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

ior me according to the converse tionS
ne mad had with some of my men.
told him If he had anything he did not
! want heard not to say it over a public
telephone. agreed then to meet him
at the drug store, and when 1 went
Dack into the rooms l told Moses
Thatcher and Abel John Evans I was
gong over there, and asked what they
thought about it. Evans said TO &c
ahead, but to tell him not to vote for me
on the first ballot
: AT the drug store Law asked me to
go to his room, but refused, and sUg-
| ges[ed that we go TO HogleS. We fin
! ally sat down on the settee and 1 asl.sd
Law what he wanted TO see me about.
He said he was ready to vote with me
In accordance with his talk with my
men, He seemed confused and nervous,
and he said he was a poor man, or
something of that kind, and then he
wound up with the statement that he
would vote for me for 5000. 1 was
surprised, and I asked him what he
meant by that. 1 said I had enough
votes to elect me, and I wouldn't do
anything of the kind he suggested.
got up Immediately and left him, and
ne stepped outside. When 1 came out
l saw him standing talking to a man
l had seen by the door when went in.
L shook hands with Jim Shields on the
corner and then started across the
! street. I had not gone far when Law
Joined me. He said he did not know
but that he would vote for me anyhow.
We walked across the Street, and he
held cut his hand and shook hands
with me-
Did you put any money in his hand
then?' asked Thurman.
I did not. ] hadn't that sum with
me. AT headquarters 1 saw Harris and
Dunbar, and Dunbar asked if Law was
going to vote for me. l said, No. he's
a dirty scrub and / believe | added
though that may have bean later, that
Law had said he might vote for me- -
When the news of the charges came.
Harris and Dunbar both asked me if
IA giver the man any money, and [
told them 1 had not Then 1 described
how he shook hands with me. and
said, That's what the scoundrel meant
by giving me only his two fingers and
thumb"
Right here the committee adjourned
until afternoon. and at reconvening
Abel John Evans was put on the stand.
and he confirmed Mr.. McCune's state
ments about the conversation before
McCune went out to meet Law.
COST OF CAMPAIGN.
Mr.. McCune was then recalled and
requested to tell something about his
campaign and his management lie said
that up to the present time his ex-
penseS had been between $4,000 and
Sl0,OOe. This money had been eXpend-
ed IN the ordinary course of the cam
palgn, for the rent of his headquar-
ters, for bar bills and travelling ex-
penses, etc. Mr. Harris and himself
mad jointly spent the money. he stated.
DO you know of any money being
used to corrupt members of the legis-
lature or 10 bribe them to vote for
you?' asked Thurman.
mo, sir; do not" Mr.. McCune re-
piled. and after one or two minor ques-
tions, at $40 p. M, the direct e1amin- I
alton ended.
Almost at the outset Of the cross-ex-
animation, Mr.. Evans appeared 10 .
show some personal feeling against Mr. /
McCune. He asked irrelevant ques- I
tons, and descended almost TO per- +
sonal abuse more than once. so that I
Mr.. McCune's attorneys had to appeal /
to the sense Of justice of the commit 1
teeTnen to SCI him back to the matter
in hand.
The matter of campaign expenses was
hrSt taken up, and Mr. McCune again [.
went over the ground. stating that Mr.. |
Harris and himself had jointlyNexpend-
ed the money used. He said that he
had never in his life kept an expense
account, but that he knew within a
couple of thousand dollars where he
stood in the campaign. He admitted
giving 10 the Democratic campaign
-und before election between $4,000 and
$4,000, and said that the bulk of it had
gone to the Democratic state commit
zee.
What political positions have you
leld, Mr. McCune?" asked Evans at
his juncture.
I'VE object to that question" said
Thurman. and after wordy wrangle
he objection was sustained.
What do you estimate your wealth
lt2' Evans asked, trying another tack.
Il refuse to answer that question:"
dr. McCune replied. It's none of your
business and has nothing to do with
his case"
The committee sustained Mr.. McCune
n his answer and then Evans flew off
m another tangent. this time meanly
aking up an old story which has been
pread broadcast during the campaign
~ the police section of the opposition
o Mr. McCune.
a MALICIOUS QUESTION. ,
"Have you ever been arrested?'
sked Evans, leering maliciously at the
witness over his glasses.
Never for any crime"
But you've been arrested?"
when I was a young man working
n the hayfields down in Nephi ] was
rrested on a charge of selling liquor .
o Indians. Arthur Pratt came down
o get me and 1 can readily see where
GU got the story"
Without going on to ascertain that !
Ir. McCune at that time was immedi-
tely released, as it was another man,
ot he, who was wanted, Evans d.,
witched off again to ask:
DO you remember saying to John O.
annon and others two years ago that
Rawlins would turn over his votes to T
on you would take your money and =
NY the rest of them?"
Il never said a thing of the kind"
Ir. McCune replied.
After wasting q half hour or more in
MS kind Of questioning Evans began to =
ONE back to the case in hand and
sked about the conversation at the !
rug store.
why did you tell Mr. Law not to
ak to you over the wire? Did you +
link he had anything wrong to sa:y?"
IF he did not want TO come to see O
le at headquarters, was the reply, "he a
ould not want to have it known that
e was speaking to me over the wire" !
You had some little doubts about
eing elected, did you not?" c
Doubts be hanged" McCune an
vered impatiently. You're always
liking about doubts. Don't you know
lere's always a danger of slip 'twixt c
Up and lip?' =
why wouldn't you go to Laws room
you thought all was right?''
Because hadn't time? He said his =.
Dom was in the Jennings block, as he >
liied it in his speech, and 1 hadn't
me to go up there?"
ssRI1t II was right acrose tba s+raa+ >, I