The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-01

He did not inform us that he made a
separate contract
Did he inform you he was going to
write the biographies? Yes.
OTHER BIOGRAPHIES.
Questions by Mr.. Whitney:
Did inform you that l had received
biographies from Benjamin Cuff, pres
ident of the Brigham Young academy
at Provo; j. NJ. Tanner president of the
agricultural college. at Logan, and that
l had solicited one from President
Kingsbury of the university-have
told you those things? 1 don't think so.
But you would naturally conclude
that l intended to do il, wouldn't you,
if L had drawn those biographies? Yes,
sir.
And in those you haven't portraits in
the history-have they? No, think
not.
You would not think it strange or
unreasonable that ! should want to
complete an educational group of that
kind, whether there was any portrait
or not? No, we wouldn't think any
thing of it.
Mr. Evans-In those cases did you re-
ceive compensation from those gentle
men?
Mr. Whitney-No, sir, because they
prepared their own biographies These
gentlemen who paid me for writing
their biographies did not have it to do
Mr.. Frank Cannon asked me to write
his biography, and said he would pay
for it through Hugh Cannon, and
wrote him his biography, and he APP
proved of it; l wrote Mr.. McCune his
biography, and he approved it; l wrote
Mr.. Rawlins his biography. and he APP
proved it, and they all three paid me,
but in Mr.. CannOn'S case he paid me
through Hugh Cannon, and stated at
the time he would do so; this was be-
fore Mr.. Hugh Cannon came to me and
told me he would pay me. Mr. Frank
Cannon told me prior to that time he
would pay me through Hugh Cannon.
The Witness-I did not so understand
It,; at the time / made the arrangement
with you it seemed to be new.
Mr.. Whitney-It was not.
Questions by Mr.. Evans:
New to him." what did you mean
by that? 1 didn't understand when
spoke to Bishop Whitney that arrange
ments had already been made: l went
to him to make arrangements for writ
ing Franks biography, and he accepted
of the arrangement under the offer
which / made him without-he didn't
appear to-at least he didn't tell me the
arrangements had already been made:
he accepted the arrangement which I
made him, and it was carried out as far
as 1 know, as far as paying a hundred
dollars was concerned.
Mr.. Whitney-Certainly l accepted it
because it was pursuant to the arrange
meat Mr.. Frank Cannon had made with
me; l didn't want to question you at
all.
Questions by Mr.. Howells:
Is it a rule with your company to
charge for the admission of Biographies
if there is no plate furnished in the
history? No, sir; it is not rule, as
matter of fact, this case of Franks
was the first that ever came to my
knowledge where a biography was to
come in unless there was a plate.
Mr.. Evans-I thought you said pay
for it.
Mr.. Howells-I asked the question if
it was a rule for the History company
to require and demand the money be-
fore they would insert a biography
where there was no plate furnished?
No. sir.
Questions by Mr.. Dickson:
When was this hundred dollars paid?
1t was paid in three different times.
think the first payment was the lat
ter part of October.
OF last year? Yes, sir
And the last payment was when?
Sometime in November; would i'm
agine-I don't remember
1t was after the election last fall?
I think the last payment was after the
election; yes, sir.
1t was known then that Senator
Whitney was a member of the legis-
lature? Yes, sir; / think so.
Elects Yes, sir
And it was known that your brother
would be candidate for reelection?
Yes, sir
Did you regard it as an improper
use of money by your brother, under
those circumstances Certainly not
Did you think it was intended as a
bride to Senator Whitney? No; 1 think
not.
Mr.. Van Cott-Did you think he
could be bribed in any such way? No.
1 would imagine not.
POWERS BREAKS IN.
j. Lapish, being recalled in behalf of
the complainant, testified as follows
Examined by Mr.. Powers:
Mr.. Powers-I have been asked by
Mr.. Lapish to appear here during his
examination.
Proceed, Mr.. Lapish. Well, perhaps
l had better commence at the begin
ming, to save coming back 1 have
patent pending before the United
States patent office, in which the Rio
Grande agent at American Fork is my
partner furnishing the money for
prosecuting this invention, and. among
other things, secured from the Rio
Grande Railroad company a triple
valve, with which to make the expert
ment with this attachment; and when
l came up here to Salt Lake, found
that Mr.. Bywater was an employee of
the Rio Grande Railroad company in
its shops, and when L received notice
from the patent Office that the appli-
cation had been filed. why. then L felt
free to talk about the matter, and 1
spoke to Mr.. Bywater about it, and By
water-I should say l spoke to By
water about this matter; and, with
view TO getting it tested, asked him
what the railroad companies did in
such matters, and what would be the
of getting it tested, and
this matter to him-explained
how it worked, etc.-and there was no
secret about it. and that was-that
part of it. He knew as to time; l have
a very poor memory as to time, but
remember it was the second time that
Mr.. Greenwood was here from Ameri-
can Fork. Mr.. Greenwood had been
here once before, and ne came up I'M
expectedly a second time and only
stayed little while; and from his
manner L supposed that he had come
up for some purpose in the interest of
Mr.. McCune, and [ met him. He first
came to my home, and l had stopped
up town that night and didn't go home
| met him the next day. as I was COM
ing to the afternoon session, and he
said he wanted to see me, and L told
him l would meet him after supper;
that 1 would want to go home and see
the folks, and I would meet him after
supper; and 1 met him, if [ remember
right, by the White House corner, and
we went south to a saloon there-I
don't know which it Island got a
drink of beer, and Mr.. Greenwood, he
says, well, let's go over to the mint"
meaning McCune's headquarters; he
spoke Of it in that way. and / says,