Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-05
YET ANOTHER SENSATION
N. County Court Takes Up the
Charges against Bowman
rnr CONTRACTORS DILEMMA
railing Of Testimony Commenced; An
gx.Ilberal Nominee One Of
The Witnesses Called.
= CONTRACTORS DILEMMA.


suIldIng. J. II. Bowman an outline Of
an. circumstances Of which has already
sn,sared in the columns Of the NEWS,
,s,au yesterday, promises to be /"
searching affair "a. ,,.
Iudae Bartoh presided, with him
TN, solectnien Butter, Cahoon and
uarJy. The City Council committee,
Ms,srs. Anderson, spailord, Lynn
uvde and Young were also present
County Attorney Murphy aud City
Attorney Hall represented the author''
,l,,; Judge Powers, Ogden hiIeS ana
10. Colt appeared for the defense.
Judge Powers sought 10 show tina,
the County court had no locus ddhd
IN ,he hearing Of this matter, arguing
,b,ts case OF thiskini came under the
h,r.Ilcuon Of the rhirl District court.
County Attorney Murphy declined
Z, argue the point but asked that under
IN. statute the witness he made to give
testimony or b. proceeded against.
A motion was made aud carried To
IN. effect that the court should proceed
with tho hearing OF the case, Juugo
Bar,ch saying that while he would no,
vote ngainet the motion he seriously
doubted the legality OF tue pfoceeu-
ings In this court.
". ;. Slmkins, one of the bonJsmen
OF Bowman, whose signature was al
legged 10 have been witnessed by thst
good "Llboral," George Olson, was Tue
nfst person put upon the stsnd 10 ue
examined by County Attorney MUIR
ply, ,,,r n,o
ducing the Bowman bond, I'll this IL
your signaturcp"
nor my name"
GLOW Is thnl?"
ut il not spelled right. My name Is
sfelled S-i-m-k-i-n-s. That II
S-l-n-k-l--n-s."
"Do YOU know j. ii. bowman, tue
principal OF this bOnd?"
"Npf.n
"Did you agree to go upon his
bon0?"
"Yrs.p
"what day did you agree to DO Ho!"
hSume llltlc llinc oclOIS Nut Nohh"'s
was awarded him."
"Did you sign any agreement IN
writing?n
ayes; signed what was purported
to be his bond"
"MhOu?N
"Aitcr lac got his contract"
"Beioro or after the contract was &C.
tually executed and signtd?"
"Dln't remember"
"Was II before or after the daily
papers noticed that the contract had
ben awarded to himg"
sit must have been before"
"Dli the paper you speak OF purport
10 b. an agreement or bond?"
"I could not say. He told me that
nwss to be his bond aud sigued my
name"
'rThis bond, then, 10 not the paper
you sgnedHp
"No. 1t is neither my signature
nor my name"
"wore there two colu mus OF names
On the bond you slgued9"
~ do not remember"
"Dld you sign more than one pa
pOI?n
"No; only one. have never seen
thM paper Nhce.F
"Dld you know the amount OF the
bond you were TO sign, and that you
wouldbe held responsible for the whole
sum-"
"No, foolishly signed 1t without
knowing the amount"
"Dld you make any agreement with
Bowman on the amount you would
qualify in!"
"NO.n
"Do you know who wrote the sigma
iuro putportiug to be your OWN"
"No, do not"
'erhis bond was dated September 90
1891; at that time Were you willing {,
sign Bowmans bond?"
"Ye..v
"wheto aid you sign what purportet
To he the bondG"
"in Jones' bank"
"Have you any recollection OF hear
log Of suit being brought to restrain
the county from executing this bonI
with Bowinan?"
0No,O
"when did you first see this sigma
tufc?"
about n week ago when | wal
called into MIR. Hall's Office"
The witness was then asked TO writ
his name for the purpose VI a compari
H1n with the forged boud. Attorney
Hiles took him through croEs-eN iml
nation, but failed to shake his testl
mOuy nj all.
The REORGANIZATION was allowed
on vote OF the court, ~ Attorney
Murphy rather objected to II, bu
upon the grounds that the whole truth
should be brought out II was allowed.
T.. IL. Dyer was then placed upor
the stand. Attorney Murphy said 4
hiu:
81 ask you II that Is your signature
ON Mr., Bowman's bond2"
ono, sir; 1t Is not"
you've known Bowman for som
lime. have yOug"
"Yes.D
"Dld you agree to go on his bondgi
"Yes.p
"Before or after the contract wa
Gwarded?"
Before, i think"
odd YOU make this agreement 4
Wrtinp?"
~ thought made It In writing"
Where did you sign that papei?p
"slgned 1t ut Ellerbeck's store"
WAS any one present."
No one but Bowman"
WAS that the only paper you signe
pertaining to this natter"
Yes"
You were willing To Sign this pape
On September 81, 1891, were you?b
Yea"
"Dld you ever instruct anyone, q
give any one permission To sign TIL
laIer for yongN
No, nor any other paper"
NIuNa