The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21
CHARGES OF BRIBERY
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about that time: I didn't particularly
hang around there.
Well, you remained there? had some
business with two gentlemen that were
there
You remained in those headquarters?
Yes, sir
After this monstrous proposition had
been made to you? Yes, sir.
You didn't feel even sufficiently out
ragged or offended to get up and walk
out? No, sir; had business that kept
me there.
Even after MrCune left? No, sir.
Political business? Yes. sir
In Mr.. McCune's interest? No, sir; in
my own.
In opposition to him? Well, don't
know whether it would have affected
his interests in any way whatever or
not
To whom, Mr.. Law, did you first re-
veal this wickedness of Mr.. McCune?
Mr.. Howell.
The first one? Yes, sir.
That was on Thursday? think it
was Thursday.
You kept it locked sacredly in your
breast for forty eight hours? Yes. sir.
DID you go Home that Tuesday even
ing? Yes. sir.
See YOUR wife? Yes, sir.
See her the next morning. Yes, sir.
Didn't you tell her? No. sir.
Didn't you think that she would be-
lieve it? l don't generally tell sly wife
all my political business; 1 don't worry
her with it.
You mean political business of this
kind? OF any kind; l don't talk poll
ties with her.
no oh da1ipafp
sense of honor that you speak of and
claim. having been insulted grossly by
McCune that evening while enjoying
his hospitality, upon his invitation,
when you went home to your wife that
night. when you saw her the next
morning and the next evening and the
next day, you never mentioned it to
her? No. sir.
HELD HIS PEACE TWO DAYS.
You never mentioned it to a living
soul until you mentioned it TO Senator
Howell on Thursday? No, sir.
The reason you did not, as 1 under
stand you, denounce him the next day
was that you felt you would not be
believed? Would not be generally be
lieved.
Had you thought you would have
been believed of course you would have
denounced him on the floor of the joint
what ! said I would.
If you thought you would have been
believed, you would have denounced
him. wouldn't you? Yes, sir.
When next did you go back to those
headquarters? The next night, I
think.
The next night? Yes, sir.
Wednesday night again? Yes, sir
Hadn't got enough yet? Went there
to see a gentleman.
Whom did you go to see? Mr.. Sloan.
Mr.. Bob Sloan? Yes. sir.
He is another of the gentlemen who
have tried to bride you? Yes, sir, later
And seduce You from the path of
honor? Yes. sir.
You went back on Wednesday night,
what time? ! don't remember; it was
early.
How early, about what hour? I'M
mediately after house session.
Five or O'Clock? Well, it wasn't no
= about tit must have been after 6.
How long did you remain there? Just
a few minutes-about one minute, l
should judge.
Go to dinner with Sloan? No, sir.
Not that day. Did you go to see
about telegraphing to this friend of
yours2 Yes, sir.
Have = conversation with Mr. Sloan
there? Didn't see him.
He was out. And that was why you
lid not stay ] suppose? Yes. sir.
When next did you go back to Nc
Cune's headquarters? BY the way,
YOU went up there to see about send
tlg that telegram? Yes. sir.
You still had it in mind as you had
talked with Mr.. Sloan en- Tuesday
evening. if he could get a telegram
from this friend of yours to the effect
that he stated he could that you would
vote for McCune? Never had any such
intention.
Never had any such intention? No,
sir
Did YOU tell Mr.. Sloan you had chang
ed your mind about it? No. sir.
Why did you go there to see about
the telegram. then? I wanted to see
about that for my own satisfaction; 1t
didn't necessarily cut any figure with
Mr.. McCune's interests.
HAD MADE UP HIS MIND.
But you had fully made u9 your
mind then that you would not vote for
AIcCune. Of course Yes, sir.
When next did you go back there /
after Wednesday evening? Friday /
NIGHT
Friday night? Yes. sir.
Weren't there Thursday at all? No. I
Did Mr. Sloan telephone for you to /
come up there? Yes, sir.
To see about this telegram? Yes, sir. |
And you went up there and saw him, 1
and talked about that didn't you? Well, I
he talked about 1t a very few minutes. /
But that is why ne teleDhOned for /
you, apparently? Yes, sir; well. he tel /
eDhoned for me to come over there.
And VIXEN you got over there that /
was what you talked about? That was (
what we talked about for a few mo-
ments: | don't know whether that was /
the reason he sent for me.
Then he invited you to so to dinner
with him2 Yes, sir.
And YOU went2 Yes, sir.
You knew he was one of McCune's |
political managers? Yes, sir.
Engineering his campaign? Yes, sir
Where did you go 10 dinner? At the
Vienna
How long We're you in AIcCune's head
quarters before you went to dinner on
Friday: ! should judge about five or
ten minutes.
day TO the headquarters? Must have
and :.
How lOnS were you at dinner? Some
thing like an hour.
What? Something like an hour.
Reading from your speech, speaking
Of the day you went there, you said:
Il made an appointment TO meet there
al o'clock. and the same proposition
vas practically made 10 me last night
that was made on Tuesday night?"
Yes, sir.
Nov, sir. after I left those head
quarters : had an appointment to fui-
NIL which detained me for two or two