The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-24
SOME Mud THROWING
Interesting Testimony in the
Stokes Mackay Case.
JOHN KISSED THE BLARNEY STONE
Private Secretary Dey Tells of Obtaining Di-
voree Evidence Diamond CARRIE
The Josie Mansfield Episode.
Ispectal to TIE Observation-Disclosures nisna.o

III Ciuei III Inc StOheS-Mackay trial yeSter-
day, occasioned by the cross examination
OF Mackay by Mr.. Choate and the rather
sensational testimony elected from r. b.
DeS' formerly private secretary to Mr..
Mackay. Mackay denied that he ever
agreed to pay Stokes anything excepting
Tor his services, and swore that the S25 600
was involved in another transaction. A
letter from Mackay admitting Stokes in
tefest In the United Lines Telegraph com
pany was read by MIR. Choate. The wit
ness admitted that Stokes represented him
"heh the letter was written, and then con-
Iradlcted himself by saying t. at Stokes had
no interest IN tue telegraph lines.
We're you born in Irelano?n asked Mr..
Choate.
81 was"
HAVE YOU KISSED THE BLLRNEY sToNE?n
es, have" Mr.. Mackay then said he
owned ABOUT three-f ourths OF the stock of
tne Postal Telegraph company and about
q U,UUO worth OF stock OF the Nevada bank
Mr.: Cnoate read letter from Mackay in
winch be referred to Stokes as one of the
principal parties interested in the United
states Telegraph company and said he
Stokes. Then Mr.. Choate showed the wit
ness letter, for the purpose OF having MIN
luehtlly his own handwriting, in which he
referred to Gould and his gang"
a number OF other letters from Mackav
were read, in one Of which he advised
Stokes to sell out his (Stokes) bonds. and
anoi her IN which he said he would rather
lose SlOO, GOO than see Stokes "get stuck"
Inc Postal Telegraph company, witness
81
year, but 1t was not valuable feeder for
the cable company. Mr.. Choate then pro-
duced
MR.. MACKAY's SWORN STATEMENT
IN another suit, in which he stated it was q
valuable feeder for the cable company.
IL. d. Dey was then called, and testified
that after his arrival here in March 1850
ne found Stokes account with MIR. Mackav
was 500, goo short, and that Stokes told him
ne could not account for the money, because
his bookkeeper Smith, had gone away
Alter further inve stigation this amount
was reduced to S450,00O. Stokes was unable
10 account for this sum, and he has never
accounted for it. In July, 1889, witness
called Stokes attention TO the fact that
nail million of Mr.. Mackay's money had
been
SPENT ON The HOFFMAN HOUSE,
Tor which he had never made an account
Ing to MIR. Mackay, although Stokes had in
Ihe meantime, increased his bank account
SOU, U0O. When he asked Stokes why he
had not PAID Stokes something, Stokes told
him his money was all gone, he did not
know where
witness was then cross examined by
Mr.. Untermeyer, sof counsel for Stokes.
Dey said he had been Mackay's private
secretary from 1884 until last October. He
was will in the case at the request of
Mr. Mackey.
What other occupation did you have
curing the time you were in the employ of
Mr. Mackay!"
Il had share of Mrs. Senator Fairs
business
Were you not employed by Senator
Fair to get information against himself ON
which Mrs. Fair could procure a divorce
from him in May, 1892
''Yes'
did you not bring suit against Fair for
$50, 900 for such serVicesN'
81 did"
Ibid you not come into court on the Fair
divorce trial with a woman OF your arm
who had been intimate with Senator Fairt,,
(Ruled out)
did you not procure evidence for Sena-
Sharon in his divorce suit!"
81 did"
"Was not your principal business while
in the employ of Mr.. Mackay, procuring
evidence for him in law suits!'
at wasn
Did you not know a woman in San
Francisco who was known throughout that
country as Diamond Carrie?"
Yes
Ibid you not visit her house frequently:'
well, not very frequently"
Were you not named by her in her will |
as her eXecutorN'
81 wasn
Witness was unable to produce any
written statement that would show how |
the 100000 shortage in Mr.. Stokes account
was arrived at. He admitted that from |
March, 1859, down to the spring OF 1870, !
Stokes was delivt ring securities to MIR. /
Platt, of the Nevada bank. MIR. Inter |
meyer brought out the fact that the wit
ness, in figuring up 100000 shortage, |
charged Stokes with moneys paid over bv |
Platt to Decastro and That he had charged !
al the checks which Decastro had given to
Stokes to the latter,
WITHOUT GIVING STOKES CREDIT
or checks he had paid. He had aIso
charged STOKES with moneys paid to G. C. |
8rown 81 Co., c. Fl. Read & Co. and others, |
lie had only an incomplete account from
Oecastro and had not made up any account /
II any kind since the checks were all |
urned in.
Stokes was then called in rebuttal and
ienled Dey's testimony in almost everv
PARTICULAR. Mr.. Laroque then then took
Mr. Stokes in hand.
when did you give Mr. Untermeyer the
points upon which he attached Mr., Dev's
haracterW
ITO day in court"
Mr.. Laroque then said something about
he Inconsistency of people who live in
lass houses throwing stonee
Did you know Josie MansfieldYn he
.sked.
II did"
Did she not keep place on Twenty
hrd street,"
"She had residence there"
Did you ever visit her there2n
occasionally
For how long period?"
six or eight months, perhaps year,
Have you ever been indicted?n
Eyes, unjustly."
THE court and jury differed with Won a.,
Eyes, out that was long time ago.
The case was then adjourned until Mon
aY.
Everett & POST Assign
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-Everett & Post, one
+ the largest pig lead and spelter commits
ion houses in the country, have assigned
NE headquarters are at st. Louis and an
ssignment is said to have been made there
This afternoon deed cover
1g the property here was filed. The