The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-11-02
TELEGRAPHIC
The Bribery Trials.

Washington, 1.-The case Of Arthur
Payne, charged with attempting to in
fuence the vote of Juror Brown, of the
star route jury, was called in the police
court at Il m. Col. Ingersoll was called
to the stand. He refused to take the
oath on the Bible, but was allowed to
affirm. he was questioned closely by
Prosecutor Wells as to his connection
with the Payne and Foote affidavits, and
stated that at no time were they, strictly
speaking, IN his custody. They had, he
understood, been taken from his safe and
were now in the possession of A. B.
Williams. A subpoena dlcas teclGns
for the papers was served on Williams,
who was in court.
He was also questioned relative to the
publication known as. the Ingersoll inter-
view. He said the only afidayits actu-
ally ia his possession when that inter.
view was published were those Of Brown,
Laws, Holmead and Eoote. Ingersoll
acknowledged having written letters de-
clining to accede TO the request from
Governor Wells to deliver up these
sffdavits to him on the ground
that he was not the proper
custodian ofthem, He added he should
object to giving up the papers, even if ne
controlled Them now to Governor Wells,
not for any personal reason, but because
he did not believe in the fairness or JUS
tice Of the course taken by the depart
ment of justice. The investigation of the
charges against its employees should
have been conducted by some attorney
not under the control Of the department.
Payne ought to be prosecuted in this or
some other court, but it was unfair TO
try him aud let his employer RoSfree.
Governor Wells-"We must try one
at time"
Ingersoll-Not necessarily but won't
argue that question with you. When
questioned relative to the Richards aft
davit, Ingersoll said the prosecution
should summon Richards if he was alive
and well and get the information fr ON
him. Williams had taken the papers
from the cafe after service Of the sub
poens calling for them upon him wit
ness.) Payne had come 10 his house and
after telling him he contemplated
making an affidavit, asked if it would
make him liable to punishment.
He had given some excellent advice and
he should positively decline to say what
I Ihns UoS Va nAObAcE HhQ I6kQ OOt6
affidavit to him. He advised Payne as 6
lawyer, and refused to tell anything thai
might eriminste the defendant. He wal
sorry he could not advise Payne to make
an affidavit. He sent for Brown be-
cause he could not procure the origina
affidavit from the court officers. In an
swer to Governor Wells Ingersoll CAV
the names of persons who assisted IN TIT
preparation of the published interview
| Governor Wells gave notice of his in
tention to offer in evidence the newspape
report Of Foote'S affidavit which he as
serted had been sufficiently proved. Tn
defense gave notice of an objection.
I Richards was then placed upon tn
stand and asked if he had made tn
affidavit sseribed to him. He answers
in the affirm alive and said it was true il
every particular Witness took Payn
to New jersey and Foote'S affidavit wa
T taken there. This was done at the sug
gestion Of A. B. Williams and Of himse
(witness.) He would look to William
for his compensation. What had passe
between Payne ST l himself he regarde
50 confidential, AID he must decline
I divuIge it.