The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-23


The Witness would ike TO correct
one word in the testimony there.
lhlnk the stenOgra Dher got It~NrGnS-
don't think he used the word vote;
he said: viii you take money Tor
your support" or else, rs it true that
You viii take money for your support.
Alter coming out of the room l pro-
ceeded to the senate chamber, and he
was standing AT the head o. the stair
way. ana as / went by ne said: NOW,
VIII, You are not going 70 be angry
and 1 said NO" and went on, and
that ended it.
Were you, in fact, angry2 Well, L
was getting angry, and would have
been angry pretty quick If 1 had not
gone away.
Did you have talk with Mr.. Sloan
at any other time? No; in a general
and jocular way. l have talked 10 him
u great many times.
Prior 10 this conversation, had Mr..
Sloan talked with you about the Nc
Cune contest? In general conversation.
The only serious talk l had with him
was the one referred TO above, about
the tire the legislature went into ses-
sion. That conversation was broken
up by GIr. Chambers passing along the
street and I left Mr.. Sloan 30 see Mr..
Chambers
Did You ever dine with him? I really
couldn't remember whether L nave or
not
or with Nj McCune? No; think
not; not with Nj McCune
Don't remember whether you have
with 8IcCune or nOt2 No sir
Had you IN a friendly way talked
with him pricr to the time Of this con-
Versation which you gave? Yes.
In all the conversations which you
had with him, did you understand he
was a supporter of Mr.. McCune and
l,r-1, firc-
versation / had by him was to that
effect. which, 1 think, is in my tesu-
nony.
That his work would be completed if
3 he could get the support of yourself
Aquila NebekeT and Henry PeeTy. did
you say? Yes. sir.
MCUNE'S HEADQUARTERS.
Cross-examination by Mr.. Brown:
What time was this first conversation
you speak of? The very first converse
ton. 1 viii tell you how il can be told;
when ] left Mr.. Sloan TO join Mr..
Chambers, Mr.. Chambers invited me
up to see Mr.. McCune, and We went up
and chatted with him. It was one sun
day, I think about the time the legis-
lature convened, or probably one week
later.
1t convened about the ninth; a week
later would be about The 18th? Some
where along there. On Sunday.
Perhaps il would be the 18th. hen?
Wen, would have to consult calen-
dar.
Where was the talk begun? In Mr..
Pee1y's Office.
Had you been there before Sloan came
in2 I think I had.
And Sloan entered? Yes, sir.
And did this conversation begin at
once. as soon as he came in2 No. 1
think there was general conversation,
and then we were left alone; somebody
was there and went out and then the
conversation commenced.
Did you ask him how he came TO be
supporting McCune? I could not re
member whether I did or not at that
tiMe.
But he answered, anyway. that ne
was doing il FOR q purpOse2 / do not
remember that.
What did he say? lie said that he
was assisting Mr.. McCune for q certain
purpose, and that was for getting the
votes OF certain gentlemen whom !
have named; if he could do that his
duties were ended, and he was going to
quit
Name them slowly. again. was one
OF them, Aquila Nebe6er was one of
them. Speaker R0yl3nce was one of
them, Ar Peery was one Of them, and
] think JacScson, yes. Jackson
Aud Cook? / rather think he did not
mention Cook at that time.
Was there any particular reason why
he would have Il right 10 suppose he
could get your support? I thought 1
had put it very plainly. 20 various par
ties. and Mr. M1Cune himself that he |
could not.
Was there anything in the relation |
ship between you and Sloan by which |
Sloan might have reason to believe that
he could induce you? Absolutely moth !
ing, except personal acquaintance and !
friendship.
wen. was there that? Yes. sir.
T1ad you been associated together in /
political matters before? Yes, two years !
ago.
You were associated? Yes. sir.
FIGHT TWO YEARS AGO.
Were all those other gentlemen assoc /
ciated v,irh lou Two years ago. No, !
sir.
Some OF them we're? Yes, sir. Myself, /
AIr Nebeker and Mr.. Royiance were.
quite q number of them were2 Those
that ! named
he said his purpose was to get you to
vote for McCune? He said / was one
% them
What did you reply 20 that on this
occasion in Peery's otflcs? l don't re-
member that ! did.
That YOU made any reply, You think J
y
about that time I saw Mr.. Chambers
come along. and I left him. lie came
along in front of the office. J was at
the back. and ne came around
Did anybody else hear this talk? No,
tiey could not
Nobody in the room at all? Nobody
else.
Was there in the front Office at Mr.
Pecry's2 Yes
M one else could have he2rd2 No.
de said nothing as TO how he was so
ing &C. induce YOU; you Gid rot tell
him thaj nothing could induce you? I
DO not remember.
Had you announced il at that time
that nothing could induce You 10 vote
for him? J told Mr.. McCune 50 n the
End OF January.
And You have consistently and per-
sistently opposed hiTn ever sincet You
can place your own construction as 10
that nave never voted for him since.
Have you opposed him ever since?
Yes. sir
You have never voted Tor him: have
Won done anything else in opposition 10
him? I dont' know how I could do
anything worse than not to vote for
him.
You might have done something
him? Is IL all that you have done?
! don't understand the question.
You say you do not Understand what
It mems? II is true, is 1t, chat you do
not understand II you win get through
answering questions and ask me one, !
viii answer. Let ME hear the question
again. Question read)
ErOwn-My last question was Wheth-
or You understand ii or not? If You
mean that talking outside The Iegisla-