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The amount. though. he could not remem-


Senators Turley and Caffery took the
witness under examination in the matter
Of the judgment. They questioned him
closely, and rather severely. The iudg-
ment had been rendered In 1888, and had
been repeatedly renewed.
Mr.. Chandler asked: Then you found 1t
more convenient to keep your business
under cover than to play faro, and pay
il of or buy it in2''
The witness answered inaudibIy.
"As a matter Of curiosity, / should like
TO know the place where that horse race
vas run that you won $l,6O0 On2' said
Senator Burrows.
1t was at Peoria" q
when was it?'
Sometime in July think" but the wit
ness could not be positive on this point
What was the name OF the h0rse2"
4 thing it was Edith G. or something
like that"
Senator Burrows wishes to know is she
still On the track" said Senator Chand-
Ter. II the witness made any reply 10 this
il was drowned in the loud laughter OF the
spectators, counsel, and committee
Mr. Campbell again took the witness un-
der examination. He wanted TO know
where Gieger got the money in excess OF
that accounted for at Helena and that
which he had when he reached his home at
Libbey- The witness refused 70 tell. and
Mr.. Campbell appealed to the committee.
/ There was a consultation OF the members
Of the committee and the witness was di-
rccted to answer.
Mr.. Faulkner asked leave TO put a ques-
tiOn and the leave was granted. He asked
Z II one d9llar was given 10 the witness by
I anyone associated with Senator Clark
stop one moment" said Mr.. Chandler.
don't answer that question until il has
/ been ruled upon by the committee Il
kas --Tr rNs. rr-fFu
Faulkner"
Yes. Sir"
well. that question can be deferred,
ruled Mr. Chandler
Forced to Answer
Mr.. Campbell repeated his question. The
witness thought for several minutes A
dead silence fell upon the spectators. The
/ witness insisted that he did net know
about $500. came from.
! Mr.. Campbell said: DO you mean to say
Mr.. Gieger, that you do not know whe her
/ you sold your vote or not2'
! 4 know that I did not sell my vo e.
''Mr Gieger. the cOmmitte will require
/ you to answer the question. Go right ahead
/ and do it, said Senator Chandler.
/ The witness. after a long pause, startled
4 everybody in the committee room by say
/ ing.
"Wen, found package containing
! 81. 100 in my rom"
How did it get there
! 4 do not know
! Have you no idea who put it there?'
/ 4 might have an idea. but not knowing g
/ positively. I viii not make an accu= alton
| When did you find that money"
! 1T was toward the close Of the legisla-
] Q ha ID hr ID
/ 124 came up for passage"
Did you vote for those bills
[ Yes. sir"
DO you suppose that it was given TO
/ you 20 vote for the bils2"
1T was common talk in Helena that a
/ man ought 10 make lot Of money by VOt-
ing against those bills"
Mr. Chandler said. 1T did not occur 70
you that that money might have been left
in your room TO influence your vote IN
favor Of those bilise"
NO. sir"
Was your name in the envelope in
which the money was?" asked Mr.. Turley.
Yes. sir; Fl was
Did you know whose writing it was?''
No. sir"
"Nor suspect9'
No sir"
Did YOU try to find out where it came
FROM"
No. SIR.
Did anybody ever attempt to bride
you27
| Yes sir
Who was it,
state Senator Essleston, editor of the
| Anaconda Standard
/ Tell the particulars
! Senator EgglestOn came to my desk
and said that IL ] would vote for a certain
man the Anaconda Standard" would rev
er print anything against ne again
No but did anybody ever oner YOU any
! money for your VOte-
Yes. cir
Tell us Of it,"
Il decline on the ground that it would
! incriminate me-"
Did you sell your v0tec
NO, sir"
Then, how would it incriminate youe
There was = discussion between cOunse
/ at this point
| recess was then taken