The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-14


Pretty busy
did Joseph R. Morris tell you that
he could control Mccormick? p
No
Ibid he tell you that he had got Nc
Cornick solfd?"
No
"Well, then, if you informed your
firm that you got Mccormick sure o.
K you did not get it from Morris?''
Not direct
Did you tell your firm that you had
Mccormick fxed?"
mo, not fixed
well, words of similar import?"
"That he would be in favor of the
company getting the contract.
How was John ]. DAILY? How did
he stand?"
Il do not remember what I wrote
about him"
Did not you inform the house you
were working on Daly?"
81 did not know Mr.. DAILY personally
at ALL"
Now, then, were you working at
him?''
well. yes"
What were you doing?"
Trying to influence him to come and
look at the furniture, and take into
consideration the position of the
house,
You did not know him?"
No
Now, there was man You did not
know from ADAM
mo, 1 did not know him."
And you were working at that
man?'
Eyes, sir
WANTED THE FURNITURE Elk
AHMED.
You say you were trying to get him
to come and examine the situation of
the house?"
1.-THE situation of the furniture"
"Of the furnTture?'
81 invited him to come"
WAS there any furniture here on
the 18th day of January, 1S94?''
Yes, SIR
How much?"
II had a room furnished"
Where were you staying; at the
Knutsford?"
Yes, SIR
That is, you had some samples
there?"
Yes, SIR
What did you do towards getting
Daily TO look at 1.-THE furniture?"
Il did not make any special effort
at all
'Then it is not true what you in
formed the house, that you were ait
work on him?''
Yes, sir L was told so. That Mr..
Norris told me that. l wrote mostly
on his understanding"
How was Hardy, L. G. Hardy?'
Same way as the rest of Them
Did not you tell the house you were
working ait him?'
THE same way"
Did you know him?"
81 did, sir
Did you know Judge Young?"
Il did not know him.
You told the house you were work
ing at him?"
Yes, sir
How were you working at Judge
Young?'
THAT was told THAT he would be all
right"
A SET OF CYPHERS.
Now you communicated this infor-
nation to the house by set of cy-
phers?"
mo. not all of them"
Did not you in this instance?"
Perhaps 1 did,
THAT you would put opposite their
names?"
Yes, sir
''A round circle with a dash through
it meant that man was sure o K?"
Eyes, SIR
"a round circle with a cross through
it meant that you were working ON
that man?'
Yes, sir
"a cross without a circle meant that
he was a member of the city building
committed"
Yes, sir
And then after you had made all
those signs you explained them at the
bottom of it, did you not?"
81 do not remember"
You made those signs SO that people
other than your firm would not under
stand what you wr0lte?'
mo, sir"
What was it done for?''
1T was just mark and was ex-
planned on 1.-THE lower part of the paper
what it was.
Nov, recollect, Mr.. Hayken. I do
not want to mislead you. Tell me
whether you are not mistaken that you
were at that time laboring with Nor
ris?''
"As far as working with Morris is
concerned
You have forgotten this letter was
in existence?'
No, I recollect that very WE'LL
do you know what it contains?"
mo"
DO you know that it contains a
statement that is in direct contradic-
ton to the statements given by you
here ON the witness stand?"
''No."
do you know whether you wrote a
falsehood ito your firm at that time?'
81 do not remember anything of the
kind
There was no reason for stating a
falsehood ito your firm?'
Not necessarily"
WROTE THE TRUTH.
'T will ask you whether you wrote a
falsehod ito your house?'
81 did not, sir"
st will let you read this letter and
see what you have to say
WITNESS READS LETTER.
do you say that you stated the
truth ito your house in that letter."
with the exception of one mistake
CIldC Ilcue III Iuere 1HSCedu VI Say
ing j. NJ. or j. R. NJ, said H. b.
$50 it did not state the truth?'
well, with the exception Of that. 1t
was mistake
SIS that the only explanation you
want to make in regard to this letter?''
LAS far as I can see. yes, sir"
"Ouherwise it is absolutely true?"
81 think So
How did you come to make such a
mistake as thalt?'
81 do not know"