The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-02
VIII BE Locked Up for Five Years and
Then Turned Over to School
Fund IL Not Claimed.
MR.. cAMPBELL's TESTIMONY
SENATOR CLARK'S PROSECUTION
AGAIN ON THE WITNESS STAND.
Letters Written by Him to Detective
McLain Read Before the Senate
Committee on Elections.

WASflNGION, marcn line >5u,VU
used by Mr.. Whiteside in his exposure in
the Clark case before the Montana Legis-
lature, and which was brought to Wash
ington when the hearing in that case was
begun by the Senate committee on cleo
tions and has been held by it ever since
was returned to-day to State Treasurer
Collins, of Montana. The money was
brought to this city for the purpose of
Identification and for any other use to
which it might be put by the committee.
Concluding that the fund could be no long,
er used it was turned over to Mr.. Collins.
The money will be held by the treasurer
for five years, and If in the meantime it
is not claimed by any one it will be COW
cred into the state school fund.
Representative Campbell was cross-ex-
amined by Mr.. Faulkner at the opening of
the session to-day. He told of the organi-
cation of the movement for the investiga-
ton of Mr.. Clark's election. He said the
first meeting was held in Butte last March,
those present being Mr.. Hartman, DIR.
Campbell of Livingston, Marcus DAILY. H.
L. Myers Speaker Stiff, Mr.. Tuohy, Mr..
Metts. Mr.. Toole and Mr.. Finlan. A COM
mittee was then appointed with Mr. Camp
bell as chairman, to gather facts. Mr.
DAILY said at that time that he would fur
nish any necessary means for the investi-
CATION" said the witness, "but that he
would expect others to also make contribu-
tions." He said there was no limit placed
upon the amount to be expended. except
that Mr.. DAILY said I'VE had millions for de-
Tense but not a cent for tribute"
Continuing, Mr.. Campbell said that no
sum had been deposited to his credit, and
that when he wanted money he went to
Mr.. DAILY for 1t, except upon one occasion,
when Miles Finlan gave him a check of his
own for $1,000. and one of $500 from Mr..
Leggett. Both these checks had. however,
been retained.
At this point Mr. Faulkner presented let
tiers which Mr.. Campbell had written to
detectives whom he had employed in the
case, first drawing from the witness the
fact that detectives had been engaged in
Montana, in Washington and in New York.
In Montana they were engaged to work up
evidence and in Washington and New York
to keep an eye on witnesses believed to be
unfaithful. Mr.. Campbell identified several
letters to detectives from himself, but they
were not read.
WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE.
Were your witnesses in Washington, -
he was asked. Instructed to visit dentists.
surgeons, doctors, etc., who were connected
with senators?"
mo, sir; positively no. was the reply.
eff such course was pursued it was with
out my knowledge or consent. I never
gave any such instructions and now have
no knowledge of such proceedings. If I
knew of such a course being pursued
would stop it Immediately
Did you instruct the detectives to in
gratiate themselves into the good graces of
Mr.. Clark's friends?" he was asked.
II did," was the reply. II told them to
get employment from them or to get into
their good graces in any way they could"
The witness was questioned concerning
his connection with 'Swede" Murphy, the
also with Tom Mclaughlin. Mr.. Campbell
said that Murphy had sought hIm out and
had agreed to make an affidavit in the
case; that he (CampbelD Lad put the state
ment in affidavit form, but that he made no
suggestion as what he or Mclaughlin
should testify to. He told of Murphy s
disappearance from Washington and said
that Mclaughlin had not been put on the
corroborated. He had never asked the
Governor to grant special immunity to
Murphy.
The witness said that in preparing the
affidavit to be signed by Murphy the name
of the legislator had been left blank, but
that this was done at Murphys instance.
He also denied that he had instructed De-
tective McLain while in his employ to stop
at nothing. Nor" he said, did I ever
give him or any one else instructions to
use any unfair means in working up the
case" He had seen McLain since his ar
rival in Washington and had given him $50
here, but had not told him that the prose
cution had a dead cinch' in the case be-
fore the committee. In like manner he de-
MED similar statements which he was al
legged to have made about the Montana SUI
preme Court to McLain.
Mr.. Campbell said his salary as attorney
/ for the Washoe Mining Company is S., 900 a
year. He also stated that he would supply
the committee statement OF his expendi-
lures, but preferred to have 1t examined
by subcommittee and not made public
Stin, if the committee desired that II
should be made public he had no objection
To Mr.. Faulkner the witness said that he
had paid nothing for the Ector letters, but
that Whiteside had procured them
Weren't they offered to both sides for a
considerations"
81 don't know whether such an offer was
made to your side or not. Such was made
to u.s..
LYONS WAS GIVEN $500.
Mr.. Campbell repeated that he had never
promised to pay the witness Lyons 5000 to
give testimony in opposition to Clark. and
said that after learning that Lyons had
given an affidavit on the other side he had
abandoned all intention of calling him as a
witness. He had paid Lyons $500 to get
certain facts about State Senator Warner.
Mr. Campbell denied that Ben Hill had
ever told him that his Q1ills) affidavit was
not true, but said that. on the contrary, he
| (CampbelD believed the facts to be as sci
forth in that document, except in one Oh
two instances. All told, he had paid Ber
Hill about $l700 since the adjournment OF
| the Montana Legislature for salary and ex.
penses. Hill had been in his employ prac.
| tically all the time since the adjournment
His reason for not putting Hill, Minshal
and Wright on the witness stand was thai
! they had received money when they made
| their original affidavits. and he feared thai
| on this account the committee would think
| there had been purchase of testimony.
The letters written by Mr.. Campbell tt
Detective McLafn, whom he had employed
| In the case I'm the summer and fall of 1899
were then read. They were notes, most oi
| them without date signature. In the
| first of these he referred to friend Of
| Charles Clark, saying that 'he is first
| class crook" and adding: 1T may open VI
| a way for you to get 10 work for them
| Make the acquaintance of Il. as soon a.
| possible without meeting with any sur
| prises."
TIE second note. dated July 10, told Nc
| Lain that on that day Hill was to go t.
| Charles w. Clark's office. He asked Nc
Lain to keep a watch on him. but said
| Don't let him see you IL you can help IL.
| A note written on July made an engage
ment TO meet the detective at the end o.
/ the West Side car line at $50 that nigh
| and gave directions for reaching the spot
| IF any one is there or near there that
| don't wish TO see and you hear some on'
whistle you can look Tor me where TIT
| eo,rd corr,aa from - A later letter ahOU,pf