Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-02-21

had spent two OF three hours with
MIR. Neill, and that the latter said to
him, We al get the supreme court.
They will come high, and the scheme
will have to be capitalized for about
five Millions"
Justice Plgott said that after this
MIR. Corbett left him, saying he had
to hurry to the train. bat that more
than half an hour afterward he had
seen that gentleman and two other
men leaving for the train.
On eross-examination Pigott said
that at the time of Corbett's visit he
had no reaso to suspect that Cor
belts motives were not the highest.
They had been friends for years. SEN
ator Faulknerinsisted upon knowing
whether the justice bad since formed
doubts as to Corbett's motives, and
II so, why? To this he replied:
81 had no doubt until Justice Hunt
told me what had happened between
himself and DR.. Tracey on the same
day. | put this and that together,
and | then concluded that Mr.. Cor
bett and Tracey had conspired to-
gether to make an assault upon the
supreme court with their 800, 900;
that they had made their attack up
on Justice Hunt and had failed, and
that Mr.. Corbett, knowing that JUS
tice Hunt would tell me of this, had
come to prepare me against receiving
his version of the Interview"
He declined to say whether he now
believed Mr.. Corbett had lied, but
said he wanted To leave the facts to
speak for themselves.
Attorney General Cornelius b.
Nolan, of Montana, testified that he
had also an experience with DR..
Treacy. He had conducted the pros.
ecution in the Welcome disbarnent
case, and while the Ease was in pro-
gress DR.. Treacy, who was also his
family physician, had come to him,
he said at three different times sug-
costing that he (Nolan) could get
money out OF the case from Clark.
The witness said that he had chat
ted with Mr.. Treacy on the decision
OF the first meeting until the latter
had asked him how much did he
think would he required. 81 replied"
said the witness, "if l should lend
myself to such a scheme | think l
ought to he entitled to 100000"
The doctor said he thought the
sun reasonable. Later on the same
occasion, after he had come to think
the doctor serious, Mr.. Nolan said he
had told the doctor to go back to
Clark and tell him that II his body
were n skeleton and filled with gold
1t would not be sufficient to buy him.
At the third interview Mr.. Nolan
said he had told DIR. Treacy that he
had talked enough. 1.-THE time has
come" he said he had told the doc
tor, "to put up or shut up"
"Do you mean it?" the doctor ask
ed? 81 do was the reply. Then"
the doctor said, ''come to my office
at 4 O'Clock today and arrangements
will be made for you to get your
money"
Then the witness said he had told
DR.. Treacy again that Mr.. Clark did
not have money enough to buy him,
and had no further conversation
with him. Mr.. Nolan said that while
he had resented the approach to him
as an insult, hesaid he did not blame
DR.. Treacy as much as he blamed
those behind him, and that he still
employed him us his family physi-
clan.
Gen. Nolan admitted that he had
lever reported DR.. Treacy's conduct
to the prosecuting attorney because
largely of his personal friendship for
him. He considered 1t his duty to
vindicate the law.
"Who violated the law more than
Mr.. Trcacy?" 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 1890 ad-
journed until tomorrow.
While Justice Pigott was testiiying, Mr..
Clark came into the room. Justice Pigott