The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-28

/ therefor he was to have half the stock
! of The Herald company. Mr.. Cham
/ bers was given two methods of settle
ment, either TO repay half the losses
! sustained between October and March
I and receive back the stock or to
absolutely transfer the half interest to
! McCune.
Mr.. McCune was asked the purpose
/ of the contract? "Mr. Chambers told
me he had carried The Herald as
/ long as he could" he said, land he
asked me to help him out as he had
asked other Democrats. 1 said / would
not put up for it as long as Mcdaniel
was at the head of the paper, so he got
a new manager. I didn't want to see
/ the Democratic organ fall down, hence
l Went to its assistance. The deficit
was ar first from 81 200 to S1,500 per
month, but lately that has been cut
down to $500, and the paper Will pay
before long. 1 wanted to pull it
through the campaign anyway, so as
to elect q Democratic legislature"
why did you agree to keep the pa
per until March -" asked Evans.
Didn't you want to use it as a per-
soral organ during the senatorial cam
] paign? The date is significant any
way"
1T may be to you" Mr. McCune re-
tOrted. You seem to place a Jackson
construction on almost everything you
run across"
Senator Chambers would have sup
ported you two years ago, wouldn't
he, if Rawlins and Thatcher had not
been in the race?" asked Evans.
4 understood so. We had some talk
to that effect, but my name was not
mentioned in the race"
SENATOR CHAMBERS ASSAILED
Senator Chambers was called. Did
you ever receive any consideration or
offer of consideration for your vote
for United States senator?'' was asked
No, sir
On cross-examination he retold the
story of his contract with Mr.. McCune
exactly as the latter had told it. He
also said that years ago Mr.. McCune
had lost a good deal of money in The
Herald.
Questioned on that point Mr.. McCune
stated that the amount he had lost
at that time was $4,000. This ended
the testimony for the defense and at
4:05 they rested.
Mr. Evans announced that Repre-
sentative Lapish had something he
desired to tell the committee and the
blind legislator came in. Mr.. Van
Cott made immediate objection, saying
that this case was of the same nature
as the Cook matter, and might more
properly come later. There was the
usual Wrangle, Judge Dickson claiming
that Lapish was brought in to delay
the conclusion of the case. Mr.. Lapfshs
testimony was decided not material 70
the Law charges and was put over for
future consideration.
I'D like to say this to the commit
tee" said Lapish before he left the
room, that if their report is such that
l could not vote for it then 1 should
,saffTe to 70. lp1 a
You mean that you are already pre-
pared to vote on the committee report,
before you know what it will be,
asked Whitney.
"Oh no, don't mean that" Lapish
hastily protested as he left the room.
MIR. LANNAN APPEARS.
P. H. Lannan, manager of the Tri-
bune had been in the room for sometime
and now took the stand.
who called you?" asked Evans.
81 really hardly know who did" Mr.
Lannan replied, a somewhat worried
look upon his face.
We'll we object if no one called
you" Van COtt said.
I'll take the responsibility" said
Evans. you've been mentioned in
connection with this conspiracy. Tell
US what you know about it,"
I'm here ready to show that wasn't
mixed in the thing at ALL
IF Mr.. Lannan knows nothing about
it, said Dickson, smiling, were will
ing that he be permitted to tell it."
THE first 1 knew of the conspiracy"
Mr.. Lannan continued" was when 1
saw it on the bulletin board at the Of
flee in the morning"
Can you give us the names of any
one who knew anything about it?"
asked Evans.
No. 1 could not" and Mr.. Lannan
was excused.
Robert Fryer was called to tell about
that jag which brought him into the
committee room SO unceremoniously
the other day, but there was objection.
Mr. Evans said ne wanted to show who
had made the man drunk, and that the
reason he had come down to the county
building was to see about getting his
witness fees. Mr.. Howell thought the
evidence ought to be admitted, but he
was the only one to favor ii, and Mr..
Fryer was ruled out.