The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-24

withdrew the four remained, deciding
to continue 10 vote for Republican.
He said he had been approached once
or twice and asked to vote for Clark.
Amor 3 those who had come 70 see him
vas Senator Philips, who said he
could get $4,000 for his vote He had
declined TO enter into an agreement of
the kind,
The next witness was r. J. Fine. a
Democratic member Of the legislature
from Madison county, who said he had
been friend Of Senator Clark for
many years, and had peer. one of his
active supporters in the campaign for
the senate.
Mr.. Campbell subjected the witness tC
very searching invest cation. He
first inquired as TO Mr.. Fin IS financial
condition prior to the election. He had
had enough to live on and thought his
cash amounted to about $500 or $500.
His business was then as now. that
of mining operator Upon starting TO
Helena to attend the session of the
legislature ne had deposited $500 or $500
for his daughter. He had since that
. time deposited more money in the bank.
putting in as much as 81, 600 al one time
in June but il was not true that W. A.
Pollard held a certificate Of $3.50 be-
longing to him.
Where He Got His Money.
Mr.. Fine said that he had received
the $4,000 which he had deposited in
June from the bank of W. A. Clark
and had taken it from Butte at the
instance of Mr.. Welcome. This was
part payment for service and expenses
in work he was doing for Sena tor Clark
on an arrangement made with the SEN
ator soon after his senatorial election.
On this business he said he was still
employed
He. had ever since then been engaged
in working for the disbarment of Sen
atOr ". A Clark of Madison county.
He had been engaged to do this work
by Senator Clark himself, but no spe-
cific compensation had been agreed
upon. Since getting the $4,000 he had
received about $4,000, making $1,000 in
ALL
Since the meeting Of the legislature
he had not received any money from
any other source than Mr.. Clark. He
had never rendered any account to Mr.
Clark nor kept a memorandum book
but had kept the whole matter in his
diary.
On dissemination. Mr.. Fine
stated he had been a supporter Of Mr..
Clark Of Butte since 1888, when Mr..
Clark was a candidate for delegate to
congress and was defeated, the witness
said, by the treacheTy of Marcus
DAILY"
Did Not Sell His Vote.
In response to a question from Mr..
Faulkner, he said he had never re-
ceived any money from Mr. Clark or
any of his representativ for his vote
for. him. He also stated that While
the investigation into the record Of
Mr.. Clark of Madison was still in prog
ress he thought it had gone far enough
TO insure his disbarment whenever that
task should be undertaken.
The last witness Of the day was Da-
vid G. Brown, a Democrat. who had
been collector of customs for Montana
and Idaho for the past seven years.
Mr.. Brown is quite deaf, and questions
were asked through an ear trumpet
He said that he was a friend of Mr.
Clark, but that he had never sDent any
money in the senator's behalf. He de
MED emphdtically that $1,000 had been
placed TO his CT edit in the Bank of Fort
Benton last January for the benefit Of
Mr. J. L TFuscatt, a member of the
legislature.
His business was large and ne was
dispOsing of money every day, but he
could not remember the name Of any
one person from whom he had received
any in either January or February last
He was asked TO produce his bank de
post book, and said that in order TO
DO that he would have to go to Mon
tdna after it.
The committee adjourned until Mon
day.