The Afro-American advance., 1900-02-17
JUSTICES.
Sensational testimony Before the
Senate Committee in the
Clark Case.
OFFER OF 100000 WAS MADE.
Judge nunt, Of Montana Supreme
Court. Tells of an Effort To subVert
Justice In the McIieome Dishar-
menf CaAs-A IIeIrnR Fhssiclan In
~oIved In the AFFAIR.


Justice In the WcIIeomc pishar-
menf CaSs--A Helena Physician In
VOWED In the AFFAIR.
Washington. Feb. i6.-fhe senatc
committee on elections Thursday re-
sumcd its inquiry into the election of
Senator Clark, OF Montana, after a
respite of 30 hours. When the com.
mittee was called to order II developed
that nj least two of the justices of the
Montana supreme court were present,
having been summoned by the com
mittre to throw light upon the Well
come disharment trial,
Justice Hunt testimony created
profound Impression. He detailed four
different conversations he had had
with his family phS sietan, DIR. William
Tracey. Of Helena, Ia two Of whteh
he believed the doctor had attempted
to lay before him proposition TO
hribr him ia the Nellcome dishnFmeht
case. which was nj that tlme before
rhe court of which the witness was
member. And when bribery failed the
doctor tried to make the Justice feel
that his health demanded that he re.
sign aud go abroad.
"Nhen | went TO his office, said the
witness. "Dr, Tracey invited me 10
back room. The doctor said, i have
a funny hind Of "A proposition which
has come up for you, The doctor
then went on TO tell. according 10
b. In
doctorl was taking an interest IN the
WELCOME cusc. which he said lie uH.
derstoud was not like ordinary eases
in court lie had been told, he snid,
that IL was largely . matter Ia the dis-
erection of he members Of the court,
continuing that he understood the
disharmeut proceedings Ia be politi-
cal Aeht largely, aud ndding that.
while he did not know Mr. Welcome.
hu understood that lac was decent
fellow.
offered Aion.a0n.
Judge Hunt said that he had replied
10 All this to tnp effect that while
there was n errtnin nmanut of legal
discretion permitted, the case would
have to take It's course just IA any
other case lie hinself felt that II
was painful duty, because he knew
Mr. Melleume'a reputation, and, alto-
gethcr, he would gladly avoid u II he
could. Dr Tracey then said to him.
according to the witness: II don't
suppose, then. there Is amy use to lay
my proposition before your"
.s.t9 I'm
formal reply, the witness taid the doe
tor had proceeded as follows There
il party here who has got 500, 900
and who wants to put II up II that
case can be thrown out Of court" jus
tics Hunt said that he WINS not certain
whether Dr. Tracey had used the sine
pulur or plural prounun In speaking
Of the party not sure whether ha
said he or they.
Nothing further had been said con-
cpfniuQ the subject until Sunday night.
February 1. Al that time Dr. trnces had
asked him to come tn his tthe doe
tor's) office late In the evening When
he went IN Dr Tracey showed him
whut was apparently "a copy u ielc-
tori that some one had told the senate
committee In Washington that the ius-
ttcr would testify before the commit
tee that Dr Tracey had offered him
bribe of 500 900 In the Welcome case.
The doctor then said ia bims
YOU hnow never offered you n brtbs
and that I WIS only i8kinE N our cGnvsF-
50 Ions concerning ths Welcome case.
You know had no $1,000 with which to
bfibe you and am not one gt that ktpd
gf teiioSs"
Justice liant said he had replied TO
DR. Tracey that he wished he could
believe that he was only joking. but
that be- could not put that construe-
ton ON his proposition He did not.
however. believe that Dr. Tracey
meant actually TO bribe him. but
simply TO lay tho proportion before
him
Mentioned W.. Clarke name.
In answer t0 questions from the
members ~ the committee. Ju2ilee
ilunt said he thought Dr. Tracey had
mentioned senator CIark's name in the
hrat conversation when he bad spoken
of the Welcome case as merely q po-
itticai fight between Mr. Clark and Mr..
Daly, He had first related the fact
Of The propositions being made 10 him
on the night Of August 3. when his a2.
sociate, Justice pigRott. had eome to
his house aud related that he had been
approached on the same day,
1T the close of the direct examiDa.
ton which had been conducted almost
entirely by Chairman Chandler. Mr..
Faulkner. on behalf of senator Clark.
nlnde "a formal iBetion 10 atrike the
testimony of Juatiee Hunt out of the
record Lecante IL had failed 60 connect
the name of Mr. Clark with the pro-
eeesiiuR and WAS entirely collateral
The motion WIS 0verruled aud the
eross~examlaaiion proceeded
Mr. Campbell asked only one ques-
ton. which brought out the fact that
iustfee Hunt Is republican. ~ /. also
JuAiiee HFanttey. who has been sum.
monsd 20 appear before the commit
Tee
.tuAtlee Hunt was then excused and
the committee adjourned until 7ss0