Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-26
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY.
Jones and Treseder, Detectives,
Bound over TO Answer for
Bribery.

Immediately upon the arrival oil Irese-
der from the Pen yesterday evening,
Commissioner Mckay opened his court
and the examination OF N. V. Jones and
Frank Treseder for bribery was begun.
LIE Grande Yourg appeared as counsel
for Jones, and Arthur Brown, Esq, for
Treseder. Both defendants desired to
waive examination, but Mr.. Dickson in
sisted on taking part OF the testimony,
and the hearing was proceeded with.
The first witness called was Deputy Mar
shall Franks. He related the facts pub
lished in Saturd avs DEMOCRAT, and went
somewhat more into details. His evil
dence alone was sufficient to convict the
pair Of the crime charged. He testified
that he was appointed q Deputy United
States Marshal on the 21st day of the
present month and qualified before Judge
| Powers, between 5 and 6 O'Clock OF the
evening of that day. Prior to that he
had been in the employ OF the United
States as bailif, detective and peniten-
tiary guard since the 9th OF last May.
| In making his proposition, Treseder had
said the Mormons would like to get in
formation of any raids or arrests that were
to be made and were willing to pay him
$500 il necessary. Treseder told witness he
had been employed by the Mormon PEG.
pie to get what information he could
from the United States Marshal, Grand
Jurors, etc., and that the money was UNI
limited He guaranteed Franks 500 per
month, or more, if required, and from $40
to 800 extra pay for cases in which the
deputy had unusual difficulty in gaining
| ;,,f t;nr Uttraou t,rOyidnd tho two
rooms in order to enable two or three per-
sons to overhear the conversation.
They met at the Gem saloon the follow
ing evening; witness had engaged rear
room from the barkeeper; he had then
gone around on the outside with Deputy
Smith and punched out some of the plas-
tering in the lath and plaster wall, suffi-
cient to leave small hole through which
the proceedings within could be wit
messed. Treseder took witness to Jones,
introduced him and informed Jones that
the officer was ready to accept the
proposition. The latter persuaded
them to return to the room in the
saloon. Jones told him they desired to
obtain such information as would enable
them to defeat the Federal officials in
any attempt to arrestfor polygamy or un-
lawful cohabitation. Franks would re-
ceive 800 per month and $50 down.
Jones inquired in regard to the arrest of
the First Presidency and other prominent
Mormons. The deputy replied that he
was not aware that any immediates ar.
rests or raids were contemplated. The
! $50 was then paid witness, and Jones
! agreed to guarantee any money that
might be agreed on. He thought 500
per month reasonable amount and
} willingly agreed to see that it was
/ paid. Witness was to call on Jones
and report at seven O'Clock in the
evening, at the Office OF the latter, and
Jones wrote out his address for the con-
venience of the officer (The card upon
which this address was written was
offered in evidence) Treseder paid the
money and wrote receipt in his book,
which witness signed. The party saw O
couple of men standing near the corner
, of the building, whom witness recognized
as Marshal Ireland and Deputy Smith
The cross-examination by Mr.. Young
related chiefly to Deputy Franks previous
history, and the attorney succeeded, by a
series of the most persistent questions, in
furnishing the court with most complete
and interesting biography OF the witness
1t showed that the officer had been en-.
gagged in a greet deal of detective and
: police service in New Mexico, Arizona
and California. He was at one time
hosting engineer at the Horn Silver
mine.
Marshal Ireland was called. His testi-
mony corroborated that of Franks. He
, and Captain Greenman had been in the
room adjoining that occupied by Franks
and Treseder in the Valley House.
Franks had told Treseder that if he un-
dertook to give information in the inter-
est OF this Mormon outfit" he wanted
to know what he would get for it. Ire
seder said he had been in the employ OF
"the Mormon fraternity" for four months
and had all Of the Mormon people at his
back. Whenever he got hold OF any in
formation he would go to the Mormons
and they generally put up. Witness was
on the outside of the room in which they
met the next evening. Recognized the
voices of Jones and Treseder; Jones
talked mostly in whisper, and Treseder
talked low; heard Jones say, 81 shall
want you to inform me in ADVANCE" and
later heard him say something about the
First Presidency. Heard Franks say he
would accept their terms.
Being asked why he did not respond to
Franks signal and come in and arrest the
men, the witness said:
"a few minutes before the signal was
given was resting on box on the out
side with my ear to the knothole, when
the door suddenly opened and man
came out. was in very uncomfortable
position just then and got up and walked
away. That was why did not hear the
signal to come in and arrest the men,"
A memorandum book, which had been
taken from Treseder when arrested and
in which Franks's receipt for the $50 had
been written, was introduced in evil
dence.
Mr.. Young was compelled to leave for
home on the O'Clock train and requested
an adjournment until this morning. Mr..
Dickson's presence was required in the
Supreme Court at 10 o'clock and the case
was set for 0 o'clock this morning.
The Commissioners court announced
itself in readiness to proceed with the ex-
animation, at little after 8 o'clock this
morning.
Marshal Ireland was recalled read
the complaint to Treseder at the time
arrested him; he asked what it meant
and told him it meant an attempt to
bride Uni ted States official.
To Mr.. Brown-I have not perhaps