Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-16
CLARK BRIBERY CASE.
HIGHLY SENSATIONAL TESTING
Ny DEVELOPED YESTERDAY.

MY 10 SENSATIONAL TESTIMO-
Ny DEVELOPED YESTERDAY.
(By Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot.)
Washington. Feb. 15.-IIighly sensa-
ticnal testimony was developed to-day
In the investigation by the Senate Com
mittee on Prililcses and Elections of tn,
election of w. y. Clark to the Senate
from Montana.
justice Hunt. Republican member
OF me Montana Supreme Court. testi-
fled that his family physician. DR. IRA
cey, had made what lie Uhe Justice,
regarded as attempts To have him con-
sider Il 100000 bride to favor LAWYER
welcome. one of Mr.. Clarli's attor-
ncEs. III the disoarment proceedings
% dirnn'I, MeiSome. The Witness did t..
ulectiy at least. connect MIR Clark
Wiul THIS bribery proposition so the lat
ter's counsel, ex-senator Faulkner
moved to Strike the whole testimony
from the record, but did not succeed
Witness said lie did not make the mat
Ter pubic, because he felt too much hui
hiiiated over the proposition, and also
beieved that DR.. Tracey did not realize
the enorrnity of his oifense
ANOTHER JUDGE SOUNDED.
The committee held night session.
nj which Justice Piggott. also of the
Montana supreme Court. testified con-
corning remarks made to hin, on two
DAYS when DR.. Tracey had interviews
with Justice Hunt Justice pirrott' s
statement was that Mr.. Clarlls le1d-
me counsel Mr.. Corbctt. had come 10
MN, and while apparently under c-vca I
excitement said that he had Just been
advised by Mr. J. s. Neill of Helena.
That the Supreme Court could be undu-
~ influenced in the Welcome disbnr-
mcnt proceedings: wanted TO know II
1t were true, and spoke of denouncin.r
any such attempt. Witness had in
formed counsel that lie never would
near of such an attempt from him pig
sotp. Tor lie would kill any one COM
ing to him With n bride offer.
Nh Corhett spent two or three hours
talking with the justice on this oc-
casion, and the former said Mr.. Neill
had said toJhim:
I'VE can get the Supreme Court They
Viii come high, and the scheme will
nave to be capitalized for about five
millions"
corbett then proceeded to say that
nc had applied various opprobrious cpl
thcts to Mr.. Neil for such n prcsump-
ton. saying that lie had secured n s;pe-
cial train and come over from Butte
for the purpose of heading off any ef-
tort IN the line of such an outrageous;
proceeding. and to assure you (the jus
tice) that il anything of the kind was
undertaken we have had nothing to do
with it,
On cross-eNamination Justice lPiggott
said that at that time he had no reason
to suspect that Mr.. Corbetts motives
were not the highest but after Justice
Hunt had related his experience lie
! tPigSotO concludes THAT MIR. Cor
bett and DR.. Tracey had conspired to-
gcther to make an assault upon the
Supreme Court With their Sl00, 900; that
| they had made their attack upon Jus
| tice Hunt and had failed, and that Mr..
Corhctt knowing Justice Hunt would
tell me Of this. had come to prepare me
against receiving his version of the in
| terview."
Attorney General Cornelius Is. No
IAN. OF Montana, testified that he also
| had an experience with Dr. Tracey
lie had conducted the prosecution in
the Welcome disbarmcnt case, and
while the case was in progress Dr.
tracey, who was also his family ply
sician, had come to him. he said, at
three different times, suggesting that
he (Nolam could get money out of
the case from Mr.. Clark. The witness
said that he had chatted with DR.
Tracey on the occasion of the first
meeting until the latter asked him how
much did he think would be required
i replied" said the witness. 'lf I
should lend myself to such Il scheme. T
think / ought to be entitled 10 500
0OO
The doctor said no thought this sum
| reasonable. Later. on the same occa-
sion after he had come to think the
doctor serious, Mr.. Nolan said he had
told the doctor To so back to Mr.
Clark and tell him that IL his body
were skeleton and nlled with gold
1t would not be sufficient to buy
him.
At tho third interview Mr.. Nolan said
he had told DR. Tracey that he had
talked enough. The time has come
he said. he told The doctor"to put up OF