The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-13
SENATOR CLARK'S Case.
ONE WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE
CAUSES SURPRISE.
on Cross-Exnmination, Under Press
ure, He Admits Having Heard
of Root Giving Money to Wit
ness aud Promising Him More.

WASHINGTON Feb. l2-David r. Peel
err president of the First National bank
at Kalspel Mont. was the first witness
in the Clark case today. Before Mr. PEEL
er began Senator Chandler again brought
up the question Of the whereabouts or
"Swede' Murphy, who is wanted as wit
ness The senator said that the man had
been here once, but had disappeared, and
that he hoped that the newspapers would
continue their efforts TO locate him. Mr..
Chandler said also that he wanted to
know the whereabouts of Z. p. Woods and
d. O. Warner. He desires, he said. to
have them all summoned
Mr. Hartman said he had been told that
Mr. Murphy had returned to Butte, and
that the other two members were In Call
fornia.
senator Geiger's Finances.
Mr.. Peeler was questioned concerning
the account OF state Senator Geiger with
his bank, the First National but he was
not able to throw much light upon the
subject He confirmed Mr.. Geiger's state
ment that he (Geigerl had borrowed $3.50
at the bank, saying that Geiger had given
him a deed to property as security. The
witness was unable to give dates when
various loans had been made. and he was
taken sharply to task by Senator Chand-
Ter for his failure in this respect. He pro-
tested that he was not trying to conceal
anything. but that he was simply unable
to remember
Conversations with Whiteside.
Mr.. Peeler testified to conversations with
Mr.. whitesde previous to the election for
state senator in which the latter had
shown that he was a. friend of Mr.. Daily.
lie also told of meeting Mr. Welcome in
Helena. and said that he had told him
that he had better let Whiteside alone,
because he knew that Whiteside was
DAILY man"
The REORGANIZATION brought out the
fact that Mr.. Geieer had made small loans
OF Say or $ ~ previous to his election 10 the
Legislature, but that he had always in
such cases given Endorsed notes. whereas
after the election notes OF from $500 to
1890 were taken without Endorsement.
lie contradicted Mr. Geiger's statement
that the Geiger note for $500 had been
Cancelled, saying that he still held Geig-
er's property as security for 1t.
Garr's Deposit of n Package.
Mr.. Peeler stated that during the ses-
sion of the legislature Representative
Carr had handed him package OF papers.
but he said that he had never told any,
doodle Mr.. Peeler said Mr. Carr told
him that the package contained his cleo
tton certificate and copy OF a newspaper
containing a committee list. II was not
inclosed in an envelope, but was simply
laid In pigeon hole in the safety vault
of the bank and not locked up He had
returned the package to Mr.. Carr after
the adjournment OF the legislature
The committee then took a recess until
y. m.
Cochrane Surprises the Defense.
In the afternoon William II. Cochrane,
late editor OF weekly paper at Butte,
testified TO two conversations with Mark
Hewitt, "A witness who testified for the
prosecution early in the case. He said
that in the first conversation Hewitt had
said he knew nothing against Clark, but