The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-20
ter. but the extra finish made the price


ters connected with this part of the
case, but the county attorney SAID
that he did not care to take 1t up unit
all was in readiness for that part.
Selectman Roberts said. however
that the court would hear any state.
ment that the witness desired to make
the attorney to the contrary notwith
standing. Mr.. Geddes lifted up his
voice in favor of a short statement d.
''the time of the court was limited"
Hayken then said that he had sen
all the warrants to the firm except
those which he had used to pay his
bills and the expenses Of the firm
line of paying for the labor, in gettins
the furniture in place and such matter:
as that.
Mr.. Whittemore offered the sugges
ton that as these gentlemen have
come into court and pleaded not guilty
to something which they have not beer
charged with that he would conclude
ever, in order that the matter of the
prices might be inquired into.
Il am perfectly willing to come
| whenever you want me- said Haylxen
Mr. Murphy then remarked: "Are
we to understand that there is no al.
legation of fraud or collision against
any Of the members of the county
Yes SIR replied the attorney. 1--WE
charge no one. We are merely making
an Investigation
Then the Dutch blood in Haylen got
the better of him. Rising to his feet
ne sad: Il want to see the man who
mas been here and said that 7 told him
tndt paid money to get this work
want to see the person who has cansed
my family all this trouble by reason
OF the assertions made that I am a
dlSnonest man. / wish to tell This
court right here that he is a liar
20 you mean to threaten this
court?" said Roberts.
NO sir, threaten no one, but when
ever near any more of this. court mr.
no court, You can depend upon it that 7
am going to protect myself. want
no more of this kind of business ,,
wen, said Geddes PRACTICALLY eve
MAKE lax. no charges against you
-. les, out the papers have been full
od TINS rubbish, and it is time that
s snd proor was adduced to support 1t
anu not keep an honest man under
Lively Times.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Hayken,s
testimony, Nj. R. Cahoon nrodmca5
ms books. which showed that for 1000
IS ana 1884 his profits on lumber sold
the county amounted to s360.10 NJ
Whittemore led the witness throneh
Iaoyrinth of figures, till Christopher
son vent 10 sleep, WI l. McNaMy
.W}ltstled wearing of "a Green :,
But suddenly Mr. Whittemore snrane
a surprise by referring to a se7 entrv
on page lis of the ledger. said entry
showing profits due witness. and ask
ing: '''-U ASH
Was this entry made today?,
ono, SIR
Mentally stopped whistling and
Christopherson woke up. Ceddes
looked over his glasses and Roberts
looked wise
try while the county a storney di-
rected attention TO the gloss upon the
ink
The court made a note Of the gloss
and the examination proceeded with
the introduction of Expert Account
ant Robert R. Anderson, who said he
was an adept on handwriting, ink and
several other matters. He examined
the entry, and gave it as his opinion
that the entry was not more than a
day old.
This chunk of evidence was ample
grounds for Mr.. Murphy TO lead the
witness all over the realm Of expert
writingism. The lawyer produced old
letters, old accounts, receipted bills
and a whole list of written matter,
and tested the ability of the witness
as regards the age of each. When
he finished Anderson scarcely knew
where he was at, save that he per-
sisted in saying that in his opinion
the entry was of a very recent date,
and that he did not think it was over
q day old.
L NJ. Fisher, another accountant of
ability, gave it as his opinion that
the writing was of a very recent date,
and said that he based his judgment
upon the appearance of the ink and
the general glossiness of the letters
as they appeared. If the writing had
been old, the ink would have shown it.
Other old writing was compared with
this. and the difference pointed out.
Architect Kern was called, and he
too thought the writing was Of a very
recent date. He testified as to the
manner in which recent entries were
detected, and was allowed to sit down
without being cross-examined.
McKaig, the genial deputy in the
county recorders office, came in with
his bicycle pants on, and said that
it was impossible to tell how old the
writing was 1t might be three years
and it might be two days. The ink
was evidently of a peculiar kind.
This settled the experts testimony,
and Cahoon was allowed to finish.
He said, in reply to questions, that
he had made the entries some time
after the first of the year. That it
was not made yesterday nor the the
day before. That he made them when
he had closed up the business for the
year.
This closed the investigation for the
day. and the court adjourned until
Monday.
John p. Talks.
John P. Cahoon said, after the court
had dissolved, that he had nothing to
fear from the investigation, even were
it shown that he had profited by SELL
ing lumber to the county. 1t was no
crime he said for a man to make |
money. While his brother had told
the truth in this matter, he was not
afraid to say that he was guilty of no
offense, even were it the general |
opinion that he was directly or indi- !
rectly interested.
AS regards the matter of the fur |
niture, he said that no one received a
cent When the other side gets a |
chance to make a showing, they will |
knock all of Mr.. Whittemore's props
from under him.
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