The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-14
could tell concerning this DEFENDANT

ASK me the question
81 cannot ask you the question, be-
cause 1 cannot conceive what you have
in your mind"
Il do not know what you want me
TO tell
Commence at the beginning and tell
, truly and fully concerning your re-
laticns with this defendant. "
Yes, sir. AS L stated, 1 met Mr..
Norris first at Chicago; 1 took him
over to the house and introduced him
I to the house, Mr.. Andrews and Mr..
Carey, l think,-and then [ intended
to have him look over the factory as
well as the different articles of furni-
ture that we had, and l was to come
out here and figure on this contract. /
came out here. on the 18th of Decem-
her, and was asked to make plans and
specifications, etc, and l did. After |
came l was introduced to them and we
talked the thing over and what
would be necessary TO be contracted
for, and told them 1 would figure the
floor plans and 1 did, and was visited
by these gentlemen and some of the
officers. During that time l had the
schedules and plans-some prices did
not figure on until l had the schedule.
1 took each piece or article and each
room according as l thought would be
best. Then l was asked if l had made
these prices fer each article and l told
them [ had not, and he says You bet
ter make them" so I did. I made
them according to their request and
figured them up accordingly, adding
freight and all necessary. expenses. etc,
and l submitted that to them, and then
at that time he asked me Can you
allow any per cent or commission on
this contract?' l told him that | had
not except the original prices that the
house charged, but told him 7 would
and he asked how much, and I told
him not more than 5 per cent He
shook his head and said that would not
do. 1 then left. In a few days he
came and we agreed upon about %
per cent, and 1 added it to the totals,
as well as the totals of each figure, and
asked him if that was satisfactory
and he says That is all right let that
stand, and we vii have meeting and
look it over" They had several meet
ings and agreed that this contract
should be signed, and that the prices
should stand with the exception of $500
which CahooD thought ought to be de-
Quoted, and l struck off the 5000 from
the contract. making the contract $54,-
900, and they signed il. When the con-
tract was submitted was the 9Th of
March. At that time I had figured
with the other side-the board of edu-
cation-and about the 9Th of April MI
Norris came and said, We'll. you are
sure to get the board Of education too"
and also agreed all about the 20 per
cent to be paid. and he says, Il want
you to give me in writing a statement
to that effect" L says, How do you
want to have it?' He then, you know,
in my presence there, dictated partly
and l wrote it and gave it to him and
Kept the copy myself. I signed that in
the name of A. H. Andrews & Co., by
M. Hayken, agent, and handed it to
him. That the agreement, as stated
before, in substance, you know. that
in considera ton of the assistance in
securing, accepting and payment of the
contract was to be paid 20 per cent of
the total amount of the contracts for
the city and county building to blank
no name there-not J. R. MorriS-blank
and signed it for the company. He
did not want me to put the name in
and / did not put it in. That was
signed on April 6. On April 11-that
was on April 6 when 1 gave him the
statement-on April II l signed a con-
tract with the city for 27,1216S, and
on April 80 there was an additional
contract for the city of $S2025. This
city contract was signed on April Il;
that is the time when he wanted some
money or an assurance that all would
be right. l wrote to the house-I asked
him how much and he said 81, 500
wrote to the house and told them to
do so, and asked them what was to
DO about it. The house wrote me that
they thought $1,000 would be enough
for the present, because nothing had
been done, and sent me a check for
$l0OO on May 4. 1 deposited that check.
Before l deposited it 1 told Mr.. Morris
that the house sent $1,000 to be paid
on account. He says That won't do.
You should get that $1,000 You tele-
graph again or write and ask them to
give the balance" 1 telegraphed and
wrote them tc send $780, that that
was not enough, and they did send me
by express $1,000, $1,000 in cash and. a
check for $500, making $500. Of
course, 1 received that on May and on
May 9-on the same day the contract.
additional contract for the county was
signed. for 20979.85-and on the 10th
OF May-on the 9Th Of May, I drew the
money and on the 10th of MAY I paid
the $1,000, when 1 gave him the recent
for this $1,000 that he give me. that
was contract that I had with Mr..
Haynes for some opera chairs that Mr..
motifs was to assume the payment !
Tor, amounting to-putting up, freight. |
etc.,-to S675.55. There was a deduction |
Of S93 and some cents, and that re- |
ceipts read: Received by cash s.. 900.
and by labor and material $7S2.15. and |
he signed it and 1 kept it. That was
On May 10. On August IF you wish /
to follow the matter
WANTED $4,000 ON ACCOUNT.
Mr.. VARIANCE right along and tell
The whole story.
1 left on the 18th of May left and |
went TO Chicag o-frst to Denver and t
hen to Chicago. These contracts that (
had signed here did not tell anything |
about part payments to be made during |
The progress of the work, and | told /
hem that / had an understanding that
made with the committee that in I
,ase the house needed any money be-
ore the work was completed that we
would make application for a small
amount, and that we could get it. 1
,aine back here-it was the 18th 1 left
. returned here On June 16, and when
came back the house had written me
rom Denver. to see if I could possibly
get Sl5,O0O on account. 1 made appli-
,atlon at that time to the county com
nlttee and they finally agreed on the
1gning of bond of SIS. 000 / procured
such bond by Mr.. Fred Knox. E. w.
Duncan and G. S. Holmes signed that
'ond and handed that in at the meet
ng OF the county committee and | was
Flowed this $4,000 and received war
ants of $4,000 on June q. and then
DR.. Morris asked me if 1 could let him
ave some more l told him that was
oId by the mousse 10 return every cent
Il that money and as soon as possible
nd as early as possible. that they
leeded that money, but I would tele-
-raph ard see what could do ahnn,t II