The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-01

the state Senate, came to me and told me
that IL was his intention to expose bribery,
IL any was attempted in connection with
the senatorial contest, and. as 1 had been
his attorney, asked my counsel. / told him
II he entered upon such an undertaking he
should be careful not to let the entire re-
sponsibility rest upon his own shoulders.
When the Legislature met / was sum-
moned to Helena by Mr.; Whiteside. ! went
there and remained with him until the ex-
posture, giving him, from time to time such
advice as could in his proceeding. Then
do with the matter. After that Mr.. Clark s
friends and the public press of the State
influenced, as / believe, began an attack
upon me. making the direct charge that /
had been guilty of putting up the money
used In that exposure. L Immediately went
back to Helena, determined to make the
pest night l could and to stay in it TO the
finish"
HIS RELATIONS WITH CLARK
At the opening of the afternoon session
Mr.. Campbell again referred to his attend
ance upon the Clark conference, saying
that he had given no attention to the dis
cussion of money matters and knew moth
ing of the financial affairs of the company
He had not given formal notice of sever
ance of his relations with the Clark people.
He said the first business he had ever had
with Mr.. Day, was In September, 1898. He
had then been engaged in one transaction
and last June had been regularly employed
as attorney by the Washos Copper Min
ing Company. i'm which Mr.. Daily is interest
ed. Crcss-examined by NJ Faulkner,
Mr.. Campbell said that he had made one
trip I'm the campaign entirely in behalf of
the Clark committee and only one. He had
looked after some matters for the COM
mittee on trips he had made on other
business.
Were you paid by c. W. Clark for your
services on these trips?"
NOT IL
ing me to keep an account of my expenses
and saying he would pay me SIS a day
for my services. l did not, however, ac-
cept anything and was not paid.
Up to the date of the convention he was
as friendly to Mr.. Clark he ever had
been. II challenge any man to say that in
dicated any hostility to Mr.. Clark during
the campaign he added. He had been
placed in nomination by a supporter of
Mr.. Clark. He had. however, previous
to the elecuon told Mr. Hill that he felt
like never again giving Mr.. Clark his sup
port.
sharply about the letter from Mr.. Bick-
ford which had been intercepted in his
Office.
Are you certain you did not open the
letter."
81 am just as certain that 1 am here"
You did not hesitate TO advise him to
open the letter.
81 did not
And if he had not opened the letter you
would have done SOP
II presume / should If there had been no
other means of getting at the contents of
the letter"
Are you familiar with the penal stat
utes the subject of opening other
peoples letters?
II don't know that / am"
Mr.. Faulkner read the law making 1t a
misdemeanor 10 open mail belonging to
others, and Mr.. Campbell added: "I did
not know about iiie statute at the time,
but if 1 had known about il l should not
have hesitated to open the letter TO shield
Mr.. Whiteside when / knew there was a
scheme foot to send him to the peni-
Tertiary on a charge of which he was not
guilty.
Mr.. Campbell was on the stand when the
committee adjourned for the day.