The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21
LAW ON THE RACK.
Judge Dickson Interrogates Him As
to His Story.

to His Story.
At the beginning of the afternoon SEES
] sion. Laws direct examination was
quickly concluded by Attorney Evans,
as follows:
/ Mr.. Law, how long had you known
Mr.. Pratt. chief of police? I got ac-
quainted with Mr.. Pratt first last Fri
! day night, about II o'clock.
That was the first time you ever
knew him? Yes. sir.
That was when you sent to him on
this matter, was it? Yes, sir.
HAS ANOTHER NAME.
Judge w. II. Dickson then took the
witness for cross-eXamination.
Mr.. Law, what is your full name?
Albert Alfred Law.
Is that your true name? Yes, sir;
it is the only name 1 ever knew.
Isn't your name Shelton? My faith
er's name was Shelton.
Your father or stepfather? My faith
er.
Your fathers name was Shelton?
Yes, sir.
V as your name changed? I was
adopted and raised by people by the
name of Law. and was always known
by that name.
WHAT .s your business-what has
been your business for the past ten
years? Mining, mercantile business
and farming.
Where have you mined? 1 have
mined in Bingham, in Cache county
and Mercur
How long did you mine at Bingham?
1 was in Bingham nearly a year
What mine did you work in! l work
ed for some time in the York, and Tor
some time on a lease on the Rough
and Ready
When was that? II was during part
of 1892 and 1898.
Was that your first experience of
mining? No, sir.
Where did you mine before that?
Some in Colorado
When in Colorado? In 1889.
How long did you mine there? Some
times FOR u month, sometimes for
couple of weeks.
Where in Colorado? In what we
called the Blue Mountains.
How long were you in Colorado?
Routt county: l was in Colorado; /
wasn't in Colorado steadily for any
definite length of time, unless it would
be for a week or a month.
When did you leave Colorado? But
it was so close to the Utah line that 1
would frequently be in Utah, and fire.
cuently in Colorado.
Occasionally go over and do a little
mining in Colorado? Well, we lived
close to the line, and 1 worked for some
parties in Utah, and some in Colorado.
How long have you been farming?
What is that?
How long have you been farming? l
have been farming about three years.
whereabouts? In Paradise, Cache
count-,
own a farm there? Yes, sir.
Are you a taxpayer in that county?
Yes. sir.
Did you pay any taxes last year?
Yes, sir.
The year before? Yes, SIR.
Do you remember how much taxes
you paid? When?
Last year? l paid $14 and some few
cents last year, l think; l wouldn't be
positive as to the amount.
About that? But it seems that was
near it: by the way, I paid
my mothers taxes last year.
1 don't care to know anything except
your own personal taxes. My own per-
sonal taxes were not that much: my
own personal taxes were simply on
property. and were not that
much; don't remember the amount.
What was the amount of your own
taxes paid last year? 1 don't
About how much? I don't remem-
Der.
A dollar? Yes, it was a dollar.
Two dollars? l don't remember. |
1t was mere nomianl tax? 1t was a !
mere nominal tax.
Mr.. Evans-What is the purpose of |
that question?
Mr.. Dickson-I want to show what |
the amount is, and what he has accu
by his industry and all that /
kind of thing. 1 am not going into it |
at any great length.
FIRST THOUGHT OF BEING COR
RUPTED.
When did the thought first occur to
you, or, the idea first enter your mind
hat You would endeayor to induce Mr.. |