The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-07-23
A. J. Shores Clearly Ex-
plains Alleged Tender
Made to Harney.
R00TE AND CLARK
They, He Says, Arranged
Famous Meeting at
Thornton Hotel.

been telling his own story on the stand in
his trial for disbarment.
II is a clear and convincing relation of
the facts Of Mr.. Shores connection with
the events of the night of August at the
Thornton hotel where Judge Harney was
offered $a5o,ooo in consideration of telling
of his alleged bribery by F. Aug Heinze
for his decision in the Minnie Healy case
Makes II Clear.
Mr.. Shores makes it clear that the meet
ing at the hotel was not arranged at his in
stance.
His first information of it came in
message from Jesse b. Roote, which mes
sage fixed the time at 9 p. m. Mr.. Shores
had no intention of having a part in the
meeting.
Owing to the tardiness of Mr. Roote the
meeting did not come off on time.
Anxious to see the parties have another
opportunity for meeting, Mr.. Shores, by
telephone and otherwise, brought them to-
gether again.
He makes the positive and emphatic dec
laration, which is borne out by a mass Of
other testimony, that never prior to the
meeting was the matter Of offering Harney
a money consideration for his confession
broached.
Ho says his first information as to a
money offer came from Jesse B. Roote
after it had been made by Clark
Makes Positive Denial.
Mr.. Shores denies in the most positive
manner that he authorized or agreed with
Clark to stand any part Of that expense,
though he admits that after Clark had ad-
mitted to him making the offer and after
Clark had asked if the Amalgamated would
stand 100000 Of the amount he (the wit
ness) had said that il the information
could be obtained from Harney it would
be worth that amount to the Amalgamated
but he had persistently at that conversation
told Clark that he was not authorized to
make any money offer whatsoever.
II is also shown by the testimony of Mr.
Shores that Mrs. Bracket was sent for on
that night to join in the conference at the
express desire of Judge Harney.
Based on Assumption.
He makes it clear that all preliminaries
towards securing a confession from Judge
Harvey were based on the assumption that
Harney would make it in fear of criminal
prosecution.
Amalgamated had no serious intention of
prosecuting Harney criminally, its evil
dence at that time not being sufficient, but
that It had been led to believe by Roote and
others that Harvey was in terror Of arrest.
Few questions were asked Mr.. Shores by
Mr.. Vail, who is conducting the examna-
tion, but the witness was allowed TO tell
his story as a connected narrative.
Mr.. Breen during the entire morning in
terposed but one objection and that was to
a minor point.
Mr. Shores testimony continued into the
late afternoon.
Shores on the Stand.
Mr.. Shores, on the witness stand this
morning, resumed his narrative, returning
to the meeting in the rooms of Judge Har-
ney on August or ?.
The witness denied absolutely the truth
OF Judge Harney's testimony as to this
meeting.
Harvey testified that he had objected
to granting the motion here applied for
because previous motions to that effect |
had been resisted by the defense.
Mr.. Shores said no such statement was
then made by Judge Harney.
The witness also contradcted absolutely |
the testimony of Judge Harney wherein |
Harvey asserted that at the meeting the |
matter of the afidavits had been dis
cussed, that Shores had said the affidavits |
would not be filed if this motion for an
extension Of time was granted that Mr.. |
Shores had spoken sightingly of Attorney
Walsh, and that Mr.. Shores had assumed
bclligerent attitude.
Mr.. Shores denied in the most positive
manner that any of these things had been
said or done. He declared Judge Harvey
absolutely mistaken about the incidents of
the meeting.
Reported BY Mr.. Kelley
Resuming the narrative the witness said
that Attorney c. +, Kelley about this time
and prior to August S, had reported to
him the fact that Jesse Roote had told him
(kelley) that he knew that Harvey had
been bribed In the Minnie Healy case and
knew what he got Continuing Mr.. Shores
said:
"An attorney named Miller, represent
ing himself as from Fargo, N. d., came
to Butte in June, 1901, and stayed at
the Thornton hotel He was introduced
to me by A. J. Campbell. Miller applied
to me for employment
"He became very intimate with Judge
Harney almost at once. After this he told
me that he had been fortunate in secur-
ing employment with John Machines.
i learned also about this time that he
had cashed check for $500 signed either
by the M. o. p. or John MacGinness.
During his stay at the Thornton Miller
permitted Judge Harney to occupy his
room and no hotel charge was made
against Harvey for the room.
miller left rather suddenly, going, It
was understood, to Arizona. After that,
one evening while was at the hotel desk
bell-boy reported that IudQe Harvey waa