Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-27
DEPUTY FRANKS STORY.
lie Tells How He Was First Approached
by Treseder and or Their
Later Meetings.
The Meeting at the Valley House
Jones' Scruples Against Entering
Saloon.
The Conspiracy to Defeat the Plans Of
the Federal 0fIlcials-The Notes
in Treseder's Diary.

important testimony having been taken
late Saturday afternoon.
Deputy Franks was the first witness
called He said: was deputy under
Marshal Ireland; Ihave my appointment
with me.
Here Mr. Dickson offered the appoint
ment as evidence This was objected to
by Mr.. Brown, but The objection was over
ruled. An exception was taken and the
appointment was then read to the jury.
Witness then went on to testify: | was
appointed deputy marshal on the 21st
OF January, of this year; it was at about
| 5 p. m. | took the oath within an hour
afterward; was present when the bond
was executed; previous to the appoint
ment had acted as guard at the Peni-
! tentiary | ceased to act as q guard on
the 9Th of January; | was then employed
in the Marshal's office | served criminal
processes; | went out twice with posse ;
| served one subpoena; my headquarters
were at the Marshals office.
Mr.. Dickson-IIow much of your time
did you spend there?
This was objected to by Mr.. Brown.
The objection was overruled and an ex-
ception taken.
Witness answered: spent the greater
part OF my time there. Witness pro-
ceeded: Became acquainted with Trese-
der in May, 1885; | became acquainted
with Jones day or two before had the
conversation in question ; | had CONVEX
sation with Treseder on the 10Th of Jan
uary; had conversation with Treseder
on the 10Th at the Palace restaurant;
rreseder asked me what / was doing;
told him | was in the Marshal's office; he
asked me if it was paying me told him
not very well, and he asked me if |
wouldn't like to make some money; |
told him | would, and he asked me to
meet him privately at the Walker House
bar that evening; / went to Hogie's bar
just north of Walkers Bank, but when |
met Treseder next day | found | had
made mistake about the place; when l
met him the next day, he asked
me to walk to the Walker bar with him
when we got there he told me that the
object OF his scheme was to get me to
give information regarding the intended
arrest OF polygamists and unlawful CO.
habitants; he said that he would give me
500 per month, or more if necessary we
did not agree upon any sum; | met him
again the same evening, the Goth, at
Margetts' saloon, on First South Street,
we then went to the Valley House; in
the meantime | had reported our CONVEX
sation to the Marshal; | had been at the
Valley House that day and selected the
room where we were to meet it was No.
10; it was connected with No IL by an
old door; there was large key-hole, and
beneath the door there was large hole
Treseder and sat down, and | ordered a
bottle of beer, which was brought by one
OF the attendants; we drank the beer,
and he then approached the subject men
toned before it was then agreed that he
was to give me 500 month for furnish
ing the information in question; he also
agreed to pay me $40 or 500 extra in
cases where 1 had any unusual difficulty
in getting the information; | agreed to
this on condition that he would bring me
face to face with responsible parties who
would guarantee me the payment; he
referred to 'other irons he had in the
fire." among other things he spoke of
having means OF procuring information
from the Grand Jury; l met him the
next day on the Wasatch steps; he fol-
lowed me to the ante-room of this court;
we then agreed to meet at Margetts'
saloon at 80; we met at the saloon at
about 8 O'Clock; we met in the bar-room
and had a glass of beer; we then went
into back room; had gone there pre-
viously in company with Smith | took
my knife and made hole through the
south wall to the outside; had informed
the Marshal OF the intended meeting;
when we got in the room | asked Trese-
der where the man was; he said he was
out on West Temple street; | asked him
why he didn't come, and Treseder said his
friend was not in the habit of going into
saloon; we went around the corner,
and when near the livery stable we met
man who was introduced to me as
Nathan V. Jones; he told me that Jones
was the gentleman who was going to
back him; he told Jones that was the
man he had spoken OF, and that | was
now ready to begin work; | Immediately
stated that | objected to transacting any
business with them on the street they
finally agreed to go with me, and we
returned to the little room in the saloon
when we entered the bar-room we took
glass OF beer and then went into the back
room Treseder was the first to speak,
and he repeated what he had said on the
street with reference to Jones being his
hacker; Jones said yes, he would be re-
sponsible; Treseder reviewed what he
had told me previously; he said it was
understood by Mr.. Jones, and he said
he had come to pay me deposit OF $50;
Jones made some inquiries concerning
the intended arrest OF the First Presi-
Gency OF the Church; the understanding
was that | was to give the information to
Treseder, and when | was unable to find
him | was to go to Jones; Jones gave me
the address OF his Office on postal card
it was agreed that l was to report to
Jones at p. m. whenever / had any
thing to say; ~ p. m, Room No 81 was |
written on the postal card by Mr.. Jones;
he then told me that his office was in the !
County Court House Treseder then gave
me $50; | kept this until the next morn
ing and then gave it TO Marshal Ireland |
il was understood that was to give in |
formation in ample time to be OF benefit !
Jones said that he thought the amount |
agreed upon was proper; Jones said that |
he would guarantee whatever Treseder |
agreed upon would be carried out.
Cross-examined by the defense: Quit !
acting as guard January 9th from that |
time to the 2lst | had been in the service |
Of the Marshal, but | was not in reality a |
deputy; acted as guard from the 10Th |
OF May, 1885; before that / was a court |
bailiff; the first talk had of receiving !
the appointment was on the morning OF |
the day when l received the commission; /
Mr.. Dickson stated that / should be APP |
pointed a deputy marshal; the reason .
given was that it was necessary TO the !
accomplishment OF the plan we had on /
foot Marshal Ireland stated that | was
not full deputy; Mr.. Dickson said that /