The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-26

cannot say that. Undoubtedly not.
What else have you been delegates
TO do? Specifically, I have gone out 70
somebody, or gone some other GRAND
1 don't recall now. l generally slanag
to keep pretty busy, but to recall jus
! what it was now, do not remember
What do you busy yourself general,
about in this campaign? The thing
that I have mentioned. That is, gen
e-ailv.
You feel very much interested in thi,
election, do you? Well, yes.
! Did you do any talking with any o.
the Republicans about voting? l thinl
not.
Haven't you talked with Taylor?
do not think asked him TO vote.
Didn't YOU talk with Mr. TavloI
about voting for Mr.. McCune? There
was a discussion with regard to that;
probably about two minutes.
Where was that? At the Walker
House.
Who were present? Mr.. Hammond
Mr.. Taylor, l think Mons Peterson, j
think he was, and some other gentle
man L did not know.
What was the subject of the CONVEX
sation? The election United States
senator
What did you say to him about
wanting him TO vote for Mr.. McCune
didn't say wanted him to vote for
Mr.. McCune.
SLOAN AGAIN CALLED.
Robert w. Sloan called and sworn,
examined by Mr.. Van Colt.
Mr.. Sloan, do you remember a week
ago last Saturday in the afternoon at
the Vienna cafe of seeing Charles NJ.
jackson and Soren Y. Christensen and
some other gentlemeni Yes, sir.
I'LL IN, ,ar.1
did you see Mr. Jackson start to leave
or leave? Yes, he got through.
DID he speak to you? 1 saw him and
Mr. Soren Y. Christensen in CONVERSE
ton.
How close were you to them? I must
have been part of the time about six
feet away.
Could you hear anything that Mr..
Christensen said to MIR. Jackson? No;
1 could not.
Did you hear anything that Mr.. Jack
son said to Mr.. Christensen? l heard
him make an expression.
Right in that conversation? Yes.
What die Jackson say; y God damn
lie, God damn liar. something of that
kind.
Cross examination by Mr.. Evans:
That is all you heard? That is all.
Were you engaged in conversation
L
waiting to speak to Mr.. Christensen.
Mr.. Sloan, have you consulted with
any OF the witnesses since you were
examined yesterday in relation to what
their testimony was here? No, sir.
Have not consulted with anybody at
all? No; we'll, l do not really know
what you mean.
Have you read their testimony? I
have been principally occupied in read
ing my own.
Have you read the testimony Of Mr..
Dunbar and Mr.. WINS? No, sir; not
this morning.
When the message came to headquar-
ters that Mr.. Law was making charges
IN the floor of the house against Mr..
1 will ask you whether Mr..
Fisher Harris, Mr.. Dunbar, retired to
lne Of the private rooms? We were to-
Sether; yes, sir.
TO the four of you, to the
-hree of you by Mr.. Harris? Yes, sir.
I wish you would state this morn
ng what Mr.. Harris said? He said as
lear as l can recOllect-of course l was
lgitated somewhat about the charges, |
)ut my recollection is that he said that
law was now on the floor of the house |
making a speech charging Mr.. McCune !
With having attempted to bride him.
n the language but remember that was /!
he substance? / do not recall any /
hing definitely but that.
Nov I wish you would state again /
What Mr.. MCCune said: did somebody |
SIX him what there was of it there? !
lct that / recollect. I remember Mr.. /
IcCune was more or less agitated and |
ngry about the matter and gave eX-
,ression to some ejaculation. / remem-
natter, explanations made by Mr.. Nc
'une, but whether they were at that
ime or subsequent to it, or whether
hey were in part at that time and
more in detail, 1 am not prepared to
ay.
| want your recollection of what was
aid by him at that particular time?
Veil. if l may testify. Mr.. Evans, as
o what was said at that time, as dis
met from what he said at other times,
cannot do it.
I want only such statement as your
viii serve you? My rec
Election is that he referred in emphatic
nd contemptuous terms to Mr. Law;
sid that he had attempted to sell his
oJe to him. Mr.. McCune, Tor $1,000.
hat Mr.. McCune had resented it. l re-
lemher now I think that Mr.. Harris
want TO break in-that Harris said
baking hands with Mr.. McCune; 1
mink that was stated.
You remember that since your testi-
lory yesterday? 1 do not remember
neither l testified 10 that yesterday or
OF.
Don't you remember that you testi-
ed and said that Mr. Harris came and
aid Law was on the floor of the house.
substance as you have said here this
rtr.- 7 I
Hing you yesterday that | could not
remember at that time.
You stated that much. didn't you?
nd has It just now occurred to your
ind that the money was received on
le corner? ] think | stated that yes
rday.
That is the best of your recollection?
ell. go on; 1 want to know what else
? said there in that conversation that
3ppened at that particular time? I
ink it was at that particular time
That he said. that is what Law meant
: shaking hands with me this way"
aid at the time that he thought he
Id lost two fingers; two fingers miss
g. but I am not sure; something of
lat kind.
At all events, that is your recollec-
Oh Of what Mr.. McCune said at that
me? Yes, sir.
TWO MISSING FINGERS.
Thought he had lost two fingers; did !
say at that time. in the course of
at conversation. that Mr.. Law was
damned rascal? L am not sure. l
not recall his having said that. He
ade some expression in contemptu- {
is way, but 1 am not positive as to
e expression.
Was it something of that kind? Well, I
had several expressions in my mind q
the time.
Didn't you utter them? No: and I |
MT tell whether Mr.. McCune said {
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