The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-20

The county Lexow investigation yes
terday was double bar-alled affair
as regards temporary triumphs. First
the old county court was On tap and
then the new. At times me clouds of
suspicion would envelop the Cahoon
family and then the sunshine of limo
cence would break in and dispel them.
When dinner time came honors were
easy.
The old county court had he first
innings.
It began with the refusal of Harry
was the first witness to take the stand
and, in reply to a question as to his
hooks, said that the ones which he
wanted to produce were in the possess
sion of Mr.. Haynes. That gentleman
not being on deck, the court concluded
to wait for a time ard after wasting
q half hour Haynes appeared.
"SIr. Haynes" said the county at
torney Il will ask you to take the
sand
Not This Morning."
well, not this morning. I have a
statement here which l would like to
read 10 the court in explanation of my
position and in order that I may not be
misunderstood" Mr.. Haynes then
read. The statement was to the effect
Nat he was a member of the constitu-
#Anal convention and that as such he
was required to be present at its SEES
sions That he would gladly assist the
court by producing any books that he
thought proper they should have in
n fa11
were his private property. Those he
did not propose to allow any one to
have save only when he was present.
",Ehis book said Haynes, is my own
and contains privase accounts which
are not for the public. I will when
the convention is over, bring 1t here
and allow the court to look at it. That
is all gentlemen. Good morning"
Vhereat Haynes walked out.
his statement OF affairs rather
startled the county attorney who took
a full five minutes to catch his breath.
He then addressed himself to the court
saying: TT remains with the court TO
say whether the witness shall be cited
before the district court. I am Of the
opinion that we can get along without
him. and at the same time think that
he could set an excuse from the con-
vention if he choose"
Mr.. Geddes SAID something in an
undertone about "the court being dis
posed TO be lenient" and there the mat
Ter OF Haynes dropped for the day.
Albert Cahoom Sworn.
Albert Cahoon was called to the
stand 10 testify. He was asked
whether he filed vouchers for services
as 3 peace officer during the months Of
September, OCTOBER, November and De-
cember OF 1894, and replied that he had.
He could not say whether they were
separate or that in some cases there
were two in one. He had not re-
ce:ved his pay for the last month
That fact was clear to him.
At this point the county attorney
said that until the books promised by
Haynes WEE produced that he would
like to have the matter continued. !
There was a disposition on the part of
the court to adjourn when Mr.. Murphy.
who represents John P. Cahoon, said
that he would like to ask Albert a few
questions.
ct has beer stated" said the attor-
ney. that Mr.. George w Atwood has
testified that you told him that John
p. Cahoon was interested with you In
this quarry. Is that true?"
mo sir. I never made any state |
rnent of that kind. He was not inter-
GAS a matter of fact he owns no
share. nor did he?"
mo sir
'It has been stated that you dis
counted the warrants which you paid
your men; viii you please explain just /
how that happened?"
That is a fact. Sometimes they were |
discounted ,. sometimes 8 per cent It !
was owing to the price I could get for /
them I had to sell the warrants to |
get the money to pay the men. At
fhe end Of the month I made an esti-
rP he
work done by the men and the teams |
and they were not paid until I got my
warrants from the county"
at has been stated here that the |
fils.seriaI used by you in this matter |
was Of IN Inferior grade. VIII. you
please answer this? Make an explana- |
ton
"rhe material was of a good char
acter as far as I can determine. There !
were three graoas. the coarse, the |
medium and the fine. Some of the rock
was run through the crusher and some /
was not. Some of it did not have to be
run through 1t was of the proper size
ard Shane already. 1t is of no use to
run rock through a crusher which will
not be made any smaller"
SIT has been stated that you hauled /
dirt there; that soil was used as a
covering. is that sop
'.No sir. The fine dirt came from the
rock itself. IT was not dirt really but
.dne rock such as would roll down
hard"
Regarding the crusher. of which
so much has been said, Mr. Cahoon
said that while it was an old one. it
was a good enc and did the wo-k well
Some of the rock was screened and
some was not There was a good por-
ton which did not need to be screened.
Mr. Whittemore then took the wit
ness. and asked him whether it was not
fact that all the stuff which came
from the bank was hauled to the road.
To tn.S he replied that it was not;
onIy goed material was taken there,
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