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

Il will state 20 the court that the
rustic pathway is indeed longitudinal
that has no circumlocution."
50 spoke ex-Selectman Morris at the
close of the county investigation yes
terday.
Il was a sort of field day for the old
county court and the novel spectacle
of one of the members of the present
court being cross-examined by one of
the old greatly edited the few specta-
tors.
At the opening of the investigation
MIR. Whittemore said that owing to Mr..
ShurtIf and Mr.. Haynes being mem
bers of the constitutional convention.
it was inconvenient for them to attend
at this time and he therefore proposed
TO drop the State road matter and do
a little inquiring about some crooked
work on the joint building.
Mr.. Murphy suggested that Mr. Ca
hoon be given an opportunity OF testi.
flying. The court and attorney sat
down on this proposition, although
they were magnanimous enough to
offer 10 permit him to make a state
ment if he chose.
Mr.. Cahoon did not want to make
any statement except in the regular
way and the State road matter goes
over until the constitution is COM
pleted.
1.-The examination had for a basis a
~ of rubble stone; the offal of the
Nlunding and the condemned rock
Which, for long time, occupied the
southeast corner of the grounds.
=, 1a
idea that a mine of wealth is concealed
IN the whereabouts of this rock and
accordingly waded into the subject.
Numerous witnesses were examined
on this matter ard at the conclusion
of the session the taxpayers funds had
been reduced by at least $50 endeavor-
ing to find VINO had got away with
about S24 worth of rock And the S24
worth, or it's location, still remains one
of those profound mysteries which so
frequently perpleX human brains, al
though Detective Mitchell is said to be
IN hot pursuit, aided by one of the
regularly raid men on the city force
It is hard to trace rock when ii is in
some ones cellar or lying buried under
soil where il has been used for filing
but Mitchell will get there. He's a
trailer from Trailersville.
The Testimony.
But now to the testimony.
J. W Summerhays. who was the
first witness, testified that he purchas-
I'd nine loads of waste rock from a
man named Mitchell who obtained it
from the joint building grounds at 81
per load. He paid H. NJ. Willard for it
and exhibited a receipt signed by Will
liam Doxey. Doxey. who was pres
emit looked extremely Virtuous and the
court INDUCED in a quiet smile.
George Smith. transfer man. hauled
away fifteen loads of rock which he
used in the foundation of his house.
The rock. so witness said. was pur-
chased from Councilman Watson as he
understood il. Mr. Watson who was
also present. looked virtuous TOO. The
stone was taken from the grounds. He
bought the rock OF one Richard Cham
berlain. who claims ne paid Watson
for it.
Richard c. Wall took the stand He
Bought some Of the rock. One Proc
of the joint committee Bamberger,
Watson and Norris made the bargain
and Bamberger collected. The rate paid
was $3.50 per cord and he got three
and three-duarter cords.
William Doxey. who worked as fore
man of the stone cutters on the joint
building. was examined. DoXey was
a sort of a Sam Weller in his testi- |
mony nd Mr.. Whittemore failed to
get mu"h out of him. He had sold
three or four loads at S1.5o per load |
From DoXeyS evidence it appears that !
all money and checks received were |
turned over to Causten Brown. clerk Of
the joint committee.
P w .McCaffery, foreman Of one of !
the gangs. was next examined.
who employed you?"
Il don't know that that makes any !
difference
Bur being pressed for a reply, Nc |
Caffery finally said that Mr.. Bamber- |
ger secured him the place. I
McCafferyis testimony was to the eff
feet that the rock piled out by itself |
was condemned as unfit for use in the
huilding.
,Fhe electric light company had pur-
chased sthree cords. Witness had seen
stone taken away from the pile after
hours but did not know who did it ex- i
cspt that Watson's teams were so Ell
gagged at various times.
s. Very Cheap stone.
John Sheriff. who had charge of the
stone work, testified that the stone
sold was not worth over 81 per cord,
and that the bulk of it should have
been given 20 any one who would haul
il away About half of it was used
in Foundations for the steps. Tkis
piece of testimony rather knocked the
bottom out of the foundation laid by
Mr.. Whittemore and he took another
tack.
WAS there any stone cut here for
the Murray Opera house?''
Yes, when Bowman had the con-
tract.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Bowman's acts
had nothing TO do with any one but
himself. Mr.. Sheriff was then let go.
Joseph NJ. Watson, city councilman
and member of the joint building COM
5r1tee, took the stand and comp ieted
the wreck Of anything which might
f1qve been termed startling, by show
ink where he had sold rock for spot
cash and turned the money into the
treasury.
s mir. Bamberger and I were ap-
s,ssnted committee to get rid of this
,rocg, as it was in the way OF som-