The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-03
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trolling interest in the capital from
Don Platt in March, 1880. for So
900, General Brady furnishing the
money. He was asked if he had not
told Walsh in July, 1851. that ne
nao PAID Brady In kind for this
money. He said he had some su n
conversation with Walsh, but
thought he told Walsh he had not
paid him, for that was the fact.
Brady did hold hts notes for the
loan, but had since surrendered them
70 him. He believed he resigned his
Office as printing clerk in February.
1881, but was not relieved until
March, and he drew his pay I'D TO
March I'D. He finally admitted
that he assumed charge of the Cap
itoI upon receiving the money from
Brady and after his resignation.
He did not think it a singular pro-
ceeding for him to apply To "a COM
paratlve stranger for money. He
preached the subject to Brady, and
perhaps he might have represented
to Brady that the paper might be
useful to him. He had not resigned
from his position as printing clerk
because Of his scruples about the law.
He went to Colonel Burch and told
him of his transaction with Walsh
and called his attention to the law.
Col. Burch told him while there was
nothing illegal in the transaction.
he would prefer his clerks should
not be interested in legislation. He
then resigned.
Merrick-Do you mean to tell the
jury that you surrendered this S2l,-
600 % place for 81 900 fee offered
by Walsh?
The witness said he wished to Sc
cure money with which to purchase
the CJpitOl. He did not know
Brady when he resigned, and did
not then expect to borrow money
from him. Merrick asked the wit
ness if he had no better explanation
to offer for his singular action in
giving up his position. After &C
knOWledging that he had no means
Of securing money for his pr0Spec-
tive investment beyond the 1000
given by Walsh, the witness rather
deliantly said he had already given
his reasons and he regarded them
as sufficient. The witness stated he
had been paid by Walsh to secure
his help in having the deficiency
bill passed, and Merric6 made a
searching examination upon this
point. The witness said salisbury
engaged him TO write an argument
!, for HIM when the proviso was about
to be inserted discriminating against
SaulSbury'S contracts. He had
/. drawn upon salisbury afterWard
} for those services, but the draft had
been returned protested. He had
not told newspaper men generally
that he would blow up the whole
thing and give away the concern
generally, Brady included, if Sauls-
bury did not pay this bill. In fact,
he said he knew nothing to tell. He
made over his stock in the Capitol
to General Brady, receiving in re-
turn his own notes, and then con-
} tinued in the position Of editor. The
; court refused to allow Merrick to
ask witness the amount Of his sal.
airy, although Merrick said he wished
to bring the witness and Brady
pretty close together. The witness
said ne had written many article:
2 on the star route matter for the
. Critic and Capitol, always on thu
: side of the defense. Merrick, de
5 spite the objections of the defense
: read from these articles. They con
i tain severe structures and reflection:
: upon the prosecution and the court
9 The reading created much amuse
D ment in the court room, even JudgI
J. Wylie smiling when a PARTICULAR,
s singing passage referring to him
!. self was read. Counsel for the de
: Tense again interfered to proven
r further reading Of the articles, as
l. serting that the witness had alread,
:. sufficiently shown his animus
s The court said in this instance tn
u witness had Eeen brought forward
L to contradict one of the ostimpOf
l. taut witnesses On the other side. [
was shown that he was employed
Q by one of the defendants. and ha'
d written most Vituperative aut
{, libels about everybody in any Wa
} connected with the administration
OF justice. The court said b,
n wanted to see this thing, so far a
It legitimate, brought before the jury
IS These articles were new to hin
II although he had been hOnored wit
a. some notice.
q Colonel TOtten said he did NO
, understand that any one of the dc
PENDANTS were to be punished TO
y the writings Of the witness. Tn
he court said they were not. He onl
wanted the matter brought befor
6 the jury. He had determined
r allow the other side prosecution
II the fullest crOsS-examination o
7 this subject. Merrick then rea
E. several other articles Of the sam
Id character, and the witness ws
n turned over to the defense.
Wilson asked the witness if th
New York papers had not been IL
dulging in criticisms against tn
defendants, but objections weI
made. Wilson said he expected
x show that there was newspapt
be controversy growing out of th
matter, In which the defendants ha
os been in the minority; he woul
VI also show the New York paper
y also criticized his honor. Thec
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