Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-09

S,5enger, however. had the idei
he also had q warrant, suyl
as Is usually issued vixen al
Indictment is found. This one wa
Issued months ago. hut 10 attemp
had been made TO serve it. Las
evening, however, Srrenger saw
Mr.. Hammer and a Lady 20 into
house at the corner Of Seventh SOuti
and Fifth East streets. The uuilL
I. Ing is q new one, and Is owned hN
the lady. She met Mr.. Hammel
passing. and asked him TO look AZ tn,
structure. lie accepted the invita-
ton. Sprenger got out OF his buggy,
anu began dOdgIug around the place
Tie saws Mr.. Hammer tried % TuI
, away from MIN. Mir. Hammer say,
! t'iGt when he saw I person whom
he did not know, and whom he
thought was sneakinS arOuud foI
some unlawful purpose. in these
days Of numerous hurglaries, be
stepped 10 another part Of the house
70 get a look nj the intruder.
The deputy called to Mr.. Ham
mer, Don't you try to run"
/ "Whc are yOu?' was Mr. Ham
mer's response.
( Then the deputy stated his official
position, anu Mr.. Hammer listened
10 the reading Of the warrant and
turned 10 70 with the officer.
But SpreugeT Vas going 10 the
T peuiteutiary, G!ld not 10 the United
& states marsnal's Cfiire The latter
# place was about a mile distant anu
. lhe former about three miles. The
deputy proposed to have Mr.. Ham
mCr take the round trip Of seven
miles. This Nlr. Hammer did not
ike. because IL would then be -
+ late lha. he would be un dole to find
uJnlsmen. Bat the deputy insisted.
Here Is where the C8utemPtihle
T par, u the affair, on behalf of the
( officer, was maLe glTingly mani
. lest. His story l. that Mr.. Hammer
( ATTEMPTED 10 hIiaa him, and offered
aim 81 % let him 20. ~gTeEger
; says that he advised Hammer T.
wait q little " iile, n he wanted 10
gtlI uu % friend. This friend was
Warden undertook, ami when tine
TWO arrived in his Presence, Sqreng-
er asked Mr.. Hammer for the
money. The conversation was car
] ritd on in German, ~ neither Alr.
/ Hammer nor Nir. SPrylser speak
I good English. so Mr.. NaudeTCO0S
lil not learn what rally was going
on. except that hc hai been told 10y
ihr deputy that there had ugeu an
DO. fFnr.aHHH..a
handed out the Sjh, but was not It
laa-uL. lie was, however, Brought
back 10 the city.
On heiug taken before Commits
-iOuerGreeumaa he was told that az
Indictment lad been found against
him for unlawful crhabiIatiUn and
that hc WUuld be require 10 furnish
neE- haii f5r Slglt. Il was jus. Is
lie feared, that he was too late 10
find bUudsmeu. and he stated that .
hr had given Sprunger SO L. Il
ease him till morning. Then
he found out that he could s0t 70.
ami, farther, that SFUeugs- nd ire I
tsrred the charge OF bribery against /
aim. Commissioner Cireeumla
fixed the bond ia the latter case /
at $1,000. remarEing at the SAME I
time that he was astonished a. an /
attempt to hIibe an officer in which !
,here was not the slightest sefIort I
Ia conceal any II the facts. AIr. |
Hammer was taken - the peui- 4
Tertiary, hut came down today 1
and secured b0uLsmeu.
The idea that Paul Hammer I
would attempt 10 brite an officer
was such 4 remarkable departure /
from that gentlsman's past career. !
that an interview was sought with /
him.
"Bribe him?'' said ne: 81 never 4
thought Of such a thing, and he
knows it. l did not know him, and he I
sneaked aud followed after me, a ] 1
have told yoI tanI rs hefore
relatei). When we got II the
buggy 1 told him ! had some
urgent business 10 attend 10. and .
wanted to know ii could arrange
10 leave money with him for my aI,-
Pearauce in the morning. 1 told I
him ! only wanted ], A. a friendly
act. and said that II ii vas not al I
III Int | wanted him to advise me.
/ knew that at the City Hall, and I
az other places, money is left for a
mans appearance when he agrees
10 come, and it i all right. That Is
published many times in the
papers, end that l. just what / 4
wanted him 10 80. He told me
10 wait a little while, and ne would
see. l asked him if $50 would be
enough. He did not give me 4 d.
rect answer, and | told him 10 name
he amount, rs I did not want 10
remain in custody ali night
He says you wanted 10 get away
Without giving bonds"
He knows better than that. l
vas under 5000 bonus. and he
NEW it. If | went away, my bail
would be forfeited. had no reason !
o believe that the amount would be |
and you see that il was
lot. SO what was 10 gain by run
ling away? II would not be any
dvantage 10 me 10 give him money
o let me off, for that would be only
O much thrown away. Besides, I I
ave never hai any thought Of
away"
Did You give him the $50 n he
ays?''
why, Of course did, and | gave
II him in Mr. Vaudercook's pres
nee. Does that look like bribing
i'm? When we got into Nr. Van
.ercoOS's office hr asked me for the
money, ard | handed L out. | gave
n security for my appearance ia
he morning, just as If / had asked
i'm If could. He took the money |
.rG ! thought il was all right.
had asked him TO advise me if he
vas not authorized 10 do this. rs
old him | did not wish t. ask for
my convenience that was not p7oi-
II.
"Did he tell you it was wrong 90 /
.tier him money!"
No, he did not. When he asked
ne for the money | thought il was
vi right, and my understanding I
Sas that ! was 10 come in this morn
rs, give my bonds and get nv
money returned. | had 10 thought
Il hribing him, or Of going away.
nd l did not try 10 hide anything.
was amazed when a charge uC
'rlbing was made against me. /
OLD Judge Greenman gave
'preDger the money, but | vas not
utility Of bribery"
Deputy Sprenger was asked r.
'arding the matter, but he would
4y nut little. He finally admitted.
that Mr.. Hammer said
ie had some urgent business 10
.ttend TO last night, and only
wanted TO be released for a dav n
@, when be would appear and ri-e
lonls- He also admitted that Mr.
Hammer had asked him 10 name
he sum be wanted 10 secure his
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