The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-08
BARKER's METHODS OF BIRDING.

tached to the testimony was matter
for the jury 70 decide.
BARKER'S METHODS OF BRIBING.
The objection was overruled, the in
dictment against Barker dismissed and
the examination commenced. Witness
said he came to Salt Lake in Novem-
Der. 1888, as agent for the Western
Temperature Regulation company, a
company organized to sell the Johnson
automatic temperature regulator. Wit
ness arrived here ON Sunday and on
! Monday set up samples of his appara-
tus in Moran's store and then went out
to get acquainted with the parties who
had the letting of the contracts for the
city and county building. He appeared
before the joint committee November
s. 1893, and submitted plans and speci-
fications and invited the members of
the committee to examine his appara-
tus at Moran's place.
Did you have any conversation with
Bamberger about the contract?"
yes, several times, mostly at his Of
fee
WROTE ON THE WALL.
Did he say anything about having
his aid in getting the contract?'
Yes, about a week after I put in the
proposition to the committee. No one
was present then but the defendant and
myself and the conversation book place
] in Bamberger's Office near the postof-
j fee
What occurred them"
Il saw him giving away good deal
of money promiscously IN dollars and
half dollars and 1 said he must give
away more than his salary.
We'll, state what occurred"
i T i
his help in getting the contract. He
asked me how much I would give and
wrote $500 on the window SILL
Had you any other conversation
about it 2''
Nothing particular. Mainland
! joined us later in Hogle's saloon. Bam-
/ berger said Wantland wanted to get in
! on the deal, but we wouldn't let him as
! he (Wantland) was going out of Office
! on the following first day of January
What did you do as a result of your
agreement with Bamberger looking to-
| wards carrying it out?"
Mr.. Rawlins objected to this question
! on the ground of the absence of the de-
! PENDANT during conversations between
! the witness and other parties.
Lengthy arguments were made on
/ the point by counsel on both sides and
his honor overruled the objection The
]
/ ness said when he arrived in Chicago
/ he asked Mr.. Johnson to send $500 to
! Bamberger according to the agreement
Mr.. Rawlins objectd to the answer
and asked that it be stricken out and
the court sustained the objection ano
ordered it stricken out.
What arrangements, asked Mr.
! Whittemore, did you make in regard
to carrying out the agreement with
Bamberger?"
Il made no further arrangement
with Bamberger'
Objected to- objection sustained and
| answer stricken out
What arrangement did you make
with Mr.. Johnson to give Bamberger
$50O?" asked Mr.. Whittemore
NUMEROUS OBJECTIONS.
"Who is Mr.. Johnson" asked Mr.
| Rawlins. Had he any connection with
the Western Temperature Regulation
company"
mo. not then
Mr. Rawlins objected to the question
for the reason that if Mr. johnson
had nothing to do with the Western
Temperature Regulation company the
question was Incompetent and irrele.
want, the allegation of the indictment
being that the arrangement to give the
bribe was made by the Temperature
company as principals through Barker
their agent
The objection was sustained
and Mr.. Whittemore then asked
who the officers of the company were
and witness gave the names.
Did you make any arrangemen
with the officers of the company fol
the payment DO Mr.. Bamberger of tht
S5o0?" asked Mr.. Whittemore.
Mr.. Critchlow interposed with tht
question TO the witness IF any ar
rangement was made was it in writ
! ing, by conversation or by dumb show p
Witness-By conversation.
Mr.. Oritchlow then objected to tn,
question as being immaterial and tht
objection was sustained.
Did you meet the Officers of thi.
company in Chicago after making tht
arrangement with Bamberger?" asked
the county attorney.
yes"
What did you do, if anything. then
in regard to sending the money to BAN
berger?"
Il requested
Mr.. Rawlins-We object.
Objection overruled.
Witness-I requested them to send
Banberger the $500.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Cross-examined by Mr. Rawlins.
who requested you to come here Ito
testify?"
Mr.. whittemore."
did he pay you anything for com
ing?"
Yes, he sent me $50 to Chicago be-
fore 1 starte5>"
rs that ali you receivedg
L had my expenses, about SIS 81
| $50. when 1 was here before
Did you know when you came here
that Mr.. Whittemore had filed an in
formation against You charging fel-
ony?''
Yes"