The evening times., 1900-01-08
WHITBSIDE ON THE RACK
The Witness Against Senator Clark
Cross Examined.
Pertinent Questions Asked by Mr..
Faulkner Before the senate Com
Where the Funds To Push the
Charges of Bribery Came From.

/
| bribery charges made against Senator VIII
liam 4. Clark Of Montana by certain per-
sons in that State was resumed this morn
/ ing. The earliest arrival at the committee
room was Senator Chandler. chairman OF
the committee. After him came the vener-
able George F. Edmunds, former Senator
| from Vermont. Then came Fred White
| side, OF Flathead county. Montana. one OF
! the principal witnesses for the memorial
| lists and against. Senator Clark
| After him came Mr.. Faulkner. former
Senator from West Virginia, and cornsei-
| in-chief for Senator Clark. Soon after
came Roger Foster. Of New York. associ-
ate counsel for the Montana Senator He
| entered in his peculiar way, on half run
/ and carried his familiar yellow leather va
lise weighted with papers pertaining 10 the
case. Following Mr.. Foster came Repre-
| sentative Campbell Of Montana. who is con-
| Quoting the case for the memorialists
Mr.. Whiteside resumed the stand and
| made a correction Of his testimony. His
cross-eXamination was begun by Mr.. FauIk-
/ ner. The witness said he was elected to
| the Montana Legislature in November.
1898. He frequently visited Anaconda ana
/ Butte. In the latter place he had been en-
gagged in the erection OF a school building.
! He had also erected a store. bur did not
! know that IL was a store building OF the
/ Anaconda Company. During his visits TO
Anaconda he had not met NJ. Marcus Daily.
/ but had met John r. TOOle and had talked
/ with him about the Senatorial contest
/ This was in December few weeks before
| the legislature convened which was on
Monday. January .. one Of the men he
/ met al Helena soon after reaching there
| was Mr. NeilI The witness had known
Mr. NCill for several years He was q
/ friend. but not an intimate friend
\ Denial of Charges
! The witness told Of a minority report
which he had prepared while d member
of the Fifth Legislative Assembly OF Mon
tana. He denied that he had offered to
/ suppress the minority report upon payment
Of $500 He also denied that he had led
Mr. Neil and Charles w. Clark 70 believe
that be was a firm supporter Of Senator
Clark He told Of conference az NJ.
I NeilTs house. NeiH had said that the
school board was opposed TO Mr.. Clark's
candidacy, and that if he. the witness.
should support Senator Clark. the school
board would make trouble for him in The
matter Of the school building which he was
| then erecting.
/ Did you tell Nr. Neill. Charles ". Clark.
| or your brother. that you were a firm sup
porter Of Senator CLARKE" asked Mr. Faux
ner.
NO. sir"
! Was it your purpose 20 expose bribery
! when you went 10 the legislature"
! "lt certainly was answered The witness
/ Mr. Nhitesite then proceeded TO tell Of
/ corruption, but was stopped and confined
/ TO answers 20 the questions.
! "Nhen did you form the scheme that YOU
say you put into operation 20 expose bri5'
4 cannot say"
WAS 1t prior to your arrival at Helena
| or subsequently,"
Il had formed the determination prior
/ TO going 10 Helena. but had not formu.
lated the plan"
The witness said that he had first dis
| cussed the bribery matter az Helena wiki
| Mr.. Campbell Representative in Congress
/ from Montana. He had told him that he
| waE;"d some one 10 accept the money
] Whisn the Clark people, il was said. were
| OF --ug.
The Definition Of n Lie.
The witness was asked if he did not
seek TO ingratiate himself in the graces Of
the Clark forces by falsehood and deceit
The witness replied to this with difficulty
! What is a lie?" asked Mr.. Faulkner.
| "A lie is a falsehood told TO person who
has the right to know the truth"
Then you do not believe that mis-
statement intended to deceive person 10
a lie'"
NO. sir"
What are your relations with Marcus
Daly?"
Il am acquainted with him, though ]
| cannot say that he is a friend Of mine,
| though / should feel proud if l might call
| him my friend" answered the witness.
Did you receive from Mr.. DAILY $50
/ coo. or from anybody, as compensation for
| this pretended expose Of the alleged brib
| cry p asked Mr.. Faulkner.
mo, sir"
The witness said that the investigation
! ilto the charges Of bribery was conducted
| by the friends and enemies of Senator
! Clari alike. but under severe
/ the witness could not name
frieU'i OF Senator Clark who took
TaI in that affair. The witness said that
no honest man in the legislature could
| have voted for Senator Clark after hearing
| the testimony
| Then you are the honest man and re-
| former Of mems morals. while the fifty
! four members of the legislature who did
. vote for Senator Clark were all dishonest
| men| asked Mr.. Faulkner.
An Unpleasant Question to Answer.
This was an unpleasant question but
! The witness after considerable hesitation
saio ne thought the other legislators were
dishonest. The witness said he had caus-
| ed the preparation Of the afidavits which
were presented 70 the grand jury He also
, said that he had not paid the bill for this
work, but had sent # to Mr.. Toole. one Of
the DAILY managers. The effort of the de-
| fence was TO show that Mr.. Daly had sup
plie1 the money for preparing the aiiida,
! Nits against Senator Clark Mr.. Faulkner
/ thos -arried the witness back over much
/ "f IL testimony which he had given II
tho iriU,S Investigations IN Montana
Th'- was t. show discrepancies in his
: !I"r and present testimony.
! i5,lo-l the legislative investigating com
J mis- ipn the witEess had testified 10 the
| bri1,1y Of four members of the assembly.
II was shown that Of these only one voted
] for Senator Clark
These are the only men then whom you
would ray Of your own personal knowledge
were guilty OF bribeTy?' asked Mr. Faux
| ner.
'.Yes. si,."
Then the attacks that you have made
/ against the character OF dfty-four mem
bers Of the legislature We're made not on