The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-05
STOUT TEST|F|ES
AGAINST CASHIER JONES
CONTINUED From Page l.,

Stout, and ''he looked up in my face
when he said it," said the witness.
Stoutt's retort was: I carry plenty OF
life insurance, l always have, and my
family will be protected
Describe the character and nature
of the wound inflicted on the night of
Dec s." requested Mr.. Gunter.
There is nothing there but a bullet
hole said Mr.. Stout. pointing with
his finger to his left breast.
What became Of Jones after you
were shot?''
He ran away into the lot, and I shot
after him. I shot only once. did not
hear the crack of the gun at all"
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Cross-examined by ex-senator
Brown, the witness said he will be so
years old next April; was nineteen
years in the banking business in Ohio;
was born and educated in Ohio; never
studied law, and was never admitted
to the bar.
Sure you never studied law"
mo, that's one of the things I am
not guilty Of"
WAS Jones employed in your bank
in Ohio?"
Yes, at Dover. I hired him, and he
was with us about six years there
How much money did you put into
the Utah National bank when you
started it?''
L don't know; money was pretty
plentiful with me. ] think about $780,
900 or 100000. 1 subscribed for perhaps
100000, but some Of it was for my
friends
Had you $4,000 in your own name?'
Yes, some of it was my wife's
money, but it was all in my name
What position did you hold in the
institution"
President of the directors"
Did you take Jones in at the open
ing of the bank?'
Yes, L paid his fare out here. He
hadn't dollar to invest in the bank.
He took stock in his name to be trans
ferred to ether parties"
And you permitted him to subscribe
for stock when he had no money to
pay for it ?"
yes. 1 think about $4,000"
Was it paid for?'
Yes, but not by Jones.
Did Mr.. Jones and you ever have
any trouble before July, 1882"
None worth mentioning. 1 had a
little feeling that he wasn't doing ex-
actly right; that he didn't suit me-
Did you say anything to him indie
alive of that?'
No"
Did he say anything to you of a
disagreeable nature?'
He was cross and stubborn, and told
me he was doing the state treasurer s
work and not getting paid for it. His
actions gave me to understand that he
was mad and dissatisfied"
What salary was he getting?"
"One hundred and fifty dollars per
month
what did you get?"
1.-TWO hundred and fifty dollars per
month
what salary did you and he get at
the start?'
I got So a year, and he got $4,000.
[ was reduced to $4,000 and he to 81, 600,
and again mine was reduced to $4,000
and his to S1.S00."
Tell me one thing which Jones did
which you call stubborn" requested
Mr. Brown.
He was dissatisfied with his work
feee to his head. He was always stub
born"
THE HEDGES NOTE.
Tell me one thing he ever refused
to do when you asked him.
4 asked him to find for me the
Hedges note which ne had stolen from
the pocketbook. l asked him forty
times to get it. He sat stolidly on his
stool and wouldn't do it. 1 am salts
fed he hid the note to bother me.
You knew where the Hedges note
was?"
mo, I didn't"
when did you ask him to look
for it?'
when it was due. and Hedges came
to pay it."
was that prior to July, 1882"
Yes"
''Who was present when you had the
talk with Baumgarten?'
1.-Two of the other directors, 1 think,
but 1 can't remember their names.
Did you let Jones draw more than
his salary?"
Yes, he overdrew on an average $40
or $50 month for three years"
How much did he owe the bank at
the time you talked with Baumgar-
ten?"
Probably $4,000 or $4,000"
How much do you owe the bank?"
My direct obligation is $1S000 and
the bank owes me $4,000, leaving q net
balance of $4,000 owing by me. 1 have
notes and guaranteed small
sums for other people, for which 1 am
responsible, but l Will get the notes
when they are paid"
Don't you owe the bank SIG, 000?''
mo, 1 do not; and they have plenty
of security for every dollar 1 do owe
them?"
What security"
Objected to.
Senator Brown proposed to show
he has no good security there at ALL
Objection sustained
The rupture between Stout and