The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-24

''Tell them am busy painting my
buggy and that 1 VII be in Monday,
if I have time"
- This was the answer made by George
Kilgore yesterday to Deputy Sheriff
Irwin, who served a subpoena upon
him commanding him to appear before
the county court yesterday.
Deputy Irwin made his return and
repeated this statement to the mem
beTs of the court. This is why q war
rant was sworn our for Kilgore's ar
rest before Commissioner Pratt at $50
last night. The charge is perjury.
Eleven witnesses were examined at
the investigation yesterday, which be-
gan at II o'clock. A review of their
testimony as whole shows that Kill
cores conduct has been peculiar to
say the least.
IL the testimony adduced is true,
M ,srs. Cahoon and Haynes would
se%m to have profted by the work
mdf9S than other citizens living along
State road. While property upon which
schools were located was neglected, as
regards grading, that owned by
Messre. Haynes and Cahoon, across the
street, was attended to with care.
Mr.. Kilgore kept the teams owned by
these two steadily employed. while
other men,s7horses were idle. He even
constituted himself & collection agency
for Mr.. Cahoon and held out monies
due him from one man, after which. in
tie words of the witness himself, Mr..
Cahoop paid the balance, deducting the
usual per cent.
IN the language of a witness, at was
scratch my back and I will scratch
yours"
The Examination Yesterday.
David Lester was the first man to
testify yesterday. He began work Nov.
., having been employed by Kilgore,
and worked seven days with team at
$3.50 per day. He was paid in cash by
Kilgore. who deducted per cent. This
money was paid some time in Decem-
Der. The witness began work with a
shovel on Nov. Is at $1.75 per day and
worked thirteen days, when he quit.
When he was paid the usual per cent
deduction was made. In December he
worked two days, the 7th and Sth. The
pay roll shows that he worked the
5th, 9Th, 7th and Sth. The witness,
however, said this was wrong This
testimony shows a tally of $3.50 for
Kilgore, not counting the percentage
retained.
- Extra Time Credited.
Feter Mcmillan, a resident of Muir
ray, was hired by Kilgore to work with
a team at $3.50 per day. lie worked
twelve days, for which he was paid at
the rate mentioned, minus Kilgore's
discount of per cent.
But you are on the rolls for sixteen
days. said Mr.. Whittemore.
well I only worked twelve" replied
Mcmillan.
Continuing the witness said that in
December he worked thirteen days
and had been paid for ten days only.
Mcmillan was somewhat surprised
when informed that he was on the pay
roll for seventeen days. This makes
sss so, not counting the discount, in Nc
Millan's case.
Substantial 'HRaIe OF"
Henry Fellows worked during
August, September, October and No
vember He did not, according to his
statement. put in more than half time. !
Questioned sharply by Mr.. Whittemore
be was sure of this.
did you ever get in twenty-five
mo sir, 1 did not"
Did you ever work on Sunday?"
mo sir"
Did you put in two days time No
vember 23?''
''Emphatically no.
did you work in December?"
mo sir"
This evidence IS startling, viewed in |
he light shed by Mr.. Kilgore's payroll,
which shows Fellows to have been one
IF the most Industrious mem on the |
lob, his average being about twenty
i've days each month, while in De-
Gambler he is shown as having worked |
4 irteen DAYS. The witness was very
fsitive in his statements and nverred
hat he knew just what he was talking
about.
Albert Reading worked four days In
,aid, minus the discount Of 5 per cent
Something About the Road.
w. Y. Atwood, an old resident and
business man of Murray, said his two
IONS worked on the road. Edward one
# the boys, had put in two weeks
,loughing on Kilgore's farm. He
hadn't been paid for this yet. Mr.. At
wood then gave some testimony re-
-arding the quality of the work. Be
ore State road was macadamized he
BED to drive to Salt Lake in e buggy
VOW he LOOh Il Street CdI II WAS
afer. The system was first to put in
lag, next broken rock, covering this
With dirt BY courtesy this was called
hale but II was dirt and nothing buf
irt. Cahoon, said witness had one
ontract and at one time the witness
al called his attention to the way the
york was being performed. The select
nan said it was being done without
is. permission. Mr.. Atwood said that
While he was the heaviest taxpayer in
he district he could not induce Kilgor7
0. give work to one of his teams
,ahcon and Haynes were more fortu
ate. The former had one and the
after two on the Job When the wit
ess spoke to Kilgore about this ar
angement the latter said 81 am a poor
aan and if I do not keep their teams
t work they will get my head" Ca
0ypn's teams and Haynes teams, ac-
offding to Mr.. Atwood, were steadily Il,