The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-29

Where were you on May L, 1857?
AT either Sunshine or Mercur-'
"Working?"
s'No; loafing."
How did you live?"
Il had some money
DO you remember being arrested
about May l. 1899, for sending q threat
ening letter to MIR. Kearns?'
Yes"
Did you tel a Tribune reporter then
that You were working at Sunshine in
May 1882"
L told him I was working"
How long were you on the pay-roils
of the Sunshine miner"
II went there in January and worked
steadily for some months"
about what date did you so to Park
City to see Kearns?"
"A few days after the Fourth of July,
1895; probably about July or 9.
"On a bicycle"
How long have you known Eula
Wray?"
-Four years"
How long have you lived in Salt
Lake,"
-Four years.
Where did you come from to Salt
Lake,"
provo. lived there three years and
came from Georgia to Provo"
Were you Intimately acquainted
with Miss Wray2"
Part of the time was
Were you engaged to her?"
No; but there was kind Of under
standing that we would get married
when she became old enough
You were arrested on complaint of
Miss Wray's mother?"
Yes. for fornication with Miss
! Wray''
Did you talk to her about it?"
mot till after I was discharged"
Were you dismissed on the under
standing that you marry her?"
No, nothing of the kind
Did she tell you of her condition ?''
II thought there was something
| wrong with her, and asked her about
it. l thought that was the cause of
her mother having me arrested .
Did she then tell you all about it Pr
she told me she was in trouble by
a married man. but did not tell me
who 1T was for some days
Did you read the letter you carried
| from Eula to Mr.. Kearns at Park
City?"
''No. it was sealed"
Did you know it's contents?"
No.
Did you know Kearns at that time ~
"No; he was pointed out to me in
! the street. and l gave him the letter
| and asked him what he was going to
| DO about it"
You never had any connection with
| Miss Wray?"
mo, not at any time
What did you want KeaTns to do?''
Il didn't care what he did: all ]
! wanted was that I he cleared from the
| imputation of being responsible for
! Miss Wray's condition Her mother
| thought I was guilty and so did the
| boy, her brother, and I wanted that
| cleared ~"
Did you apply to Kearns for job %
L did once, but never after he made
the proposition that I should marry the
girl
rs it not a fact that on July 10. 1896
you asked him for a job, that you told
! him you must have work and that he
| told you you would have to go up to
! the mine and take your chance. that
he didn't hire men in TOWN."
No"
Didn't you tell him you had got into
| trouble with a girl after your arrest
for fornication with Miss Wray, and
! that YOU must have a job?''
No, nothing of the kind
Did you invite Miss Wray to &c
along with you to Cripple Creek?"
mo"
You say you don't know the contents
of the letter you took to Kearns al
Park City?"
81 knew it was something about her
| condition"
| Witness was cross-eXamined at con-
! siderable length. He said there was ar
understanding that he would marry
Miss Wray when she became. Is years
of age. The understanding was ar
rived at in 1888, and he understood she
IL
/ learned from members Of the family
| that she was born in 1876 The letters
! which Hobbs had written to Kearns
| threatening to expose him if he didn't
pay the money which Hobbs claimed
he had loaned Miss Wray and tryiuz
to force Kearns to provide for the CIR
| and the child were put in evidence.
| Witness was at the depot on THE
morning that Miss Wray was to have
started for Butte. Kearns met fel
there and witness said he saw Kearns
! hand Miss Wray a roll of bills, a hand.
full of bills
Did you go up and ask her how
much she had?" asked Mr.. Varian.
NO"
Did she tell you?"
She showed it me afterwards. but
| not then"
What money, did she show your"
"a bill of 500, another of $40 and two
$40 gold pieces
Was that a big roll of bnIs?"
Ut was in a roll and saw him give
! it her."
Were you there to get the SIS you
had been after?"
No, wasn't; but could have got
ten it from her if 1 wanted, but ]
didn't"
| Court adjourned until this morning
at 10 o'clock