The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-23

The witness was excused for the
present, and Philip Ford striding
around the legal arena, mounted the
rostrum. He is member of the Grand
Jury and resembles the investigation OF
the alleged SANDER. The day after
GreenweI appeared before the Grand
Jury, Ford saw him on the east side OF
Main street. Ford related the follow
ing conversation: Il said Good even
ing. He said Good evening to me.
l said Mr.. Greenwich: Don't you know
somebody Is liable to get in to trouble
IN regards to o. w. Powers caseP He
said he was not afraid, for he told all he
knew. asked him il he had told all he
knew, and he made no answer. said:
Have you heard or do you know OF
any athdavits being made out in re-
CARDS to o. w. Powers and Miss Her
rlckP and he said. The man that runs
the paper ct Salt Lake City: that is, the
sat Lake HERALD reporter at Ogden
came into his shop and converSed with
him in regards 10 the subject of o. W.
Powers and matters he heard
and IN conversation with him he
went into the back of Green wells store
and made out some papers or atfidavits;
Mr. Greenwich did not know what they
called them When he made out the
afiidsyits he asked Mr.. Greenwell to
sign them. Mr.. Greenwell, says he: Il
did not sign them l says: Then il
was 4 concocted scheme to blackmail
Mr.. Powers He says: of course it
was Just then a man of the name of
Robert Harris stepped up TO where
was talking with Greenwich, and that
ended the conversation"
Mr.. KINBALs objected to the testi-
mony on the ground that il was i'm
material The witness, who was pc
culiaTly ready 10 give his evidence, was
anxious TO make further explanation.
but was peremptOrily requested to
Hold on"
Cross examined - This conversation
took place on the east side of Main
Street, on July Sd. Witness supposed
that Greenwich knew he was a grand
juryman. He first mentioned the mat
ter TO G.eenwell. He is not a detective
doing business on the street; he is a
member of the Grand Jury. and was
doing his duty. When witness said il
was concocted scheme, Greenwich said |
OF course il was.
o. W. POWERS took the stand. and /
said he is the o. w. Powers mentioned |
in the indictment. Has heard the in |
dictment read; he has a mere passinff /
with the young lady; was 1
introduced 10 her by General Kimbal! /
in June or July, 1885. Has only a /
speaking acquaintance with her, and 4
not spoken with her since January or
the early part OF February, this year.
de then said good afternoon, aud asked
her If she was living in the town or in
country. Witness thinks she said she
was living in the country. That was all
that was said. Once he spoke to her in
1885 In 1886 he saw her twice before
the finding of this indictment. once at
the foot Of the court room stairs. He
lifted his hat TO her on both occasions.
Last evening he passed her on the Main
Street, while he was in company with
Judge Zane, and on that occasion he
raise his hat. Witness has never been
put driving with her, and has never
been out riding with her. Never saw
her in carriage except on May 30th,
md then she was in company with
Tislted her to go out riding with her,
md has no other acquaintance with her
han that which in any country
would be considered right and proper.
In July, 1885, witness and NJ. H.
Beards.ey went out on the Sand Ridge
Tor the purpose of meeting Mrs.
Beardsley. He has never been IN that
direction with a lady. Witness has
driven on the road east of Ogden and on
the streets of Ogden, with lady friend,
IN broad daylight, and would do so
again" Witness has driven a double
team, and that was in July 1885. This
vas a gratuitous ride. Witness has
never hired a span of horses in this Ter
-itory. The defendant never saw wit
ness on the road to Kaysville with Miss
derrick. During April witness was at
he court at Provo. The defense admit
ed that Judge Powers was not In Og-
len between March. 18th and April 25th.
The witness, in passing, said the de
endant never saw him during March.
April, May, June or July, on the Kays-
lille road at 10 O'Clock D. m. and no
person in this vicinity saw him with
ady after dark during the months
mentioned. In May, IS. witness hired
! horse and buggy from J. NJ. Dee.
since then, witness has hired all his
lorses at Chas. Nelson's stable. In
S65 he drove Nelly G. y and in 1886 he
less drove through Ogden Canyon
here we're several persons with hun.
CTOss-examined- the Sd of May
witness was IN Ogden, and was out rid
ng about 6 or 6 30 pm. on that day,
With Nelson's horse George" On that
lay witness charged the grand jury,
md too Mr.. HileS buggy riding. The
lorse is a sorrel, or rather q chestnut. Ii
A buzz OF excitement went around the
Dom at the announcement that Miss
defrick would next take the stand.
The lady was sent for. and during the
interim. the counsel for the defense
stretched their tired limbs, and the
refreshed itself with a glass
VI ice water.
Mss SARAH z. HERRIcc was escorted
nto the room by Mr.. VIM, and she
took the stand and was
worn. Her testimony was given in
lear and straightforward manner.
Witness resides in Ogden she is a
laughter of Lester ]. Herrick. who
vas Mayor of 0gdea about three or
our years ago. Witness knows o. W.
Powers; she met HIM soon after he
anne here. Witness was not in com
'sny with o. W. Powers in a carriage
N the road to kaysville on the 18th of =
April. She was never out carriage rid
ng with him. Witness merely had an
with him. She had seen (:
lin on the streets sometimes and T: