The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-13
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State Senator II. L. Myers was the next
witness He was one OF the members who
turned $4,000 over to the legislative inves-
tigating committee, stating that IL had been
In Mr.. Whiteside's hands for him on the
condition that he vote for Mr.. Clark for
senator. Mr.. Myers detailed not only the
particulars of his taking the money, but
also other circumstances leading UP 10 this
episode. He said he had first been ap-
preached after his election as a senator by
s. r. w. Minshall and Mr.. W. NJ. Bick-
ford, and his vote for Mr.. Clark requested.
He had been told by those men that If he
would agree to vote for Clark the latter
would appoint him attorney in connection
with his coal interests at Bridger. He said
he had declined this offer. but, notwith-
standing this, he had received letter from
c. w. Clark. son OF the senator. written
from Butte on Dec. IA. 1898. This letter
was put In evidence. In IL Mr.. Clark stated
that he had forwarded Mr. Minshan 5000
''as a retainer for his services In the
Bridger coal mine" Mr.. Clark. Mr.. Myers
said, had afterward asked him not to read
the letter before the joint assembly.
The witness said that he had only agreed
to Mr.. Whiteside's proposition to accept
$4,000 from Mr.. Welcome for the purpose
of exposing wha. he believed were efforts
at bribery. He said he had received the
money from Mr.. Whiteside, the letter say
ing Mr.. Welcome could not see him then.
The witness said that after the exposure
in the Legislature he had been persuaded
to go to see A. j. Steele when the latter.
vote for Clark next to leave the State until
after the excitement over the senatorial
race had subsidized and lastly to sign
statement denying his connection with the
exposure and contradicting his own testi-
mony before the legislative committee. In
each case Steele had asked him IL there
was any inducenemt or consideration which
would secure his assent, md he had replied
there was not. Mr.. Myers also said that
Mark Hewitt had offered him $4,000 to
vote for Clark, saying Charley Clark had
authorized him TO make the proposition.
The latter had told him, he said. that he
could put up $4,000 with whiteside. to be
paid to him in case he voted for Clark.
"wHITE-wASHERS."
On cross-examination DR.. Myers said it
was hfs opinion that the attention of the
grand jury which undertook to investi-
gate the alleged bribery was given to
white-washing Mr.. Clark The witness de-
clared that he was not prejudiced in this
case. He said he had gone into the COM
bination only as matter of duty to the
State. He went into 1t on the advice of
John r. Toole. In reply to a question
he said he knew that Mr.. Toole and Mr..
DAILY were on friendly terms and he also
knew Tcole was opposed to Clarks cam
didacy. He had at first thought Mr.. White
sides proposition "a little unique" but
after thinking it over he had decided that
1t was proper. The witness said DR.. Min
shall was to have been appointed a ply
instead of his getting the place. it was
given to a member Of the Legislature who
had voted for Mr.. Clark.
The last witness of the day was Henry
e. Carr. member of the Legislature from
Flathead county, Montana. He Is one of
the members of the Legislature in whose
name money was turned over to the inves-
tigating committee by Mr.. Whiteside and
the only one Of them who afterwards voted
for Mr. Clark for the Senate. Referring
to his transaction with Mr.. Whiteside, the
witness said Mr.. Whiteside had been
warm supporter of his and he had listened
respectfully when Whiteside had asked
him to go to his room. He had complied
with his request when Mr.. Whi,eside had
asked him to mark for Identification an
envelope containing 5000 in $1,000 bills,
which Whiteside had brought to him at
the Helena Hotel during the session of
the legislature last winter. He had no
reason for doing this, except his confidence
in Whiteside. and the additional fact that
he himself was IAN egregious ass" He
had, however, put his initials on the en-
velope exhibited yesterday in the commit
tee as the one so marked. He declared
that Mr.. Whiteside had never said any
thing to him about voting for Clark and
that he had kept his promise to Conrads
friends to vote for him as long as he had
chance of election. He pronounced as
untrue the report that he had told Judge
d. F. Smith that he was to vote for
Clark and receive 5000 for so doing.
In reply to questions from Mr.. Campbell.
Mr.. Carr stated that since the adjourn
ment of the legislature ne had purchased
a ranch for an aunt living with him. pay
ing $500 for 1t, and that he had also
loaned 5000 for her. This aunt had lived
with him for seven years and he had
never before transacted any business for
her or known whether she had money or
net. The ranch was paid for in currency,
one of the bills being of the denomina-
tion of $1,000. He had to vote for Mr.
Clark in the end to avoid deadlock In
the legislature. On cross-examination Mr..
Carr said he had never received any money
for voting for Mr.. Clark or for promis-
ing to vote for him.
The committee then, at $50 p. m, after
a seven hours sitting. adjourned.
QUAKER PREACHER KILLED.