The evening times., 1900-02-09
THE SENATORIAL ENQUIRY.
More Testimony Heard in the Case OF
Mr.. Clark.

| A. J. Steele, of Helena witness in be-
half Of Senator W. \. Clark. resumed the
stand before the Committee on Privileges
and Elections Of the Senate this morning.
/ Il is Steele who. Whiteside and Rector tes-
uhed, rented the chambers in the Powers
/ Block in Helena in which il is alleged sew
| eral members Of the Montana Legislature
were corrupted.
! Under his direct examination. which was
! conducted by former Senator Faulkner
! yesterday the witness denied con astenuy
and with great emphasis the allegation
made by Whiteside, Rector. and other Da-
! ly witnesses. He made a good impression
I on the committee.
The first question this morning was by
/ Mr.. Foster;
| "Mr. Steele did you ever pay TO Mr.. Rec
! tor any sum Of money TO watch the grand
/ jury or any member thereof"
mo. sir"
Did you ever pay anybody in Montana
TO watch anybody
NO. SIR"
The cross examination of Steele was con-
Quoted by Mr. Birney
1881
Il did. sir"
Were YOU member Of any political
committee"
no, sir
AT whose suggestion then Gid YOU enter
he campaign"
"Wen. We talked It myself Mr.
Davidson. Mr.. Nellie and Governor How
SER"
Who employed yOu2"
mo one employed me-"
''Who gave you Instructions"
Usually 1 talked matters over with the
gentlemen / have named"
The object of this line Of examination
was TO show an agency existing between
Steele and Senator Clark.
What trips did you make away from
Helena after the election? p"
4 went 10 Great Falls. in Cascade coun-
ty, and TO White sulphur Springs"
Did You see any member Of the Legis-
latureg"
Yes. sir"
How much money did you carry with
you OF those trips2"
Barely enough for my personal ex-
Penses."
where did you get that money!"
From Mr. Davidson. Of Helena
did you keep any memoranda of your
expenditures on those trips?''
NO. sir"
who authorized you to hire rooms in
Helena and which you finally did rent in
the Powers Block"
Il do not remember"
"Did you tell Rector what YOU wanted
those rooms for?"
II think ! did"
what did you tell him?"
That ] wanted a suite Of rooms for po-
litical headquarters"
For whom %
For Senator Clark's friends"
Did not Senator Clark have headquar-
ters 40 the Helena HoteI2"
"No, sir, not at the time that / rented
the rooms I'm the Powers Block"
Did YOU have any money in your pos
session."
q think several hundred dollars"
did you give Rector any money!"
Yes, ! think about SO"
From whom did you get that moncy2"
From Mr. Davidson"
did you keep q record Of the sums you
expended"
NO. sir. When my money ran out
would 20 and get some more from Mr.. Da-
wilson
How much did you get from Mr. David
SOM"
About $1,000"
Did you get any money from Mr.. Well
Gomez"
Yes; I'thiuk got five or six thousand
dollars from Mr.. Welcome"
Senator Burrows asked the witness when
he got the first money. from Welcome.
1T was after the election OF the members
Of the Legislature and before the election
Of United States Senator
Mr. Biruey questioned the witness con-
cerniug his testimony before the grand ju-
~ Of Lewis and Clarke county.
When asked as TO whom he paid money.
he said he had given $500 or $500 20 Mr.
Gallaher, Of Great Falls political worker;
Mr.. Hepburn. "a good fellow who was well
acquainted about $500. He also paid
money to George Murphy, L. l.. Wright.
Dick Welsh. and several others for cam
paign uses.
Mr. Birney questioned Mr.. Steele about
his meeting with Judge Carr. from COlum-
bia Falls, at the Montana Central depot
at Helena. His testimony before the grand
jury and his testimony in chief Before the
Senate committee were compared and dis
crepdncics discovered. Mr. Steele COM
planned that the report Of his testimony
before the grand jury was inaccurate
Many witnesses have made the same COM
plant.
Senator Hoar wanted to know whether
the witness had seen the allegel report
Of his testimony The witness said he had
read il in Montana. and had Iacu pointed
out some OF the Inaccuracies.
Mr.. Steele was followed on the witness
stand by State Senator ". z. Tierney. Of !
Townsend, Broadwater county. lie vas
called for the purpose OF testifyinE iu re-
huttal 10 certain allegations concerning his I
financial condition before and after the I
meeting Of the Legislature. He said that |
before his election to the State Senate he I
was worth $4,000 or S50,o00. He told the 4
committee as to how this wealth was in /
vested-in banking, placer mines town /
sites and ranches 1t was maintained by /!
the memOrialists that at the time of Nj. !
Tterney's election to the State Senate he |
was worth only about $4,000.
Mr.. Tierney explained some Of the large
deposits in the Townsend bank made by
him in the spring OF 1889, after the ad-
jOurnment Of the Legislature He said /
the money was obtained from the sale Of !
other peoples property and the money |
was deposited by him in the name of the |
firm Of J. ID. Darcy d Co, OF which he |
was a member, and which firm had nego- |
tiated the sales.
At 12:15 o'clock the committee adjourn |
ed until tomorrow morning.
THE HOUSE TAKES a RECESS