Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-22

Mt. Murphy then EsEei the witness
when he hfst mst NJ. T.. Wells Ia
reference 10 this unusaCiiOn2
The fopIy came on August Z, which
vas the daie when Wells fif,t signed
this contract.
Alf. Murphy-At tue time this con.
tract was signed VIVA, ttAirmrut- we're
made 10 you by any Of tue defendants
with regard u tue putting Up Of the
forfeit Of 500?
Witnuss-it WIS put up on tho spot
by Eddy for Woods, ani ho delivered
tlu money 10 Wells IN the presence Of
myselt aui oIhufs.
Q-Dii Anyone else put up any mo.
nvy ut that time wiki MUll'G
Aye, sir. Riley, Lafayette MI
mysuli-siIu 10 nil. Lafayette put up
"a dtsft tgg SEQ, for nall OF which |
gave Riley 10y note.
What IA ncy, check, or ether
thiu.s OF value, b. airy, did you suuss.
queully bet thpt Lafayette wuulI win
tLis contest, lu addition to tue 0tuuI2
A.-s3s5 additional,
Q.-Nuuu dIi you bet tha,s
WltnpAs believed on August lltl
| B was half % y tnshcd cheek.
DO whom diI you pay ~
A.-lU NJ. a.. Wells In Peck'i tailor
store Sui | believe Mr.. Peck msdu out
sac receipt Tor tue whole amount.
Q-Did you pot up $50 Mtrfwnrds2
Aye, IN gold, and paid that to
~. A.. VOLS IN pcck'a store. DO.
llcve that was On the stu OF this
th1nth. l had receipt nom Wells
TOT ihat Hl,o.
Q.-Had any Representations been
uisie 10 you Dy virtue Of winch you
were Induced 10 put up, and diI put
up, tbs iirst S5lO check that Lafayette
would win thia matcn2
Witness answcfei not then, beyond
the "plRyn made by Lliayeite, who
wanted u take Oh hislewelfy ,and did 10,
- stake Il ON ths game. Tue inst time
lac ever saw Furcy OF Woods, was on
Aug. lllh, nj the knutsiord hotel,
after "his arrival In town from Den.
vur." Riley and Lafayette accom-
panied him there. Witness found
Woois's .nAmo lon the night register.
(Laughtur.) When they ilfti went TO
tue hotel Woods was not there, but
were informed by EDDY tina, ho had
gone 10 the Ho. springs TO take
bath" (LaughtvLl When Woods
came In witness was introduced 10
him, He said he tolt tired and worn
out aJter the journey from Denver.
(MuIe laughtcfl Woods asked good
deal about Wells, tho stakeholder, hud
said he would like 81 "tako u lOlk ut
him." rcmatklug at the same
time that this match was
Eau important affair" anu that tho
stakeholder should be- "the right sort
Of n man" lie was taken and intro
duced TO Wells. He eeOmed 10 be we'll
pleased with the contract when " was
shown 20 him aud nj once offered 10 bet
| Lafayette $500 (as the latter began u
take on his jswelfy) that he (Wooisl
would win the matcn. lie timultant.
ously "iashedD a $500 bill. Witnes.
said he met Woods often after this and
| had conversations with him In refer.
| ence 10 the approaching event. On
Saturday night last Woods, while
| "playinK drunk" cams 10 wltness's
newsstand on Main street, accom-.
panied by Eddy, "his agent" He
! complained because his btOtheT-in.law
tone Al BiTch, OF Denver had outruAt-
cd the arrangements for tne match t0"a
man like Eddy," who, he said, was
pulled" by the police, AZ the "fhfee
Deuces on the mOtning that he
(WoOdsl arrived In this city, and con.
ne cted As lac EDDY was with ga Low
down dive Ike Dan Quinlau's OF
state street" (Laughtur.l lilo though
that was "auuugh 10 maze any mat
drunk" (moTe lAughterl, as II did no
put him Ia "A very gOou light amonl
strangers here.
Mr.. Murphy-Did you ever 20 to tn
knutsiotd hotel Tor The purpose OF Al
u0uncing 10 anyone what the object /,
be- shot at wnsG
Witness SAID yes, on Tuesday morn
iug, Aug. IAN, ana Lafayette anu ri
ley went win MIN. After the Oblec
"A human hair, snupended-na
been named, EIdy made oDnsidvraOl
demonstration IN the way VI "squirnI
lug suu twisting likea man taken b.
surpri.e,p aud asked "Why didnl
you name a streak Of AR or Upo
spacsP (Laughler.) lilo was "lui
lpatalyzed" when the object was men
lioueu aud said he should not Rdyis
Woods 10 bet any more OF his money
Q-WhAt was tue aggregate amour
OF tns ipouey aud chtcas you backu
LAfayott with, that he would win Ia
match2
witness believed about sl,5sl, an
said that his side was OyeTUet ut thA
time by the other side.
THIS AFTERNOONS SESSION.
When court TeassonOleI At 9:l
Mir. Gibbs Hgain tOUR tbs stand an,
this time no was handled by c1uust
TOT the defense, In cf0ss'UxaminRliOu
Attorney Sutherland acted a. Ia
intefrogAtor. lie questioned tho vii
ness As to how long he had lived /
salt Lake, where he was born. wher
lie came from, what no hal done an
30 on.
Nr. Suiherlani-Haye you hal sn
: experience IN sporting matters boiol
now
, Witness said no had bet on Pres
Dental and other elections, on To-
prize lights, aud on "mum bling pegs
when boy, Continuing, witnrl
: stated that Lafayette first gpproschu
him on the subject OF this shOOiiu
I match, aud they discussed on sever
occasions anerW ards this object to
shot at. At the time the contract ".
made aud signed no thought lac had
pretty good knowledge Of Lafayette
: sklll In the use Of the TOW and arrow
having seen some OF his feats In pf
, vate before.
=. Counsel was proceeding With hi
=, questions In this direction when IA
! county attorney urgeI their immater
atty, Hut Attorney sutherland sal
IL. q. g.. 81.