The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30
BAD FOR THE
PROSECUTION.
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GEDDEs CROSS EXAMINED.

GEDDES CROSS EXAMINED.
Gross examined by Judge Dey the
witness said hayken offered himself
as a witness and was examined by the
county court He referred to some in
dividuals who he said were trying to
ruin his reputation and social standing.
who are these people he referred to;
give us their names?" said counsel.
Il cannot remember them, but the
county court minutes would snow
that
twas your investigation not solely
to find out if the county had been de-
frauded?'
yes, i think that was the main OBJ
sect"
WEARY ON THE STAND.
Edwin D. Weary. examined by
thet county attorney, said ne
had been in the employment OF An
drews & Co. from 1888 to 1893. He went
rbare in the capacity of chief designer
and in about two years became mana
ger of the cabinet department. Had
charge of the manufacture and sale OF
+he furniture in the department.
"Have YOU examined the furniture
in this building?" asked Mr.. White
more.
yes. 1 have. Most all of at was de-
signed by me when ] was with the
firm of Andrews & CO.
Judge Henderson objected to this
class of testimony. Mr. Whittemore
said he was leading UP to point
where he could show the actual value
Of the furniture supplied, and to dis
tinguish between stock furniture ana
furniture made specially to order
The court said before this testimony
was admissible it would be necessary
Tor the prosecution to establish the
corpus delete to show that the bride
had actually been given and that state
merits by the defendant were not alone
SUFFICIENT to convict him. The body OF
the crime must be shown before evil
dence of this class is admissible.
Mr.. Whittemore promised to prove
the corpus delete and on that under
Standing THE evidence was admitted,
his honor, however, remarking that
he would instruct the jury that the
defendants admissions alone were not
sufficient to convict.
Mr.. Wlhittemore said the state su-
preme court held that a defendant
admissions alone were sufficient for
conviction and the examination pro-
ceeded.
Did you make an inventory of the
furniture in this building?" asked
counsel.
yes. in June last made a person
al inventory"
What was the result of your inven-
fcry?"
Il valued it at the price which it
would reasonably sell for at wholesale
rates.
Witness here read estimates of the
values, stem by item the total foot
ing up to $2S.23S.65.
WEARY HAS ANIMUS.
Cross-examined by Judge Dey:
You were discharged from Andrews
employ in 1892"
NO"
You left their employ in 1892
Yes"
They brought a suit against you for
the conversion of certain money!
YES. Nine months after 1 left they
brought suit.
What did you do after leaving An
drews?'
went with another firm as manager
of the cabinet department, and after
that | took the management of the
branch house of a ST. Louis firm until
early in 1885,
What after that?"
business for myself
Have you any i'll feeling against
Andrews & Cop
= Yes, I have"
How long does that date back?"
Almost seven years ago Mr.. Hol-
brook and l had a dispute"
You saw Mr.. Whittemore in Chi
cago, about this case in May, 1852
Yes, he sent for me by Mr.. Swiney"
DO you know Mr.. Fricke?"
YES"
Did you, Whietemare and Fricke
have a conversation about this mat
ter in the Union League club ait Chi
cago?"
Yes"
Did you introduce Whfttemore as a
Mr.. Allen of Denver to Mr.. Fricke?"
Yes, 1 think so'
why did you do that?''
Mr.. Whlttemore desired it, but there
was no particular reason for it that I
know Of"
Did you describe Hayken as a big,
course, unsightly Dutchman with
nothing smart about him?''
L think I did,
Counsel then went on to interTogate
witness about what occurred during
the conversation between himself,
which the latter was very anxious to
get from Fricke information about the
part Andrews & Co. were supposed
DO have played in the alleged bribery
of the selectmen. Witness ac-
knowledged he had then said that Hol-
brook was a mean, treacherous fellow
in whom no dependence could be put.
He applied similar language to Cary.
Did you tell Fricke that the value
of the furniture did not exceed $4,000;
that you had ii in for Andrews & Co
and would send every member of the
firm over the road, and that you would
get even with them?"
Il don't think 1 said 1t to Fricke.
though may have done so at later
period
DO you know L. C. Davis?'
Yes
He is an intimate friend of yours p"
We'll, yes
You have been working in this case
for a long time?"
II have done some work on It,"
do you know Arthur Floessler?''
yes"
LETTERS CAME MYsTERIoUsLY.
When did you first see the letters
which were introduced in evidence?'
When they were put under my Of
flee door"
who put them there?"
Il don't know"
What did you do with them?"
Read them"
What did you do with them after
wards?"
"They disappeared"
CAS- mysteriously as they came?"
''Well yes, but L may say carefully
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