The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-28

say that we, Detective SneetS, Cnlel
raft and myself, had engaged rooms al
the Jennings block that is one place
and further down you say, Then ne
said, Where will we go? 1 said,
slept opposite here in the Jennings
| block last night There were two slips
of the tongue? Yes, sir; in the speech.
And at that time you did not know
there was any such block in the city
as the Jennings block, did you? No,
sir; and 1 don't know it now.
| By Mr.. Evans:
You did say it was opposite there,
though, and pointed to Mr.. McCune?
| Yes. sir; I could plainly see the sign on
I that building.
What did he say then about goinG
| into it? He denurred and said that
we would go to some barroom.
| Yes, we have got that.
! Mr.. Evans-I would like to introduce
in evidence the statement made by Mr..
McCune and published in the paper.
Mr.. Dickson-No objection.
Mr.. Evans-As it was prepared and
published. 1 haven't copy of it, but
Mr.. Dickson, it may be considered in
| evidence, may it?
! Mr.. Dickson-Yes.
MR.. MCUNEs STATEMENT.
Alfred w. McCune, being recalled in
| his own behalf testified as follows:
Examined by Mr.. Dickson:
| Mr.. McCune, you were asked on
crosS-examination about Mr.. Thurman
Bhaving prepared this statement of
yours that was given to the press Sun
day morning? Yes, sir.
When these charges were made.
State from whom Mr.. Thurman got the
information that enabled him TO pre-
pare that statement of what took place
| in the conversation between you and
Mr.. Law, did you tell Mr.. Thurman
about it? 1 really couldn't say; l think
I did. 1 mentioned it there to the
crowd, two or three times, when they
asked me a question; but whether l
mentioned it TO him, 1 don't remem-
Der.
But don't you remember Mr.. Arthur
Brown and Mr.. Thurman and Mr.. Van
Colt and myself being there? Yes, sir.
And we broke up about dinner time?
Yes, sir.
And you and Mr.. Thurman were go
ing to dinner together? Yes.
Can you state now that you at that
place? 1 really couldn't answer posi-
lively if 1 did; must have done.
Don't you remember the suggestion
being made by Mr.. Brown that you
should get this up, when you said Mr..
Thurman and you would go TO dinner
together and you would go over it care
fully with Thurman? Yes, sir.
And you and he would prepare it and
submit it to Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Van
Colt? Yes, sir.
Do you remember that it was sub
mitted to Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Van
Colt? Yes, sir.
Did you and Mr.. Thurman go to
dinner together? BY Jove, that's be-
yOnd me- judge; l couldn't remember,
but 1 think we did.
Questions by Mr.. Stewart:
You remember. Mr.. McCune, that
Mr.. Carpenter, who was on the witness
stand, stated that when he interviewed
you just after-the evening after the
statements were made by Mr.. Law,
you replied to him that, You may say
that 1 never was alone with the man
in my life?" Yes.
Now, what explanation have you to
make of that statement, if any? Viz
tually what l said was true. What l
meant, you might say. was alone
with him in the drug store there and l
was alone with him a minute or two
when I went into the room, but meant
that the room had plenty of people in
and 1 had no particular chance for
private conversation, except the talk
on the settee in the drug store, and my
point was in the drug store; what
going into a private room and shutting
ourselves in where nobody else was
in the room. That is what l had refer
ence to, directly.
Questioned by Mr.. Evans:
You were perfectly willing to go into
a private room with him, though? 1
never had the opportunity.
You We're perfectly willing to? 1
don't know that I should have objected
TO in =
Didn't you invite him into private
room? 1 did.
Into a back room in a saloon? Yes.
So you had no particular objection
to being alone? No. because 1 wasn't
with him alone. l invited him in for
the special reason to meet those other
two men about the Cache valley mat
ter.
Mr. Evans-I desire now to introduce
this contract.
CThere was no objection)
CONTRACT WITH CHAMBERS.
Mr.. Evans then read said contract,
as follows:
Memorandum of agreement between
A w. McCune and r. c. Chambers,
both OF Salt Lake City, Utah. This
18th day of October, 1898, McCune
agrees to pay to Chambers the net
loss. that is, the current expenses, less
the current receipts, Of The Herald
company, incurred in publishing, in
Salt Lake City, Utah, The Dally and
Semi W eekly Herald, for the months of
October November and December,
1898, and January and February, 1899,
and also the sum of 1896, overdraft eX-
listing at bank on Oct. 1, 1898.
In consideration of such sums of
money as shall be paid under the pro-
visions of the foregoing agreement,
March l, 1899, of two modes of settle
ment or payment, as follows:
"First.-Chambers may, if he so
elect, refund to McCuna one-half of
the moneys advanced by McCune as
aforesaid, and McCune hereby agrees
to relinquish for good and valuable
considerations hereby acknowledged
any claim for reimbursements on the
other half, if Chambers selects this
mode of settlement.
"Or, Second.-Chambers shall give to
McCune one-half OF the capital stock
of The Herald company aforesaid, one
half being 500 shares, which shall in
clude five shares now in the name of
McCune, in full payment of considera-
ton for all advances by McCune as
hereinbefore provided. Chambers here
by agrees to Immediately endorse over
to McCune 495 shares of the capital
stock OF The Herald company afOre-
said. to be held under the other terms
of this agreement. In case Chambers
SHALL on March l, 1899. select the meth
cd of settlement as hereinbefore pro-
vided, then all Of the said one-half of
the capital stock of The Herald COM
pany. namely. $50 shares, shall be re-
turned to Chambers, upon the pay
ment to McCune of one-half of the
moneys advanced by McCune, in ac-
cordance with this agreement herein
before mentioned and provided.