Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-10
DRUCE And RYAN.
Some Interesting Developments at
This Mornings SESSION,
now THE wISDLAss WAS MADE.



city waterworks superintendent was
still upon the witness.stand. Ho tcs.
titled that Druco acoosted him In the
street GU August 2nd and said TO him,
"rherc IL blk steal on hand between
you aud Ryan, and ! ain going 10
make It hot for you both"
Witness, to Mr.. willlam', said he
was one Of the owueB Of tho Mogul
mine.
T.. T.. Rich, questioned by County
Attorney Murphy va to whether he
had any knowloigoot the whereabouts
OF the original affidavit, said he had
not secn It since August 2ud.
The prosecution here rested.
qim DEFENsE orEys.
w. d. bruce, tho defendant, was
then called and testified that he was
employed to 80 to work for thc city, by
Mr.. shaior, about June .. Three days
later, on Monday, lac went up the can
yon with r.Shafer IN a wagon driven
by J. h. Stevens. They took with them
loven drllls, forge, shovols, plcks,
powder fuse, coal hammer tongs,
windlass, lumber, teit, number Of
other articles, oil procured at the city
blacksmith shop. Witness 5haior ana
Stevens put thesethipgs into the wagon
The shop was lOoatoi al the corner Of
state and North Temple sI'eels. These
articles were all taken to the MOgul
mine. ProvisionA and cooking utensils
were also taken TO the u'lue by them
from tue same place.
Attorney WilliRms-What time did
you arrive nj the mine on the l2,b2
Witness-Ab0ut 3 O'Clock In the
afternoon,
Attorney wlliams-What did you
| DO on arriving thort2
Witness-Mo carried the sclntling
aud tools up 10 the mine from the
wagon Ia the bottom OF the cauyOu.
Attorney Murphy-We object to amy
such showing unless ~ eau be proven
that this work was done with Mr..
Ryan's knowledge.
Attorney Williams--Wath think II has
been proven already thalfho WORK was
I
| II II has not gG Wiu prove II.
The objection was Oveffuled.
Attorney williams-W What did you
do ON the following day2
wituoss-wo made Eig.zag trail
from the bottom OF the canyon up to
the mine, and ladder from ths scan.
tling we had taken from the city black.
smith shop. The development Of the
mine consisted Of shaft about one
hundred and ten 10 one hundred anu
/ fourteen feet; the shaft was an incline
one OF about fifty or sixty degrees;
worked on the mine about three days
clearing out. J, IL, Stevens
some DAYS later brought another
lot Of lumber up with city
team. This timber was also used In
the Niue. The winJluss procured at
tho city blacksmith shop was placed
on the top Of the mine where IL now
remains. IL was used In hauling out
the loose rocks and dirt from the bot
tom OF the mine. The bucket used on
the windlRss was also taken from the
same place as the other tools. The
whole OF the first week was spent I'm
tho mine, The hrst low days they
worked about seven or eight hours a
day In the mine. Ailur that time the
powder smoke In the shaft commenced
/ to affect Mt. Shalef's head and conae-
| quently thereafter they did not work
more than four or five hours day.
| a fer the mine had been cleaned OF
debris they drove through solid rock
about ten feet. Alter the flrs. two
weeks they worked a little for the city
by cutting brush IN the bottom OF the
| a =.
the creek which had been carried
down In "A snow slide, aud did u little
work In the Oltingsr Tunnel up the
canyon.
Attorney Williams-Did Mr.. Ryan
20 up the canyon while you were
working on the Mogul Miner
witness-Y Yes, slr; he came up when
we had been there about two weeks,
and brought US a tape line TO uss in the
mine.
Attorney willlams-What did YOU
get per day for your WORK.
Witness-F0r the first week, 81 and
board per day and after that $500. |
was surprised when my wages were
increased. had not talked TO anyone
about 10. Ryan came up one night
aud while they were sitting at the
supper table warned them that II
would be- safer II they would cut little
brush and do some work In the bottom
of the canyon because they might DO
watched. In CASE, however, that any
kick was made about II he would state
that he had stationed thom In the can
yon to keep their eyes on land
Jumpers,
Attorney Wlliams-Dl1 you, at any
time while a. work In the Mogul niue
receive compensation from any person
or persons outside OF the city clerks "a
indicated on the municipal Pay rolls?
Witness-N No sii; l did not.
Attorney WilliRms-Did you ON the
fret OF August FAY 70 Mr, doho that
he and Mr. Ryan had done you dirt
and that you would do them upP
Witness (emphaticallyl ~ did not.
CroBs-examined by Mr Murphy
What did you Hay2
Wituess-Simply that would eX.
pose them and their methods.
Mr.. Murphy attempted to shake Wit
ness testimony but no repeated his
story substantially rs related under the
questioning OF Mr. Williams. Being
pressed part cularly close upon the
point Of Ryan warning them to do a
little more work 10 the canyon he
again declared TINT Ryan said tina, the
weather was getting warm and OK
cursiOn parties were coming ny tue