The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-20

4 the properly W. o.
"You have never paid Rasmussen
ANYTHING since ?''- mo, SIR
land you got the property for 500
and have lived on it ever since? Z"
eyes"
A repetition of the statement before
made was drawn out, in connection
with the discrepancy in the dates; the
desire on the part of both defendants TO
relinquish the property on payment OF
the EXPENSES incurred III making i'm
proyements on it. He also said that the
reason he did not contest the suit on the
note was because he was ;ffaid LomaX
and Rasmussen would cheat him on
legal technicality.
Mrs. Rasmussen was here put upon
the stand and briefly testified rs to the
proposition made to her by Mrs. Mac
Knight for a compromise.
All OF the foregoing was dry in com
parison with what followed, when Dir.
Brown placed upon the stand number
of attorneys in rebuttal. The picnic
created by the fire and cross-fire be
tween the gentlemen teStifyin2 and the
defendant created no little mirth, which
frequently was demonstrated TO the eX-
tent of calling from the presiding Judge
a rebuke.
To Mr.. Z. D. Hoge the first regulation
queries as to knowing MacKnight's
general reputation for truth and vera
city, and whether he could be believed
under oath, we're put and the answers
were pOinted-to the first, bad" and
No, +" to the second query. That be-
ing all Mr.. Brown wanted, Macknight
asked the witness If he didn't have
a personal pique ayaiISt him, to which
the reply was no, but that he didn't
propose to come down to his level,
nor anvbody'S like him" The line of
questioning was intended to show that
the witness dislike of him was engen-
dered because of little difficulty in a
trial in one of the eastern counties
81 skinned you pretty well. that time"
replied Mr.. Hoge, 'anG-WOuld treat any
man who behaved like you did in that
transaction the same Any man who
viii assume false name, and swear TO
it before justice OF the peace is no
good citizen"
Mr.. z. L. Williams next answered to
the truth and YeracitY interrOgatiOns
after the manner Of Judge Hoge, and to
the Would you believe him under
Oath?" the reply was & straightforward
negative. When .MacKnight asked if
the witness knew of any one whom be
had heard say anything derogatory to
him, Mr.. Williams replied that he knew
Of one who dubbed him a notorious
liar.
Mr.. Ben Sheeks followed and gave the
same conclusions as to Macknight's
general reputa ton and being believed
under oath, with the addition that he
had heard that his (Mack's) own wife
had said The could not be believed"
also, that hIs mOther-in-laE dittoed..
M y W Tarl-a 90 II biS hafiaf
that the defendants character for truth
and yeracity was bad, and that he would
not believe hin under oath.
Mr.. Adam ;. Patterson did likewise.
and upon Macknight's "tackling" him
there followed short collOquy, during
which the latter did not appear to be
victor to any remarkable extent. One
word brought on another until Patter-
son, referring 10 case, long ago, in
which ne was plaintiff and MacKnight
defendant, remarked that he got judg
ment and made the collection, and in
so doing considered the fact as one of
the smartest things he ever did in his
life.
Mr.. H. G. Whitney replied to Attorney
Browns queries to the same effect "a
the preceding witnesses. when Mac
Knight went for him.
Didn't YOU publish some lies about
me in THE HERALD"
WHAT" in an injured tone.
The question was repeated,
NO. sir" with emphasis.
Didn't you publish statement that
some fellow bad made before Judge
Stayner that had been disbarred?"
Yes"
"Didn'tyou afterward publish state
ment denying those lieS?"
WHAT" again, in a firm tone.
This query being also repeated, Mr.
Whitney said he had published COM
munication denying the statement,
not the tleS.
Didn't you also publish statement
about me appearing before the Grand
Jury to have YOU indicted
The gentleman paused and stated his
doubt about being justified i'll answering
this question, when he was excused.
The whole line OF this crosS-eXamina
ton bv MacKnight was intended to
show that the witnesses harbOred Ill!
feelings toward him and that their re-
plies were actuated by animuS, but
whether he succeeded is greatly il
doubt.
The defendant stated to the Court that
he had not anticipated this line OF testi-
mony and conse lUently h;'i no witnesses
present to introduce IN rebuttal, aad
asked his honor for leave to summon
some. He thought that he could obtain
several in a few min lies rs there were Il
thousand whom lie could get. Twenty
minutes Was thought plenty OF time ~
90 and secure as. many aS he wanted,
and with that he left: but the twenty
thirty forty. fifty minutes few bY and
the Chief Justice lawyers and everybody
became wearied ut the non-appearaEce
OF the defendant with his corps of te>-
filters in his behalf. The judl e then, at
few minutes of o'clock, adjourned
court until 10 O'Clock this morning. and
instructed the deputy marshal to intern
Mr.. MacKnight to be sure and be Oh
hand at that hour.
ALawyer's Opinion of Interest to All.
J. \. ,TTawney. ESQ, leading attor-
ney Of WinOna, Mimi, writes, After
using Il for more than three Years.