The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-20
Repeats Under Cross-Examination
that None of His Money Was Used
to Corrupt Legislators.
TESTIMONY OF DIR. TRACEY
WHO is ALLEGED TO HAVE TRIED
TO INFLUENCE JUSTICE HUNT.
Latter's Evidence Before Senate Conn
mittee COrrObOrated, Except that
the Bribe Was Only $5O,OOO.


WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Clark,
Of Montana, was again to-day the star wit
ness before the Senate committee on privi-
leges and elections, Notwithstanding DR..
Tracey was also heard DIR. Tracey, JUS
tice Hunts physician. occupied the entire
forenoon sitting and a part Of the after
noon session. His statement concerning
his interviews with Justice Hunt corrobo-
rated the testimony of the justice In all
essential details except that his recollec-
ton was that $4,000. and not 100000. 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 intimate friend, and
he asserted his motive to be In taking the
course be did to test his ability to with
stand the corrupting influence of money.
He had received no funds from any 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 testi-
mony Saturday. He was cross-examined
by Mr.. Campbell and insisted that he had
spent money for corrupt purposes dur
ing the Montana senatorial campaign. He
gave a detailed statement of expenditures
for political purposes during the legislative
and senatorial contests, which footed up.
as Senator Turley announced, to $139, 900.
He declared that his only purpose in en-
| tering the campaign the overthrow
of Mr.. Days rule in the State, which, he
said was so tyrannical that he would not
desire to continue his residence in the
State If 1t was to continue. Mr.. Campbell
| said to-day that Mr.. DAILY would go on the
stand in rebuttal. He Is expected every
day.
Senator Clark gave place at the beginn-
| ing of to-day's session as witness to
DR.. William Tracey. The change was
| made in order to permit the justices Of the
| Supreme Court of Montana to be present
| while DR.. Tracey was testifying. as his
| testimony was expected to deal largely
| with the interview between himself and
Justice Hunt and Attorney General Nolan.
CLARK'S TARIFF LETTER.
Before DR.. Tracey proceeded Mr.. Chand-
| Ter read a copy of the letter sent by Mr..
Clark to the Republican caucus Of the Mon
| tana Legislature. 1t was addressed to the
| chairman of the caucus and was as fol-
| lows:
Helena, Mont JAN 16
"Hon. S. S. Hobson. Dear Sir-In reply to
| your valued favor of this date, requesting
me to define my position on the tariff
| question, 1 beg to state that am in favor
| of a high protective duty on wool, lead,
| hides and on every other product of this
| State, in order that producers of raw ma
terial shall get an equitable advantage in
the distribution of tariff duties 1t is mani
| fest that the present schedule is made
| quate to discharge the expenditures of the
government, and there will necessarily
| have to be an increase and readjustment
| The manufacturing interests are entitled
| to enough to protect them against cheap
| foreign labor. and they should be satisfied
| to allow the producers of raw material
| to have an equal advantage 1 maintain
| that no representative of this State in
| the national Congress should allow him
self to be committed by caucus or otherwise
| to any policy that would be in conflict with
| or prejudicial to the interests of the State"
| DR.. Tracey was questioned by Senator
| Chandler. He testified that after arriving
| In Washington on Saturday last, he had
| met Mr.. Faulkner, counsel for Senator
| Clark. The first question asked referring
| to the incidents of Aug. 5. the date of his
| first interview with Justice Hunt. referred
to his association on that day with Mr..
| Corbett. ]. S. McNeill, Mr.. Clark and
Hunt that day but none of. the others
mentioned
| DR.. Tracey related his interviews with
Justice Hunt and also with Attorney Gen.
| eral Nolan. He began with his first in
| terview with Mr.. Hunt on Aug 5, last,
and his report was a practical repetition
| of Justice Hunts testimony, except as to
| the amount named. He said that at the
| first interview he had invited the Judge to
| his office and had taken him into his
| operating room, where the interview oc-
Cured. 'T told the judge" said the wit
ness. that had a funny kind of propo-
| sition to make to him.
| The witness then went on to say that
he had told the justice Of the arrival in
Helena of special train and said he told
| the judge that there was a party there
| that would give him $4,000 If he would
| dismiss the Welcome disbarrment case.
| The judge promptly said that he could not
consider such a proposition and left He
had also seen Justice Hunt later in the
afternoon at the latter's own home and
| had renewed the suggestion of the fore
noon He said he had told the Judge of
the rumors that he was under Mr.. Days
influence and that the latter would insure
his reelection. The witness then said he
had told the Judge that IL he could de-
Gently do so. he would like to see him
get the money to be had out of the case
The Judge had refused at both times to
entertain the proposition. as he had at
subsequent interview three or four weeks
later.
ON HIS OWN ACCOUNT.
DIR. Tracey said he had never had au-
thority from anyone to make PROPOSE
tion or bribery to Mr.. Hunt, but he had