Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-27

that amount, but tsid they were not
prepared that evening rs they had TO
raise the money. Hs said Cfocker has
not got tho ready Money, but WI can
get It ia Ogden. he OF may have TO
get TO Ogden 10 raise II, | DOM sup.
nose cay or two will make any differ
cncs with you. Give us chance TO
raise the money and we will FIX that
eli right, say day alter tomorrow.
We then had some preliminary talk
about Boom AMI the killing. 1 toll
Butler did not like Booth, yet, did
not endorse murder, aud 1 suppose
Booth only gol what he deserved.
I said further "Atihur II was a
very unfortunate thing for Crocker
that he tangled himself up ia this muir
der business" Batter said, eyes II IL
too bad then said that Booth was
an Insulting man aud supposed
Croker was absolutely forced ~ Xiii
him. Butler nodded his head and
said, "Yes, that was IT," After SEINE
fuftnet talk regarding tho matter IN
which Mr.. Butler asked me several
times II $1,000 weuld satisfy me, aud
on being assured II would, no rose TO
70. While standing At the door he
made this remarh! "Lyme, for Gods
sake doh't give up that evidence, but
stand those fellows oil. Give us two
Jays and we will get the money"
sssuted him i would do 40, ana We
then parted.
will now explain why the above
plan failed to mature. Sheriff Ward
not meeting me at the appointed
time on the evening In question,
started out on the street 10 md HIM
aud after some little time saw him 10
Flank NJ. Foote's office In converse.
tlon with that person. Knowing the
position Mr.. Fooio had taken iu the
Cfocker matter, 4 feaiizoi that II
would DO hazardous iot me 10 bs seen
by him speaking TO the sheriff At this
particular time. | therefore passed Mi.
Foote's office several times In hopes
OF attracting Wards attention. Fall
ing TO do this and a. the appointed
hour In my letter 10 Mr.. CrOcker was
approaching, 1 decided TO take n des-
peratu chance. L entered Foote'S Of.
dee anu asked Ward n | could speak
with him. We at once procstdgd 10 my
house, he taking one roulV l another.
According 10 the testimony OF Mt.
Flo to, Mt. Crocker called on him on
the 9in OF February to advise with him
anu get hi. opinion OF my letter OF the
Tth. This was til, very day the money
was to DO paid - the. Mr.. Foots after
reading no doubt recalled the fact that
! hnd visited his place on the evening
OF the Tlh, ~ related above. Mf.FOote
probably knowing that had / teen H.
good faith with Mr. Butler, WAfi
would have been the very person
whom | would nave wished " avoli,
took this into consideration and doub.-
less told Mr.. Cfocker that II was n Job
between MIR. Ward and myself 10 trap
him (Crooker.l Had the m iney been
paid TO me Il would have been
Immediately deposited with the clerk
vi the court.
publish this statement In order TO
place myself light before the people
against n letter OF mine produced IA
court aud the testimony OF Frank M.
Foole. One OF the attorneys for the
do endant seems to have been cotrrs-
pending with tue Salt Lake Herald
and given that paper an untruthiul
statement OF this whole matter. What
l have stated ABOVE can be fully veti'
fed by Others, and II IL believed that
the onIy reason Mr.. Crocker did not
paIt with the money was on the advice
o. Mr. Loohr. Slgnsi by l.. n.
Huggins and John II. Ward.
RICHARD Il. HoD0s0S.