The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-08

paign He admitted tlat he had made
an arrangement with Charley Clark,
son Of the senator. TO take care OF = ,VJO
Indebtedness Of Mr.. Wood. for fear II
would fail into the hands Of the enemy
DR.. Ector had advised against the
payment Of the money to AR Woods,
and in accordance with this suggestion,
he had tazC4i it back to Butte he mad
never told Mr.. Wood of his intention.
and re had intended TO give him the
money, no matter who he voted Tor
just 50 he did not vote for the Daly
interest. His motive was to prevent
M. Wood being controlled by TINS N
debtedness so as 10 force hIm TO vote
for a man to whom he was untrlenlly.
He had understood AIr. Wood INTENDED
TO vote for Ex-Governor Toole, MI
Clark being his second choice
Employment Of Myers.
Mr.. Bickfurd also denied promising
State Senator Myers to get him a posi-
ton in connection with Mr.. Clark s
mines at Bridges He admitted uhat ne
had talked with Myers on the subject
but said the matter had not been press
fed on either side. Dr. Minshall had Sug-
gested Myers employment
On cross examination Mr.. BlckIOrd
said he did not know how Charley Clark
had happened to send a check Tor S5VO
to Senator Myers. It had been sent
without his knowledge. lie pronounced
as incorrect the report Of the testimony
taken before the grand jury of Lewis
and Clark county saying it was gotten
up to influence the senate committee.
Mr.. BickfOrd said he had returned
the $500 obtained to lift Mr. Woods
mortgage to Charley Clark aIter Ut
Ector had declined to receive it. Eetor
had told him there was no further ne
cessity for the transaction as Daly
friends were making no further effort
to control Woods by this means.
Reverting to the work done by CoWen
the witness said he had paid COwen
out Of his own pocket.
He said ne had been employed as
counsel for Mr. Clark first in july,
1888, but was not permanently engaged
until the fall Of that year.
Cot a Retainer.
Did you get a retainer at that time?"
asked Senator BURROWS.
Il did"
How much?''
Il am not going to tell you"
when the year was up were you
again retained?"
i was
''At the same rate2"
'At an increased rate"
Mr.. Bickford said he had been rein-
bursed by William McDermott, who
was looking after the campaign IN the
interests of Mr.. Clark for his expendi-
lures during the campaign, but he
could not be sure Of the amount. Dur
ing the session Of the legislature he
had spent $500 to $500 in Mr.. Clark's
interest. This money had been supplied
by Mr.. McDeTmOtt. He had paid his
own expenses.
In response to questions from Mr..
Chandler. BickfOrd stated that all told
he had received about $500 for counsel
fees since his first employment and he
insisted that he had never been en-
plOyed in any other capacit than pro-
fessionally by Mr.. Clark.
Of His Own Accord.
What ever else I may have dore for
him." said he, I did Of my own &C
cord" He did not consider himself an
agent for Mr.. Clark He said he had
not brought his bank book with him,
not supposing the committee would de-
sire to enter into an investigation of his
modest bank account.
I did not consider it either the COM
mittee's duty or privilege to do So he
added.
Mr. BfckfOrd said he had talked with
Clark only two or three times about the
senatorial election, and had no CONVEX
satiOn with Clark concerning Repre-
sentative Woods Later when a letter
from Senator Clark was produced he
said this was only with reference to
EctCr's services in the campaign. He
thought Senator Clark had written TO
EctOr in very general terms as he often
wrote to correspondents. Adjourned.