The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1900-02-20
WHAT DOCTOR TRtACEY SAID
Montana Physician Testifics Be-
fore the Senator Clark In
CURRY Committee.
EXPLAINS OFFER TO BRIDE
Says That He Acted Merely as an Adj
mirer of Judge Hunt, Whose
Integrity He Desired to
Test---His Advice to
Nolan.
EXPLAINS OFFER TO BRIDE

Washington, Feb. 19.-The witness of
the day i'll the Clark senatorial inquiry
was DR.. William Treacey, whose testimo-
ny was expected to deal largely with the
interview between himself, Justice Hunt
of the Montana supreme court and At
torney General Nolan.
DIR. Treacey was questioned by Sena-
tor Chandler. He testified that after ar
irving in Washington Saturday last he
had met Mr.. Faulkner, counsel for Sena-
tor Clark. The first question asked re-
ferring to the incidents of Aug. 8, the
date OF his first interview with Justice
Hunt, referred to his association on that
day with Mr.. Corbett, j. s. NJ. Neill, Mr..
Clark and Judge Hunt. He said he had
seen Justice Hunt that day, but none of
the others mentioned.
DIR. Treacey related all his interviews
with Justice Hunt and also with Attor-
ney General Nolan. He began with his
first interview with Mr.. Hunt on Aug. ;
last, and his report was Il practical repe-
tition of Justice Hunts testimony, except
as to the amount named. He SAID that
at the first interview he had invited the
judge to his Office and had taken him into
his operating room, where the interview
occurred. II told the Judge" said the
witness, that j had funny kind of
proposition to make to him."
What He Told Judge Hunt.
The witness then went on to say that
he had told the justice of the arrival in
Helena of Il special train and said he
also stated that there was party there
that would give $4,000 if he would dis
miss the Welcome disbalment case. The
judge promptly said that he could not
consider such Il proposition and left. He
had also seen Justice Hunt later in the
afternoon at the latter's own home and
had renewed the suggestion of the fore
noon. He said he had told the judge Of
the rumors that he was under Mr.. Days
| influence and that the latter would insure
| his reelection. The witness then said he
had told the judge that if he could de-
| Gently do SO he would like to see him get
the money to be had out of the case.
The judge had refused at both times to
entertain the proposition, as he had at a
subsequent interview three or four weeks
later. DIR. Treacey said he had never
had authority from any one to make {,
proposition of bribery to Mr.. Hunt, but
he had not told the judge of this circum-
! stance until he was notified that Judge
Hunt was to be summoned to Washing
ton. He had then told the judge that he
had no $4,000 or 100000 to offer him
and no authority from any one to make
such an offer.
| Referring to his interviews with At
| torney General Nolan. the witness said
that when he spoke to that gentleman
about the Welcome case the latter re-
piled, i've got en- over-a barrel"
His Advice to Nolan.
81 told him." said the witness, "that
he'd better get 100000 out Of the bust
ness, destroy his stenographic notes and
get out of the business. lie seemed tt
feel pretty good over it, continued The
witness, ''and | took it that he thought
it good idea. 1t was all pure josh.
and he knew it was" After second
interview the attorney general had givcr
him half dozen ducks and the next da,
had sent him II piece of venison.
Asked from whom the suggestion came
that he should approach Judge Hunt as
he had done. DR.. Treacey replied: "They
came from no person. | had known him
for ten years and admired him more than
any other nan in the state. My only mo.
tive was to test his official integrity and
to find out whether he was all right |
had heard rumors that he was identified
| Will lue bulf people. anu lnefe were
many rllmors unpleasantly involving his
name. l wanted to know about that"
Then" suggested Senator Chandler
you went deliberately to work to test
the virtue of your friend as judgc?"
II did," was the reply, land l am very
sorry for it," Continuing, he said that
he had expected a more indignant pro
test at the first interview than he had re-
ceived.
Asked what party he had meant ia
refer to when he had told Judge Hunt
that he could get $4,000 or 100000 out
of the case, the witness said he did not
mean anybody"
'"rhen you told him what was not
true?'
Il did. l might as we'll have told him
that he could get million"