New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-16

nau tolc MN TO go back to Mr.. Clark and tell
him that if his body a skeleton and filled
with gold 1t would not be sufficient TO buy him.
AT the third interview Mr. Nolan said he told
DR.. Tracey that he had talked enough. 1.-The
time has come he said Ito put up shut up"
DO you mean it? the doctor asked.
Il do" was the reply.
Then the doctor said, come TO my office at
o'clock to-day and arrangements will be made
for you to get your money"
Then the witness said he told DR.. Tracey
again that Mr.. Clark did not have money
enough to buy him, and had had no further con-
Yersation with him.
JUSTICE HUNTS TESTIMONY.
Justice Hunt detailed four different conversa-
tions he had with DR.. Tracey. The first of these
conversations had occurred August in Dr.
Tracey's office. The Court had then held that it
had jurisdiction IN the disbarment proceedings and
he went to Dr. Tracey's office at the invitation of
the latter.
When I went to his Office said the witness.
DR. Tracey invited to a back room. The
doctor said, 4 have funny kind of a proposition
which has come up for you" The doctor then
went on to tell him, according to Justice Hunts
statement. that he taking interest in the
Welcome case which, he understood, not like
ordinary cases in court. He had been told he said
that it largely matter in the discretion of the
members Of the court. He understood the dis
barment proceedings to be political right largely
and said that while ne did not know Mr.. Welcome
he believed he a decent fellow Justice Hunt
said that he replied TO all this that while there
was certain amount OF legal discretion permitted
! the would have to take its course DR. Tracey
! then said to him, according the witness II
| don't suppose, then. there is any use to lay nv
| proposition before you" Without, however wait
| ing for any formal reply the doctor proceeded as
| follows: There is party here who has 100000
and who wants to put it up II that case can he
| thrown of court"
Justice Hunt said he replied to Mr. Tracey that
| not all the money In the United and Anaconda
mines together with every dollar that DAILY and
| hotb
banks. would induce me to sacrifice my conscience
to the extent of granting additional time in this
or any other case. The Welcome must go
forward just other would" He then
went to his home, and about $50 o'clock in the
afternoon DR.. Tracey to his house and sought
another interview with him. saying he understood
that one of the Supreme Court Justices had been
secured In favor of the proposition which had
previously been made To this Justice Hunt re-
piled he did not believe this to be true as he con-
sidered both the Chief Justice and the Associate
Justice Mr. Piggott, men beyond reproach. Dr.
| Tracey took memorandum book from his pocket
| and appeared to read from it a statement that he
understood Mr. Daily had assured the reelection of
the Justice. Justice Hunt replied that Mr. Dalv
had never assured him of anything added that
| Daily had opposed his original election and the
| only reason for supposing that he and Daily were
now on good terms found in the fact that
some OF their children were intimate After this
Dr. Tracey continued by saying that all they want
|
ness, that under any circumstances they could
! count upon that"
TRIED TO GET HIM OFF THE BENCH
Justice Hunt said that after this DIR ,rreca,,
made an appeal to him to get off the bench on ac-
| count Of his health he having been threatened
| with lung trouble; that the doctor told him II ne
continued he was sure to break down. If he would
| accept the proposition he could take a rest 90
| abroad. visit the Paris Exposition have nothing to
worry about and thus indefinitely prolong his life
Justice Hunt replied to this that he appreciated
what the doctor said about the desrabil OF get
| ting Off the bench but that he could not see his
way clear TO accept the proposition. The doctor
then went away, saying that he would not have
Justice Hunt do anything which he did not think
The matter did not come between them again
street and the latter asked him If no a6ayg on Inc the
come over his mind. Justice Hunt replied In the
yersaton had ended the matter between them eo as
life or not the ves Of ms TO my
! Dr. Tracey said he was glad that this was the
subject until February At that ti@e Der Tfae eeS
When he Vent come ne e ms Se late In the evening
was apparently copy of telegram, which in
COMMITTEES in Washington that aq the 0G Justice e s @oa
ts o that Dr. Tracey had offered him bride Of
e him: You know never oered You BRIDE, and
cernng the WeIeome Yo1 ken sd CON
10000 with which 10 bride you, and I am not one
Justice Hunt an said he replied to Dr. Tracey that
ne wished e,d ne could believe he was only joking
osition. He did not. however believe that Dr.
Tracey meant actually bribe him but simply to
lay the proposition before him
In answer to questions from the members of
the committee Justice Hunt said he thought DR.
Tracey mad mentioned Senator Clark's name in the
first conversation. when he had spoken Of the
WELCOME case, as merelv a political fight between
Mr.. Clark and Mr.. DAILY
STILL BELIEVES IN THE DOCTOR.
On cross-examnation Justice Hunt said that be-
fore DR.. Tracey had made the proposition TO him
he considered him a man of pre-erninently good
character. He did believe the doctor had
stopped to think of the enormty of the proposition
and he still regarded him az a good man
Asked WIZ he did not bring The matter 70 Tia