The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-03
N GLARK|S DEFENSE
Party by the Name of Lyon
Springs a Sensation.
CHARGES A PROSECUTOR
With Trying to Bride Him to
Testify Against Clark.
CHARGES A PROSECUTOR

| of its side OF the controversy. The hrSt
half of the day was given to three wit
nesses for the memorialists, after which
Thomas T. Lyons, county attorney OF
Jefferson county, was put on the stand
by Mr. Faulkner in Mr.. Clark'S behalf
His testimony was rather startling in
several respects. He brought Represent
alive Campbell, one of the attorneys for
the prosecution, into the controversy as
an active participant in the case, saying
that Mr.. Campbell had promised him 5000
to testify in the case against Mr.. Clark
in this prosecution. He had previously
been a worker for Mr.. Clark and said
that he acted in this matter at the in
stance Of Mr.. c. w. Clark, playing the
part, as the witness said, ''of a White
side on the other side" Accordingly, he
said, he had visited Mr.. Campbell. Al
ter hearing his proposition TO testify that
several members of the legislature had
been, to his knowledge, bribed, Mr..
Campbell agreed to pay him the sum
mentioned for the evidence, afterward
agreeing to double It, He said that af-
terward Mr.. Campbell had told him that
he Oyons) would ruin him (CampbelD
if he revealed these facts before the
cimmittee, but that he had never said to
! Campbell that the story he had told
Campbell he would tell was false.
Whe nthe committee met today, Mr..
Campbell. representing the memorialists,
announced that he had two or three more
| witnesses to examine thus deferring the
beginning of the presentation of the de-
fen
| The first witness was Frank f. Wright,
cashier OF a bank at Lewistown, Mont
Wright was questioned concerning the
! accounts of State Representative T. c.
Long and State Senator Hobson the lat
ter being president of his bank He said
that prior to the meeting of the legisla-
ture Long had owed the bank $500 and
Hobson had owed it $4,000. Long had
| paid his note in April and Hobson paid
| his in May last, both with checks. The
witness brought with him a transcript of
the accounts of Hobson and Long, but
failed to bring the deposit slips in either
case. The, account transcripts were placed
in evidence. The one in Hobson's case
showed that in April last a letter was
received from the Continental bank Of
Chicago advising the Fergus County bank
of credit of 900 in Hobsons behalf.
Hobson was then in London, but the wit
ness did not think he had gone to Lon
don with Senator Clark. Hobson had
never told him where he obtained the
S25. 900. On cross examination Wright
said that Hobson was considered a
wealthy man-worth about $4,000 or
500, 600. He knew that he had sold some
lr00
whether the $4,000 was derived from this
source.
Halsey NJ. Watson, of the Fergus Coun-
ty argus, testified to a conversation with
Representative Long after his return to
Lewistown from his attendance at the
legislature. Long had exhibited big
roll Of bills. The representative had OBJ
jected to some criticisms of his course in
voting for Clark. The witness had said
to Long: well, Charley suppose it was
simply matter of dollars and cents
with you" to which. he said, the reply
was: well, I hope you don't consider I
was a cheap guy, anyway"
W. w. Beasley, Republican member Of
the Montana legislature from Sweet
Grass county, denied that he had said
during his campaign that he would never
vote for a Democrat. He had not talked
with any one seriously of voting for
Clark until the question came up in the
Republican caucus. Beasley said he was
induced to vote for Clark because. in a
statement furnished him, Clark had given
assurance that he would vote for protec-
ton on Montana raw materials. Beasley
was then excused to go to his hotel to get
Clarks pledge. and the committee took a
recess until o'clock.
Mr.. Beasley after lunch said that there
had been more talk OF bribery among the
DAILY people" than among any other
class. He said he had never been offered
nor had he accepted any consideration for
his vote for Mr.. Clark for the senate.
The prosecution rested hereand Mr. !
FaIkner called Thomas L. Lyon of Boul- !
der Mont. as the first witness Of the de- |
Tense. He related that in the last sum |
mer he had met Mark Hewitt, one Of the |
witnesses for the prosecution. in Butte, !
when the Iatterh ad come 70 him and Z
asked him to go into a scheme to '@bluff'' /
Clark into giving him a lease on a min /
ing property Afterward. the witness de- (
clare5. Hewitt said to him that he ala +
not believe that Clark was going to give
him the coveted lease adding: Campbell 4
has got a Harrel Of money in this pro I
ceeding against Clark and II we cannot /
get anything out Of Clark there IS no rea- I
son why we can't make a killing hy go Z
ing in with the other side" Hewitt had
continues, II know enough 70 put up a
story that viii break the old mans hack I
and II he don't give me the lease I'll
nut the harooan on to him"
Lyon said ne had told Charles Clark Of .
the condition OF affairs and rhe latter had /
sked him 20 pretend 70 enter into the .
scheme He had done this and afterward !
gone IN see Congressman Campbell wnc
i conducting the case before the com
mittee for the prosecution. VINO had told
him that he wanted his aid very much in
prosecuting the case. When h (Hewitt)
had made objections, Mr. Campbell had
told fim that he did not expect him to
Join the prosecution fer nothing and that
the prosecution would pay whatever vas
-ight."
Afterward. when he had teld Mr.. Camp
ball ths, he could testify that some OF
the members Of the legislature from his
county we've bought 70 vote for Clark
thu Latter lla3 promises 10 give him
$500 He tCamp6eID had himself Sug-
Eeste5 this figure and had told him that
when n got - Washington b. weuId fix
the matter 50 that il would De as secure
as Il he had ne money IN hts pocket IN
this same connection afr. Lyou- said rhat
Attorney General Nolan had promised
immunity from prosecution Fu- paFficipa-
t5ors n bribery matters 20 those who
wonH testify in ibe case