The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-25
AFTERNOON Session.
Joseph Monson and Others Examined
as to Campaign.

ment Of Mr.. McCune's senatorial cam
Dalgn? Not particularly connected
with it'll have been
You are a supporter of his? Yes, sir
You do know Representative Law?
Know him; have met him.
Did you see him last Tuesday night
a. week ago? Yes, sir
Where did you see him? At McCune'!
headquarters.
What time in the day or evening? J
should judge about half past or II
O'clock.
Did you see him come in there? Yes
sir; saw him come into the room.
Who was with him? Mr.. McCune,
think Dunbar came in at the same time
and another gentleman.
What did Mr.. Law do? He sat down
on the lounge by the side of me when
he first came in.
How long did he remain there? Oh
a minute or so.
What occurred then? Mr.. McCune
said, Mr.. Law, please come in here.
Did they go in? Yes, Mr.. McCune
was in and Mr.. Law went in.
Did they remain in there any length
of time? Not long, Mr.. McCune asked
Mr.. Law to sit down.
Did you hear that? Yes.
Did you see them then? Yes.
You saw them in the private room
Yes.
State what you saw and heard? I
saw Mr.. Law sit down on the east side
of the table, and Mr.. McCune came
back to the door and asked for Mr..
Sloan, and then closed the door.
Did Mr.. McCune sit down at all? Not
that 1 saw.
That is before he called for Sloan?
No. sir
Do you know whether Mr., Sloan was
a nd n
in the room where / was and when he
was called he went right in
How long did they remain there? Oh,
possibly minute or so, q short time.
Mr.. Evansville did?
Mr.. Sloan, Mr. McCune and Mr.. Law.
Then what occurred? Mr.. Sloan came
to the door and called me
Did Mr.. McCune remain2 He prob
ably remained two or three minutes, not
long. and left, and l saw no more of
him that night.
DOOR WASN'T CLOSED.
I want to ask you one question, at the
suggestion of Mr.. Dickson, on the other
branch that we have been examining
you about before taking up this. After
Mr.. McCune and Mr.. Law went into the
private room was the door shut at ali
before he called sloan? No, sir.
You say you saw them? Yes.
Yourself during that time? Yes, sir.
Now, coming to this other date, when
was that? That 1 met Mr.. Law before?
Yes. l think 1t was the day before,
Monday night.
Qt was here announced that Mr..
Jackson had come, and 1t was desirable
TO have mis- testimony before going far
ther.I
Mr.. Jackson recalled.
Mr.. Van Cott-Calling your attention
to a week ago last Saturday, in the
mouse in this building, do you remem-
Der Mr.. Fisher Harris coming 10 you
and asking you to meet himself ana
some other gentlemen at 1 o'clock? Yes,
sir.
The house was in session and you
could not meet them? No.
Do You remember making an appoint
ment to meet. Harris and some other
gentlemen at the Kenyon hotel in this
city at o'clock? Yes, sir. I think
that is the hour.
Now, calling attention TO that same
evening, Saturday evening, did you
keep that appointment No, sir.
Now. calIins your attention 10 the
same evening, Saturday evening, in the
Vienna cafe, do you remember being
there that evening with some gentle
men eating, and do you remember that
SOren Y. Christensen and Mr.. Sloan and
time? Yes. it was not in the evening;
it was at the time we adjourned and
went up town.
Do you remember IN the Vienna cafe
Mr.. Christensen speaking to you? Yes,
sir.
Do you remember him asking you, in
substance and in meaning, something
like this: We have heard that you
claim that Fisher Harris has attempted
,,-sl, J. 4
we want it faced out, want it settled.
and that when he mace that statement
TO you said it was a God damn lie that
you had never said that Fisher Harris
had offered to bride you? That was not
the conversation.
FEARED BEING PUT IN A HOLE
You say that is not corr No, that
was not. Mr.. Christsnse4, SAID 70 me
that they had called me up there and
told me 20 look out: l would probably
be put in a hole. He said that Aquils
Nebeher Mr.. Rideout and some Other
gentlemen would be there, and Neb-
e}1er was not there-and that they--in-
tended to convey the idea-that they in
tended TO put me in a hOle-in an en-
barras,sing position.
Christensen said that to you? Yes, sir.
Did you say to him in the presence
of Sloan and him. speak out, when he
asked Won about the bribery. if he
claimed that Harris tried to bride you,
didn't you speak up ana say, it IS a
God damn lie: Did you say that? 1
did not.
Did you understand that Mr. Chris
Jensen was warning you not to 20
there; that they wanted 10 put you in
an emba rraSsinG position? No: If you
want my explanation I viii give it.
was Just asking YOU if you Under
stood that; that's all.
Mr.. Evans-Yot. may explain il now
Mr.. Christensen and 1 had been
friends ana ! understood that Mr.
Christensen was conveying to me a
warning not to go there and meet those
gentlemen. unless l saw fit.
Van Cott-Then you do understand
that he was warning YOU from getting
IN an en- barraSsing place. Yes. Il was
understood that I was 10 meet them
there and Mr.. Nebeker; and 1 saw
Nebsker and he said he was going to
Logan OF the 30 train and could not
be there, AID therefore declined the in
terview.
Was Robert Sloan present at all dur
ing this conversation at the Vienna?
He may have been in the room Chris
Jensen was talking 10 me IN private.
Mr.. Van COtt-I do not claim by my
questions that Mr.. Sloan was up so he
could near what christensen SAD 10
Jackson? I insist on the privilege Of
stating that the conversation between
Christensen and myself was perfectly
private, and Mr.. Sloan could in no way
have understood a word of it.
Mr. Evans-How far was Sloan from
you? ! don't recollect now. I think we
were on the south side of the back
room in the Vienna cafe, talking in a
very low tone.
He was warning you about going to
o .,naet inc bel.alsL Won NNnlIIl he r.1lt in