The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-19
A PREACHER As WITNESS
More Testimony introduced in the
Clark Investigation.
A Former Chaplain of the Montana
Legislature Gives Evidence Re-
EHrding the Charges of Bribery.
W. r. Rector RebuLed While on
the stand by senator Chandler.

against senator tidIh was resumed by the
Committee on Privileges and Elections
this morning. the cross examination Of ".
F. Rector was continued by former Senator
Faulkner. The witness was examined
closely as TO the statements which he
made on direct examination on Wadues-
day concerning the rooms which he said
he secured at Helena for the use Of Mr.
Steele and other alleged repres5 5nIti,es of
Senator Clark.
He was asked about his plans Of employ
ment before he undertook the commission
for Mr. Steele. Il developed that he had
worked for eight days for the Tennessee
Mercantile Company. Of Butte. in which
IL Is maintained that Marcus DAILY is a
leading stoekholder. Mr.. Faulkner then
carride the witness back over his exami-
nation in chief concerning the receipt Of
money az Mr. Steeles room. The witness
had testified that three packages Of mon
ey had been brought TO that room by Mr..
Davidson. II was brought out by Mr.
Faulkner that the witness had seen money
IN only one package. Il was his BELIEF
that the other packages contained money
The witness did not know that Carr got
$500 and did not know that Black went
down 20 see Carr He said ;aat Black had
told him he had been down 20 Garr's place.
and although he had had a hard trip he
had been successful.
Did you not testify on your examina-
tion-in-chief that Black did not say that
he had been successful
4 don think ! did, though you have
scared me so, ] may have"
~ HF,..
uer
Yes" replied Rector
But Mr. Clmpbell asked you that ques-
tion and not
We'll Nr- Campbell is just as formida 5le
as you are"
You want il 20 go on record that Mr.
Campbell and ! have scared you so that
you have not been able 10 tell the facts2"
NO. si:. I don't want that TO go down in
the book. That was "a side issue"
Then viii YOU please indicate which part
Of your testimony should be made a matter
Of record and which you considv- =erely as
a side issueG'
well. watch the wink in your eye to
know chat"
Mr. Chandler sharply rehuked the wit
ness at thi5 point and directed him 20 an
sWer only questions.
The next witness was B. z. H. Warren.
who was chaplain q The sixth legislative
Assembly 0f Montana On direct eNami-
nation. he said that be rad an interview
with Senator CLARK at the Senator's room
20 his room on MY Own motion 10 satisfy
myself whether ir was true that De- was
couupting the legislators. I went Cu nay
own -ssFo-sjt tt-s-'
Mr. Warren narrated an alleged coEver-
sauou which be had With Senator Clark
and said that he was satisfied thst the
charges were true He said he told Senator
CLARK that Mr. Bonner would like 10 ger
$4,000 fo1 his vote. Senator Clark the
witness said. declared thar he could not do
it himself bu; &c would be all right
Under Crcss-examiEation M-. Faulkner
asked:
Did YOU live in East HeIeuag'
Yes"
How long,"
-Four years
Why did YOU lcave2'
After my testimony before the supreme
court. number Of the members Of my
charge were Clark men and they did not
pay my salary and 4 resigned
rs il not a fact that your congregation
/ charged YOU with embezzlement and an
other Cf1encc2'
40, sir. no charge was formally lodged.
The charges never went beyond neighbor-
hood goss. o.
Was i. not charged that you had mis-
appropriated funds collected for the
church. pocFeting check given to the
Methodist church by W. A. CLARKE"
1t was rumored around. but no charges
were prefe :red against me.
And ra.hc. than face the charges YOU
resigned your position as minister Of
Godg"
No. sir. ny salary was not paid and
I was being slandered. and feeling incensed
I left the denomination"
Might you not have resigned that par
| ticular charge"
/ Yes, l might"
| did no, the officers Of your church tel
/ you OF the charges Shd request you TO re-
/ sign2"
/ NO. don't think they did"
! when you beat the man who slandered
/ you at Sweotg grass. Mont. for having SLAM
cred you. did he not charge you with i'm
/ morality"
! 'Yes. sir"
When Bonner told you that he would
! sell his vote to Clark for $4,000, did you
| take him Seriously
I think the witness S, I'd that Mr. Bon
ner said that jestingly or laughingIy,' d
! said Mr.. Chandler.
rs that right?" asked Nj, ,~Faullner. Of
/ the witness
! Yes sir"
! Did you really believe that Mr. Bon
ner really intended to sell his vote?"
Wei. no. sir, 1 thought better Of him
| than that
Then as a minister Of the Gospel you
/ went to Senator Clark and told him OF
what Bonner had said in a way to make
Senator Clark believe that Bonner's vote
| was Tor s8le2"
When one man tells another that his
sheepfold is not locked up. it is not an
| invitation to steal the sheep"
But you testified that you did not be-
lieve that Bonner meant to sell his vo,e
and yet you told Senator Clark seriously
that he could buy Bonner"
| We'll. not exactly.
It was brought out that Senator Clark
| when asked by the witness for a cOntIibu-
ton to his lWarren'sl church. had giver
! him a check for 500 drawn to the order
| of Warren 1t was shown also that though
| this check was given to Warren in March
1899. he made no return Of il 10 the chuTci
tn December. 1899. which was after th,
! charge " embeZZlement and immortality
had been brought aginst him.
Did you write a letter TO Senator Clarl
! acknowledging his check
Il may have done 50. though the checl
! is a recent
In that letter did you congratulate Sen
ator Clark on his election
Il may have done So
A man in your position would hardi,
have congratulated Senator Clark if yol
had then believed him guilty of bribery
would you"
well. don't know"
AT 1920 the committee took recess iii
2.15.