Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-12

90 uotNii every piece OF lutullNlt Hyl
o. the county under the alleged doodle
contract ana gave the total estimated
lfue value M S26 $1,000, aud disulDscd
asnortage ot Sl,l55 ~ railing and
Cluntsf measurements ulcte.
Judge p1wnfa crOu-uzumiu. u tho
vitn,ss, asking him questions a. 10 the
comparative Value aud qualities %.
furniture In the city aud county p0f.
tons II tho building. Att sweeney
vasunsb 10 rem m lCt whether or TOT
he found all pieces VI The county 'ufris
lure duplicated In the ciiy'H property,
tut many OF the articles were pfac.
tically the ssms. He hnl not iaade
a comparison Of tho prices paid by the
city, county or board n Uduclti'u for
their furniture; como OF the furniture
was made from plans AID enrciiications
furnished the manufactures, some
was stock furniture and some NJ the
orern chairs were patented by AudTcws
4 Co.; this was HE third ifip TO Salt
Lake CITY; his interest Ia making
these estimates was not prompted ty
any feeling against AudfUWs &
10. nor by the compensation which ur
received for bis sefvio hts trends
IN Chicago had peuuuutd him 10 assist
Mt. Mhittomufo In bis rtOsrCu' Non Of
these casei, saw Mt. wniuemofe In
ChicagO about xix weeks before wiinCss
came TO Salt Lake the fret timri dinrd
with him at tho Union League club;
hlow Martin Hayden yeas ago ns "a
decorator, did not know until hu came
hero on these caset, at the request %
Mr. MhittemOte, that the Martin
Hayden mentioned In connection with
these furniture deals wa the same
Hayken he knew ~ a decorator; this
was his fint appearance In case OF
this kind.
w. u. Kinnersly, foreman Of the
furniture house Of Dluwuodey a Co.
OF this city, was next callel by the
prosecution. He whe abls 10 estimate
the value Of furniture upon rxamina.
lion; hac examined the estimates Of
Mt. Sweeney and had himself made
an inventory oi tho movable furniture,
excluding judgeP tonchcs, jury boKes,
rAllings, otc,i and Including only
ohaIf, tables, desks, etc, generally
known ~ movable iufnitugt; tue total
amount Of HE estimate Tor his movt-
fblo furniture was Sli,T9B co.
Toe witness was CtaHs-uxaminei by
Judge Powers % 10 the scope OF his
experience nnd dealings In the iurni.
lufe bisin,ss, which TWAS practically
confined TO Salt Lake and the flfm OF
Dinwoodey y co.
Mr. w. n. Williams, Of the Go.
operative Furniture company Of this
city, was next called fof the pfostcu.
ton. This witness had also made an
estimate Of the movable iurnilure aud
placed q total cstimsted value VI
sl4,796.0g.
The crOss.eJamiuaiiOu by Judge
Powers was devoted principally TO the
Fictitious attempt 10 get the opinion Of
the witness a. 10 the duration u a
glance" ut the estimates made by
MT. Sweeney on the furniture anu
which witness had seen on a desk IN
the seleclmen's tfiiee.
IL. J. EaYwAtd, carpenter and
'.,tder, was called by the prosecution
for examination As the value VI the
staI0uaTy furniture Ia the county pot
t,Jn OF the building, which he had
estimated ut n total sum OF ell ,sHOBb.
Ctnas.SKAmined by Mr.. Power, the
witness said he had furnished some Of
tue wAinscoting In the building nj 30
crnts per square foot; had done bic
business win the building committee
Tor the putting In Of the wainscoting.
IL VI NNhihtNs NNuAAANANA hhA
builder OF this city, was the next wit
ness for the prosecution. lie had made
an estimate OF the value OF the counly's
stationary furniture ana estimated this
value Of Sll ,S90.g5.
Judge Powers was Inclined 10 have
little iun with this witness also on
REORGANIZATION, but ELECTED no In
formation that would Appateruy
strengthen MorTis's case.
Elias Morris Esq, builder, conirac,
tor aud marble worker Of this city, was
c'il.t Tor the prosecution. He had
examined the marble base Aud IA NJ
n ,. vOunty's potion OF the tuiiuiug
I'D had estimated tho total value at
sS,S7l,07. Judge Powers was satisfied
without nross,eXAminalian,
Hayden Al THE iSNutAoRp.
Fisher Harris, clerk OF the Knuts.
ford hotel, was called for the pfosscu.
ton. Witness had examined tue teg-
letter OF the hotel Tor December, 1898;
was Able 10 say, independent Of the
register, that Martin Hayken was a
guest OF tho hotel at that time.
Judge Powers interrupted Mt. Va,
Tlan's questioning 10 insist upon the
production Of a oeElsin register whioh
was not present. The witnea now
could SCARCELY be seen for the pile Of
books on his lap; but recess was taken
and In tho msantimo the missing
register was TO DO procured.
Direct examination OF Mr. Harris
was continued at the z converting OF
court at . O'Clock this afternoon. vii.
nese testified as 10 tho date upon
which Haykon registered ~ tho
knuttford hotel, being NJ divers times
between Dec. 2s, 1903, nnd Dec. o,
1894. Tho ledger IN which accounts
with guests are kept was also brought
foTthin evidence. The deientc object.
ed 10 It's introduction, but the court al.
loved " 10 20 and Judge POwe't
excepted. The ledger showed that an
account had Deen opened by Haykeu
on Dec. IS, 1893, and had been reopen.
ed on different dates 60 Dec, % 1894,
continuing At each entry tor sUvtra
days or weeks nj time and in tue
frat instance over four months There
was no ctoss.txaml natiOn, but CE,
ueplloua were tREen by the defense e
oil the testimony as being immateTial
Irrelevant anu incompetent.
TURNED STATES EvIDENCE.
Martin Hayden was then called 10y
the prosecution and examined by Nc
Narian, Witness stated that me- wal
agent for Andrews s. co. aud hal
been connected with tue firm lot three
ysan; was under indictment Tor Ger
lain Transactions with BAIT Luz,