Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-22

Tho principal witness IN the Law
Mecune bribery case-Mr. Law him
,,f-was not present at the invcstiga-
lion today. lie was. according TO a
certificate from Dr. Mitchcr. too III TO
attend the inquiry. As result the
zone Important question" that Judge
pickson proposed to PROFOUND to him
rmaina unanswered. SIR. +. II. Lam
nan. who expressed u desire yesterday
to be called as a witncsu and who was
,nbpocnacd for that purpose. was not
PRESENT. but VIII aEaln be called
Representative Jackson was al
% absent at the morning
session hut was on hand this afternoon
a. wcfo also McnSrn. y. q. wins, John
". Hughes and Newman Lien ~ the
Herald. According TO the attorneys on
either side the investigation VIII prob
ably conclude to morrow evening, attcf
which there will bc one day for argu-
mentH. II IN also thought one day VIII
be all that the committee viii require
10 make It's report. should that be
true, their findings should be submitted
10 the legislature not later than sai.
urday. Judge Powers. u u stated VIII
not be asked to appear before the COM
mittcc.
There was an air Of peaceful quiet
throughout the city and county build
lng this morning when the committee
assemblcd TO resume It's investigation
. q the charges. The tranquil condition
. q afnirH was caused by the fact that
all business was Suspended In the
various officers ON account Of this being
holiday. Most of the members Of the
committee, and all % the attorneys,
were on hand promptly at o'clock
though II was twenty minutes when
Chairman shurtiir announced that the
committee was ready To begin Wofk.
nut a further delay occurred by reason
II the non.attcndancc Of the princl-
rai HitneHE-Mr. Law. Mr. Evans, his
Attorney, inquired OF the Hcrgcant-nt-
arms II he had seen Mr.. Law this
nofning.
Gus King. who ia the senate ser
fsant.at.arms. and who IL Milling a
lmllar role for the committee. replied
% the basao profundo FOR which lac Is
Ioied:
4 have not. sir"
~Did YOU tell him TO be hcrc7'
Il did, and he Rid he would"
Attorney Eyans-Wcll. ! told him TO
l. here az . o'clock and 1 cannot un-
etrland why he II not.
Attorney iirown-llavc you no other
Witnesses who can be examined VA the
neantimcf
Attorney Evans-Not now. Mr..
Brown They win be- here after while,
The members OF the committee then
took an Informal recess. or rather
lry wandered about the Senate cham
" aud other rooms, read the news
iApsff and chAtted on various toplca,
Hllhout taking a recess, Meanwhile
Cos King went from hall TO hall and
widow 10 window searching for the
iEdy witness. liut he was unable TO
~ the towering form of the Cache
"a 4u
plnt u beginning.
Have you found hlm?" inquired Mr.
Lyahg.
no, yet" responded Gus King as he
lslin looked out ~ the window with n
rll.havc-to-go-aftcr him
nis
Then Gus went away. Just where the
Committee did not know beyond the
hsi that ho departed In search OF come
q The Witnesses lie was gone "A Ions
ine and while absent the committee
inhibited It's Impotence at the delay,
Mii senator W. q, Ncbeker wan
a'isd Into the room. having been pre-
iqasly tuhpwnacd. Ho was Immediate
y requested TO take the witness
hihd and testify which he did.
VIC NgBEKERs TESTIMONY.
State senator W. q. Scbcker, was
i.ufn; II u huld-over senator from the
mt district. II 30 years old; born here
Selpailon, mining. knows a. W. Nc
,lhe slightly, and n. W. Sloan well;
BELIEVES tho latter TO be one ~ the for
~ senatorial managers. Sloan told
lnets about FIRST part Of January that
was supporting Mccunc with one
lec1 IN View, Ills purposc was Ia In
slge Aquilla Ncbckor, W. q, Nchekvr.
~ hoylancc, MIR, Peery, and Mt. Jack
~ 70 vote for Mr., McCune, II he
llAll not do thia ho would not work
hnger.
Dd he ever offer any Inducements
w your yolef I think he did.
when was that3 About Feb. !, on
w, noor on main hall, In east aldo
III uundluE' one day when the joint
UI -,hply was To meet In the afternoon
M about $3.50 y. IN.
~ spsh tapped me ON the shoulder. and
No. Tor an Interview In "a private
90 went 10 an ante room; where.
III ST. some humorous remarks on
se,lhs part, he asked me 10 promise
M AZ 70 gei angry nj what he would say,
49, thought Mcclure could be-
I'll WFu ! raid anyone can be elected
can got thirty-two votes Sloan
III si WIS campaign was costing good
~, VI money, and desired that some
M leloAnD friends To get some oi
Then Sloan said,
+ yon NV, WIZ, ! am going 10 put II to
|I ~ NlalHht, "Wlli you take money
l uut surportY' or else he said. rs
~, Mue That YOU viii take money Tor
I w flppoHf told him that would