The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-12
4 SPECTACULAR FEATURE
The Alleged Bride Money Produced
at the Clark Hearing.
Thirty Thousand Dollars In Large
Bills Exhibited 80 the Inyestignt-
ing Committee - To BE Examined
by Experts i'm an Endcnvor TO
Trace Their Original Holders.


. The Montana senatorial enquiry was con-
tinued yesterday before the Committee on
: Privileges and Elections of the Senate.
The day was spent in the examination OF
witnesses opposed to Senator William A.
Clark. The most spectacular feature of the
proceedings was the exhibition of $4,000
in currency in bills of the denominations OF
$1,000, $500, and 500. This is the money
which was handed over to the investigat-
ing committee OF the Montana Legislature
by the political opponents of Senator Clark,
who said they had received 1t from Mr..
Welcome, whom they believed to be the
personal representative of Senator Clark.
This money was brought TO Washington by
T. E. Collins, Treasurer of the State of
Montana, TO whom the money was commit
tee by the investigating committee.
When the money and the envelopes con-
tanning 1t had been offered in evidence. Mr..
Chandler, chairman of the committee
called upon the witness TO read the series
and numbers of the bills. This was con-
sdered as significant. Mr.. Chandler asked
/
Try expert were called on TO examine the
bills. There was no objection. The COM
mittee will by this means endeavor TO learn
whether the money was Mr. Days, as is
charged by the Clark forces. II is thought
/ by the committee that the thousand dollar
bills may be traced.
When the session opened, Frederick
wbiteside was called TO the witness chair,
and his redirect examination was begun.
INN x-att MAJ ri
| W. Clark and Mclaughlin between the time
you went TO Helena and the meeting Of
/ the LEGISLATURE" asked Mr.. Campbell.
Il cannot say, but perhaps half dozen
| times daily" replied the witness.
When you appeared before the grand
jury how long did your examination last?''
About one hour"
TO what matter Was your testimony in
! the main directed7'
To the matter of the $50. 900 turned into
the investigating committee OF the Montana
Legislature
why lie it that before the grand jury
you did not mention the names OF certain
members of the legislature which you have
mentioned bere?''
Because had no list of the legislature
| before me then, / had here to freshen
my memory"
TO what political party do you belong.
"
Il am Democrat"
ITO which faction OF the Democratic
| party in Montana do you telong?"
! I'm 1898 j was a par isan of Senator
Clark, though / did not antagonize any
body else. When l went TO the legislature
| opposed the Daily faction.
Prior to this exposure did you ever
speak with Mr.. DAILY about the matter?"'
NO, sir, / did not"
Mr.. Campbell then withdrew the witness
and put T. E. Collins, State Treasurer q
Montana, on the stand Mr.. Collins was
asked:
Was any money in envelopes put in
your possession"
Yes. sir"
Have you it with you?'
Il have
Mr.. Collins at this point produced four
envelopes. One, he said. had been handed |
to the legislative committee by State Sem |
ator Clark OF Madison county. 1t con- |
tanned ten 81, 900 bills. Another envelope |
containing $4,000 was that, it was said, |
Mr.. Welcome had given 10 Whiteside in |
trust for State Senator Meyers. Another |
containing 5000 was that endorsed by |
State Senator Carr. and the fourth was
that containing 5000, which, Whiteside 4
said, had been given him by Mr.. Welcome.
When Mr. Collins left the witness chair,
Messrs. Stiff and Whteside were recalled l
by the attorney for the memorialists for
the purpose of identifying certain papers
in the case.
State Senator Clark was called TO the
stand. In his direct examination by Mr.
Campbell he said that Welcome had Of
fered him $4,000 to vote for Senator
Clark. The cross-examination was con-
Quoted by Roger Foster associate coun-
sci for Senator Clark. He addressed the
witness thus:
How long have you known Marcus
Daly?"
Not long"
you have acted as his attorney"
In one instance"
He gave you check for s5,00O?"
Yes. sir"
I'm matter before the legislature did
you say that Whiteside was scoundrei?"
Il said ! thought he had acted in the
matter Of the Capitol Commission in a
scoundrelly way
The witness denied that he had said
that whiteside was rotten" although he
admitted that he may have said that
Whiteside's conduct was not commendable
Had you been connected with the DAILY
faction"
Il have never been connected with the
DAILY faction at any time
How many times have you testified
about this NATTER"
four timeS. |
"Where?''
Before the legislative committee, the
grand jury. the Supreme Court of Mon
tana and here.
Does your memory improve with the
lapse Of time or does ii grow dim?''
81 don't know"
Mr. Foster called the attention OF the
witness TO report of his testimony given
before the Montana Legislature, and bent
his efforts toward showing discrepancies.
The witness told OF conversations with
Representative Campbell, in which he the
witness, agreed to go into the scheme to
expose the alleged bribery.
There was slight discussion between
counsel and witness. when Mr.. Chandler
admonished Mr.. Foster that the witness
should be allowed fair share OF the time
The last witness during the session was
Frederick W. CowaD. a Northern Pacific
Railroad conductor. He testified that Mr..
Bickford had asked him TO see Mr. Stif1
and TO offer him SIS, 0c0 to join the Clark
forces. His DISCRIMINATION was con-
Quoted by former Senator Faulkner.
The committee will meet again this
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