Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-05

Fnfflt fpkfNkfnN W Wv INV hNRA JWhA
name was signed 10 this bOnd2"
"When Schroeder Informed me Of |
it."
"What did You suppose the paper |
was that you had signed at kllerbecs's |
stOrc?"
"rhat It was nm agreement Of certain |
men to 20 on Bowman's bond II lac !
GOT the CONTRACT
"You never saw Bowman's bond
Published In the papors2"
"NO, sir"
NO, sir; you saw the llst Of names
publlshedyou said, did you not2"
"Yes. think that wiz the paper
signed. My memory * rather delec.
tive in this particular. think | said
10 Bowman at the time, who was very
anxious ~ have me ~ on his bond that
advised him TO get mOre responsible
parties ON It,"
"Were you not, up 10 the time that
Schroeder spoke to you, under the Inn
preston that you were on Bowman's
boud?ip
al had never given It thought be-
fore"
"Do you say here that you were not
under the impression that you were ON
Bowmau'u bOndY"
81 tell you frankly don't know. |
will say this much, that never signed
that bond"
"werrnt you surprised when
Schroeder told you you were ON tins
bOnd?n
"Y,p, | was. told him that had
signed some paper for Bowman, but
did not remember whether IL was tue
bond OF the Petition"
"rnnt In ALL"
Murphy-"Do you adopt one sigma
ture all the timer"
Goa all private matters Sign Frank
Il. Dyer; on all company matters
sign f. III. Dyer. The signature on
tho bond is not like mine. ! never,
for instance, made such an i ~ that
la my life. Ifhuy one eau iind one Of
my F's like that, l will be willing to
concede that have been drank for
twelve months"
Arthur Brown was sworn and took
the stand.
Murphy--"I'll ask you II you have
any cognizanco of n bond uf j. n.
Bowman 20 the city and county prior
to september "a, 1912"
al have not.n
"You were counsel for Mr.. Bowman,
were you not2"
"No. was acting for the county
| In your absence. Mt. Bowman talked
TO mo about tho contract, aud at one
time asked me to sign the bond."
"Did he produces the bond?"
mop
"Hs never requested you to draw up
a bond, did he?"
"NO,sir, never"
william Roberts was called. lie
was asked 10 sign his name. lie said
he did not object 10 doing no, but that
he signed the original bond.
"Do you remember where you
signed this bond?"
~ think II whs on Second South
street, and that there was. no one else
near.v
an your honor please. F." said Roberts,
| 81 want to sBy, 10 NJ TO have things
unJerstood, that | didn't expect was
on the bond, M | asked Bowman to
take my name rom II before the Coun.
| ell accepted It,"
Mr.. iiiles-"Was Mr.. Olson with
you when Mr.. Bowman gave you Tia,
bond to sign2"
mo, sir"
ADO you remember having seen
George Olson, and his asking you II
that was your slgnatute?"
ayes, come TO think OF IT,"
Murphy-"Hsve you over denied
signing this bond?"
''Never denied that bond"
"rhis IL not the paper, then, that
Bowman aud Olson presented 10 YOU"
"No,it IL no,,snI that l. why asked
them to take my name or"
"When wns II that Bowman and Oh
son produced this paper"
"The latter part Of the week before
the city and county accepted the
bOnd.D
"You mean to say that your slgna.
turc ON this paper II genuine aud on
the other not genuine"
"No, sir; II was not"
"DO you remember u the other paper
wins an agreement 10 sign hond2"
"5Omething like that. Aud told
them 70 scratch my name of the
parer-."
"You never gave the city and county
any notice Of thal?"
"No, slr.v
"You never signed but one paper"
| ono HlT.n
"And this IL your SIGNATURE"
at may be and It may not be."
"You swear II 10"
"Yes, ! swear"
"And you never signed but one
papei?"
"rhat was ALL"
The Court-was there u witness to
your signnture?"
"rhuro was not"
Hiles--You acknowledged the sigma
ture In 5owmnu's presence2
eyes, AMI asked that my name b,
stricken uil."
The other bondsmen present wer,
Messls. Heath, Mullett, Fcnion, Cum
mings, Williams anu YeadOn. III,
last named,
MIR. YEADOE,
was put through course Of sprouts on
admitting that he signed not only hi
own name, but the names OF severa
others to the agreement.
"Didn'I that document purport to b,
an agreement"
al can't say.p
"Were there any signatures on II be
fore you signed the names"
ooh, yes"
"Had Mr.. Mullett authorized you t,
sign his nnmt?"
"SO.n
"How did you come to sign III es,
names2n
"Bowmau said he was gOing aroun,
to see them ALL"
"what did you sign wlthP"
"a lead pencil"
"Was the body of the document writ
I -. L.