The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-23

have left a lot of it on our hands.
/ There was about 40 cords Of IT.
Auditor Raybould testified that 5000
was received for rock and covered
into the treasury.
Here is the Result.
/ fnasmuch as Mr.. Watson had testi-
! fed that there were 40 cords and Mr..
| Sheriff had sworn that it was worth
81 per cord, this statement put the
! city and county about $40 ahead or
the investigation, although the S24
wonah mentioned in the opening of this
| history of yesterdays proceedings
will be allowed to stand for argu-
ment's sake.
MIR. Morris Makes a Move.
The newspapers are indebted to ex-
| SeIectman Morris for the only
live part of the proceedings. Sc
lectman Christopherson was on
the stand and had testified to
having paid Superintendent Willard
! SIS for three loads of rock when Joseph
got in his hooks.
How many loads did you take from
the grounds last SUMMER" he asked
Martin.
How many?"
yes, how many altogether"
why 1 cannot say, ten or twenty
loads maybe"
where did you get this rock, from
the corner?"
mo. from the street. 1t was block
ing the street,"
You did not pay for this?"
"No"
How many loads did you haul from
this square TO the corner?"
ooh, none of it was from the square.
It was discarded rock
cit was part of this rock which was
piled up in the corner?'
Yes it was"
who hauled it?"
81 don't remember"
"Wasn't it one of the city and county
teams?"
three loads I bought"
"Do you remember who the teamster
VASE"
How f. is it to your house from
this square,"
'sAbout two and one-half miles"
Now, Mr. Christopherson, is it not a
fact that you hauled away the old
stone saw-mill foundation; that you
took that down homer"
mo SIR
How about that hollow tile. Did
you not haul some Of that away?"
Yes sir, three loads"
"Ah, three loads: And how much
did you pay for it?"
81 paid So
wagon loads of hollow tile?"
Eyes. And 1 haven't used it"
"Oh. you haven't used it. What was
your object in buying it?''
"Just to get it out of the way"
"Oh, you paid S. for three
wagon loads of hollow tile just to get
it out of the way"
Startling Episode.
Now Mr. Christopherson continued
Morris. transixing him as it were. with
his eagle eye. us it a fact that you
sold one Holden two lots over Jordan
near the brewery for the sum of $3.50
Which were to be paid for at the rate
of $40 per month out of over time
which you as foreman outside of the
building. were to give him?"
Martin didn't answer this question
yes or no" He declared that he
would not answer. Mr.. Rob
erts came to his rescue by
discovering that with Martin in
the witness chair and the pro-
bate judge outside examining an in
sane person. there was no quorum
present. McNally was hastily sent for
and when he entered Morris repeated
his question.
Christopherson declined to answer
until he could get his papers and have
them read first"
Now I will ask you if. when Holden
made this affidavit stating that you
had agreed. not only to give him over
time. but to continue him as a laborer
on these grounds in case you were
elected a selectman. that you did not
refund the money and pay him $l0 to
suppress this affidavit?"
Attorney Whittemore and the dele
gate from Bingham came to the rescue
with objections of technical nature
contending that this kind of evidence
was not admissible at this stage Oh the
proceedings and were supported by
Selectman Geddes who handed down an
opinion to the effect that this was a
private matter.
But" said Morris. sit is in line with
this examination. Here you have an
ex-official whom I ask regarding his
acts when he was working for this
county Surely this is material and
competent"
Selectman Roberts said something
about spite work. and Attorney
Whittemore remarked:
IF you will give us the name of this
man we will have him subpoenaed."
Gentlemen, you are conducting this
investigation in your own way. 1 do
not propose to give you his name. He
will be produced at the proper time"
But if YOU can let US subpoena him
we can examine him. Perhaps the |
testimony ca the stand will not agree
with this affidavit"
Its Long Lane, Etc.
''The rustic pathway is indeed longi- |
tudinal that has no circumlocution,"
said Joe. II will say that when the !
proper time arrives this man will be !
produced"
The investigation then adjourned |
until tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
MIR. willard Talks.
Superintendent Willard was seen
last night in relation to the stone mat
ter and said that the stone referred to |
was condemned rock, which cost the /
county practically nothing. The !
greater part of it was condemned rock,
which was purchased by Contractor
Bowman The joint committee made
several attempts to sell it but could
get no satisfactory offer, inasmuch as
the rock as a whole was of poor quail
ity. 4 good portion OF it was used in
the foundations for steps on the four
entrances to the building, while lot
of it was used as foundation for
the drives. When it was hauled away
the dirt around three sides of the pile
was four feet high and it had to be
gotten rid of some way.
Regarding the use of the city teams
hauling rock to Christopherson's place,
Willard says he never gave him per-
mission to use city teams, and that
his own responsibility.