The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-16


pressive manner. 1t was on different |
lines from that Of Justice Hunts, but |
received equally close attention.
Mr. -PiggOtt's statement covered an |
interview with Mr.. Frank +. C6rbett of |
Butte who is Mr. Clark's principal
western counsel which had occurred |
on the 5th of August last, the same day |
as DR.. Tracey's first two interviews |
with Justice Hunt.
He said he met Mr.. Corbett on the
street and the latter told him that he
had come from Helena in a special
train to see rim. and requested pri-
Yate interview. He had taken Mr. Cor
bett to his rooms al the capitol, when
Corbett had told him that Mr.. J. s. NJ.
Neill Of Helena had telephoned to Butte
that the supreme court might be intiu-
enced in the Welcome disbarment case.
Detailing the conversation, Mr. Piggott
sal Mr. Corbett apparently was very
much excited; his lips were trembling
and his manner was very nervous.
Sitting opposite me, said the wit
ness, he said he did not want me to
get angry at what he was about to tell
me- He then told me of the receipt of
the telephone message from Mr. NELL,
which had been as follows: We can do
business with the supreme court
Supreme Court Would Come High,
He said he had spent two or three
hours with Mr.. Neill, and that the lat
ter had said to him: We can get the
supreme court. They will come high,
and the scheme viii have to be capital
lied for about $4,000, 000.
He then proceeded to say that he
had applied various opprObiOus epithets
To Mr.. NELL for such a presumption,
saying that he had secured a special
train and come from Butte for the pur-
pose of heading off any effort in the line
Of such an outrageous proceeding, and
TO assure you that if anything of the
kind was undertaken we have had
nothing to do with it. If he undertakes
to do that / will myself get up in the
supreme court and tell what 1 know
about the proceedings. 1 have, a mind
to do that anyway Mr.. Corbett added.
Il replied" continued the witness,
you can rest assured that if NeiI ap-
prOaches me in the way you suggest
you win never know it nor will the
fact become public, for 1 consider such
an alta K upon a mans official integrity
more serious than an attack on his life.
and l believe that a man making such
an attack should be killed by the man
to whom he had made the proposition.
I viii endeavor to do that If so ap-
preached. I would never have d man
arrested for such proceeding. for I
would not want the publicity. nor
would | want to bring court into dis
repute"
Justice Piggott said that after this
interview Mr.. Corbett left him. saying
he had TO hurry to the train. but that
more than half an hour afterwards he
had seen that gentleman and two others
leaving for the train.
Conferred With Justice Hunt.
Justice Piggott said that in the even
ing after this interview he had called
upon Justice Hunt and related what
had occurred between himself and Cor
bett, when Justice Hunt had related his
experience Of the same day with DR..
Tracey.
on cross-examination MI. Piggott
said that at the time of Mr. Corbetts
visit he had no reason to suspect that
Mr.. COrbett's motives were not of the
highest. They had been friends for
years Senator Faulkner insisted upon
knowing whether the justice had since
formeds any doubts as to Mr. Corbett's
motives, and if so, why. To this he
replied:
I had no doubts until Justice Hunt
ted ne what had happened between
MIN and Or. Tracey on the came dav.
L put this and that together, ard then
CONCLUDED tLat Mr. COrbett and DR.
Tracey had conspired TO make an as
Stut upon the supreme court with Their
Sl00oCO. that they had made thefr at
tack upon Justice Hunt and had failed
and that Mr. COrbett, knowing Justice
hunt would tel me OF II, had come to
prepare nee against receiving his YER
e!On Of the Interview"
lie declined TO say whether ne now
DeHeVed Mr. Corbett had lied. but "a
ne wanted to leave the facts to speak
for t-eu selves
Attorney General Tsstifes.
Attorney General Cornelius b. Nolan
/ OF Montana testified that he had aIso
an experience with DR.. Tracey. re had
conducted the prosecution in the Well
come oSbarment case, and While the
ease was In progress Or. Tracey. who
was also his family physician had
GENE to him, he aid, at three different
times, suggesting that he (NOian) could
get money out Of the case from Clark.
: The witness caid that he had caattei
with Dr. Tracey on the occasion Of the
first meeting until the latter nad asked
him how mich did he think would be
required.
4 replied" said the witness. IF I
should lend myself to such a scheme I
The doctor said he fought the sum
reasonable. Later, on the same occa-
SION, after he had Gene to think the
doctor serious, Mr.. Moan said ne had
/ tod the doctor TO so back TO Clark and
tell him that if his body were a skeleton
and filed with gold 1t would not b
sufficient TO buy him.
Al the third interview Mr.. Nolan
said he had told Or. Tracey that he
had talked enough.
Put Up OF Shut Up.
THE time has come" he said he
J told the doctor, ITO pat up or smut up"
DO you mean it," the doctor asked.
/ Il do" was the reply.
/ Then" the doctor said. come to my
Office at O'Clock today and arrange
/ ments will be made for you to set your
money"
/ Then the witness said he had tod
/ DR.. Tracey again that MIR. Clark did not
/ have money enough to buy him, and he
/ had had no further conversation with
/ him. Mr. Nolan said that while ne had
/ resented the approach 20 him as an in
suit, he said ne did not blame Dr.
Tracey, much as he blamed those be-
/ hind him, and that he still employed
him ss his family physician
General Nolan admitted that he had
! never reported Or. Tracey's conduct to
the prosecuting attorney, largely be
cause Of hi5 personal friendship for
him. He considered 1t his duty to vim
dictate the law
Who violated the law more than DR..
/ Tracey" asked Mr.. Faulkner.
He was not the arch criminal" was
the response.
Mr.. Nolan said that he was not here
as counsel in the case. but that he
would expect Mr.. Campbell to pay his
expenses. The committee then. at 1880
O'Clock, adjourned until f~~-7 NV.