Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-10
TonAY,s rmoorEnINas.

TOnAN'S PHOCEEDGNGs.
Undated public Interest was mani.
tested In the further hearing Of the
ease upon Ito resumption this morning,
and by 10 O'Clock, shortly after which
time court opened, every available
chair was occupied. Counsel on both
sides having iniimated that they were
ready 10 proceed, the defense called
j. n. Stcvuns, who testified, In
answer 10 Mr.. Van Colt, that he had
until lately worked Tor the Salt Lake
CITY waterwOfks department. In June
Of this year ho took MIR. bruce and
Mi. hhaicr up CITY creek canyon. In
the wagon were also tent, a cook.
stove, winilass, some provisions,
lumber anu other things which would
De requltud In "a camping outfit. After
this, about a week later, he took other
lumber up there.
No question was asked In cross.ex.
animation.
J. ii. Woodmau, secretary and
bOOkkucper 10 Cunniugton 8 company,
In answer 10 Mr.. William, sald ne had
maize an examination uf the books Of
the iirm. Ryan had no personal a..
count there, 20 his uOwivug,, PRIOR to
August Let. Ryan, on August 2nJ,
came 20 the store, ace Imraniud by
5naior. Ryan wanted suuIty TO uB
trans. erred from the city waterwOtks
account 10 himself, anu ShaiOf paid
for them, These included caps. giant
powder, CANDLE, rope ETC., making n
total OF SlJ.i. Toe firm had always
posted these Items ~ one uCc0unt, A.
waterworks account, w. ii. Ryan,
Huperintendeut.
Q.-Have the bii's been rendered
according TO the postiug7
A,-Nes. Alwnye,aud they h"vc been
approved anu paid Tor by the city. In
making charges the items were some
times placed On the bl1tter ~ against
w. il. Ryan personally; at other times
as superintendent OF wa;erw0TKs.
To County Prosecuting Attorney
Murphy, witness said Mr.. Ryan might
have come into the store and made
purchases ON his own account some.
times for all no knew, and paid Tor
them at the time.
). J. Lynn, superintendent OF the
Sierra Nevada Lumber Co., testified
that prior, hu believed, TO August 2nd
he had conversation with Mir. Ryan
with reference to the June account, Ia
the cOmpsny's office. The items there.
In included twenty-fOut pieces OF
scAntling. A bill was made out
originally with these items embraced
therein aud sent TO Ryan, but he eau.
oelled them. The matter was iuvesti.
gated aud II was found they should
not have been charged TO the city at all.
Another bill was thereupOn prepared
with these particular items omitted
from II.
Q.-why were these items original.
~ charged 10 the oty2
The question was objected 10 by
County Attorney Murphy, but the
cohrt Uveffuled the objection.
Witness explained that 1t was done
through n Misunderstanding,
No question was asked In cross.
examination,
G. j. Erickson, clerk In the employ
OF Cunnington a Co, was shown the
firms counter book, aud merely inter.
rogatud as 10 certain sales Ia the name
Of w. n. Ryan entered by wituess
himself on June 10Th.
Richard II. Brown, civil mining
engineer, testified that he visited the
NJ gul niue In City Creek canyon, the
day before vest rday In company with
bruce aud other gentlemen. Witness
went down the shaft, which was ia
feet deep.
Mr.. Willlams-Did you conclude
from your observations that there had
been any recent work done In the
bottom OF the shafl2
Wilness-COuld not say whether the
work was newly done or not, as the
dust had dropped down. There was
windlass there about three feet high.
o. Were there any timbets and
ladders In that shait2
Ayes; the ladders ran low the
decline to within about twely, feet OF
the bottom.
Q,-How were those ladders made
anu what was their appearance as 10
having been put In with new timber,
recently or otherwise2
A,-rhe ladders seemed to DO quite
new and good ones. They were made
out Of BcEntlirg.
Q.-were there any mineral indioa.
tons thefe2
A,-Thuro was n seam ofiron material
about three or four inches wide, ana
that appeared In the bottom Of the
shaft.
Q.-was 1t such material rs
mineTB treat and consider as
indications OF mineral vein
natter
AYES, II was.
NJ. A. Morrison, koOkkeeper for Nor
rIson, Merrill & Co., lumber dealers,
testified that the firm had slld lumber
from time TO time to the city. Under
date OF June ION, a bill for lumber was
charged to the city. On August 2ud
witness was informed that tue Item
should have been entered to Mr..
Ryan. The change was made aud
Ryan paid tho bin
County Attorney Murphy asked the
witness n he know what sort Ot order
this bill Of goods was sold on.
Ryan answered that lac did not.
Fritz Miller, a slonemason, testified
that In June last he was working up
City Creek canyon. Hu saw Drucc,
Skater and Stevens (tho tegmstcr),
about June 18Th, going up the canyon
together. He had no talk with them
but observed that they had lumber
upon their team. lie did not, however
notice "a windlass. Stevens took up
other lumber there subsequently,
including scnntling aud sinner" sorts
OF wood.
Witness testified to other Journeys
Of this kind.