Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-15

A.-County Clerk Jefferson County Q-Mera you n the office uf the clerk yesterday about one o'clock or between one and two D. h.?
 A.-Yes sir
 Q.-Do you know Mr. Clark?
 A.---Yes sir.
 Q.-Do you know Mr. Collier?
 A.-Yes sir
 Q.--tDid you hear d conversation between MT. Collier and sNlr. Clark | there about whas was going on in reference to the bridge?
 Al heard part of il. don't . know that l heard all Of the GonN1r- sation. l was interested in solae- i thing else. l heard Alr. Collier say that the attorneys had been made proposition by somebody in Little Rock, 5000, or something like that, to lay down on the bridge proposi- ton, something like that. Q.-Was there anything said ill your hearing about the Board of Di- reetors having offered anything to anybody, directors or anybody?-
 Al dolIt think the bridge com mission.
 Q.-Br dge Commissioners?
 Al didn't understand it that way, no sir And Mr. Collier went on to say that tnere had ben a proposition of some kind made to him by some- body in Little Rock, l don't remem- Der who, that he could make gaod money out of f, or something by stopping the fight
 BY MIR. S20o0.oC.
 A.-No sir
 BY MIR. NUNN:--I thought you said tha. just now?
 A.-That was the attorneys.
 MIR. HOWELL:-To the attorneys?
 A.-Yes. He said there wasn't any amount offered, he said it was left open.
 Q.-But the Little Rock parties had offered the attorneys $2,000?
 A.-That's the way l understood it.
 Q.-He didn't name any amount when he talked to Tom?
 A.-No sid he didn't make any.
 MIR. LEARN:
 Q.-Did MT. Collier tell you that an offer had been made his attorneys in Little Rock of two thousand dol lars?
 A.-Wel, he was talking to pr. Clark. And got interested and stop- ped and listened.
 Q.-That had been offered to the attorneys in Little Rock?
 A-Yes sir.
 MIR. COLLIER From that conver- sation did you understand that l ln- ferred the Board has offered our at torneys anything?
 A.-No sir-it was all done in Little Rock. That was my understanding. The way I heard the conversation.
 MIR. And your re- collection, as you first stated, F was some one in Little Rock who had offered it and not the Bridge Commits sion?
 A.-Yes sir. He didn't mention the Commission here?
 Q.-And you didn't understand that it was the commission here?
 A.-No.
 Q.-Noth.ng created that impress sion on your mind. I A.-No. MIR. BLOOM.-IIow much of the conversation did you hear, MT. Shel- by?
 A.-Well, tha's about all l heard Dr. Clark was in there and he and MT. Collier got to talking and heard him say that there had been proposition made to the attorneys ; to lay down on the Bridge proposl- ton. I stppped then and liseHed al him.
 O-Previous to that time you dldn : hear any other conversation at ali. A-No, I wasn't paying any atteL' tion. I was right close to them, bu 'EI was doing something else and wasn't paying any attention. MIR. HOWELL:-Mr Grace, d't anyone ever offer you $2,O0o? A.-No I was simply to be takeI care of if I got MT. John NJ. Graci' right on the proposition. I said, MT Gray said, I would be taken care 0 . if I would get MT. John Nj. Oracle Il line.
 MIR. EIOWELL:-The ey,denc e shows that someone has offered tn' attorneys 5000 and the Commissiol t would like to know who it was?
 MR xRACIlE. MT. Ora.