The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-13

difference which company got the job,
Davis would get commission" How
ever, q trouble arose in that L. c.
Trent & Co. CT this city, under bid all
those fellows on their own machine.
Now, inasmuch as the selectmen prom
ised the job 10 Davis they find 1t
necessary to go to Chicago to fix
things" with the manufacturers, so as
to keep Davis in line. When the Sc
lectnen get 10 Chicago the Rrodesser
people are going to make a desperate
effort to get the job, even if they have
to put the plant in at half price. 1
think that if Davis could be beaten
out of a commission in this deal it
would prove beneficial all along the
line. If the Crane or Ohio people get
the machine, it must go in through
Trent in order to head off Davis. l
think from this you viii get an idea of
the situation, and you and your friends
rhere must get our work in so soon as
the selectmen appear upon the scene.
Roberts and Geddes left here last
night. They go ON the D. e. r. G.
VIII stop off at Springfield until to-
morrow morning. They expect to ar
rive there over the Chicago & Alton on
Thursday. However, my informant
may have been mistaken about some
of the details, and they may have con-
tinued right along last night, in which
event they will arrive in Chicago in
advance of this letter They expected
to stop at the Great Northern.
Yesterday morning the conspiracy
case was called up on motion to set
Vhe Indictment aside. The motion was
sustained, and there is one less case
than when you were here in Deem
Der. Your cases were set for trial Feb
ruary IS. Everything is moving along
nicely at this end All the attorneys
say there is no possible danger of a
bad result. Of course, these selectmen,
while in Chicago, will make all kinds
OF overtures and promises to Strat5on
and Foster to get them back here. Per-
haps it would be we'll to notify Carey
and Holbrook of their coming, so that
they would be we'll on their guard.
Those d-n fools-tihe selectmen-are
liable to do anything on earth to make
their point. They are apt to make all
kinds of statement ard prom, ses. How
ever, these maltters-the cases-are now
out of their hands, and beyond their
control. They are in the hands of the
court-aHd the seleotmen are powerless
except, perhaps, in working UP evil
dence, and securing the attendance of
witnesses.
Be alert; watch the corners well; keep
a stiff back bone, and confusion will
overtake Whfhtemore and his host of
ungodly conspiraltors.
Let me hear how you progress in all
matters. Dye wrote you yesterday,
care of Carey & Carey. Regards to
Mrs. H. Yours, etc.
]. RA MORRIS.
WATCHING GEDDEs AND ROB
ERTS.
Salt Lake City, February 10, 1896.
NJ. A. Hayken, Esq:
Dear Sir-I herewith inclose you
draft Of $50 as per request through
Adams. This I had to borrow Could
get nothing from Bamberger, and this
is the very best I can do Keep a
careful watch on the movements of
Roberts and Geddes. Nothing new.
Everything all right at this end. Keep
me informed of any new developments
Wrong address on kilograms. Yours,
etc, J. r. MORRIS.
22s W. N. f.
Since writing, a thought occurs. 1t
is this: If S. is successful in getting
a position, perhaps as you could get
time to write you a letter something
as follows:
Chicago, February -, 1896.
Mr.. NJ A H:
My Dear Sir-In answer to your
question of yesterday as to whether
l was going to S. Lake the last of this
month to be a witness in the cases
there pending against you. desire it
understood that 1 am not going there,
nor will 1 go at any future time.
Yours, etc. S.
WHITTEM0REs RECORD.
Salt Lake City, Utah,
February l6, 1896.
NJ. a. Hayken, Esq:
My Dear Sir-Some things have
cropped out within the past few days
that may interest you. In the first
place, you will remember that your
cases were set for trial commencing
on the 17th, and the only one set for
trial against me, the one in which
Davis says that Bamberger and l So
Icited of him bride, was set for the
24th, when the time set for the trial
of your cases was changed to the 18th.
W1hittemore asked to have mine set for
March 8. This we resisted Yester-
day he called on Loofbourow and
begged that consent be given to have
my case go over until March without
being required to make a formal APP
plication for a continuance. AT the
same time he showed Loofbourow
telegram from Davis dated at Chicago,
the 9Th, saying that ne Davis had
been badly hurt-had fallen and brok-
en- his right arm in two places-and
asked Whfttemore to send him $3.50.
About o'clock last night Loofbourow
telephoned Whittemore that a con-
tinuance of my case would be agreed
upon, but that they could arrange
matters in open court Monday (to-
morrow morning. Whittemore an
swered that he was going away today
(tbe 18th to be gone for week. We
rnistrust that the knave is going to
Chicago to try and whip Stratton and
the boy into line; also to take care of
Weary and Swiney. However, L will
ascertain positively in the morning
and apprise you of his movements by
wire. Varian told a friend of mine
that their county prosecutions We're
all broke UP and discouraged. He
said: They (meaning the defense)
have got control of our witnesses and
we can't get them here when wanted
1 think that Flossler's loss should in
crease the boys wages just a little,
anyway. This would show that he is
appreciated. His wages are ridicu-
lousy low. Wish. you would write to
me soon and fully as to whether STRAIT
ton has yet secured a permanent posi-
tion 1 have the promise of some
money the middle or last of the COM
ing week and if you still need it may
then be in shape to help you some.
Dye has been checking up your ac-
counts with the company during 1894
and also your checks, vouchers, ETC.,
and tells me that everything is in ex-
cellent shape and that he has no earth
ly fears OF the result if your work is
well done at that end. Up to date
Whfttemore has only convicted one
man out of about twenty tried by him
since becoming public prosecutor.
Have you got onto anything concern
ing the selectmen and their elevator