Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-19
STGTEROAD INQUIRY.
HAIRY Haynes Makes a Statement 10
Tho County Court
NE DECLINED 10 BE SWORN
VIII BE On Hand When Tho Convention
Adiourns-A =. aud u. Cahoon
on tho stand

this morning and made % statement to
the effect that bis duties called him 90
be- in attendance at tho C0uitliuuonul
Convention and he could NOS auenl
thuinvostigsuon asa witness, but iha.
afer tho adjournment oi That bohy
he would be- VI the service Of tuu court.
IL we 1915 this morning when iho
iuvcsligstion began, Albert j.. Cahoon
at that time being recalled. lilo taii
he had brought with him tho books
usoI by him TOT ChecEiHE the numu1f
oi loads VI rock taken from the chuy9uI
but could not bfiug tho gthets uH thty
were In the pUssctaiyu VI hHfIJ
Haynes.
Attorney Whitlem0fo hero stated
that he could proceed Hu further win
the examination OF tine witness unNl
the other bo0kh Of the Mncaghm Rock
company wufu obtained. Hatry
Haynes had been subpIurwi nui
should be- here with them. the Inc
vestigaton ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
NJ which time Mt. Haynes arrived,
On being called as witness hu
stood up ani Judge Mentally proceeded
10 administer tho Oalh, when hs I'M
teffupisd bis honor, say luE ho did not
care 10 be- tWOfn but wished 90 READ q
statement 20 tho c0ur. HIS statgmout
wns In effect that hu had buen served
with suulWun, but us he was %
member VI tuu Constitutional vInNUu.
ton ana HE turylCes were required
there be could not attend tue Inquiry
A 3D..
ton adjourned, however, he would be
al the service o. this court
He was asked by tho county atlnr.
nry 10 he would not turn over 90 hiH
pArtuof, Mt. A. &. CAho3u, the books
kept by the MacadAm Rock company, Co
when no answered thathuy books kept
~ Mr.. CahOln no was willing % tJtu
over % him or 10 the court, but the
books kept by himself contained also
his private accounts and hu would not
give thrm up 10 the court for fear he
would not get them back.
lie then babe the court good day and
retired.
County Attorney whiltomoro tug-
gesied that 10 renamed vita the court
whether 10 let this matter 10 over until
Ms Haynes was nj liberty 90 have him
cited 20 appear before che district court;
he thought Sir. Haynes could probably
have been excused from tue C0uvcn.
tiOU n he had Nv desired, but suggested
that tue law would most likely grant
him the privilege Of declining ~ leave
his post.
II was decided by the court to let the
matter rest until the Convention All
ioutnvd,snd 20 on with another branch
Ot the Investigation.
Albert Cahoon was then asked ~ 10
whether no had received warrants tor
all the vouchers no had sent Ia iOr ser.
vices ~ peace officer, and stated that
ho had received all but for the month
Of December.
Witness was questioned by Attorney
Walter Murphy ne follows:
at was stated bya witness named
Allwsud that you told him that John
II. CahOon was n member Of the MHch.
dAm Rock company. Did you ever
mako such a statement TO himg
ono, sir."
"Hnvo you talked with him Aimee
be gave that testimony"
"Yes, sir"
"Whas was the conversation that
passed between y0u2"
81 asked him why he made that
statement and he said no testified that
he thought 1 told him 20, but not that
/ DID toll him."
"lsitatseI that John T.. Cahoon is
a memher OF that Company
ono, aitn
Witness further stated that lao had
paid the mcu for what wura lao had
received pay Tor from the county Us
Tar aa he knew, anu that the crushef
used Tor tho preparation Of the material
Tor state road hHd done good work.
Ia answer 10 Attorney Whittpmore
he said no paid 10 anu 90 cents per ton
Tor hauling,aud that this was discount.
Ell from two TO i've per cent 10 dlsposB
Of the warrants.
Reynolds CahOOn, a brother Co. the
last witness, was sworn aud testified
ihat he was Ia tho coal aui lumber
bullnthn anu had furnished lumber
for building bridges uu state toad
witness did not believe hr sold any
2U'prnny nails 10 any ptuuu during
May Ht lees than $3.50 PCT key. He
furnished lumber 10 tue county iu lsgl.
"Dld you have any better customer
than thu county FOR iumHpr during
l'3i'" asked County Attorney White
more,
Witness said yes, ho thought tho had.
anu mentioned several uf ul4 hravIraI
customers, Including the Hanauur aud
1eruania amultsrs,
DID you charge them lhoplmp rrIrra
during 1894 an you did thu county ION
tho same class nf umbvI.p
eyes, siE Tor the same GLASS u ma.
,erial"
William Atwood, lumber and coal
DEALER Of Murray, testified if..t b.,
never iurnish,I tho county with sny
lumber, 10 ar A. hu know. Hrs. y,r.i
was about two miles south of ErtnYIfa
CHh0Uu's. Tho lumber Cannon r.r.
rird WAS Of about Cue same char
g9c'er "a tbs. sold by wI,uvt.
But CRhouu carried also clu...u
grade when he himaul,u 700. Boo. ode.
IhuIe was likewise u medium gr,gp 10
lumber known ns "uatiur4" tE which
II was haTl 10 llstlnRuiru from tur rsnl
article lie had applied O. R1au
supervisor Mcmillan iIr permission G
tullly lumber TO the uu s. aud afro
TO Nit h'litE former su,ug.mAu, bat
GO uu purpose.
"pid ygu ever apply Tor permission
10 ME- J, T.. CANON ur amy Other
member NJ the c.uu.y COUNT" u-a,u
Attorney Murphy
"Nu, WI / huvw there was u1 Ur.d
oI Ne have nothing aga. st AIL.J. h..
Iauunu, buI ue haI Quo long end of me
"nlpple Tree Anl tluP, oil there Is d.
lt."
"D.d you ever pu, Ia a bid again,
"HyNuuy u.gJg"
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