum for voting for MT. Clark. He had not, he said, participated in the senatorial contest.
 Offered No Inducements
 William Gallick, wholesale liquor dealer said he had never tried to induce Represen- tative Murray to vote for Clark, thus con- tradicting previous testimony put in by the prosecution. This witness also stated that William R. Rector, one of the witnesses for the prosecution, had told him that Con- gressman Campbell promised him that if he (Recto) would swear before the supreme court what he (CampbelD told him to swear, he Rector) could have the job of exporting" the books of the Silver Bow company, which would not take more than two or three months, and for which he could get 5000 or 5000. The witness also said that Rector had told him that if he (Galick) could get MT. Clark to give him $500 he would go to British Columbia and avoid coming to Washington to testify.
 MT. Gallick said he had declined to under take the negotiation.
 State Senator Jerry Connolly, of Granite
 
 Clark he had voted the sentiment of 90 per cent of the people of his district and he resented the inslnTation that he had sold his vote. He said ne was for anything the ''Daly gang was against, and against anything the 'Daly gang was for.
 ''They are blackmalers, the whole lot of them,'' he said bitterly
 Afternoon Session
 The most important witness ot the af- ternoion session was A. B. Cook. a railroad contractor of Helena and ex-state auditor. Mr Cook had been represented by Speaker Stuff, of the Montana house. having tried to rnduce Ihim to vote for MT. Clark for a money consideration. He contraddcted Mr. Slff's testimony fiatly
 MT. Cook declared that he had never but once talked with MT. Stiff concerning eIhe contest for the United States senate, and then Mir. Stiff had brought up the subject suggesting 'tllat he might cast his vote for MT Clark Tor 5000, but that he (Cook) had said that he was not interested fin lihe senatorial contest to this extent A half dozen other witnesses were exam fned, all by the defense, and each in refu- tatdon of some testimony offered by the prosecution.