Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-20

presently l followed. Then they can't
up and won't into the prescription
room. finally told Horne that
wished TO speak with him and that "
he did not desire TO speak TO me. he
might simply say 20 without treating
me In this manner. lie Refused positive
~ to speak to me, saying he had been
20 Instructed by his employer. Rich.
Dickson objected 10 the accusation
against Horne. ~ being uncaliod Tor.
To- go ~ this stage N the proceedings
before the public Evans said he hoped
to connect 1t with Mr. MrCunc. and
that he desired Horne put On the Wit
ness stand. without knowing what he
would say. Tor he desired that nothing
should 10 uniuvcstlRatcd.
LAWS EVIDENCE.
Representative. Law was then sworn.
and NnF questioned by Evan. stated
that ho lives In Paradise, his nge n
tweniy-ciEht years. has wife. no
children; occupation, u farmer. "a meme
Der ~ the Utah Legislature; acquaiut-
ed with A. ". MCtuns, nrHt met him
about the 5th or sth ~ January Of
this year. introduced to him BY Mr.
Lett. had no conversation at that time
with Mccune. met him In his head
quarters. on the street. IN the iiugio'H
saloon. In the Vienna restaurant. and
IN the Mnantrh drug store. First on last
To bug hia vute. lie had been np-
preached prior 10 that time. at different
times by Mt Sloan and Nj. Monaou,
who had talked Ia him about his vote
but nothing Improper was said by them
ION Tuesday last In iioslc'H saloon. !
was there. and Mccune came In and
asked me 10 take something" what
did you drink asked Evans. y took
whisky" replied Law, and think Me
'pne ala also. lie tried 10 convince mo
that the Democratic party was the only
silver party, and after some further
talk Invited me 10 dinner. We went
out and up 10 the Vienna restaurant.
No one was with ~. We went into
the back room and occupied "A table to.
gether. No one was with Us there.
We were on the south side Some par
Ties were on the north side This was
about o'clock or later. We discussed
political topics on the silver question,
and nothing else was said there. Nc.
cune ordered the dinner We stayed
there n long time, ami others Joined
Us. We then went ip Mctune'H head.
quarters, about ten o'clock. Mr.. by
water and Senator Tanner walked ~
far AZ % the corner with W.. We sat
In one OF the room corners few moo
mcnls. ana Mr. Mccuno invited me
Into his private room. other parties
were In the room. Mr.. MOnnon and Mr..
Sloan. no one else was In this room;
We were there twenty-five or thirty
minutes. Mr. McCune asked me u I
had anything against him personally:
I told him no. he said he had found inc
a hard man TO rct acquainted with.
Then he said that he intended to win
this nght. that h. had spent too much
money and energy TO lose u now. Then
he leaned over a small table and said
to me. Law. " you viii vote for mo
tomorrow. you can name your price
! told him I could not vote for him. NJ
our political principles were too much
opposed.
Mr.. Mccunc'r son came In and said
u was time 10 Ro. remained tili about
hadc me good night"
I disclosed this 10 senator Howell
IN a restaurant on second South street,
] think that was Thursday. told aeua.
tor Howell that Mccune had told me
that II I would vote for him could
name NY own terms. I disclosed II IN
Representative johnson last Friday
night at hotel. told him ~ a con.
yerHation 7 had had with Mr. Robert
Sloan. Sloan thought | could as well
support ono Democrat NJ another. that
] was young man, poor, and the best
Thing ] could do was 10 take whatever
chances were offered. that he wins au-
thorixed 20 rponk FOR Mr. Mccunc. ana
that I should let them know at 10
o'clock Saturday morning. I also dis
closed this 10 Representative Smith on
Friday evening ana "a chief 81 Police
Pratt Friday niEht Ia the Knutaford
hotel representative johnson had
advised that We telephone To chief
Pratt We devised plan a. expose the
matter. We Hout for Detective sheets
ana We an went 60 police headquarters.
We were To hire u room In the jenkins
block, ana was a. sleep there ANA get
MI Mccnnc 10 80 there and make the
deal, slept In the noon engaged by
hhcetsi next morning I went early 10
re" my folks In the Twentieth ward.
ard retui ned 60 the roam aud found !
Chief Pratt end his aides there. n was
arranged that should telephone Mr- |
'une tn meet me at the Mnaatrh durr |
store. I telcphoned Mceunc that had |
considered the proposition he ana hlH |
representative had made m. and wns 1
willing 10 accept. lie said, For Gods |
cake don't say anything more about Il |
over the telephone" lie wanted me 10 4
come over and see him. but I told him /
] would not ~ 10 headquarters, aud he 1
taid he would come TO the drug store.
J met him AZ the WasAtch drug store.
We sat down IN n bench In tho south
. asst corner ~ the rppm fnclng west,
somewhat secluded. Mr. Horne was In
the drug store. Tom Halliday came In
ami went out NJ the south door Me-
rune asked me what I could do for
NitNf hHh'l " nv was prepared 10
follow out that proposition. I named
s5ooo, he named tisOD. aud We finally
ngrccd on 81 500, lie said he Thought
he would be- elected any way that dnv.
me ii.boo.
lie wanted Ia pay mo after hnd
voted for him, said | wanted some
down We finally agreed that I WIS Ia |
receive tlU0 down and 81 900 between
three and four In the afternoon. Nc
'une snid | ran't pay you here That
man Horne Is an enemy ~ mine. I
naked him 10 go 10 my room. Ito
wanted tn go into some saloon toiA
him would not go 10 any public
place.
think he said, wait nm I stcp IN
he show case uud vet some change"
stepped out and met bob Prayer
THE MEETING WITH FREYER.
The witness was here closoiy 1uea.
Toned by his counsel Ms IN his meet
ng with Mr Freyrr near the Musntch
rug store, also ~ to his knowledge
II the mnn IN reply IN Mr. Eyans's
INTERPRETATIONS he stat that h. was
mistaken In his speech In the I.egts.
aturc ON Saturday whom he declared
hat Frcyer had worked for him n /
'irrtuf two years ago. the fac,S were
hry were Interested together and In
hat way had worked with each other;
w. also admitted he had made "a mis-
axe when he said he had not met Mr..
'tcyor Tor two years. for he had mot
I'm In January NJ the present year
'ounsel asked him how he cam. 10
make these advertisements and he re-
|llDu that ne aid uut Iunty ttpi..i Do