The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-20

The Morris bribery case was again
the center of attraction in the courts
yesterday. The defendant, Joseph r.
Morris, was on the witness stand all
day, the forenoon and up to 3 pm. be-
ing consumed in direct examination by
Judge Powers. 1t was all easy sail
ing for the witness up to that hour,
but when he was taken in hand by
Mr.. Varian in cross-examinstion it was
different, and the witness found it hard
to plausibly answer the incisive queries
put to him by counsel. Mr.. Varian's
mode of examination as a rule was mild
in the extreme, but it was none the
less searching, and showed wildly the
weak points in the defense in regard
10 the mining deal. 1t was well and
thoroughly done, the ground being
carefully covered step by step as far
as gone over.
1t was a trying ordeal for the de-
fendant and he showed signs of the
strain upon him. The cross-examina-
ton viii be resumed this morning and
will probably occupy the greater por-
ton of the day.
MORRIS RESUMES THE STAND.
The direct examination of J. r. Nor
Tis was resumed by Judge Powers, in
substance Is follows:
You met Hayken about January l,
1894. How soon after that did you in
spect his schedules and plans for furni-
ture?" asked counsel.
1T was about February 20
Did you inspect them alone?"
NO; Cahoon and Bamberger were
there
Were there any other furniture
agents here?"
Yes; the Brunswick-Balke company
had a man but he went away soon
and never submitted any samples or
plans"
Did Hayken have samples?'
Yes, and we compared them with
to banks and others in town and also
furniture supplied by other firms"
did you make the examination
alone?"
NO; in company with the other
members of the committee
Did Hayken make any concessions
in his prices?"
He was very anxious to get the con-
tract and we dickered for long time
He made concessions in the settees and
put the price down from 81 to So a
foot. Some articles the school board
paid 500 for we got al $45. Others they
paid $42 for we paid S25 for
Did you. Cahoon and Bamberger act
as a subcommittee in buying the
county furniture?''
Yes"
Did Judge Blair act with you and
examine Hayken's samples?"
Yes; we took him up to the hotel for
that purpose
Was the second contract signed like
the first in Haykens room at the
hnutsford?"
Yes"
Were you then acting as a county
court or as d subcommittee?
AS subcommittee
What did you do with the contract
after it was signed?"
Gave it to County Clerk Meloy.''
When you entered into the first con-
tract was any representation made by
the architects and builders as to
when the building would be ready for
the furniture?"
Yes; they said it would be ready
on June Is, but it wasn't. We had con-
tracted TO have the furniture here hv
June Is, but the building was not ready
but Andrews insisted on a payment of ,
$4,000 on account"
BOUGHT SCHOOL WARRANTS.
D1d you nave any dealings with
Hayken about that time?'
Il paid him $500 for school warrants
which bought from him. l gave him
a check on Mccormick & Co.'S bank and
II was cashed by the National Bank
OF the Republic. There were two war
rants. one for $133 and one for S211 90
Of school district No. IS brighton j"
When the furniture arrived did you
compare it with the samples?"
Yes; and ii was the same quality in
every respect"
Referring to the telegram dated lat
ter part Of 1894 from you to Hayken.
saying if Hayken would be here on the
following Saturday you would make a
settlement in full. How did that come
TO be sent?"
i sent it by direction of the commit
tee
Was all the furniture in place when
you went out of Office on December 81,
1892
judges Office"
''The contract for the Dugway mine
was here shown to witness and he
testified that it was signed in Hay
ken S room at the Knutsford hotel on
the date that il bears, April 6, 1884,
Witness and Hayken had a good deal
OF talk about the deal for two or three
weeks before it was consummated.
Hayken and witness each got a copy of
the agreement. With regard to the OBJ
ton given by Delaney to Morris on the |
mine, witness said it was signed either
on the date it bears or on the follow
ing Gay, March Is, 1894
INTRODUCED DELANEY.
did you and Delaney see Hayken at |
the Knutsford hotel about that timer"
Yes; ] took Delaney down |
purposely for Hayken 10 see him about |
the mine.''
Witness further said he introduced
Hayken to Delaney, but did not tell
Hayken that Delaney was a part own
er IN the mine. Hayken talked to De-
laney about the value Of the Era r,.ois