The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-20
LAWS STATEMENT.
Salt Lake City, Feb. IS.

Salt Lake City, Feb. IS. 1899
o. F. Whitney, Chairman Pro Tenn Of
Investigating Committee:
On the evening of Feb. Is, 1899, l re-
ceived from you the following commu-
nieation:
COMMITTEE Room, Utah State Legis-
lature, Salt Lake City, Feb IS, 1899
ITO Hon. A. A. Law:
The committee of the joint assembly
of the Utah state legislature appointed
this day to investigate the charges of
attempted bribery made by you against
the Hon. A. W. McCune hereby re-
Quires and directs that you file with
said committee on or before Monday,
Feb. 20, 1899, at 9 o'clock a. m, a writ
ten statement of said charges and that
you furnish a copy of the same to the
said a. ". McCune not later than u
O'Clock, noon, Feb. 49, 1899.
20. F. WHITNEY.
Chairman Pro TEN. Investigating
Committee.
HORACE CUMMINGS, Secretary"
In compliance with your requeut I
hereby charge that on the 18th day of
February. A D. 1899. at the city and
county of Salt Lake, state of Utah, A.
w. McCune. a senatorial candidate be-
fore the Utah legislature. committed
the crime of bribery, to-wit:
AT the time and place aforesaid, at
about the hour Of 1920 in the morning
of said day, the said 4. w. McCune
gave me the sum of eighty 500 dollars
in legal currency Of the United States,
for the purpose of unlawfully influenc-
ing my vote as member of the state
legislature in his behalf and then and
there promised that between 3 and
o'clock of the same day he would give
me the further sum of fourteen hun
dred and twenty G.420) dollars as a
consideration for my vote for him for
United States senator.
/ further charge. on information and
belief, that the said McCune and others
acting in his behalf have bribed, or at
tempted to bride. divers other members
of the legislature during the senatorial
contest.
respectfully subscribe myself,
ALBERT A. LAW.
TO the statement above made l hero
by lake OATH
ALBERT A. LAW.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 18th day OF February, a. d. 1899
FREDERICK c. LOOFBOUROW.
Notary Public
(AIy commission expires Nov. r. 1909
MCUNE'S ANSWER.
Mr. McCune's attorneys prepared a
statement of the defense during the day
and II was also presented to the COM
nittee and a copy was sent to Mr.. Law.
It is simply a formal, specific denial Of
the Law charges.
RULES DECIDED ON.
The subcommittee, consisting of
Senator Whitney and Representatives
Stewart and Cummings, appointed to
formulate rules of procedure met yes
terday at Mr.. Stewards Office and de-
cided to have the investigation COLI
Quoted in the same manner as a trial
in court. The plaintiff is first to pre-
sent his case and evidence. then the de- I
PENDANT his side of the question. the
committee TO sit in the capacity of
judge and jury. At the conclusion of /
the evidence and the arguments the I
committee viii meet in executive ses-
sion and its findings will be reported TO /
the joint assembly AT its next meet |
ing. The investigation viii be held be- |
hind closed doors. the plaintiff and de- /
PENDANT, their lawyers, stenographers /
and witnesses and Representatives Of /
the press only being allowed to be
present Witnesses Will be examined 1
separately and all but the witness tes- |
tifying will be excluded from the room. /
Mr.. McCune Will be represented by |
". II. Dickson, Arthur Brown and wal !
de.nar Van Cot. while tits understood |
that Mr.. Laws attorneys will be David /
Evans and Loofbourow & Loofbourow. /