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our injulE also, and if someone made that statement about me, 1 would not feel like giving him the same fair | treatment that you would.
 MT. Mum: We propose to show that you Undressing Mir. Collier) made the statement on the streets that this Board had tried to bribe your at torneys for $2,000. We don't feel that We have been treated justly. 1 don't We never tried to take any advan- tage of you in any way.
 MT. Collier: You can't do that Every statement has been made as not coming from this Board.
 Mr. Nunn: We propose to prove that you told on the street that the commission offered to bribe your at torneys for $2,o00.
 MT. Collier: That this Commission did?
 MT. Nunn: Yes sir.
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 Afternoon Session.
 MT. Mum: There is a little matter that we had up this morning that wasn't disposed of and I move that we suspend the checking Of the peti- tions just for a few moments unti. we dispose of that
 Mir. Tomlinson: I second the mo- tion.
 MT. Hearn: Moved and seconded that We suspend the checking of the petltlonS 10 take up another matter. Those in favor of the motion make 1t known by saying "Aye,' (responses of Aye by the Commissioners) op- posed No. The Ayes have it.
 Mr. Nunn: l would like to have Dr. Clark sworn, MT. Chairman. Dr. Clark was sworn by Mr. Young.
 Questions by MT. Hearn:
 pr. it has come to the ear of the Commission over night that a remark has been made that the legal services of the opposition to the bridge had been offered a bribe by the bridoa commissioners to quit the fight, or amounting to that effect. Can VOL state what you know relative to that matter, if you know that such an assertion was made hy any one?
 Dr. CIark's Testimony,
 l can repeat you the conversation and you can judge for yourselves as to whether they were or were not. I was in the Court House yesterday about 1:30 and in conversation with MT Collier. l asked him how he was gettlng along with his work and he sald, he was all right; that he felt like he had enough to defeat the pro- poslIloh' and he mentioned among these-that he thought he had enough forseries and repeaters to knock out the pro2osition 1 told him that was surprised; that I didn't think they would stand for any forgeries; and during our conversation we dis cussed 1t quite bit about the bridg. and 1 expressed quite surprise that they would tolerate-men of their standing, would tolerate anything like the forgeries he said ne had; and I told hlm that I thought he had mighty hard fight and that if he won. would take my hat off to him as one or the smartest men in Arkansas: that l thought he had a pretty hard flght, and one thing led to another and finally, though, he says-savs
 well, they-7-' he didn't say the hfldge Commission. Said, 'They tri- ca to buy me out in this thing, that IS, through my attorneys in Little fsock, and something, oh, yes, s2.Oo0 was the considera ton and then turned loose and said what I thought about thes Bridge Commission and told him that if the Commission was soing to do any shenanigan work of 'ilat Kind now I was in hopes that lie would defeat the proposition; that l was opposed to any forgery or any PerJufy Or any bribery. He didn't say the bridge Commission. He just said they
 Q'-But he made the impression on your mind that the Bridge Commits sion had offered a bribe?
 A'-1es, and l turned loose and said what thought about the Bridge Commission.
 MT Nunn: When you told him vou "ou'oh countenance any bribery. any thlng of that kind, did he state to you then that the Bridge Commits sioi. hao not offered you the bribe, i'seii' or did he make any attempt ae all to correct the impression in