Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-13


appear In connection with percentage
proposition It Is tho evident intention
Of Judge Powers TO mako the moot
Of It.
Continuing his testimony yesterday
afternoon, Martin Hay ken ties ified that
no nud Morris signed q contract in q
mining deal which was n convey TO
HnJ Eon Il forests In ito Francis, Hol-
land anu Black Warrior lode mining
claims, si1ualoi In tho DuRwAy min.
Ing district, roosle oiunty. The pur-
chase price was 10 be $4,000. The
wltnrts teutified that tho contract WAS
bogus aud was only made nj the insti-
gallon OF Morris tor his protoctlou In
collecting tho amount due him on tho
iufOituro deal. The Letters which
passed between Morris and Hayken
were also admitted In evidence. They
will he found In another part Of this
Issue.
J. B. Hickman, the mining recorder
Of Iooels county, with a cart load OF
books ANNEXED, was the fifst wltnoa
called this morning upon resumption
Of Proceedings At 10 O'Clock. His tss-
timony went 10 show that the mining
claims alleged 10 have been sold py
contract for $4,000 were worth but
very litIle-nowheto near $4,000.
HAYKEs AGAIN TKsTIFiEs.
Martin Hayksn was again placed In
the witness box for tho prosecution,
He was asked by Mfr. Varian as 10 the
purport Of the agreement between him
self anu Morris for the payment OF the
20 per cent bride aud what should bs
done with the money thus obtained.
wiineas testified that previous to the
time specified In the agreement Morris
came to me and said my firm should
pay part OF tho 20 per cent now, a. he
wal need OF IL; / wrote the house
and received 81, 900; this did not salts.
fy MOrriF, / 30 informed my nrm
and received another $1,000; 1
then, in May, paid Morris $1,000;
the package which no left for Morris
was opened In the bank; Mr.. Knox
WIS present; he asked me who the
81 900 belonged 10 and 1 told him 10
was mine, that II belonged 10 tho
house; no salt, "I'li keep Il; the house.
owes mel" ! got n receipt for tho
money from Knox.
The receipt was introduced In evil
dence aud objected ~ by the defense.
Mr. VariaH Withdrew iI for the pres
ent.
Croa-exAmined by Judge sPowers
the witness said he had told the whole
truth about matters In connection with
the furniture contract ami the defen-
danps business relations with him.
"Can you tell anything more about
this dofondant2" asked Judge Powers.
"Yes.0
"whAt 10 it7-tell It ALL"
"fou ask mo question, Judge, and
l will answrr IT,"
After continuing his Questioning on
this line for come time Judge Powers
allowed the witness TO tell the story OF
the famous furnilur. deal from his
first meeting with Morris In Chicago,
tue points Of which have all appeared
In the former testimony OF the witness.
Since the commencement OF the
trouble over the furniture contrac. wit.
ness had been warned by Morris re-
peatedly TO not give the transactions
away. He had stood his trial intend
lug TO soe the thlrg out, but since the
house had failed
Here Judge Powers interrupted the
narration OF the witness and reoponed
his cress-oxaminAtiun, during which
HAyken admitted that he WA at work
ON tbs members OF tho City CsuuciI
In January Of 1894, Ia an attic mpt 10
~ cure the contract Ter furnishing The
cltJ's portion Of the building; had In.
formed his firm that ceTtsiu nenlbefA
OF tue Council we're 80. k,;D at that
time O'Meara, Lynn, Dsiy, Hardy,
Corum AMI Judge Young were doubt.
iu" hut that Ito was "WorhluR on
themi" IN writing 10 the house used
certain signs-net Always; sent print
ell roll call Of the CITY Council on Jan.
II, 1884, 70 my home and put signs
opposite tnoir nance; circle with a
uash through It Indicated that the man
WAS o, kr circle with cross
through II meant that L WAS working
ON tho man, and plain cTOEs indicate
ed that tue gentleman was member
OF the building committee; did not use
the signs 10 prevent an understanding
ny persons ether than members OF the
arm, because wrote an explanation
VI the signs on tue same sheet; do not
all tho contents Of that
l,ltoT.
Witness was allowed to read the
letter, which IL as iollows;
SALT LAKE, January IL, 1894,
a. w, A ndrews IL Company;
Gentlemen-ln reply to your favor
Of Sth inst. received on today, |
respectfully submit the following, that
since my arrival here have been and
am still drawing In I scale tho d lor
plans Tor every room n the building.
Locating in each thereof the furniture
required and numbering aud selecting
every article necessary ana wanted tor
the use OF the different OH GERS, sO AZ to
enable mt 10 make up intslllgenlly the
schedule and prices anu 20 submit
them to the committee, as you will
readily set, cannot do anything
until 1 have things In a present bis
shape. Now, perhaps before the end
Of the week 1 will DO able TO wiEo