The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-19
JOE MORRIS
ON THE STAND
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"Were you introduced to Hayken at
the depot in Chicago by man named
Thompson?
81 was not
Were you ever introduced to him
by anybody at the depot in Chicago?'
81 was not
"Were you in Chicago with Bamber-
ger and Calhoun"
mo, never"
"Where and when did you first meet
Hayken?'
Knutsford hotel in this city"
Did he ever introduce you in Chi.
cago to the house of Andrews & co. Z!
mo, he did not
Did you know Hayken when you
were in Chicago at the Worlds far
in September and early in October
1892"
Il had never met him then"
did you return from Chicago before
Cahoon and Bamberger went there IN
October or November, 1882"
yes
Who introduced you first to Hay
KEMP
IS. B. Thompson
'Who is Mr.. Thompson?"
"He was the representative of some
metallic furniture company of James
town. n. Y, and came here to bid
on the contract for furnishing the
vaults for this building"
What did Hayken say he was mere
for at the time you were introduced 10
him?'
He said he had come to put in bids
for the furniture for the city and coun-
ty building
What was your reply to him?"
81 said he should have every oppor-
tunity to do So"
did you at any time have any CON-
versation with him regarding his t1gur-
ing up what it would cost to furnish
the building?"
mo, not till the latter part of Feb
ruary''
Were you introduced to him at the
Knutsford, or did he call on you?"
ST was introduced to him by Thomp-
son, who was staying at the Temple
ton"
During January or early in Febru-
airy after he made the schedules did
you ask him to figure UP the cost?'
NO nothing was said about cost till
the latter part of February, when he
had the plans ready
Did he then submit to you the
amount of the county's part?"
ITO me individually he did not, but
about February 20 he did submit the
amount to the committee.
did he submit the figures at any
time to you individually?'
mo, never at any time.
DENIES EVERY THING.
did you ask him if he had any in
structions from the house about a per-
centage?"
mo, sir. never"
Ii 11o1
structed him that he would have to
add a percentage to the cost and the
amount of it he would find out later?"
mo. nothing of the kind
did you ask him about adding a
commission?"
mo. neither then or any other time. y
did he tell you he had made straight
figures without any commission ?"
mo, never
Did you tell him he would have to
add q percentage if he wanted to get
the contract"
mo, nothing of the sort ever took
place"
Did he say he could not add more
than five per cent. without instructions
from the house, and did YOU say that
five per cent. wouldn't do?"
mo, nothing of the kind whatever"
Did he tell you that he had written
to the house that 20 per cent. would
have to be added?" HsiI6'i
mo such conversation ever took
place at any time"
did he tell you that 20 per cent
was too much and did you say that
an addition of 20 per cent. is what
ought to be made?"
NO
Did you then or at any other time
agree that 20 per cent. should be added
10 the totals?"
mo. sir, never"
did you and the other members of
the county court meet and agree to
sign the contract with 90 per cent
added less about $1,000 to be allowed to
Cahoon?"
Did you ever tell him he would be
sure to get the contract for the furni-
ture for the city and the board of ed
ucation if he paid you 20 per cent?"
mo; never had anything to do with
the board of education or the city con-
tract"
NEVER AGREED TO ACCEPT.
Did you sign a contract agreeing to
accept 20 per cent?"
NO"
Did Hayken write such contract,
partly dictated by you?"
NO; never at any time
Did he sign any such paper and
give it to you?"
NO; no such contract was ever
made
Did you ever enter into any agree
ment in writing or otherwise to the eff
| feet that you were to receive 20 per
cent of the price after the contract was
carried into effect?"
Never"
did you ever make an arrangement
written or implied, with Hayken thai
you would work with the members OF
the city council and the board of edu.
cation to secure their good will to.
wards Andrews & Coz"
mo, I did not. and 1 never spoke tc
any of them on the subject"
Did you ever inform Hayken that
some of them were o. K, or other
wise?"
mo"
Did you inform him directly or in,
directly that Mccormick was o. K?"
mo, 1 did not, and I never spoke t.
Mccormick on the subject"
Did you ever give him any informa.
ton as to how the members of the
board of education stood?"
mo"
did you ever have an understand
| ing that he was to add 80 per cent t.
the price, 20 per cent of it to go to The
committee, per cent to the archi
teots and 10 per cent to Andrews
Coz"
mo, SIR
did you tell him that by so doin,
he could make sure of the contrac
from the county and also from the cit.
and board of education?'
NO
NEVER KNOWN AS H. B.