The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-15
Mr.. HAYKBN
IS DRAMATIC
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few weeks, for that matter, will make
no difference with me. However, 1 am
going to preserve my rights under the
contract and take or not take those
two claims as L may choose. AS I
have frequently told you, since making
that contract, find it more of task
than I had supposed to sell mines and
mining stock, which accounts or my
negligence in acting in this matter be-
fore this. and if I do not take the two
latter claims L will expect a refund of
the amount paid you over $500. Re
garding my coming out there, shall
come whenever my case is called. Hop
ing to find you all we'll. 1 remain
very truly yours, NJ. HAYKEN.
Did you tell John E. Hansen, a
member of the school board, that you
would take the contract for the board
of education's furniture cheap, because
you wanted the furniture journals to
publish the fact that you had the con-
tract for furnishing the entire build
ing?"
mo"
INDUCEMENTS TO CONFESS.
What inducements were held out
to you by the prosecution to testify in
this case?''
az did not see the prosecution about
it; my attorneys arranged it."
Are the indictments against you
to be dismissed?"
81 so understand, but my attorneys
made the arrangement"
rs there a further understanding
that some of the county warrants which
were given in payment of this furni-
ture are not to be protested?'
You must ask my attorneys, don't
know"
"Was there not such an understand
ing?"
Il don't know; 1 left it to my at
torneys.
And they undertook to carry you
safely through?''
Yes, if I told the truth
when did you first tell your story
to the prosecution
II saw Mr. Varian Thursday after
noon or Friday of last week.
well. what did you tell them?"
do you want to know all about it?"
VERY DRAMATIC.
Yes, tell the whole story"
well, after the conclusion of my
trial which ended as you know week
ago last Sunday, on Monday afternoon
L saw Judges Dey and Henderson, my
attorneys, and they told me that I
would have to stand another trial, and
asked me what I had concluded to do
1 asked them then and there what they
thought would be the final result of the
trial. Judges Dey and Henderson told
me that from the result of the first one
the result of the second one might
come out worse than the first one. and
they left it to me-they left it to my
own judgment and my own decision
what 1 should do and what I wanted
them to do. 1 told them that 1 had
kept from them lots of information
which 1 could have told them during
the progress of the trial They asked
me what it was, and I told them.
After 1 told them that they told me
Mr.. Hayken, we have very little
chance; in fact we feel like we ought
not to do anything about it, and you
must take your own risk about the
future In the meantime heard-they
told me that an attempt had been made
by ]. r. Morris to induce them to put
me on the stand and swear that I
stole that money and put it in my
pocket to save his soul, and I said I
never will be a thief, and 1 never did
it, and am going to tell the truth now,
and I will tell it straight up They
said, Well, we will go and see the
prosecuting attorney and they did;
and on Tuesday 1 was sick. They told
me that they would see him and go
and make arrangements; if I would
tell the truth, and all the truth, they
would save me. And they said they
would go and see about it, and 1 said
l would. That same night that man
pointing to Norris came to me and
told me that same thing, crying with
tears in his eyes, that his wife and
children were dying and he wanted
me to go on and tell that I perjured
myself, that 1 stole the money; and I
refused to do it; and I told him then
and there that henceforth I wanted him
to keep away from me, and am going
to tell the truth, and nothing but the
truth, and SO help me God, I have,
There you have it."
rs that true?" asked Judge Powers.
at is and you know it IS true said
the witness.
That's ALL" said Judge Powers. and
the two days cross-examination closed.
REDIRECT EXAMINATION.
The witness was then examined
shortly in redirect by Mr.. Nye.
who was F'loessler?"
''He was mail clerk at Andrews & !.
Cos" !.
Were stratton and F1oessler wit !
nesses against you and Morris in these /
cases?"
Il so understood"
What arrangements did you make :
to meet the check for 81, 900 in August,
1892"
There was fund in the bank"
This closed the examination of Mr..
Hayken and he left the stand but was
instructed by Judge Rolapp to remain
within call till the trial was over
Court then adjourned until 10 o'clock