The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-17


AT the investigation which is being
conducted by the county court, the
leading feature yesterday was the
eliciting from Sam Galleazzi the in
formation that he had laid off work
on the State road job in order that
ne might so over into the Third pre-
cinct, and do some Logging for Sc
lectman Geddes.
The proceedings were of the very
tame kind and the reporters of the
morning dailies who arose three hours
earlier than is the custom. kicked
themselves for not waiting until the
usual time for getting up and trust
khg to the evening sheets for the pro-
Eeedings.
Galleazzi was the first witness. Sam
said that he began work on State
road in the spring of 1894 and worked
off and on all the season. He was
discharged several times for reasons
which he could rot state. The first
time he worked he was in The employ
of Frank Heath, but after that he
worked COR Ben Hagar. Galleazzi re-
ceived Sis per day and was dis
counted 10 per cent. This was done
because he wanted his money before
the regular pay day and not because
Hagar or any one else was making
any money out of him. Gally was of
the opinion that if he wanted to dis
count his time it was no ones bust
ness but his own.
Continuing his testimony, GalleaZZi
said that he laid off three weeks at
one time in order to canvass the Third
pre- cinct in the interest of Selectman
Geddes. When this statement was
made, the latter blushed very appro-
priately and the balance of the court
smiled
How does it come that you were
employed so many times?" asked Mr..
Whittemore.
Il cannot tell you, except that there
was a great many men down there
who mad a spite against me and
guess that they helped"
Didn't Hagar lay you off and Sc
lectman Morris put you on again
right away?'
mo sir
WHO put you at work."
We'll, Herman Bamberger helped
me get a job three times. He gave
me a note to Hagar."
WHO is A. Galleazzi?"
F'1y NOV.
WndC QlQ ne QO!
Carried water. 1t was three quar-
ters of a mile to water and we had to
have something to drink. owing to the
warm weather.
who got him the job?''
B 7 did, through Mr.. Hagar."
Did he discount his timer"
IN I did it myself
De he ask you to no SOP
No, but as he is my boy I had the
-.-r1,4 H.
to- - ~ "4"'sN
Did you ever pay for a job on the
Sta road; did you ever pay for be-
ing Al owed to keep your place and
did you ever do any work for any one
IN order to be allowed to keep at
work.
mo. sir, I did not"
Here ex-Seleotman Morris, who was
present, asked that he be permitted
30 ask the witness a question. Per
mission being granted, Mr.. Morris
said. Did l ever give you any work?"
mo, SIR"
a o. Player, who has been des-
cribed by a previous witness as one
of Morris pets" was the next wit
ness. His testimony was to the eff
feet that he had worked on the lob
A long time in the late summer and
the fall He was laid off frequently,
but it was because of lack of mater
ial and not that Haga~ was trying to
do him an injury or make place for
any one else. He was never laid off
permanently. Mr.. Morris got the wit
ness and his brother a place in the
first instance; after that they needed
no assistance from any one. Player
denied that he had ever paid any
thing for place; that he had ever
given any one anything to be kept on.
He discounted his time in order that /
he might get his money sooner than /
ne would had he waited until the reg
ular pay day. AS to there being any
business relations between ne and Mr.. /
Morris, there were none. When the
men were paid it was at different
places. Sometimes they were paid at
Tenth South and some times at
Twelfth. Three times they were paid
in the little shanty where they kept
their clothing and dinner pals The
testimony Of the witness examined
a few d9ys ago regarding the spend
ing Of money at the saloon on Twelfth
South was all false. There was not q
scintiila of truth in it.
Replying 10 q question by Mr. Whit
temore. the witness said that he never
knew Hagar to pay off in Wilson &
saloon.
The testimony of Joseph H. Player.
q brother Of the preceding witness
was or similar character. He, how
ever, always waited until pay day for
his money and as q result was not
to take any discount. He
got what his warrant was worth At
one time he was paid a warrant for
SOS. rs and lost only the % cents After
being laid of at one zine he and his
brother and Galleazzi were sent tor
by Hagar and told TO 50 10 york
Replying to a question by fsr Nor
ris. the witness said thai lie had !
worked one day in January % his I
year and had been paid FOR two.
The reason for this was that In Z