Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-13
DEFENSE OF CLARK
Charles B. Jacobs Exposes Alleged
Scheme of Cason.
FALSE STORIES FOR TEE DAILY PEOPLE
Witness Came Voluntarily From
Butte, Montana
J. S. NJ. n ELL ALLIED

When the Senate committee on elections
resumed its consideration of the Clark case
today Mr.. ]. 8. NJ. Neiil OF Helena, who
was on the stand when the committee adj
journad yesterday, was recalled He was
questioned closely by ex-senator Edmunds
concerning the impression letter book from
which he cut the copy of his letter to I. J.
Johns Of Lewistown. Mr.. Neil said that ne
had cut the letter cut of the book or Satur-
day last. and on Monday had expressed it
to Helena Mr.. E6munds commented upon
the fact that the book had been sent back
on the very day that Mr.. Neil was to go or
the stand as significant.
Mr.. Neill said he would intercept the book
and bring it back. but that he would not
agree that the entire book should undergo
inspection
The witness was cross-examined by Mr..
Campbell ~
Did you 90 any work for Mr.. Clark dur
ing the last senatorial campaign in Mon
tana?'
A. Il did all could in my newspaper and
otherwise in a legitimate way"
@ Did you spend any money in either
the legislative campaign or the senatorial
contest before The legislature?'
A. Yes, but il was my own.
Q. Did you spend any except your
OWN?
A. Il did not"
O. "Diln,s you leave some money in Fer
gus county?"
A. Il did leave some money there for
Dave Hilger and Mr.. Williams. but 1t was
given me by A. j. Davidson, and l was lit
tie more than messenger in the traasac-
ton
Changing the form of the question, how
much money did you handle in the senator
ial contest that was not your own?
Il did not handle any money during the
senatorial fight except such as one would
naturally Spend-not to exceed in the ag-
gregate 81 900"
Did you spend no money except in Fer
gus county,?
Il cannot say precisely as to that Those
were exciting times. I was IN the thick of
the fray and pretty busy"
Mr.. Neill spoke of the various places used
as headquarters during The senatorial con-
test. but he said he had not been at the
quarters at the Helena hotel often. as Mr.
Welcome was constantly there and he and
Welcome were not on good terms. Never
theless, he had taken Mr.: whiteside there
and introduced him to Welcome.
The Whiteside Exposure.
The witness said he had seen Senator
Clark frequently during the campaign, and
that at o'clock on the day of the White
side exposure he had met several of Mr.
Clark's friends at the latter's rooms This
delegation consisted of himself, Governor
Hauser. Mr.. Davidson. Walter Cooper.
State Senator Hoffman and several others
whose names he could not recall
In reply to question, Mr.. Neil said he
had formerly been surveyor general of
Montana.
Speaking of Attorney General Nolan.s
transcript of his testimony before the
Lewis and Clark county grand jury. Mr.
Neil declared that it was co1ored through
out He gave an instance in which he was
quoted saving that he did hot
any money had been spent in the Clark
contest. -.
AZ said he continued that I did not
think any money was corruptly spent. I
believe. the word tcorruptly was inten-
tionaliy left out"
Has Mr.. Clark mortgage for s25. 900
on the Helena independent" asked Mr..
Faulkner.
He has mortgage for S24S60, and I
pay him his interest regularly, responded
Mr. Neil.
How to Make easy Money"
Neil was then excused, and carpenter
of Butte. giving the name of Charles Ralph
Jacobs, was called. He testified to con-
versation which. he said he had had with
G. c. Cason. witness here for the prose
cution. He had he said, gone to Cason S
office, when the latter asked him if he
wanted to make some easy money
Il replied that l did" continued the wit
ness. telling him that there was no one
more inclined to make easy money than
myself. He then told me that all I had to
do was to go to the Daily people, tell them
story and get my money. He said that
Is what l did. and you might as well do II
as not Continuing. Cason said: They
gave me 500 for my testimony, and YOU
might as Well get some of it He then said
he would go to the other side and see what
he could do
The witness also said that Cason had re-
ferred him to Mr.. Campbell. He further
said that he had come voluntarily to ex-
pose Cason, having seen his testimony be-
pers. He had not wanted to see Mr.. Clark
done up" the latter being a friend of his
Jacobs said that he had written Cason
while he was in Baker City Ore, telling
him that If he came to Washington to tes-
tify against Clark he Jacobs) would ex-
pose him, notwithstanding he had orig
inaliy promised Cason that he would say
nothing of their conversation. In that con-
versatiOn there had been no reference to
the character of the testimony he was to
give in order to get money.
William McDermott, former United States
marshal of Montana and a member of the
Clark independent democratic committee
during the campaign of '9S. testified that
this committee was organized because the
regular democratic committee was in the
hands of the DAILY men. He volunteered
the statement that he had been "a bitter
opponent of Mr.. DAILY He said he had in
structed his workers at the primaries to
use none but honest means and devote
themselves to preventing fraud.
Mr.. McDermott still on the stand
when the usual noon recess was taken.