The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-16

9Th OF August last the same day as DR..
Treacys 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 special train to
see him and requested a private inter-
view lie had taken Mr.. Corbett to his
rooms at the capitol when Sor it ua,d naa
had telephoned to Butte that the supreme
court might be influenced in the Welcome
disbarment case. Detailing the converse
ton. Mr.. Pfggott said Mr.. Corbett appar-
emily WAS much excited; his lips were
trembling and his manner was very ner-
vous.
Sitting opposite me-" said the witness,
"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.. Neil. which had been
as follows: we can do business with the
supreme court He said he had spent
two hours with Mr. Nell and that the lat
ter had said TO him; We can get the su.
preme court They win come high and
the scheme will have to be capitalized for
about Ave millions. He then proceeded
TO say that he had applied various oppro-
sumption. saying that he had secured a
special train and come from Butte for
the purpose OF heading off any effort in
the line of any such outrageous proceed
ing and TO assure you that If anything
of the kind was undertaken we have moth
ing to do with IT,. III he undertakes to do
tnat WIFI nySel1 get UP IN the supreme
court and tell what know about the nro-
ceedngs. | have a mind to do that any
way, Mr.. Corbett added.
what the Justice Replied.
Il replied" continued the witness. you
can rest assured that II Neil approaches
me In the way you suggest you will never
know II nor VIII the fact become public
for l consider such an attack upon
mans official integrity more serious than
an attack on his life. and believe that n
al h..
killed by the man to whom he had made
the proposition. | Will endeaVor to do
that u so approached | would never have
man arrested for such proceeding. for [
would not want the publicity nor would 4
want 70 bring court into disrepute.''
Justice P1ggott said that after this inter-
view MIR. Corbett left him. saying he had
10 hurry to the train. but that more than
half an hour afterwards he had seen
that gentleman and two others leaving
for the train
Justtces Compare Notes.
Justice Pggott said In the evening after
this Interview, he had called upon Justice
Hunt and related what had occurred be-
tween himself and C0rbett when Justice
Hunt had related his experience Of the
same aay with Or. Treacy.
ON cross examination Mr. Ptggott said
that at the time OF Mr., Corbetts visit he
had no reason 10 suspect that MIR. Cor
belts motives were not OF the highest.
They had been friends for years. SEN
ator Faulkner Insisted upon knowing
whether tho Justice had since formed any
doubts as 10 Mr.. Corbett's motives, and
" why. To this he replied
Il had no doubts until Justice Hunt told
me what had happened between him and
DR.. TreaCy ON the same day. I put this
and that together and then concluded that
Mr.. Corbett and DIR. rreacy had con
spired to make an assault upon the
supreme court with their Sl0o. 900: that they
had made their attack upon Justice Hunt
and had failed. ana that Mr. Corbott.
knowing Justice Hunt would tell me of
II, had come 70 prepare nae against re-
ceiving his version of the interview"
He declined 20 say whether he now be-
iicved Mt Corbett had He'd. but said he
wanted 20 leave the facts 10 speak for
Attorney GeneraI Noian's story.
Attorney General Cornelius n Nolan. of
Montana, testified that he had also an ex-
perience With DIT Truacy. lie had con-
Quoted the prosecution IN the Welcome
family phy stefan. had come 20 him. he
said. at three different times suggesting
that he lNolanl could get money out os
the case from CLARK
Was offered Bribc.
The Witness said that he had chattcd
sinh Or. TreaCy on the occasion o. the
nrSt meeting until the latter had asked
him how much ma he think would be re-
u replicd." said the witness. II I
should lend myself to such q schemc. l
think ought 10 bH entitled 90 500 40"
The doctor said he thought the sum rea-
sonahlr Later, on the same occasion
after he had come 20 think the doctor
serious Nj Nolan said he had told the
doctor to go back 20 CLARK and tell him
that n his body We're skeleton and dued
WITH gcld u would not be sufficient 20
buy him
AZ the thirl interview Mr. Nolan said
be had told pr. rreacy that he had talked
enoHgh
'rho time has come" he said he told
the dOttor. ITO pax up or shut mp
DO ycN mean it the doctor asked.
Il do" vas the reply.
Then. " the Doctor said come 10 my
ogffcn AZ { o'clock today and arrange
meRts win De made for you a. get YOUR
money.
Then the witness saG3 he han told DR..
Trv3cv again that Mt Clark dld nos have
enough money &c bJty h.Jr. and he had no
said that while be had resented the ap-
proach 20 him as an Insult. he said be did
not AiaMe Or. iTeaCN. rs much IS he
blamed those behind him, and that he still
employed him as hts family physician
AIr Nolan admitted thai ne had never
reported Or Treacy's conduct 10 tha
prose cutting attorney. largely bcc2use Of
his personal friendship for him he con-
sidered lt his duty 20 vindicate the law.
who violated the law more than Dr.
TreacyS' asked Mr.. Faulkner.
He was not the arch criminal" was the
reply.
Mr. Nolan said that ne was not here as
counsel In The case, hlt that he would
aVrncf NJ EawPtHN fp nav hts eXpcHS.s
THE committee fhtu. q 90 % O'clock adj
lourucd Until tomorrow