The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-20


repIieo that 10 was "ail right"
Lhls ended the dioect examination
n consultation OF lawyers followed. The
audience who had listened with deer
interest. using their hands as ear
pumpets, settled back IN thei:
seats TO discuss the astounding
testimony. The face OF the wit
ness was flushed, and his eyes
nad been cast down when giving the
evidence, his voice at times being al.
most inaudible.
On the cross examination the witness
SAID ne had been engaged in manufac.
turing paper boxes some years. Was
married thirty-twU wears ago When
asked why he affirmed. FullygrafI
thought he was asked why he turned
states evidence. He raised his right
hand above his head as he replied: II
nave cone II because of remorse, re-
morse OF q man to One"
Inc witness face had borne all the
MARKS OF mental agony. and his voice
mad been husky and tremulous. As
he reached this point he broke
down. and stroking his hand over
ms beard, he said in a half whisper.
made audible by the perfect silence of
the moment, al don't know" After
short pause the question was ex-
planned by the court. Witness stated
that he always had affirmed: that New
COMB was mistaken in saying that he
/ affirmed before the Senate Investigation
committee. He would not tell a lie on
animation to harm any man. New
comb read extracts from the examina
uon of Fullgraff as a witness before the
Senate committee which was contra
oictory 70 his present testimony. In
one place Fullgraff had testified that he
had not converssi with the other
aldermen on the subject of the Broad
way Railroad franchise bill. After
contradictions were noted by New
comb, who asked witness il his former
evidence on those points was true or
false?
Witness replied: False"
Newcomb then asked witness il he
had committed perjury before the SEN
ate committee2
81 presume so.'' replied FuIlgraff.
Then" mercilessly continued the
lawyer, you committed perjury to save
yourself from punishment for bribery
on the occasion, did you not?"
The witness cast his eyes down; his
previous answers had been false, but
now the confessed bride taker and per
lurer Answered not at al. AS more
questions were given, showing up
his character in bad light. the witness
assumed something of the air of one
placed in position where a fight was
necessary, and his face wore a look OF
defiance. His voice grew stronger, and
he replied 10 the succeeding questions
in way to be heard easily throughout
the court room.
At 1.30 pm. recess was taken. Ex-
Alderman Duffy was at the district at
tOrney's office all the morning. ready TO
testify and to corroborate Fullgraff
assertions. Fullgrsff was taken out TO
lunch at recess in charge of a detective.
1t is said that Ex-Alderman Charles 2.
Miller has consented to become state
witness, and tell his story of the distri-
button OF the "boodle.'
After recess. FullgrafT went on the
stand again. He said that Waite had
told him the reason for the special meet
ing was that Lawyer Lyddy, who had
got out an injunction restraining the
board from issuing q franchise to any
one for the 70 ad on Broadway had con-
scented to raise the injunction for ST.
500. They feared that Lyddy would get
out another injunction TO bleed the
railroad company more. This was the
reason witness signed the call. Full
graft acknowledged that he had given
contradictory statement before the
Senate Committee.
liz SAOhAh[ AH Va N4CoC AASSACp1l-
cies was continued at length. Fullgraff
acknowledged the material points II his
testimony before the Senate to b=ing
false. He testified that he never knew
that 81 900 900 had been offered the city
tor the franchise for the railroad on
Broadway. nor of any offer at all. a
portion of the testimony before he
Senate committee, which included the
statement that Fullgraff knew nothing
more about the Doodle than they did at
Albany or at Washington, was read.
Fullgraff explained his evasiye answer as
meaning that Mr.. Niels, the examiner,
who haa been a member of the LegiSla-
ture at time when the Doodle was fly
ing there, according to rumor, knew
what Doodle meant well enough.
(Laughter.) Witness defined doodle
as money dishonesty acquired
gain and again Lawyer Newcomb
read Fuilgraff7s sworn denials OF any
knowledge of Doodle transactions. ask
ing If they were true or false. Witness
each time acknowledged that he swore
falsely before the Senate committee.
There was no brayado in the
cast. but when he remembered
callingo l Almighty God to witness that
he was truthful, he replied positively:
No, / do not remember. II never
happened" a statement in his testi-
mony before the committee was that he
was sorry he had been a member of the |
board OF 1884. only because OF the
stories started bv newspapers that he !
would stick 10 the members OF thst |
board as long as they lived: but that he |
considered there were honest and pure /
men in the board as ever sat on Gods |
footstool. was read by Mr.. Newcombe, |
Il can say now. broke in Fungrati. /
that am sorry l was q member OF
that board"
Did you refer to your own purity |
then?r
No, sir. was and am now, but for
that one act" Witness said he chad |
never given away" the Doodle alder
men until his arrest for his alleged con-
nection with the granting of the fran |
chise to the Thirty fourth Street road /
in 1854. He was then induced 10 make /
a general statement regarding the /
Broadway franchise by a promise of |
protection from prosecu ion for his /
own transactions in connection With 4
the granting of franchise TO that road. /