Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-12-11

the intimation that he was in trouble !;
there was no secrecy about our intended
departure we were just coming around
the Gift House corner when some one
called Owens aside and told him about
the trouble. Excused
Officer Calder was called to identify
the notes taken from the persons OF the
defendants
BARNEY HUGHES.
The co.deiendant, was called lie said
| have known the defendant about year /;
knew him first at Eagle Rock next
saw him in Bingham, in August or Sep
TENDER OF this year; we worked together
at Bingham for about three months; he
left there before / did; | did not quit
work came here to spend few days
and stayed longer than | expected to f;
after / had stayed here seven or eight
days ! went back to Bingham and stayed
one day; when | returned the last time,
| saw him again; we were together Il
good deal since / returned; ! had sew
eral transactions with him; saw a bun
die of seven or eight OF these notes; they
were given to me by Mr.. Owens,
the night before was arrested (;
Owen had promised to give me money,
and he gave me these checks, saying that
his check was good anywhere took one
check to Brownie" and one to big
Pete !" the next morning | went around
after them | also gave one Of these notes
to Lange, but he refused to take it; he
gave me 50, however; there was no
writing done on these notes after they
came into my possession. Excused.
To defense We were on Main street,
between the Walker House and the Cliff
House, at about O'Clock at night, when
Owens gave me the notes it was the
night before was arrested; | did not
read them over or count them; | didn't
know whether or not they were signed ~
was pretty full /; | did not play cards that
night; | put some OF the checks in my
coat pocket and some in my pants
pockets | might have stated yesterday
that | didn't know who signed those
papers; | did not say that knew Owens
did not write it; | am poor penman,
and often get my friends to write my
letters for me {; ] think | could have got
the money without the papers, but |
wanted to secure the lenders; | wanted
more from Brownie" but he said was
a hard one to spend, and he thought
hadn't better have any more; | did not
| give any of the money got that night to
Owens; did not see him again.
Hughes was then asked to write his
name, and did 50 in cramped hand. He
was also required to write 81. j.
O'Reilly," and when told to write Marcus
Daly's name he wrote it "Markis DAILY
When required to spell Days name
properly, he wrote it very much like the
signature on one OF the checks.
Witness continued: don't know
Marcus DAILY; have heard OF him as a
mining man in Butte | know Mr.. Nc
Grau; know Mr.. O'Reilly have bought
things of Mr. O'Reilly; l think he is Il
fellow-countryman OF mine when | came
to the city ! went around to see the town
| gamble little; have been arrested
before it was in San Francisco on the
charge OF assault and battery and rescufng
a prisoner; l was acquitted of the charge
At this point the witness was asked to
do some more writing, and declined on
the ground that it would criminate him
self.
The witness was excused and the Court
took recess until 2 p. IN.