The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-20
TO TEST His HONOR
WHY DIR. TREAcY OFFERED A
MONTANA JUDGE OF SUPREME
COURT A BIG BRIBE
CLARK INQUIRY WAS RACT
FIGURES WE'RE SHOWN THAT IN
Dictated AN EXPENDITURE
OF NEARLY $4,000
MR.. CLARK TALKED FREELY

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Money Was Used in an IIIegiti-
mate Way-Knew That a Large
Sum Would Be Required to Over
throw the, DAILY PeopIe-The other
Montana Millionaire to Testify.
WASHINGTON, Feb Ex-senator Clark
of Montana, was again today the star
witness before, the senate committee on
| privileges and elections Notwithstanding
DR.. Treacy was alse heard
DR.. Treacy, Justice Hunts physician,
occupied the entire forenoon sitting and a
part of the afternoon session. His state
ment concerning his interviews with JUS
tice Hunt corroborated the testimony of
the justice In essential details, except that
his recollection was that $780, 900 and not
$10o, COG was the amount mentioned by him
as the price which the justice should get
for having the Welcome disbarment case
thrown out of the state supreme court.
He said that Justice Hunt was an inti-
| mate friend, and he asserted his motive
to be, In taking the course he did to test
his ability to withstand the corrupting
influence of money He had received no
funds from-an source TO pay the bribe
suggested, and had been promised none
for that purpose.
Mr.. Clark necessarily went over much
of the ground covered by him in his tes-
| timony Saturday. He was cross-examined
by Mr.. Campbell, and insisted that he
had spent no money for corrupt purposes
| during the Montana senatorial campaign.
He gave detailed statement of expendi-
lures for political purposes during the
| legislative and senatorial contests, which
footed up. as Senator Turley announced,
to $4,000 He declared that his only
| purpose in entering upon the campaign
| was the overthrow of Daiys rule in the
\ state, which, he said, was so tyrannical
that he would not desire to continue his
residence in the state if it was to con-
| tinue.
| Mr.. Campbell said today that Mr. DAILY
would go on the stand in rebuttal. He is
expected every day.
| DIR. TREACY'S STORY.
Referring to his Interview with Attor-
ney General Nolan, Dr.. Treacy said that
when he spoke to that gentleman about
the Welcome case, the latter replied:
I've got EN- over a barrel
IT told him. said the witness, that
he'd better get $10o,ooo out of the bust
ness, destroy his stenegraphfc notes and
get out of the business. He seemed to
feel pretty good over it." continued the
witness, "and l took 1T that he thought
it good idea. 1t was all pure Josh, and
ne knew it was
After a second interview the attorney
general had given him half dozen ducks,
and the next day had sent him piece
of venison.
Asked from whom the. suggestion came
that he should approach Judge Hunt as
he lad done, DR.. Treacy replied:
They came from no person. I had
known him for ten years, and admired
him more than any ether man in the
state My only motive was to test his
official integrity, and to find out whether
he was all right. l had heard rumors
that he was identified with the Daily PEG
pie, and there were many runlors unpleas-
antly involving his name. + wanted to
know about that"
Then" suggested Senator Chandler.
you went deliberately to work to test
the virtue of your friend as a judge?''
Il did,, was the reply, "and 1 am very
sorry for it."
At the afternoon session Dr. Treacy
said that he had met Mr. Corbett Satur-
day night, after his arrival in Washing
ton. but that he had not talked with him
concerning his testimony before the COM
mittee After his arrival here he had en-
gagged an attorney, because L wanted to
see where 1 was at After seeing the
head lines in the Chicago paper, he had
thought 1t possible that he might be look
ed upon as a criminal. Upon his arrival
In Washington he had also seen Mr..
Welcome Charley Clark and Mr.. Faux
ner, but that he had not talked with
them at any length concerning this case.
Mr.. CLARK RECALLED.
Senator Clark was then recalled He
said he had gone to Helena from Butte
on Jan. 4, 1899, Just after the meetine:
OF the legislature, bnt that he had car
REC with him no more money than he
usually carried. Senator Clark detailed
the transaction with Representative Nc
Laughlin, whereby he became owner of
a certain timber land owned by Nc
Laughlin He said the Anaconda COM
pany had practically secured a monopoly
of the timber of the state. He then ask
ed Mr.. Bickford. who had lived at Mis-
soula, to look out for any opportunities
to buy timber. The latter had reported
McLaughlln's ownership of timber land.
together with other valuable property.
and he had authorized Mr. Bickford to
make the purchase. The property had
been secured at reduction of a third
from Mr.. McLaughlin's first figures.
which reduction Mr.. Mclaughlin had
made after he Clark had had an inter-
view with him in December, 1S9S In this
interview he had agreed with McLaugf-
lin to organize the Western Lumber COM
pany, and to make Mclaughlin manager,
at salary of 5000 month Replying to
question from MIR. Faulkner, Senator
Clark said:
There was never a word said during
my personal interview with Mr. Nc
Laughlin, either by hirn. Mr.. Bicl1ford or
| myself, concerning the senatorial con-
test''
Mr.. Clarke here submitted a statement
showing expenditures on political account
made by him from kag 1, 1898, to Sept
/. 1899. So far as the expenditures re-
ferred to the senatorial and preceding
legislative campaign they were as fol-
lows:
II, G. w CLARK $4,000: oct. 20, Walter
Nov &, C.-H Padley. $3.50; {. O.: Leon,
ard, $50; Noy,s9. J: r. Miles. 500; Thomas
fsdags RaIgallon, $780, Nov 10 e. H Padlesg y
c. w Clark. $40, ,0s0; A. j. Davidson,
S., ,0u0; Jan. 6. 1899, c. Fl. Padley, $3.50; Feb.
4, q. T. Cason. $500; Feh.s8, George Alder
Fab %an s2So Fee wsisos ls ~ s,s S5sTk M sS s9e5s2
]. B. Welcome. 500; March 2. Welcome.