Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-06
WAS NOT THERE AT ALL.

"pid YOU strike hlin?"
ibid you shoot hIm7"
mo
We're you there a, Nii1"
where did you go from Frledman's
rtorc7''
u made some purchases nj Fried
mans and went over to the bank. and
the bank examiner came about
o'clock"
what time did You leave the bank
that night7"
About O'Clock went hoinc on the
o'clock cnr."
Had YOU been told OF the shooting
OF Stouttg'
MILLER FIRST TOLD HIN.
''Yes. Glen Miller told me-"
Witness then told about chief Pratt
boarding the car. and telling him he
wanted 10 talk 20 him and afrcsting
him. Witness had some bundles which
he wanted to leave NJ his house. but
the chief would not let him. lie also
wanted to see George sutherland, but
the chief refused TO allow him. and
witness walked with Pratt 20 the po-
lice station. The chief asked witness
10 tell him about witness troubles with
Stout. Witness told him he had no
trouble with Stout. that any difficulty
there was was over the affnirn ~ the
bank. Pratt wanted the keys Of the
bank. hut witness would not give them.
Hc offered to give the keys 10 Glen
Miller. and Miller who had been uent
for. took the keys and went 10 the
bank with an officer Mr.. Chapman. Mr..
Van Colt. Mr.. Wightmnn. DIR. pinkcr-
ton and others came to the police sta
ton. wiehtman said 10 witness thai
he had better tell tho chief all about
Ia that IIaAaf.a aHnI AfAtatf unI TINT ~
witness didn't tell him he twightmanl
would. lie said that Stout had done
W Hedges for large amount 81 money
ana he was the man that shot Stout.
Witness told Wighimnn that he would
not make any charge against Hedges.
but that he tWirhtman) might do ~ he
pleased. The police wanted Hedges.
and M none u them seemed 10 know
where Lambert court was. whore
Hedges resided, witness mad. u din-
gram ~ the locality for them. Witness
did not call Stoutt an old pcriurcr and
n - Of a b. Mr.. wlrhtman made use
of some such expression. md there was
n GOOD deal Of talk about Stout among
those present.
SPOKE OF ENTiiAvAoANcE.
The defendant took the stand again
when court opened this morning and
was further croHn.cxamincd by Mr..
Putnam. He said that an agreement
was entered Into between state Treas.
urcr Chapman and himself whereby
witness was TO b. paid $50 per month
extra for keeping the State tronsurcr'a
books. Witness did not complain 10
Mr.. Stout that Chapman had not paid
him anything. Denied that he ever
mnde use OF the expression the old
Mormon hos has not paid me for my
work" Never used such an expression
In his life. Did not complain tn
Stout about Chapman NJ any time
Witncan wanted his salary credited up
and called the attention OF the board
OF directors TO the matter. SIR. Stout,
complained Of witness Indebtedness 10
the bank and said something about his
wifc'n extravaganza.
when did Mr.. Stout ask you 60 get
tho Hedges notc7"
I'll was about the gsth Of last August,
the day Hedges came into the bank 10
pay H."
did you look for ~"
"Whcrc?"
I'm the pocket book
you knew the bank examiner had
yes"
Did you tell Afr. wightman anything
about ~"
yes. In n way. Mr.. wightman asked
mo II I had made up my Hist u notes
aud Wightman said that all didn't
missing"
did you md the no,e3"
what did you then say to Wight.
mani"
II told him couldn't iind It,"
what happened Them
"wlghtman SHOWED me the note and
asked me what was the matter with
II. said I didn't know. lie Aald Il
was not Hedges signature"
what did you say TO thlHf'
II did not say anything about H."
Didn't Mr.. Stout tell you that N
u. L. Sheets came In with 5000 shares
OF Gcyrcr-Maiion stock that you were
TO pin them on the Hedges notc7"
"iIc did say something about u n
day or two before tho note was paid"
Didn't he show you the note7"
mo. he couldn't do that. because tho
note was not there"
when did you flrat wee tho noto7"
when wiEhtman showed n TO me-"
ibid you have any further talk with
wlghtmnn about the noto7"
Yes. sir"
what was itg'
"iIe said. 4 have another note OF
| Hedges here and he compared the
signatures and said To me. chats a
| mummy nNNi NV ~ = Hhlh hNN 7
| know Ito then nnli, 4 want 10 know
how much ~ that Kind OF paper you
have In the bank and that he would ex-
| anime all the notes himself"
| did you express an oplnion TO him
regarding the rlgnaturcaf'
II did not"
"pid you believe the note was forg-
ery7"
~ didn't think 1t was Hedges sigma
turc."
THOUGHT sTouT~r FORGED 1T.
"pld you think Mr. Stout forged it7'
| n didn't Hny 49,"
20 you think SOP
"Ycs. Il IL my opinion he did."
"You knew wightman took the noter'
| Yes"
"pid YOU say anything to Mr.. Stout
about itG''
NO, sir"
"Did you feel you were under obll,
cations 10 Mr Stout that you owct
him debt of gratitudef'
Yes, SIR"
lie has been good friend to you
has he mote"
Maybe 80"
"He brought you from Kansas
taught you the banking business, tool
you out Of hour mill and has beer
giving you salary Of 5000 u Year,
Yes"
And yet when you saw the Hedge
note you Immediately jumped 10 thi
conclusion that II was "A forgery
II did not jump 10 "A conclusion. th'
| evidence was already there"
THE state OF your mind led you I,
| l.all L. as..N