Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-27

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You made some suggestion that he
wasn't very fricndlyg Yes. sir. u Sim
ply surprised me to see the man there,
because I didn't know what he was do
Ing had last seen him-the last ! saw
~ him since he was running sampllnR
works. never know he was druggist.
TALK ~ DRUG STORE.
You sat down there and talked to-
Etther. did your Yes, sir.
How long did you remain thcrcf
should judge " was u very Few mia
utes.
Ten minutcs7 No. don't think u
was more than half " that.
Not any mote than ave mlnutcHi
That ~ an the time seemed 10 me;
tho Impression ! had ! couldn't tell you,
because I had no occasion to take any
notice 81 the hight 81 time but / know
II was very short time.
What was the first thing he said 20
you7 After we sat down, said again.
What a. II. Mr. Law" and he said. ~
have been thinking" he said. about
my talk about voting FOR you, ana !
cnnnot do II for that sum-" l looked
no him aud said. what do you mcang
Srcnk palmer to me. I don't UNDER
stand. don't hardly understand
you. and h. said. Well" lie eyndcd
II and didn't say anything about ".
lie said to you. 4 don't know
whether can vote fos you for that sum
or not7 Something 81 that kind.
didn't couldn't cntch his exact
words. as hc seemed broken up and IN
coherent IN his manner and talk. judy
lng nom the way be talked to me.
lie was sober. wasn't hcG Yes. no
Tar 40 ! could tell.
And ala that staftic you somewhat
whfn h. nlid that3 Il didn't paftic-
ulnriy stnrtle me-. u HurrrlFcd me.
Well, you told'him that YOU ala not
understand him7 Yes ~ be- morc cx-
plicit, or something ~ that kind
What did h. say them lie went on
stating that he was poor man and
that don't know Just what excuses
h. gave, but he made n sort of ram
bling talk there about being poor
man and he couldn't afford this. that
uf tho other thing. or something ~ that
kind, and wound up finally By saying
he would vote Tor me that day for
5000
Yes; and what ala you say7 told
him that I couldn't give him any such
sum or consider his proposition at all
You told him you couldn't give any
such, sum- Yes. something Of that
Didn't he say. MAKE II four thous.
nnd7' No. he did not.
And didn't YOU ray. That II too
muchf" No. sir I ala not
Ana didn't you say when he says
I said nothing more; I Eot up at the
end Of ihnt and I went 10 the counter.
MIR.
SENSE OF HONOR.
Now. Mr. Mccunc. you nrc a man ~
vpry high sense % honor In respect 90
matters " this kind7 Supposed 20 be-;
yoa. Hlr.
Well. arr YOU do you think have you
hish sense % honori In my own judy
mcnt, yeH.
Aud do you rcvol, at any sort Of cor
ruption or corrupt propositions made to
you by anyone la respect to the pur-
chase " "a vntcY Yes. cir; I should think
about II ana hold the man Ia some con-
tempt.
Ana you would regard him ne a
Fcuundrcl, would YOU nptf ! couldn't
regard him In any other way.
And when Mr. Law says, Il will sive
you my vote Tor 5000" you said.
what do you mennT have got
enough votes 10 elect mo now" bid
you mean a. say. sir. that II you ana
not have enough votes 10 elect you, that
you may have considered the PROPOSE
tionG No. rir. I did not,
DO YOU remember being interviewed
by the Deaerct News on Saturday Yes,
nir.
And don't YOU remember saying In
that interview that when hc proposed
60 vote for you for $500 you told him
I 10 gu 60 heliY I don't know exactly
| what my Language was, I might have
Hnid that To- him.
That IL not the Language that WIS
used. was ~ Amounted to the same
language; ! might have put II IN a
| different way 10 another man.
what did you tell Fisher Harris 7
| YuftfUNiF faft Nutf that 4 lpIu him the
whole thing
And didn't you ray TINT he had Of
fcrrd to vote Tor YOU Tor ts.Nonf Yes
Didn't you tel him that you had told
| him 10 70 60 hollis don't think did.
And then n Fisher Harris communal
/ Gated that word 10 John Evans, On the
! floor NJ the joint assembly Il was some.
/ thing that wasn't right, was ~ Il WAS
/ perfectly right II was only just putting
! " In "a stronger Language 90 convey II In
! bis wny, ! suppose.
You put it-whnt Il that stronger
/ language The way Harris put u.
NoW. rlr. AR. Mcruuo. N that man
Ind made you corrupt and diahon-
urahlr proposition ne that time IN any
way didn't you tell him a. 20 10 h-f
80. glr' wouldn't have done that 60
any legislator
You would not have done that 90
any legislator No. Hlr.
y NNNW WIN NlAN NfNNNfN fNN NilNNs
who had corrupted II ANA who has
violated tho statutes % the State and
wis undertaking a. corrupt the state
hy mailing corrupt proposition. you
would De- va cnrtcnus 10 him ns In re-.
fraln from using words ~ that kind.
would ynu7 Yes
You w0uld7 Yes. Fir.
You would treat him grntocliy, and
say. "Oh. won't give you that
amount" or words ~ that eject The
man wnH hir enough 90 have taken me
~ tho SCUM of the neck ana shaken
me,
nut you were large enough 10 say
tn him - have rot enough votes with
out yours" Yes, Hir
LAW JOINED HIM.
According 10 this, according 60 your
statement. you went out un tho Side
walk ana you Joined with Mr. Law
and walked with him across the street.
didn't youf ( Joined with him-now.
why did you put it In that ways
DID you, I ask youg You know
very well the statement | made In re-
gard 90 that that | went 10 tho coueri
be- Was standing 60 the west OF tho
building, fifteen or twenty feet.
couldn't Say how Tar. I turned 60 the
lrft; be- was tu the right; turned tn
tho lpft and ! met Jim Shields there
and shook hands with him. ana I didn't
Ho' Mr, Law where he was standing nr
anything vlfe. and na soon an I stepped
ON the street he came opposite me,