The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-21


The taking of testimony in the Nor
ris bribery case closed at o'clock last
evening, and the arguments viii COM
mence this morning. Mr.. Whittemore
and Mr. Varian will speak for the prose
cution an6 Judge Powers for the de-
Tense.
The arguments on both sides are
limited to four hours. which with the
judges charge to the jury will probably
run over until about noon morrow,
when it will be submitted to the jury.
The proceedings yesterday were not
very lively. The cross examination of
the defendant concluded about noon,
and then dispositions made by F. A.
Holbrook, George P. Cary, a. H. An
drews. A. H. Cary and w. G. Fricke
were read by Judge Powers. The re-
mainder of the testimony related prin-
cipally to the reputation for truth and
veracity o: the witness for the de-
tense. J. F. Delaney. The prosecution
put about half a dozen witnesses on
the stand who swore it was bad. and
the defense brought about an equal
number who testified it was good.
CROSS EXAMINATIoN RESUMED.
Mr.. varian resumed his cross exami
nation. of the defendant, ]. R. Norris.
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The
witness said he had no talk with Hol-
brook about the money Hayken said he
,efunded to the house. Had not seen
Cary about it either The telegram
of january q. 1896, to Adams witness
supposed referred TO his seeing Hay
ken. He did not know how long il was
after sending the telegram that he left
for Chicago; went to Cary's Office in
cidentally and met Hayken there. Hay
ken and he went away together and
1unched together at the Wellington no
tel: was not with Hayken al a room
in the Wellington that night. Did not
know how Hayken knew he was reg
istered at the Wellington under the
name of J. K. Porch; did not go by
the name of ]. K. Porch at Cincinnati.
Did not stay at the Wellington on the
nighu of the first day he was in Chi
cage, as he left for Cincinnati on the
evening of that day.
When the Hayken letters were pub
nshed witness thought he did not write
to Andrews & Co. about them, but was
led to believe that Holbrook knew all
about their publication Witness says
he urged Hayken to make a true de-
tense and tell about his refunding the
money and about the mining deal.
You were taking cuite an active
part in getting up the defense?'
I'VE consulted together a good deal.
Judge Dey was my attorney at that
time
Did Judge Dey suggest you should
-, 5,a-sa,
No, that was my own idea
Did you talk TO Hayken about get
ting Eolbrpok to give a receipt for the
money he said he paid back and the
necessity of getting Holbrocl1s testi-
nony?"
Yes, repeatedly"
did he refuse?"
NO he didn't refuse, but he didn't
do it,
Witness said HoIbrook and Cary had
agreed to stand by Hayl1en and pay
the expenses of his defense, but they
didn't do it.
you understood the house of An
drews 6. Co. had agreed to defend Hay
ken and pay his expenses?'
Judge Dey and Bayken hold me So"
You believed that Holbrook and
Cary could give testimony that would
establish your innocence?r
Yes
yet you made no attempt TO see
Folbrook and Cary and get their
statements2'
when I saw DAIRY in Chicago Hay
ken and he talked it over and I UNDER
stood then that they would give tes-
timony for HayEen.''
What did you supply money for
Hayken's defense for?'
II gave him $500 as part of the re-
fund in the mining deal"
why did you not refer to that in
your Ietters?"
IT don't know
You professed to him the desire to
chip in and help him. Why did you do
SOP
More to put him off than anything
MORE ABOUT DAVIS.
This man Davis of whom you wrote
cases?"
yes"
You were interested in keeping
Davis away?"
NO moi particularly
why did you register at Chicago
under an assumed name if not to avoid
Davis?"
"whittemore had engaged Davis to
trail me around and / didn't want anv
Of his hirelings following me about
YOU said witness excitedly. 'snow
have detectives following me You
have them walking up and down in
front of my house every night they
stay there till the lights go out. Chief
Pratt's brother is one of them. You
f. or somebody else has them there"
Mr.. Variant is well you added the
latter clause I would not like it to
come from the witness stand that I
wars trailing you around.
you are great talker, Mr.. Morris?'
interrogated counsel
Sometimes"
you have a resentment against
Davis?''
Yes. good and strong. I wanted to
prevent him from getting any money
from. Whittemors'
you have an idea that everybody |