Show BAT MASTERSON HERE The Famous Sport on His Wn to Carson AN IMPORTANT FIGURE IN THE A IMORTAT FGUE T COLORADO BRIBERY CASE He Outlines the History of theCon troversy Wants to Read Tom Pattersons Testimony The Cor bettFitzsimmons Fight Bat Masterson the wellknown sporting man who is at present figuring figur-ing rather prominently in a bribery case over In Colorado arrived in the city yesterday and will remain for I several days Bat makes no denial of the fact that he came to Salt Lake to escape going on the stand In the bribery Investigation The investigation tion opened Friday evening Bat left a day or so earlier and Is now outside the reach of any legislative subpoena TALKS T THE HERALD To a Herald man Mr Masterson had very little to say I dont want to talk until I can get a copy of Satur I Iso I day mornings Rocky Mountain News so I can see what position Tom Patterson Patter-son is taking Tom has got all the facts in the case he knows all bout the charges of bribery I made against those fellows and was on the stand before the committee last night Until I see what he said I dont care to talk HISTORY OF THE CASE And then Bat related to the reporter re-porter the history of the case Of course you have read the Denver I Den-ver papers and know there Is a bill pending in the legislature for the division di-vision of El Paso county Cripple Creek people whom r represent favor the bill while Colorado Springs people peo-ple are opposed to It We are entitled to division we pay more taxes than any city in the county and still it f necessary for us to cross a big mountain mount-ain to get to the county seat The Colorado Springs people of course are opposed to it because at present it Is a source of great revenue to them They have the money and are using It freely and it was the manner In which they used it that came to my notice ant I preferred charges of briber against a number of legislators legis-lators The opposition papers have attempted to make light of it by reference I ence mie my record as a gambler and connection with the sporting fraternity I but Ill have my say when the proper time comes I The charges made by Masterson ere in substance that a deal was made t with a certain senator by which certain cer-tain mine owners were to furnish 8000 of which 1000 had already been advanced as a corruption fund with which to defeat the division bill He implicated several senators and asserted as-serted he would give their names and prove the charges before an investigation committee gation commitee Masterson has been lobbying In favor fa-vor of division and many of the legislative legis-lative members looked upon the j I charges in the light of a scheme to 1 disorganize the opposition and bulldoze I the senate Into rushing the measure through i SENATE TAKES IT UP I The senate however took official cognizance of the charges which were printed in the Rocky Mountain News and appointed a committee to Investi gate The committee began Its labors last Friday night but instead or 1a terson appearing l he found it more convenient to make a trip across the state line hence his presence in ZIon I Now Masterson does not care to commit com-mit himself until he has studied Tom I Pattersons testimony after that he may have something to say CORBETT AND FITZSIMMONS I What do you think about the coming com-ing fight between Corbett and Fitz I Simmons the reporter asked changing chang-ing the subject Well now I must really be excused f ex-cused from expressing an opinion replied re-plied the genial Bat Both are very good friends of mine While I I do not may have private opinions I care to ventilate them I will say I however that I have not a cent to bet Ion ion i-on the fight either way I ought to be a goo battle and one worth going far to witness I expect to be there and both will have my good will I I really dont know which of the two 11 i would like to see a winner Bat Masterson Is the same Batas Bat-as of old He is genial and obliging of are as His pair steelgray eyes I clear and penetrating as ever He is I fat as he always was and the diamond I i stud in his immaculate shirt front gives out the same brilliant luster I I |