Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-23

| ferson county 10 a representative OF
! Mr.. Clark by Senator Warner the con-
| duct Of Messrs. Carr Geiger Fine,
Beasley and ByWater and the present
Of 5000 90 Representative Day after
| the adjournment of the legislature.
Speaking Of the transaction with
Woods. the committee says.
Senator Clark knew Of Mr., Bick-
| ford's attempts TO purchase the indebt-
| edness which Wood owed. and the cor
respoudence shows that the object was
! 90 secure Mr. Woods for Senator Clark
/ Blckford testified:
IN pursuance OF that letter che let
| ter OF Nov a. from one Ector) and
of the invitation which I at The time
tried made arrangements TO
obtain for the purpose Of using II TO
prevent the indebtedness OF Woods go
ing into the hands Of Mr.. DAYS friends,
the sum Of $1,000 with which to take up
that indobtllness.'
ON November u. 1895. Mrs Woods
mortgugcd their sheep and cattle for
$1,000 payable IN one year, and on April
22 1893 paid the mortgage debt Mr
Woods has left Montana and gone TO
New Mexico
THE BRIBE TO DAY.
Referring 20 Mr. Tiemey's connection
with the bank at Townsend the report
says:
ION June 1lth. Mr. Tlerney organized
the State Bank of Townsend on capi-
tai stock OF S2i 600 of which he took
$500. Mr. Sheylin took $1,000 and
Mr. Eversole $1,000 nearly al the S25.
/ 0ll passing through Mr Tierneys
| hands I'm currency His $500
he says he took from the money drawer
in safe In the office of Messrs Darcy
d Co.. but whence this $500 came he
ara not show ~ any writing whatever,
Referring 10 Carr story about secur-
Ing money from his aunt With which TO
purchase a ranch the committee re-
mnrks. He had no previous knowledge
% how she had accumulated this
| money"
The reference 70 Mr. Days connection
| with Mr. Clark o. as follows; II. G.
Day was Senator Clarks candidate for
speaker ana was defeated IN the Demo-
cratic caucus. receiving twenty-five
votes against thirty votes ION Mr. Stiff.
Mr. Day was the leader OF Mr. Clarks
forces in the legislature during an the
bau0tIngs after the second. on Feb.
18Th. Senator Clark personally wrote a
letter directing that 5000 eh0ud be
gIycn 20 MIR. Day FOR his services IN the
legislature and as a retainer as counsel
in the future This amount was re-
ceiyed by Mr. Day through Mr. Wei
come and Mr. Davidson on the 22rd
day OF March. the day after the legIsla-
ture adjourned
OTHER CHARGES SUSTAINED.
After dealing the circumstances the
report says
while the findings OF the committee
are justified by the foregoing admitted
and undIsputcd facts. With their attend
ant circumstances standing alone these
facts are strengthened by additional
facts including various unsuccessful at
tempts 90 secure votes by offers OF
money which although denied. are
found by the majority OF the committee
90 be sustained by the preponderance OF
the testimony
The committee adds that 20 would
unnecessarily cucumber and extend this
report 90 give these additional facts In
detail but "in addition 10 these unsuc-
cessful attempts az bribery, certain
other alleged attempts are narrated, be-
cause there Is difference OF opinion In
the committee concerning them
These later attempts relate especially
90 Former State Senator Whitesides
connection with the candidacy Of Sem
at0r Clark and his efforts 10 expose the
senator's methods.
FALSE SWEARING,
The testimony relating TO Whteslde.
State Senator Clark State Senator
Myers and Representative Carr Is then
outlined ana the committee remarks for
the majority only OF its members, THE
three accusers (Whiteside, Myers and
State Senator CLARKE undoubtedly occu-
pied the position Of detectives who will
fully deceived the parties with whom
they were dealing. and against whom
they testified and who made the denials
are charged with crimes, 20 which. IN
guilty, they would be quite certain 10
ada 20 the offense OF false swearing.
"The majority OF the committee un-
der all the circumstances appearing are |
not willing 90 consider the situation az
one OF equilibrium between the detec.
tiycs GA the one hand ard the alleged |
law-brcakers on the other II Messrs. !
Clark OF Madison. Myers and White |
side, testified falsely they must have |
contemplated IN the beginning a con-
fUlrdc. or ihe uasesf character 20 be /
followed up by perjury Of the worst |
sort. and they must have Intended 10 |
pass through ordeals IN the course OF |
the Investigations which would be made |
90 which It cannot be Inferred they we're /
willing TO subject themselves merely 20 |
prevent Senator Clark from becoming a /
United states senator.
CHARGE AGAINST DAILY NOT |
PROVED.
"In the opinion OF the majority there |
was no affirmative dsproof produced /
bv Senator clark az any time showing /
that the facts iu connection with the /
$4,000 were not true. The charge that |
ihe accusations and the exposure re- /
suited from a conspiracy formed and |
carried forward by Mr. Marcus Daily |
was q necessity Of ar Clarks canvass /
and defense But Mr. Daly and Mr. /
Conrad and others who were suspected /
OF conspiracy denied an knowledge Of /
the $4,000. of which $4,000 was ln one /
thousand dollar bills which had been /
PRODUCED by Mr. Whiteside as the /
money furnished by Air. Welcome IN
the attempted brlberies, No one thou.
sand dollar bills were shown "a have |