Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-02
He Reviews the Evidence and
Draws His Conclusions.
SAYS MCUNE Is CLEARED.
Declares that Laws Reputicn is
blasted - Thurman Reviews Ah
Other Evidence Defense Rests.

Judge Dickson continued his argu'
ncnt yesterday afternoon tiil near 3
y. n- lie said:
In the case ~ Saunders against the
people. In the Thirty eighth Michigan
when the bench was graced BY the
most eminent Judges that have ever
sat there. Justice Cooley. Marston.
Graves and Campbell. This was a case
where odiccra--pollce officers. knowing
that man. the defendant, was
burgiar.and that he was contemplating
a crime Of burglary. feigncd to act as
his Accompliccs and entered the build
ins with him. Mr. Justice Mafsion.
delivering u separate. special con-
curing opinion. says.
where a person contemplating the
commission % an oncnHc approaches an
officer Of the law and asks his assist.
ancc. Il would seem to be the duty OF
the latter. according 90 the plnlnent
principles Of duty and justice. 10 de-
cline 10 rcndcr such assistance. and to
take such steps as would BE- likely 70
prevent the commission of the oncnse."
And. proceeding In this case. Mr..
Chief Justice Campbell says
n concur with my brethren. Judges
Cooley and Marston. In their Views of
IN the record full evidence Of such an
Invitation 90 enter the clerks office aa
would concluHivcly show there was no
breaking. the encouragement Of crifni-
mails 20 Induce them TO commit crimes
IN order 10 get w a prosecution against
them, u scandalous and reprohenHi-
BILE"
LAWS REPUTATION.
And when testimony comes from tho
81 4.
has been guilty OF scandalous ana
rcprchennihle conduct. doesn't II come
under cloud ~ suspicion 10 start
WITH This n Representative Law. lie
has. BY his own sworn testimony here.
blasted his character and reputation
for all time. lie must walk through
life hereafter without the companion
ship ana the confidence Of any high
minded or worthy gentleman. lie viii
be Hcorned by all hereafter who have
any nelf-reapect or any correct sense Of
what u fight and honorable on the part
Of a citizen. Was n necessary 10 pre-
vent the crime ~ bribery. or to catch
Mr.. Mccunc In the preparation OF the
crime OF bribery. that this conspiracy
should have been entered into between
Mt. Law ana Mr. johnson and Mt.
Smith AMI the police oiiieiaisG 10.
This was ON Saturday morning, when
Mr.. Mccunc and his friends had every
tfthNN W b'N'N'f anu ulu bfllfNff tUht
his election would he secured that day.
without any vote from Sir. Law at alt.
No doubt those who were opposing AIR.
Mccunc. they wcfc keeping Just as
close track OF the members ~ the Leg
islhturc and their ability 10 change
from onc 10 another. as were the sup
poftert Of Mf. Mcclure. These support
'rs Of each one Of these candidates, OF
course. are alive and alert and awake
all the time. 10 that IL IL reasonable
TO suppose. ana I think there II evil
dence tending TO show, that not only
was Mr. Mccunc and his friends ON
that Saturday morning assured OF his
election. but Mr.. Law and his friends
We're also assured that he would be-
elected, unless this last desperate at
Tempt IN desperate opposition to him
could be- used. Mr. Mccune was not
pursuing Mr.. Law on that Saturday
morning. MIR. Mccune was not seek.
ing him Saturday morning with Offers
~ hriho. Why-Mccunc not pursuing
The man. not seeking 10 bride him on
thiH Saturday morning-why didn't Mr..
Law walk down about his business aud
hc here at !. o'clock. at the opening ~
The Joint assembly. ana east his hnllotg
And he could have done II without any
stain upon hlH character or upon hi
conduct. Did he know OF McCuno
briblng anybody cisog No.
WNS II 'bNhilltAt1T
What was II done for. gentlemen II
was done for the sole purpose of de.
fcatinK Mr. Mccunoa election, which
was Imminent On that morning. II was
not done 10 prevent crime. II was not
done for the purpose of detecting one
In the acts OF crime that the alleged
criminal wua about 90 prrpeirnte. n
was done according Ia their own theory
20 draw the man into the commission
of crime. Can such conduct ~ this
receive the stamp OF approval from ms
friend. Mr.. Dey, who preceded me. or
VIII u receive the stamp OF approval
frnm my friend, Mr. Evans, who wiz
follow me; That this man was 1uFtis
He'd In WHAT In seeking % bring
about the accomplishment Of crime
by Mccuno. WIN any one ~ ylu, sem
ucinen' approve ~ And unless yun
hfu prepared 10 ret your hand 10 a ~.
port which viii In effect approve the
conduct of this man Law. you must
agrre with me that this testimony
comes here cluulcd with suspicion L.
start with. This man fnds c0rrohnrn-
ton not In syllable ~ testimony that
has been liaped from the iips OF any
witness who has been called here. 81
far as his testimony iH concerned OF
the attempt and nffcr and bride 81 him
ne stands here alone, Not single wit.
ness has said a word that even tends t.
cpffuhorhtn MN IN that story, How
has he been impeachcdf Mr Mccunr
stands as well In the community I uu-
doftnko 10 say na Mr.. Law. Sir Mc-
Cune impencheH him. Air. Joseph Mon
son impenchcs him. MI. Dunbar .m-
peaches him, Mt Sloan impeaches him.
Mr. Turner, the sheriff. impcachoa nin.
Major stanton impcachcs him. john
Qulnlnn imprachcH him. on material
matters he n brought directly IN cons
Met with each uno ~ these gentlemen
on our side of the case. on tho other
side OF the case, Can Hard, tho l'rlh-
une reporter. imponchos him. chief
Pratt impoachea him, Detective sheets
impcnches him ana lurhllgc and liil-
ton impcnch him ana Horn impeichcs
him He stands here unCnrrobOrltcd ~
Tar as the fact ~ bribery " concerned
by single witness, not even excepting
Fryer, Ana he stands here contradict
cd ana imneached by more that a dozen
men.
LAWS FIRST INFORMATION.
want 10 read briefly from Mr.. Laws
testimony as 10 when he first heard of
any charges Of bribery, when he first
had any dehnlte Information at all,
uleadlng)
Who, prior 20 the time when You
Med the INST verified charges hero had |
given you any such Information, Mr.. |
Law Mr., Nebcker; he gave me the |
Information himself
The Information that you now have |
embodied In the charge Med hero this