The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-24


You have given him, with the ex-
ception of one or two trips to Logan
since you came down here, you have
given him your undivided attention
haven't you? I have.
And you have been at his command!
have.
To go hither and thither? Yes, sir.
Anywhere where>you were sent? Yes,
sir.
OFF ON THE TIME.
And you say that you expect to rem
der all that service and give your en-
tire and undivided attention here for
nearly two months-a month and half
= No, only three weeks
Only three weeks. is it? Yes.
1 will put 1t that way, without re-
ceiving one dollar of compensation
Yes, sir, if he feels so inclined.
Now, I am asking what you expect?
l expect nothing.
j You expect absolutely nothing
Nothing
You can afford, can you, to spend the
time? l can for a friend:
You can for friend? Yes. sir.
You expect to receive your expenses
While you were here? l expect TO be
remuneration for the money have paid
out.
You do not believe he viii give you
any more? No, sir.
You don't believe he will; that is your
honest belief about it? If he will, L
don't know it.
! How much has he already given you ?
! He has given me nothing.
| Nothing to disburse at all for per-
sonal expenses? Nothing whatever.
For personal expenses? Nothing
whatever.
Are you a wealthy man? Far from
| it.
You are very poor man, are you
not? Not very poor.
You have been unfortunate like a
good many other people, don't speak
of that disparagingly? No, it is all
right.
You are in rather Strengthened cir
cumstances? No, not exactly.
Are you in such a condition that you
are confident to be able to discharge
all of your obligations? Well, not
Mr.. Dickson-I submit that this is go
ing TO an extreme.
Mr.. Evans-It is only for the purpose
of showing the interest VI the witness.
Mr.. Dickson-I say you ought not to
inquire into a mans character in that
way before the public.
Mr.. Evans-All right; l will not do
so then. Mr.. Dickson.
You feel that you can afford all this
time for nothing. do you? 1 do, sir, for
friend.
For friend. Do you remember say
ing to 1. c. Thoreson when you first
came down here, in the presence of
Judge King, that the people of Cache
county were generally opposed to Mr..
McCune? I do not.
You do not? But to the opposite.
You told him just to the opposite. did
you2 Yes. sir.
And didn't you then say you were
hot
stopping, and that you could not posi-
bly, afford to stay longer than the lat
ter part of the first week and that you
had a lot of goods TO sell. which you
must sell at auction? Never told it to
them in that way at all.
Did you tell them in substance like
that? No, sir.
noon. at about o'clock you said 10
Joseph Monson in the lobby of the
Walker House that you would go with
him up to Mr.. McCune's headquarters?
WHY HE SUPPORTS MCUNE.
(Question read.) Joseph Monsoon,
upon that occasion. said to me that Mr..
McCune had heard of something that
1 had said about him. He wanted to
see me-he wanted to see me about it,
and wished that l would come over,
and l says, Il viii go over and face
McCune and the idea was that 1 said
that if Mr.. McCune was using money, I
that l would not BE in favor of Mr. Nc /
Cune, but would work against him. 1
went over and talked with Mr.. McCune, I
and he impressed me that l had been (
and since that time 1 I!
have been thoroughly convinced that I /
was misinformed
Mr.. Evans-That part of it I move /
to strike out. viii ask you now, since /
that time if you have not continuously |
worked for him? Yes; harder every |
day, because l know he has been ma
ligned.
You are very anxious to say some
thing in tnis matter, aren't you2 Not
very anxious; no, sir
You are not veTy anxious? No, sir.
Up to thSt time you had done no
work for him, had you? No. sir.
Hadn't met him. even? No. sir.
Hut after this interview. then you
,cmmcnced working for him. and you
lrrangei with lam that you would work
Tor him and support him? Made no
arrangements whatever.
When did you make this arrangement
hat he would send you wherever he
pleased? Nothing was said about send
ng me wherever he pleased. He asked
ne when L was going home. l told
him that 1 expected to return that
evening. He says, I wish that you
'Ould stay down here" that he would /
consider it favor if l would; and that
S all that ever passed between us.
How is it that you consider yourself
Inder his control or management? Be
;ause | have started to work for him,
md whether l get cent or not. I will
stay with him now until the fight is
through.
Did you ever tell anybody when you
fDyyT hara haH NJ or 10.
Up your mind to support McCune2
That 1 made up my mind to support
When you first came down? l made
Up my mind TO support him before.
Did you ever tell anybody. l say. that
TOu had not made up your mind on the
question of the senatorship, or the SEN
Itorial candidates, when you first came
Town? l did not.
You did not? No, sir.
Where was this talk that you had
With Mr.. Law? 1t was in this build
ng.
What day? 1t was on Thursday
Last Thursday? Thursday of last
week
Why did you ask him to vote for Mr..
IcCune? Because l wanted to see Mr..
dcCune elected; he was a good man
or the state.
Why did you seek a Republican vote?
1 thought the Democrats were
Untitled to his vote. 1 think so now;
he Democrats elected him.
Did the Democrats elect Senator
Howell? Yes, sir.
On the same principle you think he
ught to vote for McCune, do you?
IN not saying anything about him.
Did you ever ask him to vote for Nc
tune? No
Why didn't you, if the Democrats
lactad him We'll haven't feIt So