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

he said he wanted to see me, and
asked him N he could not come down
to the headquarters. he said no. that
he was watched. and this and thnt.hnd
the other, and I made some remark
that " he wanted to say anything he
didn't want to be hcard he should not
speak over the public phone, and with
that he said he had about concluded 70
vote for me. according TO his taxi WIN
my men or my man mr. something OF
that kind I dom; know Just the exact
term that b. used ana wanted % know
" I could meet him, and says
where dc you want me % meet
you7 and he snNf. "'At the Wasntch
drug store asked him where the
Wasntch drug store was. and he told
me. and with that I left and won't into
the other room. and h. made The APP
pointnent for me 60 come NJ there IN
hfteen minutes.
Well ala you regard the message ns
containing anything Of "a Suspicious
character None whatever.
can YOU. Then. explain. Mr McCunc.
why you said "a him. that " he didn't
want TO be heard. that he hadn't better
speak over u public telephone In that
wny7 For the simple reason that he
said he was watched or Fpicd on, and
I supposed he dldnt want them 20
know hc was going over 10 vote for me.
' INNN NlNN NNNNN ~ AWANU W WV fARA.h
say the same thing. Mr.. Mccormick,
IN talking to me one time. wanted 10
know the rninc thing.
Did yoL have any talk or Invitation
~ any other member NJ the legislature
under such circumstance 10 see hlmf
No. Sir.
80 other member No. Dir: not that
I ON aware ~. have Ind mossagca
rnnt; ! have gone tn meet other mem-
bors. I went 10 meet VIII Ncbokor ON
Friday night. aud ! went ~ meet Mr
stewart and Mr.. Nideuui. they didn't
seem 10 want 10 come 10 my hcaduuar-
tfirl-
TOLD THATCHER AND EVANS.
will ask you what you ala after you
toirphuncd. turned around there and
talked 10 Thatcher ana svanag Yes.
What did Thatcher tell you 10 doT
don't know particularly what he ala
say. except that b. said he had voted
Tor a Democrat yesterday, ana there
was no reason why he shouldn't vote
for another today.
You were then talking about getting
Mr Laws yotcf No. air, ] had just
simply told him that Sit. Law had telc.
Now. YOU could have replied to him.
"hll flRht. 40 ahead and vote n YOU
want to-" Yes. I could have done. but
Mr. Law had been sort of workinR
around Efauduily. friendly ! supposed
he wanted 10 see me personally. a.
nearly every legislator that vs. votinR
for me has had private Interview
With me,
And ala John Evans discuss the
question with you ne 90 whether you
would BE- elected on the first. second ~
third h1iintHf Yes Hlr.
And didn't he tell you TO advise Mr.
law that " you were not elected ON the
nrHt or second or third ballots along
there sometime 10 cast his vote FOR you7
lie said something ~ that kind, h. said
Il would b. better Tor me to be elected
with Democratic VOTES.
IN THE DRUG STORE
where AHA you meet MIR, Law? In the
drug store.
What was the urst word you said 20
hlmf | think u was good morning
Shake hands with hint Yes. nir.
Anything peculiar about the hand.
Hhnkcf No. rir.
And he suggested to you or you asked
him what he wanted. didn't you. first
Yes. sir asked him what he wanted
10 w.. me about
What hid he sayT lie said he wanted
to rco me alone. And suggested some.
thing about sitting down there. and
that o. the way that came about ~
| inst h. proposed To- take me 90 his room
ana l told him no. that didn't hay,
much time. that l was very busy nl
I headquarters. aud he said he wuntod
I IN see me alone or something ~ that
] Kind, and | think I suggested To- gu T.
| HuHlo'H saloon. " l remember right.
What made you think Of thntf lio.
/ giles saloon. because there u "a privnt,
ruum there Ht the back. " he wanted Il
zee me alone 40 particularly. ! didn't
know the nature ~ his call.
Didn't he rny be- didn't want 90 ~
into wine room or Hnloonf Not that
know Of he naid something about not
wanting to be- IN u public place. l then
HurTeHted sitting down un tho Hvttcu.
Didn't he tay 10 you that he had u
| private roumf Yes. he dl1 say some,
thing about u room.
The place where hc had slept lanl
nirhtf NeH, sir.
Ana asked you 10 so NJ thcrog Yes
Why didn't you go up because
didn't have tlinei " he had suggested
that his room was as cluHo nn IL was
/ very likely you fviluWa would have
caught tue lust as ynu Intended %.
l guess that IL right. you thius you
would have actually been clughtf
think l would have actually been
caught. and 1 think. " t was noccH'
nnfY, my life would have been sworn
away. that n my nrm conviction. tax.
INK the whole plot, nu lt has been shown
az since that time.
H viii see about that. no such hlufr
no. that can gn, | am not making any
blum.
SURPRISED TO SEE HORN.
Was there anybody In tho s,orcy Yes,
Hlr.
whof Mr.. Horn
You saw him ana knew him. did you
Yea, Hir. knew him wei
Was he an enemy OF yours thinl,
I made tho remark. "hpW does that
wasn't much of "A friend NJ minc; hU
had been against mo In q ease here.
nni had given pretty hard testimony.
1 thought
no had his hat on. and was behind
the counter Yes Hir. | could sec *.
actly what he was dolnE
Well dil you think ihurr was any
thing strange about him being there's
No. sir
In a place the man was accustomed
to WorkInge No. sir. I though II
Htrnugr
Why ana you make that rrmnrkg /
| thought 10 strange 90 feo him in the
| drug store because have known him
sp Ions and didn't know he was drug.
WHY ill You make that remark. that
/ hr wasn't very friendly 90 sou. that Do
] had q ease against NouF Iusl happened
/ 90 See him nH sat down ANA made that
! remark,
Why did you want Co communicate
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