Show TRIED TO APPEAR HONEST i Monta L Who o SaId le He Could Not b bs that 1 iii lJ lt at loker and Jero Wn Jan lon J 1 11 Geiger who a as a le senator tor 11 lit the legislature laturo when the later latter wa was unseat unseated e ed was the first today beor before the on privileges and eleton election In I it or ton of th the charges Clark of that State Blate Mr Me said ho he hiM ben benthe been time the Republican c for Cor the S n nate ate at Irons county lie 11 vas uke asked whether hother ho he hal had not tl In his hie speech Jh M 1 that hil his vote ote could nt not le be for I a Democrat Domorat for tor the lie 10 reU replied c that I it WI was his intention to convey the lisa Ide idea that he coull could not be handled He h had that It If ho he solI sold out ho hD hoP hoped his constituents I would take him and ll I still tel feel that way ho said Ild lie Ho lied not said he would not vote oto for tor any it hI had be been n his intention to prevent a deadlock lie had nice nil that there were other moter matters mor Important tt to come before the legislature than the lie electon election of some rich mal mali tor States penn onn tar tor Upon being quest concerning hil his financial condition when lie he was nominated he said Just moer moderate ate Ho had b bora n in the hotel bud budness ness nels and hac had oId ld out ho he cOuld ht not reo re remember member just UI how JIOW much he rc received but after luch said he thought the amoUnt vae as about SO SOH H lie had abl also received S O from hIs estate and had bind borrowed 3 for Cor After he was his hll seat ho e had had voted twice for for senator and then Ihen for or W IV A Clark Mr del r hesitated considerably over a queston question as to what money mone he had deposited II in inthe the First honk bank at during or c the sitting or of the legis legislature l lature ure but admitted that In May last lut luthe he had bought a draft fur for 2500 paying currency or It lie He had afterwards In August opened an account at that bank f 80 In currency In the name of oC Joll John 1 11 Oel Geler er agent Since that time he hal had made other and had from the bank 2300 30 lie He had fot got the 2501 first deposited from several sources Including s or sr for his hll serie service and mIleage In the lature o I it I gt got at and the far fare bonk bank ho said and added I dont remember whether I 1 won any at ex experience was BS about even but at Car fare I did Dd Did you ou win In SO nt at faro I It was 1 em come short of 20 but at atHelena Helena HeleM and Bute Butte together I think I quit luit abut about 16 or 60 ahe ahead You were a Stale did you youn n ae know It wal was a misdemeanor to tiny play rare faro Wel Vell I 1 W was about as conscientious In n tha that matter a as Iome other Montana b Continuing this explanation ho sari he ie had never made any great winning it at one time never more mort than tSO but that he had been n lurk luck Id and had ad played oten often lie Ho had also goten gotten 1100 O In money for mining stock tok lold sold to 10 parties do parte you 0 explain the feet thet tha t tou you ou 10 hail had so 0 r much ch beor bettor luck at furo titer you entered t the E legislature than uter enter asked askel Senator Chandler of SIr Mr GeIger Wh Why Senator was the reply I Idid lid did riot not have I 1 lived ved II In Montana years and having falen fallen Into tho ays ot of the people Ron soon after atter golUK gatos there I hail had frequent frequently In the tho early won more than I 1 did after m my to the State Slate nut But Libby ha has no taro bank and 1 had not played for tor some rome time In Iii explanation lon where he had got the deposited In August he raid ld that 50 while tn In Peoria ms he had won iron 1000 In n a day on a hore horse race raceAl All tOld lY Mr Ir Geiger said he hiss had In his Al he reached Lib Libby Sr Ly by after going home from the legisla legislature Lure ture at helena Helenn When Ild did you ou get the amount that you have not already accounted for teli without my private affairs Do you ou decline to tel tell tellI I do This causel caused the members of the COi corn to put their heads lo together ether In consultation oe over the question as to 10 whether the witness should houll be com coin to answer At the conclusion ot of this conference Mr Ir Chandler told Mr r Campbl to proceed wih with his hll questions and nd Informed the tho witness that tie he must The question 1 as to where here the mone money cat arne from W was repeated The ln s rued gazed at the ceiling for lull lIve minutes and at last said tut Where did I get I it Why hy In Helena Whore Where dirt ou Ret got I it from The witness s again tok took n a long time tor replying I Wel eIl air he said at at lat last I cant cantan an er know D erD Do you ou mean to say aay tt that you ou dont I dont know To b be frank th there r ero other waye of getting money In Illena elena during the cession of the legis I 1 at different ime to 10 vote ole for different bis bills DId you OU make any money In that way I dont kno know I never sold my m vote but ut I got money Senator Mr Ir Geiger the he e requires you ou to state slate ram whom you got money Go 00 ahead ins tel tell what you know To thIs the response came The rho witness nels said saidI I found a package In m my room con 1100 10 and ond I have since used the he I It was 18 the time that the bill wa was up t I took the sioney mony put I it In my mO pocket and used It t and from that time to the present have save never said Mid n a wont about IL ILIn In reply to other questions lie he sail saId that hat he be hind hac nn an Idea idea who left the en In his rom room but that he not know mow le lie had hod h he said Intended to ate ote for time tho bi bill anyway ann At t this pint point Mr Faulkner represent ent entIng Ing ng the Clark interest obtained per ver to lak ask n a question Wi vili you state he asked whether an Lay part of that mon money wn as Jhen given b by anyone flY one connected with lh Mr Clark or h 0 Mr Clark himself your our ole ote for him for U S senator nul ho he hal had P the question Senator Chandler al as chairman of this the ommittee In instructed the that hI IC steed need not answer I it at this Juncture and nil the examination proceeded on the Ilso lines In reply to questions Witness saM said ho he head had ad ben been told that he get 1000 0 or r U 1200 for Cor his vote ole In o to the bi pill but he declined to tell who had made the suggestion on the tho gound ground that It would Incriminate himself |