The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-25

immediately.
Do you know who was at the Other
end of the line, with whom you talked
My impression is that it was Mr.. Har-
ris: I asked Mr.. Harris if it was he
but on that one point 1 am not sure;
remember that 1 asked.
And he answered that it was Mr.. Har-
ris? That I don't remember; 1 tele-
phoned and asked TO have Mr.. McCune
Mr.. Harris or Mr.. Dunbar come to the
phone. but my impression is that il
was Mr.. Harris, but 1 am not so sure
as to which one of those gentlemen il
was.
You may state to the committee what
communication you made over the tele-
phone at that time? 1 said, Have you
received word from the joint assembly
in reference TO Mr.. Laws charges?" and
he answered, saying no; said, rs this
the first you have heard of it," and he
answered. why, yes I'said, Mr.. Law
charges that this morning he tele-
phoned to Mr.. McCune to come to the
Wasatch drug store: that Mr.. McCune
went there; that it was agreed that
Law should sell his vote 10 McCune for
fifteen hundred dollars
Mr. Evans-Isn't this hearsay evil
dence?
Mr.. Dickson-I want to show just
what Mr.. Van Colt communicated.
Argued by counsel.
Mr.. Dickson-I offer to show by Mr..
Van Gothic was the one who COM
municated with Mr.. McCune's head
quarters over the telephone-immedi-
ately upon the conclusion of this
speech, that ne communicated with
McCune's headquarters and said Mr..
Law is making these charges; that he
claims that he met McCune at the Wa
satch drug store by appointment over
Il. 411r I, 70
that it was then and there agreed by
McCune to give him $500 for his vote;
that when they shook hands on cross
ing the street 70 the south side of Sec
ond South street, on the corner of State
street, that when they shook hands
there AIcCune in his 6Isaw's) hands
four twenty dollar bills and promised
to give him the balance of the $500 in
the afternoon.
Argued by counsel.
Mr.. Stewart-I move that the objec-
Ftion be sustained.
Said motion was seconded and car
.ried.
E w WILSON ON THE STAND.
E. W. Wilson, being sworn as a wit
ness in behalf of the defense. testified
as follows:
Direct examination by Mr.. Van Colt:
What is your name? Z. w. Wilson.
Your age2 Thirty-f0ur years.
Your residence Salt Lake City.
Place of business mean the bust
ness you are engaged in? Real estate,
loan and Insurance. business.
Were you present in McCune's head
quarters last Monday evening in the
Kenyon hotel? Yes, sir.
Were you there when Mr.. E. G..
WINS of The Herald was there, in the
presence OF Mr.. Thurman, Mr.. Dick
son and other gentlemen? Yes, sir.
Did z. q. WINS at that time, when
Mr.. Fisher Harris was there, did Mr..
Fisher Harris, in substance, say this
to Mr.. WINS at that time that Il have
talked with you at the head of the
stairs, and told you to get three car
riages, never mind the expense. but
find him and secure his vote? Wheth-
er Mr. Harris said, in substance,
Didn't I say to you or mention to you
d carriage?" and did not Mr.. WINS say,
Yes. carriage was mentioned at that
time? Yes, sir; Mr.. WINS admitted
that Mr.. Harris did call his attention
to carriages in connection with ex-
pense; at the time he said Never mind
the expense"
And was that mentioned there in ref
erence to the last time that Harris and
WINS talked there at the head of the
stairs? 1t was mentioned at the time
that Mr.. WINS had returned after hav-
ing the conversation with Mr.. Cham
bers and Mr. Jackson, which was the
last conversation they had.
When he went out to find Jackson
the last time? Yes. sir.
DISCRIMINATION by Mr.. Evans:
How many conversations were re-
ferred to by Mr.. Harris in that con-
versation? He talked of two CONVEX
sations.
Were there three? There we're three.
And in which conversation was it
that Mr.. Harris said that he could go
and get two carriages? The converse
ton in which he said that about get
ting the carriage, and mentioned ex
penSe, was the conversation had in
the evening after Mr.. Jackson
and Mr.. Chambers and Mr.. WINS
had been together, which was
the last conversation of the
Did he ask him about the three con-
versatiOns? / don't remember now
that three conversational don't re-
member that there was any question
with reference to the three converse
lions, although they were mentioned at
different times.
Didn't you go into the hall again,
then did not Mr.. WINS say that he men
toned the question of carriages on the
second conversation he had? No, sir.
He did not say that? There was no
mention with reference to his CONVEX
sation. only that it was the CONVERSE
ton after Mr.. Chambers and Mr.. WINS
and Mr.. Jackson had had at their
meeting.
You are working for Mr.. McCune. are
you? l have been; yes, doing what 1
could for him
How long have you been working for
him? Started in the campaign with
him some time in December.
Are you employed? l am not, sir.
Are you giving pretty much of your
time in his INTEREST," I have been Civ
ing considerable time to his candidacy
in this campaign.
Have you received any money for ex-
penses? 1 received $50 from Mr.. Fisher
Harris.
Do you hope to receive any more?
Not a cent.
What is your business? Loan and
real estate and insurance business
You are a busy man, are you? Seem
to be most Of the time.
Do you claim that you are giving a
month or two aid to this contest? Yes.
Without any consideration whatever?
Yes, sir
Without any hope or expectation of
receiving a cent? Without any hope or
expectation Of receiving a. cent, sir.
And give your attention. night and
day almost, do you. Not night and
day; 1 go home at night.
Well, evenings? Around there in the
evening. every evening practically, and
some Of the daytime.
Up to a couple of weeks ago, did you
ever 90 home before II or IL O'clock?
used TO meet You on pretty nearly
every car in the evening, II o'clock car;
once.in awhile didn't get home until
u o'clock car; more recently 1 have
been taking the 10 o'clock car.
So that you have been giving pretty