The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-24

his way clear TO support Mr.. McCune
1 did. ts,
Did he in reply to that say that if 70,
or anybody could give him good. log
icai reason why he should support Mr.
McCune that perhaps he would do so
He did.
Did you in reply to that remark o.
his say, You were elected by Demo.
cratic votes largely? Yes. sir.
And upon the assurance given by
him that the matter of the senatorshiI
would be safe in your hands as though
a Democrat were elected in YOU
place? That is the conversation.
Did he in reply to that cay that thai
was not a sufficient reason; if anybody
could give him a good. logical reason
| for voting for Mr.. McCune, that hi
would may be do so? He did not use
the word sufficient, but he said if any
body could give him "a logical reason
why l should vote for Mr.. McCune,
viii do So
Did he then. without any further re-
mark from you. say if this was in Idaho
or Montana it would have been settled
long ago; why don't they do business
or why don't they get down to bust
ness? Something of that kind.
One or the other of those remarks?
Of those two last phrases, yes, sir
TURNER ROSS-EXAMINED.
Cross by Mr.. Evans:
Did you run for sheriff last election
up there? Yes, sir.
On the Democratic ticket? Yes. sir.
And were defeated by a Republican
Yes. sir.
Mr.. Law was running on the Repub-
lican ticket for the legislature, wasn't
he? Yes, sir.
You naturally had the ordinary con-
tests of political election, OF course?
presume so.
And the ordinary feeling which is
wrought up by such elections? L pre-
sumo so.
Yes, Are you in the employ of Mr..
McCune? I am not.
You are not? 1 am not.
Are you supporting him? 1 am.
At your own expense? Yes. sir.
Didn't you go to Cache county yester-
day morning at your own expense?
What is that?
Didn't you go to Cache county for Mr.
McCune yesterday morning? No. sir.
On the train? No. sir
Where did you go? 1 went to Logan
the day before that.
The day before that? Yes, sir.
Day before yesterday? Yes, sir.
Whom did you go for? 1 went up to
get some witnesses.
Whom FOR? Mr.. McCune.
Did you so at your own expense?
did.
You mean to say that you are spend
ing your own money to get witnesses
for McCune? l do.
And don't you hope to get any re-
turn? 1 presume Mr.. McCune will do
the proper thing-pay me back.
Then you do expect to get something
for it-for the services you are rem
dering? 1 have not received a dol
lar
You haven't received dollar? No.
sig.
SO far you are paying out your own
money? I am.
And you expect 10 have that refund
ed. and likewise to be paid comDensa-
ton for your services? No; sir; no
compensation, 1 don't expect.
EXPECTS NO PAY.
You don't expect any compensation
at all? No, sir.
Didn't you state a moment ago that
you expected he would do the right
thing? l expect he will refund me the
money 1 pay out I am working for
Mr.. McCune for the regard 1 have for
him.
For the regard you have for him?
Yes, sir.
Merely for the regard in the matter,
for the regard you have for him, with
out any hope of receiving a dollar? !
never expected anything of it, only to
be reimbursed for the money 1 have
paid out.
In that view of the case, are you
somewhat free with your expenditures
OF money? Well. I don't know.
Well. 1 just ask you the question? l
have got my check book here that l /
can show you what / have paid out.
I 1Gt- civ he nj
ton whether you have been somewhat |
free or lavish with the expenditure of !
money? l have not.
You have expended economically |
then, have you? 1 have, sir.
What did you go to Cache county for |
FOR McCune? When this thing start
cd
Just answer that, please; what did
you so for? Will you allow me to an
sWer in my own way?
That is, in a general way, then, I will
ask You about ii, yes? All right; / went
lp to see some parties uD there who
we're acquainted with Mr.. Law
Who sent you up? Well, 1 don't know
who it was that asked me to go up
here. 1t was--I think l had talk
With Mr.. Harris and Mr.. Dunbar, and
t was deemed advisable to get some
parties down here.
Did you talk with Sloan? No, sir.
1t was Harris and Dunbar? l think
10: yes. sir.
You consulted with them, didn't you?
Yes sir.
Those two men are in the employ of
Ar. McCune, are they not. managing
lis campaign? l cannot say as to
hat.
You know from generally accented
learsay? l don't know anything about
learsay. l have never heard anything
bout Il.
Tell me, now, whether honestly. in
cur judgment, Mr. Harris and Mr..
dunbar are working in the interest of
.Ir. McCune? I should think they
we're.
That is all there is about it? Yes:
hey are there: l don't know as to their
arrangements with Mr.. McCune.
1 didn't ask you about that You
now when man is working for an
ther. employed by him. by what you
ee generally. don't you? You men
hen talked that over together, did you.
nd you concluded that you would bet
er have some witnesses uD in Cache
ounty that would break down the
haracter of Mr.. Law? No. sir: that
wasn't contemplated at ALL about
reaking down his character; all
aid when | went uD there was that
fanted the absolute proof.
What did you want these witnesses
or? Because we wanted to show just
he character of this man.
Exactly: now, then. what did you
rant 70 show his character was? We
'anted to show his character for just
that il is
What did you want to show his char
cter was? Just what it is.
LAWS CHARACTER BAD.
Well, what is it? 1t is bad. {