The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-24

remedy of the age"
elected. that he would spring a Mon
| tana sensation on him2 Well, if he said
he would never be elected I didn't un-
derstand il that way; he said in case
ne was elected that there would be an
other Montana sensation sprung here
He said in case he was elected there
would be another Montana sensation?
Montana sensation. yes; we had been
discussing this Montana business.
You did not regard that as very i'm
portant, did you? 1 wanted to tell
spoke about Mr.. McCune.
How? He said that a certain man if
he stuck 10 what he told him that he
had money
Mr.. Dickson-What is that?
He said if a certain man he knew
would stick to what he said he had Nc
Cune's money in his pocket.
Mr.. DiCkscn-Did ne tell you who the
man was? Nc, sir.
Questions by Mr.. Evans;
That is if certain other man Yes.
Would stick To what he said Yes
That he would say he had McCune's
money in his pocket? Yes. sir.
But he didn't say he had any, did he?
No. sir
And if he was elected that it would
be another Montana sensation? He
said there would be another Montana.
sensation sprung.
STANTON QUOTES LAWS TALK.
W. y. Stanton. being sworn as a wit
ness in behalf of the defense, testified
as follows:
You reside in Salt Lake City and
have for many years? 1 do. sir.
What is your business? have been
mining most of the time
Do you know Albert A. Law, the gen.
tleman sitting to your right? I do.
Did you a week ago last Saturday
afternoon meet Mr. Law at the Onyx
saloon? 1 did.
Between and o'clock in the after
noon? Yes. sir.
Did you have any conversation there
with him? 1 did.
Do you remember speaking to him
about this speech that Senator Cannon
had delivered in the Theatre the precez1-
ing Thursday evening? Yes. sir.
Did You in that conversation with
Mr.. Law state 20 him that you hoped 10
see and would like TO see Senator Can .
non re-elected2 1 did.
Did you say that you hoped McCune
would not be elected2 That he would
be defeated, 1 said.
That he would be defeated. Did Mr..
Law in that conversation in this con-
nection say to you that Mr.. McCune
would never be elected 10 the United
States senate? He did.
That he, Law. had a scheme that
would put stumbling block in his
way2 He did.
That was weak ago last Saturday?
Cross examination by Mr.. Evans
What is your business, Mr.. Stanton?
I have been mining, mining superin-
tendent, mining foreman and have
worked in mines for thirty years.
What is your business now? 1 am
engaged in mining.
What mining Reporting on mines.
examining mines.
What mine are you interested in? I
am interested in the Lucky Boy NINE
Where? Custer. Idaho.
What are you doing about Salt Lake
now? 1 am Oficing with Colonel Ire
week; we are mining together and man-
ipulating mines
WE'RE ALONE AT THE TINE.
Who all were present at the time
this conversation occurred? Nobody
but Mr.. Law and myself at the time we
were talking.
Just Mr.. Law and yourself? At the
time we We're talking; yes, sir.
You were alone together There were
others present at the other end Of the
bar
But no one near enough to hear this
No. l guess not.
So this conversation. then. occurred
between you and Mr.. Lave Between
him and myself, yes, sir
How long had you known Mr.. Law?
was introduced to him on the floor OF
the house by Mr.. Davis.
When? About three weeks ago.
Did you meet him at any time after
that? Casually. yes
But to talk TO him. No. only to pass
the time of day
Your first acquaintance with him.
then. was three weeks ago by an in
on the floor of the house?
Yes. sir.
You never met him except to speak
10 him and pass the time Of day until
his Saturday? No.
What time Saturday was il? II was
learly-be1ween 3 and = clock. a lit
lie after 4-4and o'clock
In the afternoon? In the afternoon
After this sensation had been spruns2
Sensation, after the sensation had been
sprung? This was on the 18th of the
month, Saturday
Three weeks ago? Two weeks, week
lgO last Saturday.
Then one week after YOU We're intro
iuced to him you say he took you into
lis confidence? He did nothing Of the
Kind.
Did he tell you this confidentially2 He
,slzed me to take a drink and l told
lin I didn't want drink; 1 would
axe a cigar.
/ ask you if he told you this confden-
tally? He did not
He did not Was he mysterious about
Z in any way? Not that l could notice.
Nothing at all. it was general con-
rersation, was it not? General CONVEX
'ation.
Between he and you a matter of one
week after you had been introduced to
lin? Yes.
In a barroom? In a barrOOm.
AT the Onyx. 1 think it was2 Onyx
Bank saloon. yes. sir.
DISCUSSED CANNON'S SPEECH
What started this conversation? We
we're talking about the speech that
rank Cannon had made at the
Theatre: that was what started it
What remarks were made about that.