Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-01
WEDNESDAY, MARCH I, 1899. sA

change your vote afterwards. DO not
these commands show a relationship
that was more than commonf
Next We lind them on the street
corner shaking hands. OH what n
high sense OF honori MIR. McCune
shaking hands with this man, after he
had been insulted by the offcr OF a vote
for 5000. In that handshake, ] don't
see anything strange In the fact that
Laws two fingers were bent: II must be
80, " any money were to pass.
NcNt. Mr.. Mccune ut his headpuar-
tiers hears OF the charge. and sends
back word That Law offered TO sell him
his vote and he told him to 70 to hell.
Hut aid he tell him that? ! would TO
God he had told him that there In the
drug store. He had the opportunity,
but h. only said. II have votes enough
already"
Next he says TO News" reporter
that he WIS never alone with the man.
Hut we have seen h. was alone with
him In the drug store. and on the cor
ncr. There was time enough To hear
and accept the proposition. Taking all
the circumstances into consideration.
hls crossing the street with Law. his
hand In his coat pocket, his shaking
hands as they parted, What l. there
In all the circumstances that fails 10
Indicate that Mccunc actually put Into
Laws hand the $50. aH Law rclntcaf
Mr.. McCunc says he was practically
certain of election that day. II there
was no anxiety for votes. why do We
md Sloan working hard. Christensen
working hard. Sir. McCunc meeting two
VI tho members at the home of Mr..
Thatcher Why did not Mr. Mccune
politely close the conversation With Mr..
Law over the telephone, by telling him
b. did not need his voter Why did he
no alone TO meet hlm7 why did not he
take some one with him. Many were
there that he could have taken.
The speaker here reviewed the evil
dencc given by W. q. Ncbckrf. by G. ".
Jackson. by STR. Callister and BY Mr..
Chambers showing what In each case
tended. according 10 his View, Co
strengthen the chain OF evidence 10
show that Mt. McCune'H money was
being used to effect his election.
Addressing the committee. he said In
conclusion.
You are not here 10 punish. but 60
say whether or not you are here 10 re-
ward him by giving to him the highest
honor IN the Rift u the Staic7 DO not
facts show, u not crime. at least moral
turpltudc. Are these methods 10 be- the
ground work of future utahY n they
are. then Offices IN the future VIII 40
TO the highest bidder. Whatever your
judgment may be. whatever the deter
minatl0n " this cause, preserve the
honor OF Utah.
AZ tho conclusion Of Judge Dcy's ar
gumcni. the committee adjourned TIL
. y. m. today.
JUDGE DECISIONS ARGUMENT.
Al y. m. Judge Dickson began his
argument for the defense. He said. |
shall cnnnnc my remarks 10 the Law
case proper. leaving the other portions
uf tho case to my colleagues. My frat
object ~ 20 call your attention 60 some
salient features of the case. We would
not expect Mr. Law 10 admit under
croas-eSaminatlon that he He'd nor
could We expect either that Mr.. McCunc
would admit that he had given the
money u Mr. Law even II he had done no.
This case " one OF peculiar import
hncs TO this state Some OF you have
been supporting Mr. McCunc by your
ballots. Some of YOU have been sup
porting other candidates. IL II highly
necessary. gentlemen. that you lay
aside all predictions. one way or the
other. far our prrjudics ooiofa und az
fccts our Judgment. and II II difficult
20 pass an unbiased Judgment where
We have ourselves taken sides. Mems
passions become infamcd In contests
N this kind. tiil II II as difficult 10 lay
aside our prejudice as IL Il To decide
with absolute fairness. However dif-
ncult this may be, YOU must be Impair
tlnl. You ~ here ~ ministers Of justice,
one thing that can guide You In this
difficult task II an unrwcrving love OF
truth and a determination to de- Justice.
This n u duty you owe To the defend
ant. o. this state. and above all 10 your
own conscicnc"s. These romnrku have
been prompted by somc things that
have been nnid by Mr.. Evans. In which
he seemed 20 imnuHn the fairness, u
not honor. OF members Of this commit
toe.
Judge Dickson was speaking an the
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