Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-28


THE WINS TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Evans then asked Senator whit
ncy N he had ever received any IN.
formation outside OF the committee and
the witness said he had not. senator
whitney thought SIR. Evans question
referred TO Reporter Hughes tcstl-
mony. and receiving reply In the at
frmativc. witness said he did not be-
licvc II was right 10 cxpungc Hughes
testimony without swing WINS a
chance 10 contradict Il.
Mr.. whltncy-Mr. WINS told me that
he. could have swept Hughes tcsti.
mony out Of existence. Mr. WINS hnd
volunteered the Information. He did
not rcpfimand or chaHtisc Mr.. WINS
for addressing him ana did not con-
slider h. had committed EricvouH
wrong In listening TO him.
Representative Mansfield explained
his position IN the Hughcn matter,
which was In harmony with the views
expressed by senator whitney
Mr. Van Colt said he did not under
stand the purpose of Mr. Evann'a line
Of questioning unless II was 10 awcrNc
the members, People would come and
talk To the members OF the committee
forgetting OF not knowing they were
Judges In the Investigation charges.
SIR. Evans said he desired TO yet ~
for Mccunc daily was competent To
ait ms judge IN the case.
Mr.. lrown--fa man voting against
Mrcuue competent According To
your position We should go outside the
Legislature altogether.
Mr. Van Colt said he hnd confidence
IN each member ~ the committee. even
In uowell~ and sorcnson. who were Re-
publcnnr.
Mr. Evans said that man with the
most unblcmiHhed character and In
tcgrity might he Influenced In n matter
OF this kind. where he would not be-
surrounded by dincrcnt influences and
conditions.
Mr.. Van Cott--Then YOU should not
have allowed your client TO make his
charges In the joint assembly, You
should have advised him 10 take other
stems.
Sir. Evnna-I did. I advised him to
go 10 your former associate. Mr.. Put
nam.
Here Mr.. Evans was interrupted by
Mr. Dickson and Mr Brown. who OBJ
iccted to the remarks, when Hugh
cannon was called BY the prosecution
In rchuttal.
HUGH CANNON TEsTIFIEs.
The witness stated that he was man
nrcr of George q. Cannon q Sons COM
by his company TO accept any money
from parties outside Of the compcnan-
tinn paid him. No arrangements hnd
been made with Mr.. Whitney to write
Mr.. McCune'a biography.
Did you have any knowledge ~ man
ngcr Of the company that Mr.. Whitney
was writing the biography OF Mr.. Me-
Cune3 No. Flr.
Would you know OF ,hlse would
expect TO know OF H.
FRANK CANNoN's BIOGRAPHY.
All such manuscript would pass
through the hands % tho witness. he
knew tho facts In relation 10 the writ
lng ~ the biography Of y. J. Cannon;
witness spoke TO Mr. whitney who had
asked him 20 zee Frank J. Cannon
about II: his brother came 10 witness
aud said that Mr.. whitney had sug.
Ecstcd that his biography should be In
that book. his brother +, J, Cannon did
not have time 90 write Il, aud suggested
m writer's, two other gentlemen ana
MIR, whitney, the latter of whom was
chose. by the witness to write Mr.
Cannon's biography for 500. which Wit
ness paid out OF the funds OF the COM
pany 10 Mr.. whitney.
Mr. Eyans-Who We're named for bio
graphlcs. az proper subjects7 a great
many prominent men throughout tho
"
group To consist OF members ~ Com
grrsa. but did not mention Mr. Mcclure.
The plan Included the biographies Of
prominent business men and politl-
clans. Witness knew that Mr., Whitney
was writing the biography Of Mr. Raw.
Inns, for which tho company expected
pay.
AIR. wHITNEY's POSITION.
Mr.. whItncy-Do you not know. Mr,
Cannon, that | am a member of the
historical company Yes, sir,
Ana do you not know that Il " LEFT
mainly Ia me rs 20 whose biography
shall SO into that bookY Yes. sir
Did I not slgn the original letter
which was sent out 10 various promi-
nont gentlemen, soliciting their blog-
mphicsY Yes. str,
IL There In the history a portrait OF
G. y. Allen? No, slr.
Did you know there was TO be
biography of Mr. ], =. Rawlins? No.
SIR ! heard simply OF chapter on
10 you think there was anything i'm
proper In my soliciting the Biographies
uf various prominent mem No, cir.
what makes you think that the his
torlual company was paying me FOR
writing Mr. Rawlns's biography un-
dcrstood We were paying you for all
who hnd plates there
You do not mean TO say that you and
not Mr. liawllns, paid me the sl75?
know that Mr., Ruwlins paid us, wheth-
~ he paid you anything additional.
do not know.
BIOGRAPHIES SOLICITED.
witness stated that Mr.. whitney was
entitled 90 compensation for within
the biography of Frank j. Cannon be-
cause the latter had no plate In the
hook.
DO you not know that had the right
10 soilolt biography from any one
whom. In my judgment, We wanted In
the bOok2 We admit that.
Did you know that l had solicited the