Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-12
BOUGHT THEM UP
BY WHOLESALE.
Alleged Purchase Of Montana Leg
lsIature by Senator Clark
STORY OF DENTIST ECT0R.
Money Promised 10 Him Never was
Paid - Ono Man Refused
asI5,OOO Bribe.

committee on privileges ana elections
began It's session in the Clark case to-
day with request from the prosecution
70 have the books Of the Thomas Cruise
Savings Bank at Helena Mont, show
Ing the deposits Of A, j. Davidson and
a man named Toole. brought before the
committee. The original subpoena had
only called for the deposit slips. The
point was not decided.
p. L. +. Ector, dentist at Mlssoula,
was the first witness He had partci-
pated In the campaign in Ravalll couh-
ty in the interest Of Il. p. Wood. who
was the Democratic candidate for the
legislature In the last campaign and
who was a friend OF Mr. Clark. Ector
said he had acted at the instance OF Mr.
Blckford, one OF Mr.. Clark's managers
Letters from Bickford were exhibited
In one Of these written after the legis-
lative election, Bickford referred TO the
presence Of Our friend" In Hamilton,
and asked Ect0r TO ascertain his finan-
cial condition, Ector said "Our friend"
was Mr.. Wood, and that he replied TO
WIS ictNtl Shgiib ilH lliutDAtiiltSH was
$1,000 and that $1,000 would probably
be necessary to settle all his debts. AZ
terward Blckford had given him $1,000
10 give to Wood. He had then refused
TO accept the money, telling Blckford
Il was "all Off" as Wood had told him
that he could not afford to sell himself
The witness said Blckford had prom
Used TO pay him for his services but
that no specific sum had been mem
toned,
HE asked me how much | expected"
said the witness, "and | told him |
wanted all could get out OF H. / con-
tinued by saying, No doubt You will
make O stake out OF IT, He asked me
how ten per cent would do. | said
That would be satisfactory, az | have
no doubt you viii get $4,000 or $4,000
out Of IT,
IL appeared that no settlement was
made with him by Mr.. Bedford, and
that Mr.. Ector wrote TO Senator Clark
about the matter. There was cor
respondence with that gentleman be-
ginning December 10, 1898, and closing
/, November s, 1893. These letters We're
read TO show that Mr. Bickford had
been the agent of Clark In the sena-
torial race. In the first letter Clark
said the matter concerning which Mr.
Ector had written him had been left
entirely In the hands OF Mr. Blckford,
and that he would confer with that
gentleman concerning the matter.
In the second letter dated January
rs. 1899. Mr.. Clark spoke OF the fact
that he had Just been elected. saying
Blckford was wild with Joy, adding
that while he had no personal know
ledge as to what he had done he never
disappointed any one who had helped
him"
This last statement was practically
repeated from Paris In April last, and
in another letter written from New
York November 5. last. In the New
York letter Clark said he would refer
Ectors matter 20 Bickford, and In
the Paris letter he said It was his de-
sire that any one who served him
should be amply remunerated."
One OF the letters of the series was
signed In typewriter, and the defense
objected TO its admission This objec-
ton brought out the first division IN
the committee, Senators McComas and
Caffery casting the only votes against
admission. Cross-examinaton was
postponed until the defense should look
up the letters received from Ector.
Representative T. q. sullivan.
member OF the last Montana Legislature.
from Granite county, testified that he
had been approached by Mr.. Biokford
when he went TO Helena previous to the
meeting Of the legislature, and asked
TO vote for Mr.. Clark.
IL said, the witness testified, that
might do so II there was enough In Il.
bAttr I
He then asked me II half that amount
would not be enough. | replied no, and
We separated
Sullivan said that afterward he had
again met Bickford, and that the lat
ter had suggested $4,000. He had told
Bickford then that he would not vote
for Clark under any circumstances, and
had seen no more OF him.
Sullivan said his purpose had been
10 lead Bickford on and that he had
not expected to vote for Clark, even II
the offer OF $4,000 had been accepted.
The witness stated that he is now the
proprietor Of the Florence Hotel at
Butte, Mont, and the cross-eXamina-
tlOn was devoted TO showing that this
hotel is owned largely by Marcus Daily.
The witness said he paid his rent TO
Mr.. Hennissey and did not know wheth-
er DAILY was the owner He admitted
that his patronage was largely from
among the miners OK The Anaconda
mine and counsel brought out the fact
that whereas before the legislature met
the witness. had been the proprietor OF
q saloon. paying $50 month, he now
pays $4,000 month for the Florence
House.
Anthony Dougherty OF Helena,
proved TO be the first witness who was
apparently unwilling to testify. lie was
held with the view Of showing that he
had allowed a friend named Gallagher
10 occupy for several days a room In
the Brown block, rented by himself and
that he remained IN the closet OF the
room and overheard a conversation be-
tween A. ], Steele and Reps Gillette
and Flynn concerning the senatorial
election. Dougherty declared he had
not remained IN the closet and had
hard no such conversation, answering
only yes or no In reply 10 questions
He said he had let Gallagher take the
room ana had lived elsewhere while he
occupied II. but that he had seen or
heard no one there.
State Auditor Pondexter testified
that a, j. Steele had promised 70 give
him $4,000 to secure the vote OF the
three members Of the legislature from
Beaverhead county for Mr.. Clark. ne
tPoindexter) TO have 5000 for his SER
vices, but that he had never ap.
preached the members because he was
opposed TO Clarks election and had
only agreed TO see them for him to pre-
vent others acting IN the capacity OF
go-between.
Ministers Terrible Crime.