The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-22
He was examined first by

City? About twenty-four years.
Are you a man Of family2 Yes, sir.
Wife? Yes, sir.
Children? Yes, sir; five children.
What is your business or occupation
Mining n teaming.
How long have you been engaged in
mining and teaming? Teamed on and
off for a good while; couldn't say ex-
actly how many years.
How long have you lived in Utah
Twenty-four years.
In Salt Lake all that time? Yes. sir.
Are you a citizen, a native citizen of
the United States? Yes, sir; 1 was
born in England.
Have you been naturaliZed? Yes. sir.
How long have you been? I couldn't
state exactly how long; seven or eight
years.
Have you ever been arrested for any
crime?
Mr.. Dickson-What is the object of
that
Mr.. Evans-To show the character of
the witness.
Now. Mr.. Fryer, l will ask you how
long you have been acquainted with
Mr.. Law? About a year.
State the circumstances Under which
you first became acquainted with MIR.
Law. / first became acquainted with
him at Eureka.
What were you doing there? Work
ing in a shaft; it was in the Monarch
mine.
How long were you engaged in work
ing there together? Three or Jour
weeks.
That was about a year ago? Yes,
sir.
Did you ever meet him since hat
time7 ! met him in January this year.
Where? On State street.
Aa,rrHs-- aa-- - 49,
time? Nothing; only I asked him how
he was doing, and he asked Inc the
same.
When next after hat did you meet
Mr.. Law? Saturday morning, last sat
urday morning.
Where? At the corner of State and
Second South streets.
What were you doing there? / was
walking toward State street from Main
street.
Just passing along? Yes, sir.
Had you seen Mr.. Law at any time
before that, prior TO the time when you
met him along in the first week of
January? No, sir.
IT WAS ALL BY ACCIDENT. =.
Had you made any previous arrange
mert with MIN to meet him there? No.
sir.
just passing along the street? Pass
ing along the street.
Where did Mr. Law come from. if
you saw him? Came from the drug
store corner toward me
What. if anything. did he say to you?
asked me how l was. / said, What
you doing?" and he says, You
q man come out of this place
and see What we do" l said, All
Who was it came out? Mr.. McCune.
Had you seen him before? Yes, sir.
Know him by sight? Yes, sir.
Did you know who he t~as? Yes. sir.
That was all that was said? He said,
Watch and see what we do"
After coming out, what, if anything,
did NJ EtcCune do: McCune came out
s3j net another gentleman.
Did you know him? l did not know
that gentleman: did not know him at
all. he shook hands and then walked
along.
Did you notice whether Mr.. McCUne
had a cane? No, sir.
NEell, after shaking hands with this
gentlemen, what did they do? They
across the street to the south
Did you see Mr.. McCune speak to
MIR. Law when he met him outside
NO. sir: not a word.
Which way did they go? South, to-
the drug store On the other cor
Ter.
Did you see them walking together?
say them walking together.
How near together? Close as two
nen would walk together.
How FAR were YOU? I was standing
few feet behind them, walking along
them.
DID they appear to be talking? They
we're talking; 1 could not hear what
hey said.
SAW THEM SHAKE HANDS.
When they passed on to the south,
where else did they go? They went
south 10 the other corner; they
and shook hands; McCune
ent west. and Law went to the cor
When they were shaking hands. OH
1hich side was McCune? On the west.
And Law? On the east.
Where were you? I was going south.
Did you notice which hands they
hook? Right. I suppose.
Did you notice anything peculiar
bout the hanGshake2 No, sir.
Did you hear anything that was said?
20, sir.
After Mr.. McCune went TO the west,
rhich way did Mr.. Law go? Law
on the corner until l got TO hiyn:
hen put W his hand and showed me
IL hAOAA@.s mt Sdlu. 1lu YOU see I
hat?" 1 said yes"
Ii was a roll, was it? 1t was a roll.
Did you u them? No, sir.
Did he say anything else to you at
nat time2 He said: DO YOU see That
loney?" l said yes" Well" he said
win go and report TO the chief"
Did you go with him? 1 went with
m upstairs: yes, sir.
Went IN the stairway; who, if any
did Won 600 rTnCtnTreO H. -.
ee anyone.
Did you go into the room with Mr..
aw? No; he told me to stay out
How long did you stay outside? Il
ould not be over four or five minutes.
Then you We're called in? Yes, sir.
Did you see the money? Yes, sir.
Did you oun it? No, sir.
Was it counted in your presence? No,
Could you tell what denomination the
lis Were? No. sir. / could see it was
.Oney, that was all. !
Who were up there in the ROOM?
hief Pratt, Mr.. Hilton, Detective
meets, gentleman by the name of Bur !
dge; I think that is all. !
BROWN CROsS-QUEsTIONS.
Arthur Brown for the defense then :
Your name is Fryer? Have you al
avs gone by that name? Yes, sir. c
Never went by any other name? No,
r; we'll, I was called by the name of q
9
YoG went by the name of Wright? 1
as called by that a while.
Where a it? In England.
When was it you dropped the name
Wright? As soon as l came here.
Up to that time you had always gone
the name Of Wright? No. sir.