The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-21

cent OF any wrong. l demanded a
speedy trial, got IL and won.'
New York, April 1S.-That Senator
w. A. Clark of Montana, the copper
king and multi-millionaire. should
have been sued by a woman in the
New York supreme court OF this
county for $15O,OOO damages for
breach of promise. and that the trial
should have been held more than a
year ago and conducted with so much
secrecy that not word ever reached
the ears of the public may seem
strange. but it is nevertheless a fact,
as was divulged today, when the first
step on the part of her lawyer to
have her case reopened and a public
trial held was taken in her behalf.
Her name is Mary McNellis, and
she admits that she is past &c. Miss
McNellis gave her testimony in her
suit before James l.. Bishop, referee,
appointed by the supreme court on
March l last year. She told of her
meeting the senator at the demo
cratic national convention in Chicago
in 1895. Of attentions she alleges he
subsequently, lavished upon her Of
bouquets and baskets of fruit and
tender missives he sent her.
Senator Clark, who admitted hav-
ing known Miss McNellis for a long
time. denied that he had ever prom.
ised to marry her. The senator is
60 years Of age and has five children
Miss McNellis testified that she
was in Chicago about July 8. 9. and
10. 1896. on the occasion of the demo.
cratic convention, and was looking
for Elliot Danforth. whom she knew
81 was told" she continued. "that
he was up in the Montana headquar-
ters. | went up there and asked
some one in the room and he said
he did not know. but probably Mr.
Clark. who was in charge, could tell
me. Mr.. Clark came forward. and !
asked him if he was Mr.. Clark. He
said that he was Mr. Clark and !
then asked him if he had seen Mr.
Danforth.
Mr.. Clark said he was pleased to
meet me and would like to see me
/ again." continued the witness.
81 said I was pleased to meet him
and would certainly like to meet him
again."
He said he proposed to meet me
again and wished to take me to din
ner with him.
In response to Mr.. Clark's invita-
ton. she called on him a day or sc
later and sent up word. asking how
he was. Word came down that Mr.
Clark was very i'll, but getting along
nicely.
Mr. Clark came to the parlor and
sat there and chatted few minutes
The conversation was on general
tonics.
when I was about to leave" she
saws. "Mr Clark asked me to dror
him line when I came back to New
York"
Senator Clark called. according tc
witness and took her to dinner at ar
uptown house.
eve had some dinner. or supper
snpnose Won would call it," she
said. Consisting of oysters. salad
and champagne. First. We had cock
tails. one aniece only; then We talked
long while"
The conversation ran upon Mon
tara and copper for time. but. ac
cording to Miss McNellis. Mr.. Clark
nromised to make her his wife. A
letter ALLEGED to have been written
tc her by Mr. Clark on December 2e
was put in evidence. It was as fol
lows:
Dear Miss McN.-Have your note
and regret I cannot call this evening
7 am simply overwhelmed and have
rot minute that I can call my OWL
and it will be so for some days yet
was sorrv did not find you in the
| other evening. Please do not miss
ANYTHING on nv account. as it is alb
| sol,lteav impossible for me to make
| env eneaeements. never had sc
much to do in all nv life and have
not been able to devote one-third The
time to my family that I would OF
should do. With kind regards and
wishes for happy New Year. re
main. yours sincerely.
(Signed) wv. A. c."