Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-12
AGAINST JOSEPH R, MORRIS.
EAplT. Testimony on The Value Of
Tho COVuiy'S Furniture
MR., ELIAS MORRIS on MARBLE.
Furniture Dealers aud Nasrfs, lBrers
Have a SnJ-Fishsr Harris on Hay.
ken at the Kuulsfort.


An announcement that MSrlin Hay
Ken mao WeAfied OF conditions entering
INTO 'ue makeup OF hls present lie, and
"ou'u mehe A''ean breast OF u 10 the
pIoseouton,ureW q Dig ofoWi 10 Judge
ltOlnpp'a division Of the Third district
court this morntnv
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P''"s VI "o "'
mony ptouuoou were tue faoA that the
contracts for furniture sold by An.
dtewe & O.. throuyh. uavl,p war,
.,o,hi,.,, .,, h,.,,., .-,-, 80.
~ '''au' "uu "'su'y ehoess'N'i his"
'hN ratings anu counters were
charged for which cannot nor be-
found, from mes urenent bv an az.
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~" A'"'' '''s" " 'no huu's-
Ioiu ais entered 1910 today's proceed.
ings and promised Taoy Developments.
Late yostsfi.v att.rpoo, ,t,., h.
Tug oe0"p'oN 'ue on'''o uAy IN 20 10
Ing, the following luiy was obtainsdi
4. n. Walker, Frank Webb, Henry
RiegeI n Hath " u Fo.,., r.
-, go, - =,
- Ne"'i Hu""'u ioAeIihg anu rteu
simon.
After the selection Of tho Jury, Mr.,
va,l.n. for I'm. n,o..cnt,,n ,,.da a..
-',.' f'V's~'0, 80
opening e'a'einoh'' IN Nhieh nc sAlu
tho charge made against tho defendant
n that be accepted n bfIbe OF $4,000
from Martin Haykeu, agent for n furnl-
tute firm, for his vote IN connrotion
With n contract for fufpIshIpV the
county's portion OF the new city hall
The bride IL alleged to have been raid
In three inslAllmeut. n follows Nav
o, 1894, $1,000; August 7, 1894, 81 ,OOO;
December 3, 1894, 81, 600, ali OF which
the prosecution expected TO prove.
The fret witness, sx.County CLERK
Meloy, was called by tho proseou.
ton. The defense objected TO the tax.
ing OF any testimony IN tho case, upon
the ground that tho indiotmen Mt was not
laid upon the proper statute; that 10 was
| alleged In the Indictment that in
February, 1894, the bid Of A. II, An
tTews < Co., TOR the furniture and
| fittings IN the Joint building had bven
submitted TO tue selsctmen and accent
cd by them, and also alleged that ON
August 1, 1894, the bTibe Of s., 900 was
given, II appearing, heretofore, from
the face Of the Indictment, that no pub
lie ofienh0 was committed, because the
| contract had been completed before the
alleged bride was given and hence tho
Defendant could not DO Influenced
thereby, AZ charged In the Indictment,
EE.oounty CLERK Meloy was the
fTst witness on the rack this morning,
He testified, In answer 10 Mr.. White.
more, that no was county clerk OF BAlI
Lake county In 1898 and 1894.
The proposals. ana contract Of A. II.
Andrews Il Go. Tor furEishiug the
county's portion OF the city hall, made
through Martin Hayken, tho Arms
agent, anu slsneu ~ bsmberger AMI
nv the prosecution and itantissa hv
| Mr. Meloy As the original dn,'un,an,s
Mir. P,weTsdId of oueslIon m. IT,
Ina,ity ami psnuinsnrss of the M nsrs
but objected 10 their introInciion a.
| evidence because they were Imma,.,-
iaI, Irrelevant and incompetont I'm mai
| the indictment saws that Inc hid n, A "a
dfewB Il Go. vas accented by ibs
coanty ssltctmen on Feb. 1894
| wbiI. sps OF these papef. wa, as,.n
| Msy 7, 1894, and the other Marcn a
| 1884. Neither C. the conitaels w. 49,
eouted on the day on which m.
alleged ofienses were Committed ar
| within a reasonable time. Th.s 40
| moi Move any OF the points AT iss,n IN
| Inc case, as the bribe IL alleged 10 have
bsen accented on August i 1898 say
| .Tal months later.
| ME. Nye, for the proAeeution
nlaineu that these papeTs veTo me-
/ Jueed Tor toe puFpose OF estabII.hins,
irsDsscIions leading up 10 Inc br,ssSy
IN, papers were admitted aud JuJse
| Power, noted an execution. "a h. Jtd
| wban tins regard OF appre-IiatI,n. 10.
paymenls on the furniture was Int,o.
| duceJ,
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'''iiNhAS'
EdvArd ii. Sweeney, furniture
manufacturer OF Chicago, was call,d