| Show CAMPIJELL CKOSSKXAMFNED Representative Cumpbell who was on the stand yesterday was crossexam liiod his morning by Mr Faulkner Her told of the organization of the inove nifiit for the investigation of Mr I I Clarks election lie said time first meeting meet-Ing was held 1 In Butte last March those present being Mr IJarlman Dr Camp I bell of Livingston Marcus Daly II 1 Myers Speaker Still Mr Tuoliy Mr Mftts Mr Toole and Mr Flnlan A committee wtis then appointed with Mr Campbell as chairman to gather factsDALY DALY TO FURNISH FUNDS Mr Daly said at that time that he would furnish any necessary means for the Investigation said the witness but tlat he would expect others to also make contributions lie said thero was no limit placed upon the amount to be expended except that Mr Daly said We had millions for defense but not a cent for tribute WENT TO DALT FOR MONET Continuing Mr Campbell said that no sum had been deposited to his credit and when he wanted money he went to Mr Daly for It except on one occasion I when Miles Finlan had given him a check of his own for 1000 and one for 500 from Mr Leggett Both these I checks had however been returned LETTERS TO DETECTIVES At this point Mr Faulkner presented letters which Mr Campbell had written to detectives whom he had employed In the case first drawing from the witness wit-ness the fact that detectives had been engaged In Montana in AYnshlngton and in New York In Montana they were engaged to work tip evidence nuB In Washington and New York city to keel an eye on witnesses believed to be unfaithful Mr Campbell Identified several letters to detectives from himself him-self but they were not read SOME POINTED QUESTIONS Were your witnesses In Washington Washing-ton he wasasked Instructed to visit dentists surgeons doctors etc who were connected with Senators No sir positively no was the reply re-ply If such a course was pursued It was without my knowledge or consent con-sent I never gave any such Instructions Instruc-tions and I now have no knowledge of such proceedings If I knew I of such a course being pursued I would stop It Immediately INSTRUCTIONS TO SPIES Did you Instruct the detectives to Ingratiate themselves into the good graces of Mr Clarks friends was asked V I did not was the reply lOr told them to get employment from them or to get into their good graccs any way they could V AS TO SWEDE MURPHY The witness was questioned concerning concern-ing his connection with Swede Murphy Mur-phy the witness whb has been so long missing and also with Tom McLaughlin McLaugh-lin Mr Campbell said that Murphy had sought him out I anil had agreed to make an afilduvit In the case that he Campbell had put the statement in affidavit form but that he made no suggestion as to what he or McLaugh Hn should testify to He told of Mur phys disappearance from Washington and said that MoLaughlln had not been put on the stand because his statement state-ment could not be corroborated Ho never asked the Oovcrn6r to grant special spe-cial Immunity to Murphy NAME WAS LEFT BLANK The witness saH that in i preparing the affidavit to be signed by Murphy the name of the legislator had been left blank but this was done at Murphys Instance Ili > also denied that he had Instructed Detective MeLam while III his employ to stop at nothing Nor he said did I ever give I him or anyone any-one else Instructions to ue any unfair moans in working up the case He had seen McLaln since his arrival in Washington and had given him 30 JuMr but had not told him that the prosevmlon had a lead cinch in the case before the committee In llko manner he denied similar i statements which he wns alleged to have made about the Montana Supreme court to McLaln STATES JUS SALARY Mr Campbell wild 1 that his salary as attorney for time Wushoe Mining l company com-pany Is 3000 a year Ho also staled that he would I supply the committee a summary of his expenditures but he preferred to have It examined by a subcommittee sub-committee and not made public SI III If the committee tleslred It should be published he had no objection V TIJI5 ECTOR LETTERS 1 To Mr Faulkner thewitness Said that he had paid l nothing forthe Eclor letters but that Whiteside had procured pro-cured them > y Were they not offered to both sides for a consideration 1 dont know whether such an offer was made to your aide or not Such was made to 11M WHAT HE PAIjD LYONS Mr Campbell repeated lliuC he had never promised to pay the witness Lyons CQOO to give testimony In opposition oppo-sition to Clark and said that after learning that Lyons had given an affidavit affi-davit on th < other side he had abandoned aban-doned all Intention of culling him usa us-a witness Eli had uald Lyons 300 to get certain facts about State Senator Warner t HILL IN HJS EMPLOY Mr Campbell denied that Ucn Hill I hud ever told hlnr that his Hills sill davit WUH not true but stud on the contrary he Campbell believed tho fact to bo as sol forth In that document 1 docu-ment except In one or two Instances All told he had paid Ben Hill about 51700 smco iho adjournment of the Montana Legislature for salary and expenses V ex-penses I fill had been In his employ practically all the time since the ad jouinmtnt His reason for not putting Hill Mlnshall and Wright on the witness wit-ness stand was that they had received money when they made their original ullldavlts and he feared that oil this account the committee would think I V there had been a purchase of testimony I testi-mony V I I LETTERS TO DETECTIVE READ I The letters written by Mr Campbell Ito I-to Detective McLuin whom he had employed i em-ployed In the case m thesummcr and fall of 1S09 were then read They were I notes most Of them without dale Ot signature V In the first of these he referred to a friend of Charles Clark saying that he Is a Ilrstclass crook and adding It may open up no way for you to get to work for them Make the acquaintance I acquaint-ance of B as soon as possible without with-out meeting with any surprises V V V WATQH ON HILL The secondnote dated July 19lh told McLaln the tday Hill was to go to Charles AV Clarks olllcc He asked McLaln to kecp a watch on him but said Dont limImn 1 see you If you can help It v V A note written July 9th made an cn gagemenl to meel the detective at the end of the AAcal Side car line at 930 that night and gave directions for I reaching the snot If any one la there or near Iherc tint I dont wish lo see I and you heir some one whistle you can look for me where the sound comes I ho rnA rn-A latter I letter showed that Mr Camp bell did not keep this engagement Speaking in thai letter of Hill Camp bell said ho was fairly well all isill that Hill was nil right nut he added add-ed he likes lo swell himself and does nut hesitate tOJ tell a lie lo do It After Jlndhig his letter Mr Camp bell said he considered ibis a correct eslinmic V V AVANTED 2D UE CHUMMY I In another leUer ho told McLaln to look up McDcrnfott and get him to Introduce In-troduce him to JJlekford V With Dick ford he warned him lo get chummy But he added dont push matters too fasl V Another note cfinveycd to McLaln the information UuU the grand Jury was invcstlgallng some mailers that might Implicate himself AAMiiicslde or AV A Clark of Vlrglnifi City Perhaps he said you can get a list of the grand jury and find Homc fellow you am jolly I Adjourned V |
