Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-14
ON THE GRIDIRON'
POSeTs'S Pleasantly and Hayksn's
Admissions In Court Today.
TEOrTED IN TANDEM WITH MORRIS
That Notorious MsphlstophellsiIc Man
Equine Led Him Over q ferJ
Rocky Road.

The crogs-examinAtion Of Martin
| Hayken today was tho closest ana
liyoiiost OF the trial up to date. Judge
Powers hHdHsy ken put on the witness
stand the ffsl thing this morning and
kept him there Throughout the day.
Questions were oleverly and quick
| ly asked and usually deliberate
ly and cautiously answered.
Hayden was asked 10 explain two OF
the letters written, aud already pub.
lished In tho NEWS, with reference TO
securing the contracts from the county,
city anu board OF education. His re-
plies are given below. lie was uncer-
tain rs to the amount Of money he
spent in this city In 1894, but II am.
ounted TO good many Thousands. He
had two bnnk accounts, onv In bis
own name and the other In the firm'a
name. lie sont his wife some money
while here. Perhaps this amounted TO
hundrtd Dis Of dollars, perhaps thousands
| he could not remember. The testi.
moDy In briei was 90 follows:
MoRms's BIG PERCENTAGE.
Judge PoWsrs-Mt. Hsyken, how
much didI the contract oia the city,
county and board Of education aggre-
gate?
HAyken-About SIS 900.
Judge POwers-And Morris was to
receive twenty per cent out Of all this
sum for using his influence in getting
contrsc,i7
| Hayken-Yes, cir.
Judge Powers-And you made a
contract with him-you entered into
an agreement to that eiecl7
Hayken-Yes, sir.
Judge PoweTs-Ths agreement was
aigneu2
| Hayken--lt was.
Judge Poweu-You got no receipt?
HayRen--I did not-it was aimply
an agreement between US.
Judge Powsrs-It was signed at the
KnutAiord hotel2
Hayken-Yep, sir; in my room.
Judge Powers-And 1t was KEEP,
thep2
Hayksn-Yes, but II was in lmy
desk which was locked; the key kept
In my pocket.
Judge Powen-You took good care
of N?
HAyken--I did.
Judge Powers-- You knew the MON.
bers OF tho board OF educationg
| HBykon-I did.
Judge Powers - And you Though,
one OF It's members Vas an old orank3
HAyken-I DID.
Judge Poweu-And that old crank
wa. Colonel Nelsou2
| HaYken-Ho Was ths man
Judge Powers-Dldn't you "work
on" him?
Hayken-I did not. II was not nso.
essary. He signed tho contract with
all the other members, except Mr..
baldwin.
Judge PoworJ-You charged the
board OF education more than the city
or county, diun't your
Hsyksn-No; did rot except In
two or three special cases where some
thing different was ordered from that
bought by thu city or county.
For instance the board OF education
got n very large letter file, something
altogether different from that put In
other parts Of tho building. That was
expensive. Two or three other articles
were also high priced bat that was all.
NORRIS TOLD HIN.
Judge Powors-Who told you that
Colonel Nelaon was an old crankp
Hayken-l don'l know.
Judge Powers-WAs 1t Norris?
| (Laughter.)
| Hsyken-PerhAps II was.
Judge Powers You have some pur-
pose In giving testimony against Norris
haven't you?
HAyksn--I think have.
Judge Powers-WhRt did you mean
by tho use OF the term "planting
81, 800"
hayken-ThNt was money for Mor-
slF.
HAYISEs's HOPE OF ISRAEL.
Judge Powers then proceeded to give
the witness most rigid examination
aud ssked him what he meant by using
the term "HOpe Of Israel"
HAyken-It is u saying have had
| for year,.
Judge Powers-Is It the hope q
Christian has OF future lifs2
HSyken-Not In this case.
Judge PoWers-Did "Isaslo not To-
ier to the hope you had in a certain
member OF the county couu? (Laugh.
teri
Hayksn--It did not.
Julke IOWeTh-Nur the h 0po you
had In the Almighty?
Haykeu-No; II had meant Coz /
would have said 80.
Judge Powers-Dld II mean thu
hope you hal in the outcome OF this
corrupt deaip
Hayken-Not corrupt deal, judge.l
Judge POwefs-You dOn't Ike the
word "ooTrupt?p
Hayken-N dou't.
Judge Powers-Well, what did thi,
Hope IN Israel" expression mean,
| anyway
Haykou-rhAt 1 would eventually
succeed Ia getting all contracts.
TRoTIED IN TANDEM.
Judge PoweH-You trot,od I'm
double harness with Morris, didn't
you2
Hayken-No, did not.
Judge Powsrs-in tandem, then?
Hayksn-Yus, | would say that was
about 1t with me as the hind horse.
(Lsughterl.
Judge POwers-And this mAn Nor.
rio, this Mephlstophelistic equine
tIOtted along In advance OF you from
frat to last until he got you Into all
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