Show FINE PRINTS Han some Enrvir s Ex hibited During a Senatorial Sena-torial t Election HIGHmpRIGEO PIGTURES I They Were of the Thousand Dollar Variety 1 SHOWN ALSO AT THE CAPITAL Senate Committee on Elections Listens Lis-tens to Stories of Several Persons Regarding tho Election of a Senator Sena-tor in Montana in which it is Alleged leged Money Figured Very Largely Whiteside Concludes His Redirect Re-direct Testimony State Treasurer Collins Followed tho Former Senator Sena-tor on the Stand Sis Statement Related Entirely to the Depositing of the 830000 In 1000 Bills f30OOO f1000 is Turned Over to the Legislative Committee by Mr Whitesido and by Committee to Mr Collins Washington Jan 11More progress was made in the Senatorial Investigation Investiga-tion case of Senator Clark of Montana than on any previous day In this case Mr Whilcsldc concluded his testimony and three other witnesses State Treasurer Treas-urer Collins Stale Senator W A Clark of Madison county 3 namesake but not a relative of the Senator and Fred vr Cowen a railroad conductor residing at Montana the home of Speaker Stiff of the Montana House of Representatives Representa-tives were heard STATEMENT OF MR COLLINS Mr Collinss statement related entirely en-tirely to the depositing of the 30000 in S1000 bills turned over to the legislative legis-lative Investigating committee by Mr Whiteside and by that committee deposited de-posited with the Treasurer Mr Collins exhibited this money and the exhibit attracted a large attendance of outsiders I out-siders in the committee room Senator Clarks namesake detailed the particulars of his acceptance of 10000 I from Mr Wellcome said to be one of Mr Clarks managers on the understanding under-standing that he was to vote for Mr Clark for the Senate The witness said he had only accepted the money for the purpose of exposing the proceedings COWENS CONNECTION WITH THE CASE Mr Cowens connection with the proceedings pro-ceedings was confined to a visit to Helena at the request of Mr BIckford one of Senator Clarks friends with the hope that he could Influence the vote of I Speaker Stiff He said Mr BIckford had told him that Mr Clark would pay Stiff 15000 to refrain from voting but that the proposition was withdrawn and was never presented by him to Mr StiffWHITESIDE WHITESIDE ON THE STAND Mr Campbell attorney for the me morialists began his redirect examination I examina-tion of witness AVhlteslde by asking him concerning a libel suit which had been brought against witness by Dr Cole a member of the Capitol commission Witness said the suit had been decided de-cided In I his favor He said also when asked to explain his Inability to specify tho exact time that he had an average of half 0 dozen conversations a day with Wellcome and Charley Clark Senator Sen-ator Clarks managers during the entire en-tire time of his association with them In connection with the Senatorial contest con-test He said further that the reason he had been able to give names hero not mentioned In his testimony In Montana Mon-tana was that he did not on either occasion oc-casion have before him memoranda which he had here HAD SUPPORTED CLARK Mr Whltesldc sid ho had been a supporter of Mr Clark until the Senatorial Sena-torial election of 1S93 when becoming convinced that Mr Clark was using money to secure Republican votes for himself he withdrew He had not however become identified then with the Daly faction and as late as 1898 hind antagonized the policy of the Daly managers on the question of fusion TREASURER COLLINS HEARD At this point Mr Whiteside was withdrawn with-drawn temporarily In order to allow gating committee Mr Collins turned tuna to testify Ho had in his possession posses-sion the 30000 turned over to the Stately State-ly Senators Whiteside Clark of Madison Madi-son MyeiH l and McGnrr lie Identified and described each of the envelopes containing the money and holding the big bills up no as to get the benefit of the full light exhibited them to the members of the committee while he described them in detail MONEY EXPOSED TO COMMITTED He said the money haA boon turned over to him by the Legislative Investigating committee Mr Collins turned gating commlle 11 Collm lrned the envelopes over to the committee and laying the exposed bills on the table ta-ble in front of him continued Ills testimony testi-mony which was only for L brief period pe-riod riodMr Whftealde wo then recalled and having Identified the various envelopes as lug been given to him to hold for himself him-self and Messrs Clark of Madison county My era and McGarr TESTING WHITESIDES EYESIGHT Mr Faulkner in his reerosuiexami nation made a test of Mr Whltesldes I capacity to identify bills held at a distance dis-tance of ten or twelve fet the witness having testified to seeing money given to State Senator Clark at this distance I He named correctly thnn bills out of four Mr Whileaide AVIS finally excused ex-cused at 1135 oclock but was asked I to remain in attendance upon the committee com-mittee CLARKS STORY State Senator W A Clark of Madison county was next called He stated heW he-W u Democrat and that ho had gone to Helena more favorably Inclined to Mr Clark than toward any other candidate candi-date for the Senate but that ho had changed his opinion after he had investigated inves-tigated the methods of his namesake RECEIVED A BIG SUM Mr Clark testified that he had received < ceived 10000 in 1000 bills from United States Senator Clarks manager Mr Wellcome on January I 1SDS and that the mone was given him on the express ex-press condition that he was to vote I for Clark as long as his vote was wanted I want-ed He detailed the preliminary talk with Mr Wellcome saying Mr Tel come said to him WANTED HIS VOTE i We want you with us and we want you hard adding We are going to get the votes necessary to elect our man and If wo dont get them one way we will get them another I asked Wellcome what there was in It the witness continued and he replied Theres 10000 for you provided pro-vided you comply with the condition the condition being that I vote for Clark I as long as required I MUST SEE THE MONEY Mr Welcome had told the witness that ho would put the money in Mr Whltesldes hands for him but the latter lat-ter testified he replied that that was not satisfactory that he did not doubt Mr Wellcomes word but that he must see the mony OLD MAN ARRIVES Mr Wellcome told him that big bills were scarce but that the old man would arrive from Butte that night and he would bring plenty of rnah with him Accordingly the money 10000 in 1000 bills was given to him by Wellcome that night After counting it ho had placed it In an envelope marked the envelope and handed it to Mr Whiteside for safekeeping safe-keeping I WERE FINE ENGRAVINGS He said that when Mr Wellcome gave him the money he had called him over into I corner of his room and holding the bills up had said that ho had a fine engraving he wanted to show him Tho committee adjourned until 2 I in CLARK CROSSEXAM 1NED I Attorney Foster representing United States Senator Clare crossexamined Slate Senator Clark at the afternoon session The witness stated he had must met Marcus Daly about ten days before the Legislature adjourned In 1SOO Ho said he had received o250 from Mr Daly for representing him a his counsel In one transaction HIS OPINION OF WPIITESIDE He also said that before the meeting of the Legislature In January last he had not hud a high opinion of Fred Whiteside believing his conduct in the State capitol location matter had not been exemplary For this reason he had declined to join Mr Whitcsidc and Mr Campbell In their scheme to expose ex-pose the alleged bribery proceedings In connection with a United States Senator Sen-ator until Mr Whltesldes record should be cleared up WAS NQT OF DALY FACTION He had however accepted the explanation ex-planation made by Mr Campbell and had then agreed to meet Mr Wellcome Ho declared in response to an inquiry that he did not belong to the Daly faction fac-tion never before nor since the meet ton lug of the Legislature WAS TO BE EXPOSED The witness said that when Mr Campbell had approached him first he I had understood the use of money was to be exposed whether by Senator Clark or any one else I was generally understood however that Clark was using money and that no others were doing so in that connection He had known that Mr Campbell was a supporter sup-porter of the Daly faction The plan for him to take money from Wellcome and mark and identify and then turn It over to Whiteside had not been agreed upon between himself and Whiteside He had not had any intention in-tention of holding the money himself WITNESS AND DETECTIVE Replying to a question he said he was only a witness In this case Witness and detective you mean suggested Mr Foster to which there ply was Yes if you call It detective work to go Into a combination to expose bribery WAS LOOKING AFTER MONEY He stated that when the S50 In money was taken out o his pocket by Mr Wellcome the latter laid It down Yeleome the of on a steam radiator in corner ot the room I was not Interested In the picture on the wall to which Mr Wellcome directed di-rected my attention he said I was looking after the money FAILED TO KEEP PROMISES Speaking of the fact that he had not yet kept some of his promises to Mr Wellcome the witness said that he did not consider it wrong to deceive that kind 1 of a man Whether a mlsieprescntation Is reprehensible he said In the same connection depends upon to whom you are making it and the purpose for which It Is made MONEY FROM DALY On redirect examination Mr Clark stated that the 520 given him last June by Mr 1 Daly had been given for the purchase of a half interest In the Madlsonlan a paper published In his Mr Clarks town FRED COVENS STOnY Tnii v Cowen a railroad conductor ot Mlssoulu Mont testified to going to Helena during the sitting of the Legislature at the Instance of Mr W IT BIckford who asked him to secure for Mr Clark the support of lecure Speaker lll of the Montana House of Spealwl Representatives The witness testified RcpreHentalvc testi-fied that BUkfoid bad said that fed up to that time the Jith of January I last they had bern nimble to secure Stiffs to Clark and that thny StlCs support 13OUU for that wore villins to pay J5O1 tha support CALLED DEAL OFF Die witness had I suggested that as Conrad tIme committed to Stiff waa SLfC 15000 should be made to hIm offer of le to simply 1500 away who tho vole was rcmhed not casting any vote for 3 candidate for the Senate MI Hlc ford had asked him for time tu sec Mark and when they had next met that 15000 t would be had told him O oul hud paid If Mr Stiff would rcfruln from voting and that 1000 would be given otng services Later M r fc Ick to him for Irvils J < lh Mr Clurk bad hew that wild ford hud VlttIJ kSf Nld lv that Mu Skiff como would npprehfnflve not stand by the bargain nml I had culled the deal off NEVER TALKED TO STIFF EVER said that ho had Mr mentioned Cowen the later propos lion to Mg Stiff never mentone have talked with Stiff I StIt to MiMouln but on the train fcuintf llfouln trin Kuing had been wlthdrnli i wJhdrWlt I the proposition ben proplton dOn wI I pent before the opportunitY < or 31 Jr Cowtm On croRexnmlnxton efbptn rae said no promllf9h lii to hJm InC muklD JI18 tlaUon9 JI thhe eas lhAn Adjournment uas then taken |