Show SENATOR CLARK BRIBERY CASE A montana state senator gives evidence against chark was the man to whom vas paid as a bribe for his vote he is subjected to a kaid cross examination washington jan former stats senator of montana continued his testimony in the dark case before the committee on privileges and elections today lie was cross exam ined by senator faulkner the examination brought out the fact that mr as a member nt the committee to the state capitol committee had made a minority report charging corruption he was asked if this was the case in which he had suggested to J P mccabe that this minority report could be suppressed tor 2500 but denied that such was the case he said that his sole purpose in undertaking the exposure of jn the legislature that electa d mr dark was to protect the good name odthe state 1 I desired he said to have bome one accept the money so as to expose the methods of mr dark did you bacomo a friend of mr darks friends for the purpose of en trapping them 1 I cant say exactly buti suppose I 1 did in doing that did you not know that you were assuming an attitude of 1 I did was not this a position of falsehood 1 I cant say as to that but I 1 had to make a misrepresentations what do you consider a lie 1 I consider it a misstatement statement to one who has a right to know the truth not to one who has no right to know it mr whiteside said be did not see how any honest man could vote tor dark after the exposure of the corn mitten on investigation and said under pressure eliat the remark applied to the fifty four members who cast their votes tor that gentleman he said in reply to a question that marcus daly was an acquaintance of Ms not a friend though he should be glad to have him for a friend have you received for this pretended exposure asked mr faulkner 1 I have not received or any sum for that service the witness replied relating to his conversation with senator dark prior to the election be said he was positive that mr dark himself had said among other things that state senator anderson could not bo influenced with money like some of the other members and that this statement was not made by mr wellcome as appeared in ithe printed report of his testimony before the grand jury of lewis said dark county alie witness said the money to pay tor the present prosecution has been raised by subscription and he iun der stood that mr daly was one of the subscribers to the fund cross examination further brought out that the witness had no personal knowledge of bribery in the case of the three members of the assembly who had be cn referred to at noon the committee took a recess until p ro NEW columbus ohio jan 8 at noon today lion george naich was inaugurated governor of ohio succeeding asa S bushnell the oath of office was by chief justice shauck of the supreme court gov nash then delivered his inaugural |