Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-17
BEN HAGAR ON THE STAND
Ills Testimony Before ihe County
Court IN Regard 10 The STATE Rold


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The State r.sI invotugeuHu wac
continued this morning. James Nlascii
aud ben Hus.r wcto Cue wi'lelse'
examined,
I,wuslII5 when the cE1mi alton
began. yamrs Russell, 20. HIu trDh
being hr.t placed on tbu ai.u. stHu..
lie taid he wac tho owner U' Che iHuN
nom which the materal VIA unih0n'd
mar,Jamz.us The -t.'u r.h.. DE
wasusgcI uy Attorney Nh..u.ra 70
boo mai ever usI any dealing vim
tine MscaJam Rock 0ymp'oy,
aud rcpu8i that hr know u' no
such company. 10 reply 90 iuf.
thur questions hr aiHiuI HB' Doc had
some IrHn 80 wit HAIRY Ithyut',
Albert GahD1u anu UtIsIs this ihII
Learning that ihu iHarg uuh ~ mo
ditch wpa.htiDg uaulHt away, hr went
tIsuf about 10. liu found 10 I.f.H NO
men "a, wUfk, uut Albert DsuI.ui "HH
De wHs Iu'0fu"I n.s sHalsr no goo
wUfk. was NOT There. go went '1 l'r
mau WIN was supervising .hH "Jih
under M Calhoun, as' .uulu si ilat
tiu material ur Iut na.. auI Goo aIItH
tcpaiIru. THE patty li b Iul i.-
boon. Witness at.ufwarlT mot Horny
HayuuH luI hitUTt HnuuIrt who ufHN-
iseI him that t.u Ilftu W.uIl UH lH.t iN
guDf condition IUry sisuHI "a bond
uI 81 900 ASA .uanu.r. 90 lAal tN'.l
winch was 1iHs .IHueI 10y John H.
Cnuouu. THE .lrH wHs uui lri 900 n
condition 90 euIt u.m, anu iu Hrli'r-
mont they bal HtiI uim "a cArgh,
Albert CANON brought tIu enc Oh
uim. 10 WA 60 boz PAN 90 iup account
n Nc. Hayuus.
ln relation W The material uHDl uu
tho state road, wilurfH stated tuai u.iu
ruCEg and 10 re- coil were u.rj. Wliuusa
hal team hauling ihD mH.rfIH.. 10
had hauled twuuty-sIE luLH Rui was g.
receive ~ csuts pur ton. AII That No
had received, however, wins $40.
Ben uaguf wa. then calluI. A'iur-
lry Whutum0tB explained that Iu Eas
NOS required 70 AuBWur ANY VursilHus
that would tend 90 uIwiuaIf uIuurlh
aud asked 10 hu vac willing Go tthti'yt
20 which hr answcIcl thai Goo wins.
"Dll sou ever DO auy work on ;hu
State fuau2" was asked.
"Yes, siT"
Ito further stated that uo wa un-
gagged ~ foreman aud worked south ui
Zenith South street.
"When you hcean hal there been
any work dJnt,"
zone milo OF grading had been
done, but NJ maCadamiz.u..p
"What material w,u utgl9"
"Quar1llV, c9uHlttIns % crushed
T.Ck.h
Ito further said tho nnl layer was
composed Of large rock uubfokru,
about D u 40 Inches deep. Tho next
layer vas about 40 inches thlOk anu
composed u small rock two ur three
inches in aiEs. Ito was employed 90
W. Il, Noble. Nil Noble iirst spoke 10
work commenced. Ito then said tho
county road, and " this company got
tho contract no would Ike him 10
supervise the work.
tie WAS afterwards engaged by the
members a the county court, Nj.
Hamburger telling him 10 70 % work.
Ho asked s25 a week Tor his services,
And II was decided that tho county
should pay him hnltauu the company,
the other half DID not remember who
Informed him of this arrangement
Witness was shown tUu payf1lls,
which he testified that hr hal signed,
nud also that they were correct 90 the
beat OF his know edge, de denied that
any person had been credited with
more days than br hal worked "
more thAu he had received pay Tor.
Witness hal received the warrants anu
paid the workmuu their wagts, Ho had
not received any commission OF not.
crninge on the mgtUrul usuI ur tho
wages Of the men,
some time was spout lu guustiunlng
tho Nitutss ~ 10 hih circumstance,
~ huu commencing work uu the state
ROAD, anu the money ur had handled
biucr, nnd II wa8 shown thAt hu has
nothing when Sterling, but that hu bnI
loaned small nmuuuiB 10 "a number Di
Individuals, amounting iu all 10 SOU
or $500.
HIS attention was then CalluI 10 tho
testimony given by certain men 90 The
effect that they hsd not REQ wed phy
Tor ns many days no waH shown by the
IayFD'ls, anu he was asked ~ Le could
Cilrr any explanation. lie answered
that n hc was allowed time e. took
Into the matter Hud examine the 40.
C3uuts ne could.
A Recess was then taken until $3.50.