Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-01-23
Mr.. CAS0N AGAIN
Witness Who Recanted Arrives
in Washington and 'Tsstifies
Against Clark. IT,.
Says He Accepted 81, zoo to
Deny His Evidence in the
Welcome Case.
BROKE FAITH WITH film
Alleges the Letter Was to Re
Kept Seer OF Eut Was Given
to the Press.
Chaplain Warren of the Mon
tana House Before the
Com mittee.


leges and elections in the case # Senator
Clark Of Montana developed Fur new
witnesses-Representative Cooney, E.
T. Butler, a preacher named Warren,
who was chaplain of the Montana house
Of representatives, and lawyer named
Cason. The last two named testified to
many incidental proceedings which lent
exceptional interest to their statements.
Mr.. Cason testified regarding his work
for Clark during the senatorial contest
and the payment Of $50 to him for
"professional services" He told Of Iii,
appearance before the grand jury and i'll
the Welcome disbarment case and later
felt sorry for the part he had taken
against Mr.. Welcome. Ho coIhmuni-
Gated his feelings to Welcomes law
partner, j. B. Root, and the latter pro-
posed letter which he (the witness)
had copied and signed in which he had
said there was no truth in anything he
had testified to in the Welcome case.
This was put in strong language and in
the letter he was made to dwell upon
the disgrace he had brought upon him
self by the part he had taken in the
matter. In return for this letter Root
had given him 81, 800 with which
To Get Out of the Country,
Mr.. Root promising to hold the letter as
sacred and only to make it public in
case he (Cason) should come to Wash
ington. He had, however,. not been
away long when he saw his letter in the
newspapers. Soon after he had received
summons to come to Washington and
had responded. On cross-examination
Mr.. Cason identified the recanting let.
ter he had written to Mr.. Root It GOV.
cred three pages Of foolscap and was
read by the witness amid roars of laugh.
ter by all present, including the witness
himself, this laughter being due to the
abject character of the language used.
"Do you pretend to say when ;you
wrote that letter you knew it was not
true?" said Mr.. Faulkner.
"Why, certainly" responded the wit.
ness, coolly.
"Then you confess here to having
written and signed tllree pages Of lies in
that letter." said Mr.. Faulkner.
"No, DON'T" the witness replied.
II confess to writing the letter, but l
don't think any statement is ever a lie
which is made with the understanding
that it is false"
Chaplain Warren Testif1es.
Rev. B. E.. II. Warren, who was chap
lain Of the Montana house Of representa-
tives in the last session, was then called.
He related details Of two conversations
he had with Senator Clark while the
legislature was in session and just pre-.
vious to the election Of Mr.. Clark. He
said he had been a supporter Of MIR.
Clark; that he had heard the reports
that he was using corrupt means to SO.
cure his election, and that he had called
upon him for the purpose Of satisfying
himself.
II asked the SENATOR" said the wit.
ness, "what the prospects of election
were. Mr.. Clark replied that they were
all right. 4 will be elected Clark said.
He spoke assuredly, but said he did not
want the election until he could get a
majority of the Democrats. then told
him that heard a Democratic member
giving the name of a member of the
house, say he would support you for a
consideration.
"'How much does he want?' Mr.. Clark
asked.
"'About $4,000, think, I replied.
"Mr. Clark studied moment and
said: Il can It do anything like that my.
self, but I will have it fixed He did
not say, however, who would fix it,"