Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-19

wines, then sail he hal bre iu.
sliucted W letter from the prese
county court to get bios Iof es evatOt
ordered Tor he Int tuilding; lie te-
ceived Inst letis, in Jsuuary Of this
year and went 10 Chicago lnves-
ugate; be Travelled graiuilUusly
ahu "a was not undefs God thst no Vsp
" get anything or his services Go.
three bids, one esch from the Crane,
Sta dsfd anu WtuHlow cIm Aniea
diuB't remember who, invi ed him into
tho bar tOUm of lhs knutsfJfd hotel
where no found BAmBefgsr, Morris,
CahU0n and others. Bsmbefger sskeu
what he was going ~ charge 'ur Ger.
tain work anu also wanted 10 knoR
something no, W teu per cent; giiuefB
replied that n thsy were ready to
aestd a contract he would be- feAIy to
give ngutea, OihefWise not. In p
general wsy he ssid n would he somr
wheIe between fl2,OOD aud $4,000
When he was askeu ~ hist there was
10 IT, he RESPONDED, "Wnat do you
Esn2" lnen something was 81
shout 81 800 land h. informed the select
u on, he says, that / 10 fitm save any.
thInE al adu ~ toulu LUt ann ~
mucu.
MI R,wllns-wss there anything
siid NJ 10 who was TO get tnis 10 per
cent?
Davi,-Nu; we separated with u
any understanding.
Mt RAwlint-D d you not, while
before tue grand jury last fall, say lhst
Morris, WauIlaud, B,mbefgst, LoOi.
UoutOw, Haynes, CanOon aud MullOy
we're pfeseGt at the meeting Ia tue
knutsfof,2
DAvs-I positively d d not.
MT. Rawiins mere asked Mr. HaynsR
VINO occupied = oct Immediately be-
lind counsel, TO stand W, which tho
latter did, and tuen turning TO Ihu
witness iIqu red, "DlI you ever see
that man bciUTs2' ihu reply was, 81
never did 10 my life, aud he was not
NJ the knutsiofu NJ that meeting"
To Attorney Whitiemoro-lt was
Architect Pf0udioot who CAV. him the
names OF the members Of tue Joint
building commltier. lie was tOlu tina
u woulI be better 10 walt lew daysa,
Bovmsn w.s about 10 be moved a. u
the contract was ~ DO awarded ~ Au-
other. He frst spoke VI the allegeU
bride solicitation to Architect klttting
OF this city. His understanding with
Mr. Whittemofe was inst while on.
gagged In the service OF the county no
was TO receive his railway ~ u note
expenses anu pay equivalent ~ that
which he got from the Standard Gas
company while Ia ils employ -tnAt IL
while hv was out Of town (Chloag0)
his home.
Attorney VatlAn TO witness You
sai1 ~ MT. RsEliut that you came "
no Undertaking OF agreement ~ the
knuis orr aH 20 the briDe; now dii you
sat ov1ytbiDg thAt wss said VI Ut.
outfey2
DsvIs-l did.
Judge Powers, for tho defense, Oh.
Jectsd 10 the question aud the answer
uuI Il va. hually ruled upon ny ia,
court - being cpnpetest.
Mt. NATian then askeu whether any.
thing was said with reference to writ.
Ing letter 10 the arm, Tue witness
replied In the Affirmative And said that
he did write sucn q letter 10 his firm,
adding, however, that he did moi
thiuk u would do Any good. lie alsu
saw bis ffm psfiOually upon the sam,
subject.
10 Mir. Rawlins witness said, III sen,
Telegram from Chicago to Mr.
Whlttemore, some weeks ago, saying
had broken my ATta anu wanted MIN
~ vine me tl6U; ho sent ms $780,"
MT. RawiIns-Did you ride on
Toight or s.eeEibs cars IN your travels
through the countfy2
Wltness-lu sleeping cars,
Mr.. Rswlin,-And stop at fret or
thru ciAss hoteH2
Witnesa-Such hotels 80 the X nuts.
iord-ShAtovsT you call them.
Mt. RAwllnA-WhsTe dii you meet
Mt. Wniltem re In ChicAgu?
Witnsss-At the UuiOn League
A MILWAUKEE WITNESS.
william J. Grant Of Milwaukee,
who had the marble conlfac'
for the Joint BUILDING was next
called. He was ssEed by Mr..
WnIt emOre as TO the fur ishing II
marble. Tho do Sc objected 20 the
question, AMI commended that II Ia Il
nOIhiug to do with The mstter undrr
consideration.
Mr.. NArian said the prosecution de.
sired 10 show that the spec ficAIiOus
were changed AMI that marble In some
irstai COS WIS., substituted tor iron thu.
ncfeatl x the expense, and also throw
some light on vital points.
TIE court here announced q recess
until lAter In the afternoon, stating he
Woui at that time decide on the
Hdmisslbllity OF su,h evidence.
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