Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-15
 BRIBERY CHARGES SMASHED BY BRIDGE
 COMMISSION
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Mr. Hearn-Isaank you.

nave Hdu oI Sucn fumOf even, or of the fact upon which the rumor is supposed to be based, is MT. Hearn's statement 9 moment ago.
 Mir. Hearn.-Thank you.
 MT. Collier, will you object to be- inss sworn?
 MT. Collier-Not a bit.
 MT. Hearn-Would you testify that no such proposition as that, or re-, mark has been made by yourself?
 MT. Collier-As coming from this Board
 MT. Hearn-Yes, sir.
 Mir. Collier-Or coming from any body? There never has been such a proposition from this Board. There has been from other sources.
 MT. Nunn-I want to ask you if you. didn't make that statement on the street, that this Board had at tempted to bribe your atorneys, offer ed them $2,000?
 Mr. Collier-I have not.
 Mir. Nunn-I would like to have Dr. Clark sworn
 MT Coleman-Ask him if Dr. Clark told him that
 MT. Nunn-Did you state that to Dr Clark?
 MT. Collier-I stated it, coming not from a member of this Board
 No of things should be thrashed out ill justice to this Board.
 Mir. Carmichael-I am agreeing with you in this. It may be inapt however.
 MT. Hearn-1f that statement has been made by any individual why think it's the duty of any individual that knows of it to allow this Board to know where his information comes from, because that reflects after all on the Board.
 MT. Nunn-If MT. Collier can prove that statement, it will do more in settlng members to come over to his ssde against the bridge than any thing, if you have got any evidence that would prove that I know men on this Board that if you will find any bribery in it we will quit and join your side.
 MT. Collier-Neyer any offer from the board at all.
 MT. Nunn-The statement has been made that an attempt has been made to bribe your attorneys
 MT Collier-No attempt at all from the Board.
 MT Hearn-Would you mind stat ing to the Board who did make such a proposition of bribery?
 Mr. Collier-I don't think-I don't know who did. I can consult my at torneys and see what they say about i: afterwards.
 Mr Gracie-I don't want this to get in the record, but Mr. c. c. Reid called me down in his office a few weeks ago and asked me if we would quit When we were beaten, if he could show that we were beaten, and l told him that I didn't think We would-that the fight was on to a finish. He then asked me if our side would accept the proposition that had heen made heretofore about nam ing two out of the three assessors and l told him that I could not an- swer that. We discussed the bridge situation in Jefferson county and he asked me if l thought the tax payers would withdraw their opposition if their attorneys or representatives were allowed to write or would agree to a bridge bill to be submitted to the legislature, and I told him that l could not answer that He did not seek Fl any way as representing this Comm ssion, but referred throughout to the people that he represented as distinguished from the Bridge Com- mission; stating 1t was not his duty to fight the Bridge Commissions battles, but that for the sake of his people he wished to see the matter settled.
 This is the first time the conver- sation has been mentioned by me, except to MT. Carmichael.
 MT. Collier--I will state that the conversation that Mir. Gracie-
 MT. Hearn-Would you object. Mir. Grarie. to stating who MT. Reids peo- pie were, who he referred to when he said
 Nil. Gracie-ivhy in that converse tioE he was referring, as I unter- s.ncd it, specifically, to 'ne ca ,ita'. sts who hai gotten ? 'a.se an.oun. of lrtf ey together for t'is purpose If tifher buying the bonds of the ,I.og district er of finaao:os me 'n-