Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-24
The LEGAL ARENA.
Fresh Indictments Against EI.COunly
0MClals.
OTHERS ALSO IMPLICATED.
The KELSEY Case Argued and Nubmi,te,
criminal Acilons-Citll
llnsintss.

IN those against whom the grani Jury
died true bills yesterday. This fact
was made public after thp time Of tho
NEWS going 10 press, by The arrest Of
ox-Seieetmen Joseph II. Morris ami
Hot.nan Bimberser. OF salt Like
county. Only two OF tn indictments.
those charging Mor,i. ami BamOsrger
with agresing TO resolve bride, are
connected with the Haykeu affair, tho
others being In connection with other
county matters associated with the
scandal regarding the city and county
building.
Two Of the ey-aeloctmsn, J. II. Nor
rls Rnd II. Bsmberyer, are jointly In
dictnd Tor sskinf a uriho, toe allsg,-
ton 10 tho gfsua ju'y's nnJiug hsins
tbs, the scousri were, on July -,
1888, "eIeouIlve officers OF tho rsffi.
tory OF Utah, to vii, soioo.men Of Sat
Lake county, and tne county court OF
said county OF which tue eaid BAN.
berger anu Morris we're then aud there
members a, sucn sslecimon, having
lhon and there under construction
said county's portion Of what Ia known
rs the Joint city aud county bu iding,
anu the Winslow Brothers company
being then anu there desirous Of lur-
nishing the said county certain iron
work and placing the same In said
c1untJ's portion Of said building for q
price to he agreed upon, this said Bam-
uriget aud Morris did then anl there
ask from ote l.. T.. Davis tho agent OF
SAID Winslow Brothers Co., bride,
TO wit, large sum VI money, the
amount u which Is to tho grand Jurors
unknown, with the understanding that
their votes, opinions aud actions Us
such Soioctmen IN regard TO saii cOun.
~ making n contract with said Wins
low Brothers company for said iron
WORK and for placing the same In said
c5uuty's Iortion OF said building,
should 10 influenced thereby In favor
Of said company"
a second Indictment In against J. X.
Morris, and accuses him OF agreeing to
receive bribe from Martin Hayksu,
agent Tor Andrews 4 Co., To Influence
him In tho furniture contract fof the
oouniy'e portion OF tho Joint city anu
county building.
The third anu fourth indictments OF
tho eleven are against III. BsnIbergef,
ono charging that he agreed 10 receive
"a br'be from Hayken ths same rs did
Morris, And the other that he agreed 10
receive $500 as bride from Charles A.
Barker, agent OF the Western Tempef-
allure. Regulating company.
| Indictment titlvc charges Hayken
with attempting 10 brlbe one Of ths
city committee; and indictment SIX lie
la connection with the same business.
The remaining indictments are
against non-residonts " tho Territory
va tue same matter, anu arc not made
public because the warrants are not
served nor are the parties under arrest.
rhn ox-,electmon Indicted, Morris
aud BamOerger, gave bail In tbs sum
Of $1,000 each on each charge made, TO
appear when wanted.
THE KELSEY CASE.
Continuing tue cr0ss.eKamination OF
L.. T.. Kelsey yesterday afternoon, In
rrspOu ~ TO Mir. NanAn, the deionlant
denied having written certain letters,
and also claimed that the plalntii was
not good glfl when hs began 10 Asso.
ciate with her.
J. X. Gillespie testified that tho de-.
fondAni did not say 10 MIR. Hansen Of
tho NEWS, that the plnlntin had been
his vile hut was not then, MIR. Han
son said MT. Gillespie was not present
nt toe conversation.
JIG. Bvchtol produced tho Walker
hOusr register OF July -, 1892. show
Ing the entry OF the name OF "MIs. y.
kelsey" Al testified ~ by the plain.
I'm.
j. II. winslow testified that there
was no entity pi that kind AT 1, o
Walker In 1890. This also agreed wi h
plsiu.lilIs io.titaony.
The plBin,iii then Identified the en-
veloIe kelsey hal donied. bno ne
serted that sns hnh kelsey had liveu
together siuoo March, 1859, aud dsnied
mis- story about her beis. h bad gin.
She also testiEv ID that when In Denver
kelsey came aud took tn. letters be
mad written 20 her. She mad seen him
burn some Of tnsm.
This cone uded tho taking OF test.
mouy, sud the arsuruonts were liked
for tuis mornirP, two hours to each
side. In tho afternoon white no cross.
examinAtion o, Mt. Kvlssy was golug
o 10 no said tnst tho plaintiff had msdo
untrue statements shout tna marriage,
aud now hs doubled her slaioment
about his being the father OF the boy.
AZ this point Mr.. Narian turned 10 Tao
boy, (who Ia the very picture Of Mr..
kelsey IN the profile OF his facet and
ABKed, "WhRt Ab1ul the chilI's testi.
I mony, MIR. KelsoyW The defendant
made no reply; ana indeed none was
J necessary, Tor tue question, invoking
attention TO too sinking likeness D.
tween me defendant and tho child,
, had telling effect upon all present.
rhis morning Mr.. Vatian opened
wit. Mis- argument for tie plaintn,
and this afternoon was followed ny
. Col, Eilis fot tue Defendant
p. CRIMINAL MATTERS.
ID. smith, arrested at Big Cotton
, v0nd on u charge of unlawiully di'
| verliug water from u certain iTrlgahng
|. ditch, Is TO have hearing before U. d,
, | Commissions Greonman tomorrow.
As2p III. tomorrow A. Soronsou
! and q, Larsen VIII have a hearing be-
! fore Commissioner Sommer on =
, charge NJ embezzling $50 from Ma
COMB & Hughes, u spanish Fork.
Tins parties were arrested In ntViel
county by Deputy Msrahal Fowler, Of
Utah county. Larson had beon mr.
(CoatintIsa on Faye fiVs.l