The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-02-20
He FOUGHT WITH
BRIDES AS BOMBS
Sought to Stay the Supreme
Courts Honor.
THE CLARK CASE AGAIN
JUSTICES OFFERED one Hun
DRIED THOUSAND EACH.
TO AID WELCOME IN DiSBARMENT CASE
I'VE Can Get the Supreme Court. They viii
Come High, and tie Scheme Will
Have to be Capitalized at
Five MiiIions.'

Five Mi;Iions.'
N~asnin-ton. Feb. la-Highly senel-
t.eaaI testimony vas developed tulay II
the investigation by the Senate Cuin7n1E-
tc,. on Privileges and Elections Of the
election Of W. \. Clark to the Senate
from Montana. Justice Hunt, a Repub-
bean member Of the Montana Supren.e
Court. testified that his family physician.
pr. Tracey, had made what lie uhe JUS
tirc) regarded as ATTEMPTS 70 have hum
| consider a $l0N.00O b1ite to favor Law
| yer WELCOME. oll.. OF Mr.. Clark attoi-
| n~vs. in the tista,1nent proceedings
| against Welcome. The witness did net.
| directly at least, connect Mr.. Clark with
this bribery ~prUpus.tlo1l. 50 the latter
counsel. Ex-senator Faulkner, moved T.
| strike the. whole testimony from the -
ccrL, hut did not succeed. Witness said
he did not make the matter public be
cause. he felt tto much hun.iliaied over
the proposition and also believed thai
Mr.. Tracey did hot realize the en0r1Elty
, ri his otfen>e.
The committee held Il night session At
which Justice PigGott, also OF tIlr lttil-
tana S%urren," court, testified concerning
remarks made to him on TWO days when
Ipr. Tracey had interviews with Justice
Hunt. Justice Piggo.t's statement was
that Mr.. CIa~k's leading counsel. NJ.
CorAett. had come 10 ham sad While iiIe
~narntIv under great excitement SAID
that h. had just been advised ny Mi. j..
s. NJ. Neil. Of Helena, that the Supreme
court could II. ul1luly Influenced IN ti1r
Wellcolne 9~iSnarn}tl, proceedings, want
"a t. know il i, wire trap .ant spoke q
~a.neuneing any such attempt. Witness
had informed counsel that he never would
hear. OF such an attempt from him tl12-
yeti, fer he would xiii anyone coming TO
him with a bribc offer.
Mr.. Corbe:t spent two OF three hours
talking with the Justice on his occ;t-
si,n and the former said Nh. Mil had
said 10 hl.n:
We can Grt the Snp-onla court. They
Will come high and tn. scheme Will nave
10 be capitalized for about five millions.
tortett then proceeded 10 say chat II
. had applied various opprobioU~ t1athti~
to Mr.. NeiN for such Il presumption. say
inc thar he had secured 4 special tran
, and colne over from Butte for tha. puf
+ pgse IF heading of any eftor; II the IDS
81 such an outrageous proceeding and Y
! assure him THE JUSTICE that il anything
Of III. kind VAS undertaken they hat
had nothing t. 10 with il.
!, On crc.s-exanination Justice Pig9os-
said that at that time he had no rea>oI
t. suspect that Mr.. Corbett's motive:
4 were. not TIL. highest. but after .lllstlc'
: HUNT had related his experience be I1G
-ott) concluded that Nh. Corhett ala'
: Irr. Tracey had eons}:r.d toyerher !
! make an assault upon the supreme cour
J, with their $1NO,oOe; that they had mad
tl,,ir attack upon Justice Hunt and b"
failed, and that Mr.. Cprhctt KNOWN.
Justice Hunt would tell me Of this. Ia
come to prepare HE against receiving b
], version OF the interview
! Attorney General Cornelius Is. \olal
u Montana. testified that he also had 4
: experience with Or. Tracey. IL ia
conducted the prosecution II The WEI
come dlsharMc!lt ease, and Whll" the c@>
was in progress Dr Tracey VINO WAS as
his family physician had come to him. i
said, at three different times. snGGestll
that he, Nolan, could get money ont
the case from MIR. Clark. The witi!es
q said that he had chatted with DR.. Trace
on the occasion Of the first meeting mt
the latter asked him how much did |
:, think would hc required. Il replied. 81
the witness. ii | should lend nfE~elI
such 4 scheme | think | ought to be =
/. titled to 800. OUh.'
The doctor said he thought the So
). reasonable. Later on the same occasl"
:, after he had come TO think the doet"
;, serious. Mr.. Nolan said be had told L
:, leetcr To go back t. Mr.. Clark and s
= him that If his body We're 4 Skeieft
u and filled with gold it would not be SUI
- ,i,lt to buy him"
At the third interview MI. Nolan 81
: he had told Ir. Tracey that he had Ia
I, cd enough. The tine has come, he 81
.. he told the doctor. Ito put up o" S'
N mp"
- DO You mean it, the doctor aid.
+ Il do was the reply.
Then" the Doctor said. "cone TO i
IL office at 4 O'Clock today and ABRAMS
!; mcnts Will le made for you 70 get 70
II money.
h., Then the Witness said he had fold |
-, Tracey again that Mr.. Clark did u
~ have money cnel-h 10 buy him and II
a. ~ further conversation with him. lie :
10 not blame DR.. tracey 80 much As tho
shine ninl.