The sun., 1900-01-30
THE MONTANA INQUIRY
Committee Hears More Wit
nesses in Senator w.
A. Clark'S Case.
BANK CASHltR ON STAND
He Iestifies That in January of Last
Year There Was an Unusual
Number of Thousand Dol
lar Bills in Circula-
tion in Montana.


weeks respite the senate committee on
privileges ana elections resumed its in
I'yestigation Of the charges filed against
Hon w. A. Clark of Montana in con-
nection wish his election to the United
States senate. AZ the beginning of the
session Mr.. Campbell, counsel Tor the
protestants, made brief statement ex-
onerating Hon..J. X. iroole from any un-
| fair participation in the election Of Mr.
Clark. In making, the statement Mr.
Campbell said that the prosecution had
been informed before the:witnesses We're
called that MIR. Toole had secured money
as consideration for his withdrawing
| from the senatorial race in Mr.. Clark $
interest, and on this account Mr. Tooes
| bank account had been gone into in max
ing the investigation.
Since beginning this proceeding the
prosecution had become convinced that
this accusation was without foundation
and was satisfied that Mr. Toole had not
been in any way dishonorably connected
with Mr.. Clark in the election. Hence
Mr.. Campbell expressed the desire thar
any reference to Mr.. Toole should be ex-
plunged from the record of the commit
tees proceedings.
Mr.. Faulkner, for the defense, concur
red in this wish
How Moore Got Hts Money.
The first witness of the day was Ed Y.
Moore, fusion representative in the
Montana legislature from Meagher coun-
ty and at present engaged as dairyman
| and owner Of cold storage plant at
Bozeman. Mr.. Campbell in his questions
| sought to bring out the fact that Mr..
Moore had suddenly come into considera-
BILE money since the adjournment of the
legislature.
Mr.. Moore admitted that he had depos-
tied considerable money at the bank since
adjournment, but he said he had received
S2'o0O from his partner, ]. T.. Rhoads,
and over $4,000 from his brother. He
had sold the latter half interest in
ranch for $1,000, and this money had
been in part payment OF this obligation
He had also borrowed money at the First
National bank at Bozeman.
Mr.. Moore stated that had not voted
for Mr.. Clark until the eleventh or
twelfth ballot having previously voted
for MIR. Hartman for senator. He said
in reply to Mr.. Faulkner that he had re-
ceiyed no offer of pay for his vote for
MI CLARK, and no consideration was Civ
en- him for that vote. AS between Clark
and DAILY, the people of Meagher county
were friendly to Clark
Bank Cashier ON the stand,
George l.. Ramsey, cashier of the Union
Bank and Trust company of Helena. the
next witness, produced a memorandum
of $1,000 bills paid ont by the bank. be-
ginning with Jan. 10, 1889. Mr.. Ramsey
said the record had been kept by the tell
er Of the bank. The latter had found
that at that time there was an unusual
number Of bills Of this denomination in
clrcnlntion and had begun to keep rec
ORD Of them for the purpose Of protect
ing the bank against fraud. The record
showed that the bank had had demand
for large bills from the State Savings
Dahk OF Suite, sending the institution
@do'Uoo on the 9TH and another 100000
on the 10Th of that month in these bills.
Nest of the large bills were received
from other banks, hut occasionally one or
Two were deposited at a time by indivd-
uais. For the month Of March CT 81 900
bills passed through the bank, for the
month Of February seven and for Ian
ualy II. For other months the average
was about the same as for January and
February, but not so large as for March
when the demands of the Butte bank For
the large bills was met
Among the individual depositors of
large bills were Massna Rullard. a Hel.
ena lawyer; Deputy County Clerk Ber-
ry, J. r. Cullen and J. Fl. Geiger. who
successfully contested the seat of Mr..
Whiteside as a state senator. In the l,t-
ter case the bill wss of the denomination
Of $500. Mr.. Bullard had not only do
posted $1,000 bill on Feb. 7. bnt had
received $1,000 in $1,000 bills on the I'd
of that month.