The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-26

said about it? Yes. sir
What was it2 He said something
like this: We'll, he had voted for a
Democrat the day before. and didn't
know why he should not vote for an
Other"
Did Mr. Evans say anything? I be-
heVe Mr.. Evans advised against ii. and
said L would be much better for me
to be elected by Democratic votes.
1 viii ask you to state whether or
not Mr.. Evans did not suggest to go
and see him. however. as a courtesy,
but 20 tell him not to vote for you? He
did. think that was about his words.
That is, not TO vote for you until af-
ter the rolI-eall Yes, sir.
Well, you went then to the drug
store? Yes, sir.
What route did you take? I turned
at the corner and went on the north
side of the block and then walked
across the street. across to the corner
at State street. I knew there was Il
drug store on two corners there. 1
didn't know which was the Wasatch-
Where did you first see Mr.. Law?
He was standing inside the drug store.
What did you do2 Stepped in and
said, How do you do, Mr.. Law" We
shook hands.
WANTED PRIVATE CONVERSE
TON.
Then what? I asked him what he
wanted of he. He said he wanted to
talk to me privately. I said, Let US
sit down." He said, We'll, 1 would
rather go where there is-somewhere
private; cant you go to my room? l
said, mo, ! haven't got time" and l
believe said, Come down to Hogle's,"
II he didn't want To come TO headquar-
tiers, knowing there was back room
in Hogle's saloon. He said, NO" he
Cidn'T orn a nlIbliC nl1Ra.
and seemed rather confused, and
said, Here is a seat; let us sit here;
and ] again asked him, What is it?'
He seemed sort of confused, and finally
hesitated and stammered, and said,
well, 1 am ready to vote for you ac-
cording to the talk I had with your
men," but, he said, if 1 remember his
words, Il co not think it is enough"
1 said, What do you mean, Mr.. Law?
! wish you would be mere explicit and
speak plainly, and tell me what you
mean" So then he went on and, in q
rambling way, said he was a poor man
and couldn't afford this, that and the
pther, and that it didn't make much
difference to me. don't know exactly
all he said. He seemed broken and in
coherent, but he said, 4 viii vote for
you today for $1,000" Why" l said,
what do you mean? ! have votes
enough to elect me; 7 won't do any
and left him and went to the counter
and bought this package of bromo qui-
nine
Was anything said after saying that
you would not give him that or any
other sum? Yes, sir. ! simply said, 4
won't do anything of the kind"
Then what did you do? / got up and
went 10 the counter lie stepped out.
Wei. what did you GO? L bought
this package OF brcmo quinine and
stepped out, and when l stepped out
ne was probably fifteen or twenty feet
to the west Of the drug store. He was
standing talking 20 the same fellow l
noticed before. I noticed the fellow
particularly, that ne had his overalls
rolled up brand new pair o. d clean
pair.
Was this the man that was on the
witness stand. Nj. Fryer2 Yes, sir;
that is. as near as 1 can judge; be
cause in this conversation 1 noticed
him. At that time l didn't think there
was any trap being set for me. 1 was
not suspicious for moment of a trap.
Wen, what did you do? l stepped
right on east from the door, not far
from the corner, and there met Jim
Shields. Just then 1 stepped on TO the
corner, shook hands with MIN, stepped
down on 10 the street and had not gone
many feet before Mr.. Law Joined me.
He was not one side of me; he stepped
up and said he didn't know but that
he would vote for ne, anyway, and
talked in that kind OF way. I said, If
you do ! don't want you to vote on roll
call Vote for me if you change your
vote afterwards"
How far did YOU walk with him? To
the next crossing.
Did yea stop and talk any? No: I
don't Think q second. I shook hands
with him and went west. 1 supposed
hill
How Gid you come TO shake hands
with him? He held cut his hand.
DID You give anything 10 him just
before thai, or when you separated
from him? Did you put money into
his hand: No, sir; I did not.
Made no arrangement? None what
ever. IN the first place, 1 didn't have
the sum he claimed.
DID you rut any money into his
hands? 1 did not.
Where ala you so from that point?
Straight down TO headquarters IN the
Kenyon.
Whom did you find at headquarters?
I really don't remember. There were
quite q few there. ! found I think, /
Harris there, and l can't exactly re- /
member Who all were there.
TOLD DUNBAR ABOUT IT.
Did you talk with anybody about
THIS 3Malr at dilE NO. Yes. Dun bar: I
when he got back. shortly after I got 4
back He spoke u me and said: rs /
Law going TO vote for yOU?" I said, 4
NO: he is d dirty scrub; q dishonest /
scrub" Mr.. Dunbar said. We'll, did /
he say he would vote for you2" / said, /
He said he might vote for me" /
About what time do you say that 4
was2 I should judge this had got to /
be apprcachlnglng nearly IL O'Clock; /
probably later. ! could not tell cx-
actiy. L know I was in quite n stale
of excitement after l learned that 1 4
was going to be elected that day; was
jubilating Il good deal at times and
wondered whether the whole fo-ce
would be there.
When and from whom did you get
the FIRST Information that he was
charging you with bribery? From /
Fisher Harris.
What time was that? Some time af-
ter Z o'clock: very closely after u
O'Clock, If ] remember right.
While the joint assembly was ballot
ine or preparing to 5Gll0t2 Yes. sir.
DO you remember the substance Of
what he told youy He said that Law
was making . sensational speech: that
he had d telephone from there and said
that he had charged that he had been
attempted 10 be bribed or had been
bribed; that he was paid $500 and
that 1 paid him $50 down, ana that 1
had given 1t To him as ] SHOOT, hands
vita him on the opposite side Of the
street from the drug store.
10 lou remember What you said in
reply 10 that? Well. 10 remember just
precisely. ! do not. 4 remember l said
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