The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-08
VHFI''PEMORE'S
COSTLY FOLLY
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extradited?"
4 was told they would make me
come''
"At the meeting with Bamberger,
when you arranged for this $500, who
was PRESENT."
''Only Mr.. Bamberger and myself"
What did he say when you wrote
the figures $500 on the window SLIP
He said all right or something which
signified that he was satisfied
WAS that all he said?"
yes
HE didn't refer to it AGAIN."
mo, 1 think not
did you not state to some parties
that after you wrote the figures $500
Mr. Bamberger moved away without
saying anything?"
mo, L have no recollection of doing
so.''
Were you aware then that the let
ting of the contract was in the hands
of Cahoon and Loofbourow?'
Eyes"
"Are you aware that Bamberger OPP
posed the letting of the contract to
you until a further investigation was
made as to the merits of your appa-
ratus?''
Yes"
DID this make you angry
ST thought it wasn't very nice of
him. 1t was causing. unnecessary de-
lay
Didn't you go to him and remind
him that you had agreed to give him
$500 to facilitate business with you and
not to obstruct it?''
mo, l didn't think it necessary
do you know that it was Bamber-
ger who insisted on your firm furnish
ing local bondsmen"
yes"
BIRDS OF A FEATHER.
s.Do you know L. C. Davis?"
Eyes"
You occupied the same rooms in
Denver, the same Officer
Yes"
Did you first deny to the county at
torney that you had the conversation
with Bamberger?'
sYes, until l found out that they had
proof of it,
'And Whittemore threatened to have
you indicted and sent to the peniten-
tiary if you didn't come here and tes-
tify as you have done?'
YES"
"Do you know that it was L. G. Da-
Wis who told the county attorney about
the conversation you say you had with
Bamberger?"
81 don't know if it was"
On redirect examination witness said
he had spoken to Bamberger about his
raising an objection to letting the con-
tract to his firm, and yBannberger said 1T
was all right, that he was doing it to
satisfy the mayor.
why did you go to Bamberger about
7 - too
who had the letting of 1T in charger
'sMr Proudfoot, the architect, sug-
gested it,"
The question was objected to, and the
objection sustained.
W. S. JOHNSON
W. S. Johnson, manager of the John
son Electric Service company of Mil
waukee, examined by the county at
torney. m
did you purchase from the Western
Temperature Regulation company the
contract to put the electric regulators
in the city and county building?"
Objected to and objection sustained
Mr. Whittemore then offered the
check which had been given to the
bank in purchase of the draft for $500,
which was admitted temporarily over
Outstanding that the prosecution would
shows it's relevancy later on in the
course of the trial.
Mr.. Rawlins then asked the witness
some questions about the draft, and he
said it was drawn to pay for draft
in favor of Herman Bamberger.
AT whose request was it drawn?"
asked Mr.. Whittemore.
1.-The officers of the Western Temper
allure Regulation company"
'Was Mr.. Bamberger present when
the request was nader" asked Mr..
Rawlins.
mo, I never saw Mr.. Bamberger"
The check and the question were then
both objected TO by Mr.. Rawlins, and
the objection overruled.
KNEW NOTHING ABOUT BAN
BERGER.
Cross-examined by Mr. Rawlins:
Did you ever have any dealings
with Bamberger?"
NO
Did you know who he VASE"
mo, did not
do you know Mr.. Barker?"
Yes. have known him for twelve
years -
Did you know that Bamberger was
mo; don't know what "a selectman
is yet
Further cross-examination of this
witness was postponed.
MISS DUNK MAILED THE LETTER
Miss Emma Dunk, examined by Mr..
Whittemore, said she was cashier for
the Johnson Electric Service company
of Milwaukee. She was shown the
OH nd ha ho droft
for $500 in favor of Herman Bamber-
ger and paid for it with the check.
The draft she put in an envelope and
she mailed it directed to Herman
Bamberger, Salt Lake city, Utah.
She had never seen the draft since.
1t was never returned.
This testimony was objected to, but
the objection was overruled on the
! condition that the prosecution would
furnish the links necessary to connect
! it with the offense.
Cross-eXamined by Mr. Raw1ins,
witness said she purchased in the
usual course of business six or seven
drafts a week. She remembered this
| one. particularly because there was no
| account on the books of the company
with Bamberger, either debit or credit.
She received no return voucher or &C
Acknowledgement for the draft; never
heard of it after it was mailed
/ MR.. JOHNSON RECALLED.
W. S. Johnson, recalled, in reply to
Mr.. Whittemore gave the startling in
| formation that the First National
bank of Milwaukee, on which the
check was drawn, did banking
business in Milwaukee.
Replying to Mr.. Rawlins, witness
| said he was not aware he was doing
| ANYTHING wrong when sending the