The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-09-10

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orieiaaIs. Thought ,hs cAscls wsrs originally
Intended 70 be drawncn the New York Assistant
ITeasuferi judged the from paints nnd paper
found n ths PrisoneF's possession. Oily thought
shls was The case.
Mr. Thompson here objscled 70 wIlnessg giving
ha tnere opinions, remaFklng that bis evidence
was almost made Up Of oPiuions; he should
state Facts. @
CrosstenaininatioH continued; The bag pro-
.duesd n court, with its contents. was taken
from the Dsseret News press-foom, 10 the pre-
sence Of brigham Young and other dlgnitariss o.
me Church, the prisoner having been employed
Y Y said room. Thought thai The paper produced
was evidently prepared for coantsrfsitlnes
thought there was ! difference in-the size Of the
counterfeit cheek and the criglaa !; thoneht the
eountstfsiteF did not allow for shrinkags twit-
ness here Identified letters received BY General
Johnson and himself from Wallace, lodging hI-
formation about the couptsrfeitlag scheme
/. We thought Colonel Crosinan assumed more
.ot the deineanor ct 4 presenting attorney than
that 81 q witness =; = RePorier
Major Porter was called and sworn, and cor
robotsted hesyidsnca of the last witness.
4 MI. J, M. Wallace was called aud .sora III !
testified that Mr.. Brewer came 10 Nm and pro.
posed to put him Tho way n making mo nov
BY oounierfeiliae government dtasts, 81. NJ
had coantenapced Slhs scheme IN order tlis, /, i
might more efFectdally be able d erpose II. r.
had been introduced by Mr.. Brewer q Mex 81.
re, ard identified The missioner a ,he bar
Examined by De Wolf, IIal heard MeKeux,e
saw, when he pIstes were : or, a i Nj ,yo,l.
il nov done.u Uiidsr.tood i, ,ouytl M. Brewer
hat Nc KsbzIe va. a have ana ,hiyd n H.
proe ee,ls: when check. !. a. .t,,cl, o,I IS M
taken tl,en,. md pnt then, \, II. .afe RI. fIt.,
me y Il ;lleI m ~ M T,,sw.r on, .o,A &, y
MI. Liant. si,. . s ss3
f,ro.ss examined M NJ Il,o, ..,,. II. a +.
became aeqi,aintea Win, M NJ xssz;. e. ",
ISL M, II ialv l..t TT,d q. 81 \,
re ,nsrelv aet.a I. I i; M.
Never .ool IL mon, h,,,.. NJ
MI, Rre,,er flied m ths t;,.t .h.sI. y, 7. III
meas, baek room. Haa - Wv 80,
ID b. Inil,eac.a ~ otha, y, - IS,
scheme. s
M. R,sres - !. .s,,sd ,,s $3.50, :. 60, /.
leyid ence. and ,,ated sth,, ,bs !. rs
ssherne WAS 4 ~ nycra..a n h,,a s.
MAY Nv MrKesz;s. Il 81 taken hold q i, s., !,
counsel 81 MI. Wal,.ca ara .stt Il. .s,;..a =
1 Mr. II allaoe ~ !. looes ,,,a,, t,,.,d sNf.t-...
mad afterwnr,l. ,old him r, ~ ,,,,,...A j, !,
Thing was ,,,a.hsd but t,o.lIv $500 = ,ro,l,
mechanic. Aftsr he l,vl,,,e.s, ~. ,alf - !,
~ yvaIl.ce. NJ K .,,ia h.a Is m.
the success 81 the scheme. MI, t;n.,,v ..r.sa
take 4 certain GORDON 81 ,hs p,oe s, 8.
md efa.ood that Wallace ,boIa at,es *. +.
The plate was fiaished about Ire az :, ri
last. Had aeon Mckenzie 4 worL on t,,s I, :,
Il, his shop. i '' 81
Examined BY Mr.. De Wolf. Had easssa
Mckenzie iii the name 81 Wallace npl hI,n.sl,
spas wlsh sAIeK.nzis when the cheek s. !, s,,,,cl
Off In his Office, over the Dsserst store, q. 8. II
CITY; Il sas about the sth 81 July, wlleh ,le ~.
check was put ii circulation. Mr.. Wallace bro.
posed Cor witness 10 issue the check, hut ha,
objected; that not being the part he { witness
EhRd 10 perform In che schsHis. Mr.. Wallac.
finally iaformsd him (wIlness) chat persul
had sgrssd % take the cheek Al discount. Mr.
Lent received q check Of $g6T 65ffom. wItnesl
at 5 per can. Discount lie chr Lsnil psIc
witness $3.50 h geld Cor IT, Had placed III.
gold in safe belonging to Wallace. Wallace
MeKsnzis and himself were the onIy person,
concerned In the trans action. He had heard
Mel snxie SOY that Brigham Young had dis.
csan,enaneed the scheme, but had moi heard
McKsn1is say that be Ind been cou nseIed, 1her
he finally serssd 10 70 INTO the transaction. =
cross-ex amlasd BY prisopers Dill not rslnein.
Der his iirst interview with prisoner, --beleyet
that he twilaess) was the tirs, 10 speak abou